by Joshua Drobena | Oct 28, 2023 | News Releases
Family, friends, and the church family at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Danbury, CT hosted a celebration on September 10, 2023 of Dorothy Adam’s 90th birthday. Also in attendance were attendees from the Slovak Zion Synod: Pastor Kathleen Mills from Holy Trinity,...
by Joshua Drobena | Aug 31, 2023 | News Releases
Spes Mea in Deo Est The Rev. John J. Keiter, Jr., 80, of Glenside and Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, in his retirement home, Glenside, with his wife Marjorie by his side. He was the husband of Marjorie (Hudson)...
by Rev. Dr. Thomas S. Drobena | Jul 4, 2023 | News Releases
This summer, Slovak Zion Synod is pleased to welcome four participants in the Student Immersion Program. The program, which is part of the Synod’s mission in Central & Eastern Europe and is organized by the Synod’s International Relations Committee, brings...
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 | 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...