by Joshua Drobena | Dec 19, 2015 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CONN (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 Joshua Drobena | Dec 8, 2015 | News Releases
TRUMBULL, CONN (SZS) — On the first Sunday in Advent, November 29, 2015, members and friends of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Trumbull, CT gathered together for an evening of table fellowship, enrichment, prayer, and song. The evening featured live holiday...
by Joshua Drobena | Sep 3, 2015 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CONN (SZS) — Our Synod, in partnership with the leadership of the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Bratislava, Slovakia (Evanjelická Bohoslovecká Fakulta, Univerzita Komenského), is hosting four seminary students as this summer’s participants...
by Joshua Drobena | Aug 14, 2015 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CONN (SZS) — The weekend of July 24-26th was a festive one for the members of Dr. Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church in Muskegon, Michigan. The congregation celebrated its 100th anniversary with a weekend filled with praise, fellowship and...
by Joshua Drobena | Jul 21, 2015 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CONN (SZS) — For several years, staff members of the Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg have taught the two-week Studying Luther in Wittenberg program every November, which gathers Lutheran pastors from all over the world. The...
by Joshua Drobena | Jun 26, 2015 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CONN (SZS) — On June 15, 2015, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Stafford Springs, CT celebrated Evening Prayer in thanksgiving for the Stafford High School Class of 2015, followed by a banquet in the hall of the church. The baccalaureate is a yearly...
by Joshua Drobena | May 22, 2015 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CONN (SZS) — The year 2015 marks the first year that every eligible synod, seminary, and churchwide ministry has earned the 2% discount on health contributions, collectively saving health plan participants in the ELCA more than $2.5 million in health...
by Joshua Drobena | May 10, 2015 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CONN (SZS) — The Slovak Zion Synod extends our prayers for God’s blessings on one of our ordained ministers as she begins her retirement. The Rev. Linda J. Kraft begins her retirement on May 13, 2015, after over thirteen years of ordained...
by Joshua Drobena | Apr 30, 2015 | News Releases
GETTYSBURG, PENN (SZS) — Tuesday night, the Rev. Wilma S. Kucharek, Bishop of the Slovak Zion Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. The award was...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Apr 4, 2015 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek
As I travel around the Synod, I inevitably pass a number of churches. Many include pointed messages on their outdoor bulletin boards. One such church in Connecticut, after a winter of cold and snow which always seemed to bury their bulletin board, posted the following...
