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15 January 2026
MESS Training
Open to both clergy and laity, MESS (Mental-Emotional-Spiritual Support) training for disaster response will be held as the Winter 2026 Synod Clergy Cont. Ed Event. The three day program will be held 3-5 February 2026, in Wheeling. The training will be conducted by Lutheran Disaster Response and is brought to the synod through the combined efforts of Community Lutheran Partners, Inc., and the Synod Clergy Cont. Ed Events Team. Registration closes 19 January 2026. Spaces are limited. Click here for details.
Ash Wednesday Planning
Ash Wednesday will be observed on February 18th.
The rite and other practices associated with Ash Wednesday
are complicated, and there are many ways in which indecorous
practices can work their way into the day. Worship planners,
altar guilds, and anyone who is simply curious are invited
to review both our Liturgy for
Ash Wednesday and our Appointments
for Lent (Including Ash Wednesday and Holy Week)
pages.IRS Mileage Rate Increase
The IRS has set the Standard Business Mileage Rate at
72.5¢ per mile―this is a 2.5¢ increase from the 2025 rate.
For the IRS bulletin, click here.
New Supply Preacher in Eastern Panhandle Area
The (recently retired) Rev. Tom Darr has relocated to
Waynesboro, PA―not far over our Eastern Panhandle line.
For contact information (and supply guidelines) for all
our supply preachers, click here.
Concerned About Wintery Travel?
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (http://wv-wmd.org/travel)
offers quick access to the road conditions websites for
all the DOTs in related to our territory (and those we
might have to transit through). It also offers quick
access to the NWS weather alerts page.
Help! I Have To Plan Worship (without a
Pastor)
With new congregations entering pastoral vacancy, it is a
good time to remind everyone that the synod provides several
resources for worship planning. Visit our Worship
page to get started. |
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Occasionally, a congregation, agency, or individual will have something they either want to sell, give away, or acquire. To that end, we've set up The Exchange, a place to post items and requests. There are two items (a total of forty choir robes) now posted on The Exchange. Check them out, and feel free to contact the Synod Office if you have something to request or post.
Congregation Constitution Amendments Posted
The amendments to the Model Constitution for
Congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America effected by Churchwide Assembly 2025 have been
posted. Visit our Governing Documents for
Congregations page to review.
Clergy Compensation Guideline for 2026
Guidelines for clergy compensation in 2026 are now available on the Clergy Compensation page.
Mission Support Formula for 2026
The Mission Support Formula for 2026 has been set by Synod Council and is now available on the Mission Support page.
If you haven't checked out the members portal...
Don't forget to take a peek of the members
portal (click the button at right near the top of
this page). It's not password protected. We only call it
the "members portal" because it's mostly stuff that deals
with the internal workings of the synod. Visitors looking
for more general information about the synod, will
probably find the "guest portal" more interesting.
Synod
Website Updates
The synod website updates frequently (as in often) and irregularly (as in not on a particular schedule). Click here (or on the picture at right) to find out what has been recently updated.
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