Learn more about our Global Companions in Honduras and how we share ministry with them! Join the synod’s Honduras Team for a traditional Honduran meal and take a virtual field trip to experience a week with the Lutheran Church of Honduras and the Health for Life program. Register at buff.ly/EiXqgUz

Portico Benefits will be offering two webinars on annual enrollment on September 3. Both webinars will be led by Region 6 Portico Regional Representative Pastor Cathy Schibler. Learn more: buff.ly/pmoY1Vl

The Rev. Julie Schneider-Thomas will be installed as bishop of the North/West Lower Michigan Synod on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 4:00pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids. All are welcome to attend!. Please RSVP at buff.ly/Hf1YLb3

“God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday is September 7! This day is an opportunity to celebrate who we are as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America — one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor. Learn more at elca.org/dayofservice.

This year marks the 1,700th anniversary of the first ecumenical Council of Nicaea, which led to the development of the Nicene Creed. A new study guide provides resources for study, worship, prayer, liturgy, and local dialogue and cooperation. Learn more: buff.ly/9IHPo1g

Applications for ELCA World Hunger Education and Networking Grants are now open! Learn more about these grants at buff.ly/Scd3pZi

Augsburg Fortress Publishers creates multimedia resources and distinctive books for congregations, rostered ministers, youth, and more! Learn more about the different imprints and available resources at augsburgfortress.org.

Did you miss LSM 2025? No problem—LSM On Demand has you covered! You’re invited to revisit over 30 concerts, recitals, and worship services from Lutheran Summer Music 2025, all available to watch in the Livestream Archive at LSMacademy.org/on-demand.

Mark your calendars for the Rostered Ministers Gathering on July 6-9, 2026 in Indianapolis! All ELCA deacons, pastors and bishops are invited. More information will be available in the coming months!

Today is the start of the 2025 Churchwide Assembly! For those interested in following along at home, plenary sessions and worship services will be live-streamed at www.elca.org/CWA. A full schedule is available online and worship materials are available in the CWA Guide app!

Bishop Satterlee has issued a statement in response to the stabbing in Traverse City. Read now: www.mittensynod.org/news/bishop-...

We pray for the voting members, church leaders and congregation observers attending the ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Phoenix. We ask the Spirit to fill them with enthusiasm for the church’s mission and guide their discernment of how we should do God’s work in a changing and challenging world.

Augsburg Fortress Publishers is excited to share the Lutheran Study Bible, Second Edition! This new edition features the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition and new and updated articles, introductions, and study notes! Get free shipping with the code BIBLE25! Order at

The 2025 ELCA World Hunger Leadership Gathering will be held in Columbus, Ohio, September 18-21. This year’s event will center on Micah 6:8 with the theme “Do. Love. Move. Toward a World Without Hunger.” Registration is open! Learn more: buff.ly/Luwq3Ae

Learn more about our Global Companions in Honduras! Join the synod’s Honduras Team for a traditional Honduran meal of grilled chicken, rice, beans, tortillas, and more! There will be a door prize, pinata, and lots of fun! Learn more: buff.ly/pYKtI0X

Find some new summer reads from Augsburg Fortress! Learn more: buff.ly/p5fDEm7

Join Lutheran Summer Music for their 43rd season at Valparaiso University, June 22–July 20! Experience over 30 inspiring concerts, recitals, and worship services online through Live from LSM at buff.ly/j7npFNF

We give thanks for the freedom we enjoy in our country. We promise to be responsible with that freedom and attentive to those marginalized by poverty, prejudice, persecution, unjust laws or malevolent ideologies (ELCA Prayer Ventures).

July is Disability Pride Month! It is a time to recognize the history, achievements, experiences, and struggles of people with disabilities. It affirms that disability is a natural and valuable part of human diversity—not a deficit or condition to be fixed. Learn more at buff.ly/RxNNf7o

On Sunday, September 7, congregations across the ELCA will join together for our annual day of service. This day continues be an opportunity to celebrate who we are as the ELCA—one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor. New resources are available at elca.org/dayofservice

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the US. We give thanks and praise to God for creating humankind in all its diversity, and ask God’s forgiveness for yielding to fear, suspicion and intolerance of others. We ask God to guide and strengthen our work of including all people in society.

We remember the slain nine—the Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney, the Rev. Daniel Lee Simmons, Cynthia Marie Graham Hurd, the Rev. Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, the Rev. Myra Singleton Quarles Thompson,Tywanza Kibwe Diop Sanders, the Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor, Susie Jackson, and Ethel Lee Lance.

Happy Pride Month! We give thanks to God for the gifts, wisdom, leadership and faith of our LGBTQIA+ neighbors and siblings in Christ. We ask the Spirit to embolden us as we work together for justice, total inclusion and love for humanity in all its diversity.

Join the Synod's Honduras Team for A Taste of Honduras! Enjoy a traditional Honduran meal and learn about the Lutheran Church of Honduras and Health for Life program! Events will be June 21 at University Lutheran in East Lansing and July 26 at Peace Lutheran in Gaylord. Register at buff.ly/mWxqzvR

The Rev. Julie E. Schneider-Thomas, Kent City, Mich., was elected May 20 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the North/West Lower Michigan Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Learn more: buff.ly/czwh6O0

We thank all those who led, attended, and participated in our Synod Assembly! The Synod Office will be closed today as the staff take a day of rest.