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11 November 2025
Advent Approaches
We've made some updates to the resources for Advent, one
of those updates being the addition of the responsories
for use in vespers and matins in Advent. Worship planners
can download these responsories to enrich their midweek
prayer services. Tips are provided on how to include and
use them.
You'll also find information on the use of Advent
wreaths, holding a Lessons & Carols service, and
recovery of the introits.
Visit our Worship page to access.
Gail Cantu, Requiescat in Pace
We have received word of the death of Gail Cantu, wife to The Rev. Larry Cantu. Visit our Clergy page for more information.Wills, Trusts, & Long-Term Care — « Postponed »
The presentation by Thrivent representatives on wills,
trusts, long-term care, etc. originally scheduled
for 16 November 2025 at St. John's, Redhouse, has been
postponed. When a new date is set, we'll let you know. |
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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.
Church Property Resource Hub Webinars
The Church Property Resource Hub will hold two webinars in November:- Community Purchasing Alliance
- Creating Accessible Spaces on a Budget
Learn more about these and other resources for your
church property on our Congregations
page.
Hymn Festival
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Monessan, PA, will hold a hymn festival in celebration of the work accomplished on "The Great Organ of St. Paul's," the largest pipe organ in the Mon Valley. The event will be held 16 November 2025, 3:00 p.m., at St. Paul's 1317 Grand Blvd., Monessen, PA.
SCALD
V: Call for Papers
The Fifth Symposium for Central Appalachian Lutheran
Dogmatics will be held 16 March 2026 in Morgantown, WV.
The call for papers has been issued, and those interested
in submitting a paper proposal should visit the SCALD
page for guidelines and more information. Registration is
also open.
SCALD is designed as a day of theological
discussion, employing the symposium model. Presenters
give papers with discussion of those papers open to all
participants. It is about providing an intellectually
engaging and profitable opportunity for rank and file
clergy and lay theologians (amateur and professional) to
test their often private ruminations in a critical and
yet convivial gathering of peers.
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.
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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