by Joshua Drobena | Apr 1, 2023 | News Releases
A synod delegation visited the Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia on the occasion of a conference for the pastors of their Church which took place on March 9. Bishop Wilma S. Kucharek led the group which included the Rev. Dr. Thomas S....
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Feb 22, 2023 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
This past Sunday many of our congregations put away the Alleluia until Easter: by burying or veiling banners, or just singing “Alleluia, Song of Gladness” (ELW 318), an ancient hymn that reflects on how we lay aside our songs of joy for a short time in order to enter...
by Joshua Drobena | Jan 18, 2023 | News Releases
From December 13-18, 2022, the Slovak Zion Synod gathered in Assembly aboard the Norwegian Getaway, embarking from New York, NY with two days scheduled in Bermuda as the main port of call for the voyage before returning home. The theme of this year’s assembly was:...
by Joshua Drobena | Dec 22, 2022 | News Releases
The Rev. Wilma S. Kucharek was re-elected on December 14 to serve a fourth six-year term as bishop of the Slovak Zion Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The re-election took place at the 2022 Synod Assembly aboard the ship Norwegian Getaway en...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Dec 20, 2022 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
Who doesn’t love seeing our young people this time of year wearing a scratchy costume… a fake beard or a blue scarf…dressed up to play Mary and Joseph or some shy shepherds as attentive parents, grandparents, and others look on. Whatever shape it takes, the nativity...
by Joshua Drobena | Nov 13, 2022 | News Releases
The Lutheran Church in Slovakia celebrated today what would have been the 100th birthday of the first woman ordained as a pastor in the Lutheran Church in Slovakia. Darina Banciková was ordained in 1951, in spite of controversy within the church. Her ordination is...
by Joshua Drobena | Nov 8, 2022 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
“Jesus’ beatitudes this morning exemplify this great reversal. Blessed are the poor. Blessed are the meek. Blessed are the persecuted. Certainly not in the eyes of the world. But through the eyes of faith, to see the world through God’s eyes, we find that the...
by Joshua Drobena | Nov 6, 2022 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
“We do not offer anything to the departed , or on behalf of the departed, but we remember them with gladness. Bernard of Clairvaux says, ‘The saints have no need of honor from us; neither does our devotion add the slightest thing to what is theirs. But I tell you,...
by Joshua Drobena | Oct 8, 2022 | News Releases
Our companions in the Slovak Lutheran Church in Romania celebrated a 200th anniversary, at which greetings were given on behalf of Bishop Kucharek and our Slovak Zion Synod. This event was observed on September 11, when the congregation in Nadlak celebrated the 200th...
by Joshua Drobena | Oct 6, 2022 | News Releases
Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Worship was led by the Rev. David Jones, who has served as pastor of Holy Trinity since 1990. Bishop Wilma Kucharek of the Slovak...
