by Joshua Drobena | Dec 23, 2019 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CT (SZS) — During this time of the church year called Advent, the church anticipates the celebration of the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, and prepares for His coming again, whether in our hearts or in the ultimate fullness of time. In addition,...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Dec 15, 2019 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
At this time of year, you can find nativity scenes in pictures, as figurines with a stable, in Christmas cards, and even in live scenes put on by churches, complete with animals. Though Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus are always the main focus, these nativity scenes (or...
by Joshua Drobena | Dec 3, 2019 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CT (SZS) — On Friday, November 15, 2019, the Slovak Ambassador to the United Nations hosted a private gala event at his Manhattan residence recognizing the 30th anniversary of the occurrence of the Velvet Revolution. The Velvet Revolution (sometimes...
by Joshua Drobena | Nov 25, 2019 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CT (SZS) — On Saturday, November 16, 2019, the Metropolitan New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (MNYS) celebrated the installation of the Rev. Paul T. Egensteiner as Bishop of their synod. The installation took place at 2:00...
by Joshua Drobena | Nov 14, 2019 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CT (SZS) — The Rev. Melissa Dawn Fulmer Kuemmerle, a pastor of our Slovak Zion Synod and faithful servant of Christ, was posthumously recognized by the Synod for her life of ministry to God’s people. Pastor Kuemmerle began her ministry in our Synod...
by Joshua Drobena | Oct 25, 2019 | News Releases
BRATISLAVA, SLOVAK REPUBLIC (SZS) — On the evening of October 23rd, 2019, the Solemn Academy of the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty of Comenius University (Evanjelická Bohoslovecká Fakulta—Univerzity Komenského, or EBF-UK) kicked off an international...
by Joshua Drobena | Oct 16, 2019 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CT (SZS) — The Rev. Hans-Fredrik Gustafson, longtime “church shepherd” of our synod and faithful servant of Christ, was posthumously recognized by the Synod for his life of ministry to God’s people. Pastor Gustafson began his ministry in the Slovak...
by Joshua Drobena | Oct 15, 2019 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CT (SZS) — The Rt. Rev. Wilma S. Kucharek, Bishop of the Slovak Zion Synod, was presented the Servus Dei Award during the Synod’s 2019 100th Anniversary Enrichment Assembly. The Servus Dei (Servant of God) Award is given in recognition of notable...
by Joshua Drobena | Sep 5, 2019 | News Releases
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL (SZS) — On August 25-31, the Slovak Zion Synod gathered in Assembly for enrichment and essential business aboard the Carnival Magic, originating in Ft. Lauderdale with scheduled ports of call in Half Moon Cay, Grand Turk, and Amber Cove,...
by Joshua Drobena | Aug 10, 2019 | News Releases
CHICAGO, IL (SZS) — Gathering under the theme “We are church,” voting members of the 2019 Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) made a number of key decisions to further the mission and ministry of this church. The assembly,...
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