by Joshua Drobena | Apr 30, 2022 | News Releases
The Rev. Kenneth T. Michnay was remembered across the Synod on Saturday, April 23, 2022 during a Service of Christian Burial at Dr. Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church in Muskegon, MI followed by the Committal rite at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Grand Haven,...
by Joshua Drobena | Apr 29, 2022 | News Releases
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will observe its 35th anniversary on April 30. On this date in 1987, the ELCA constitution was adopted during the opening session of the Constituting Convention in Columbus, Ohio. The ELCA was formed from a merger of...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Apr 16, 2022 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
May the good news of Jesus’ resurrection assure you that God’s love has won for us the final victory and strengthen you to joyfully proclaim in word and deed the new life that is in Christ. And may each of you be faithful followers of our risen Lord who invites us to...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Mar 6, 2022 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
Dear Beloved in Christ, Over the past 11 days, the world has turned upside down as a new and unprovoked war has broken out. Our hearts break for those in Ukraine who are under attack: for those whose lives are being put at risk or have been lost by senseless political...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Feb 2, 2022 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
Today, February 2, we celebrate the presentation of our Lord Jesus in the temple; it is the last day of the Christmas season. Today’s commemoration is recorded in these words from the gospel: “When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses,...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Dec 25, 2021 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
May our Lord Jesus, whose birth and coming among us we celebrate in this holy season, fill you with peace, joy, life, and light, both now and in the new year to come. +Bishop Wilma S. Kucharek “…in him was life, and the life was the light of all people” (John 1:4...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Dec 20, 2021 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
The shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere is on December 21. In the days leading up to this winter solstice, we notice the daylight hours getting shorter and shorter as the sun sets earlier and earlier. But inside our churches and our homes, something...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | May 22, 2021 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
“When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place…[and]were filled with the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:1,4). This verse from the book of Acts introduces the account of that first Pentecost, the day on which the Holy Spirit came to the disciples. On...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Apr 1, 2021 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
The Risen Christ is with Us! There are many accounts of Jesus’ life and ministry before his passion and death. Jesus was present with the people; he was known among them: by his family, by his followers, and even by those who felt threatened by him. He was known for...
by Bishop Wilma Kucharek | Feb 14, 2021 | Messages from Bishop Kucharek, News Releases
Lent begins this year on February 17 with Ash Wednesday. It was observed by the church since apostolic times, before becoming official at the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. Its purpose was to be a time of preparation and fasting during the 40 days before Easter. ...
