Welcome
Welcome to the Website of the Lower Susquehanna Synod, a geographical faith community of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
The Lower Susquehanna Synod is one of 65 synods in the ELCA and one of seven ELCA synods in Pennsylvania. We are located in the central part of the state and cover a nine-county area that reaches from rural Fulton County to the urban areas of Harrisburg, York, and Lancaster. Our 250 congregations represent over 111,000 baptized members of the ELCA.
“Living Together into God’s Future”
May 31 – June 2, 2012
Messiah College – Grantham, PA
Our time will include:
- Connections Café – a place for conversation, discovery and nourishment with displays, bookstore, Fair Trade store and refreshments
- A Friday evening educational session open to ALL synod congregational members
Online registration opens
March 1, 2012.
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A Congregations Together in Mission Event
Feeding the Body: Living AbundantlySaturday – March 17, 2012
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The day of workshops and worship will be filled with opportunities for conversation, learning, worship, refreshment, inspiration and sharing of resources. Be prepared to hear stories of important and vital ministries in our synod…and beyond! You can browse displays, shop at a Fair Trade Store and purchase resources from the Walk Along the Way Bookstore.“MISSION
POSSIBLE”
Penn State Lutheran Campus Ministry
Read more and get a copy of the most recent release of the Mission Possible bulletin insert in color or black and white. To receive a reminder email about “Mission Possible” each month, please forward your email address to mshifflett@lss-elca.org. |
Semester after semester, Lutheran Campus Ministry gathers students for worship, dinner and conversation, Bible study and discussion, service events and social events. They find a welcoming community, relevant worship, opportunities to explore questions about life and faith, and grow in their understanding of God in the context of their own lives.
Itete Earthquake Relief
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On Sunday, September 25, 2011, an earthquake struck the Itete region of the Konde Diocese, causing damage to several homes and to the Itete Lutheran Hospital. Several aftershocks occurred in the following weeks. You Are Invited to the |
Each month, Bishop B. Penrose Hoover holds a Bible Study at the Lutheran Camping Corporation’s Wittel Farm and Retreat Center near Elizabethtown, PA. This year the theme for the study is “Gospel Harmonies: Studies in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John”. The Bible studies are open to everyone. Please register now by following this link to the Camping Corporation’s web site:
Child Protection Seminar
Anyone who as a part of his or her vocation has contact with children is a mandated reporter. Together let us increase our awareness and our vigilance and keep our children safe. Saturday, January 28, 2012 Pre-registration for this event is closed. Walk-in registrations on the day of the event will be accepted; however lunch for walk-ins may not be available. |
Protecting our children is the responsibility of us all;
they are our most vulnerable citizens. Those who are
abused are children we know personally and
professionally. They are our neighbors, our students,
and our kid’s teammates. They are helpless unless we
open our eyes to the signs of abuse and call for justice.FOCUS ON MISSION | ||
Gettysburg Conference
Latino Ministry |
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LOWER SUSQUEHANNA
SYNOD
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
900
South Arlington Avenue, Suite 220B Harrisburg,
PA 17109
(717) 652-1852 (800) 692-7282 (PA Only) Fax:
(717) 652-2504
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