All Saints Lutheran Church

03/31/2026

"Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility — a time dedicated to celebrating the lives, gifts and contributions of transgender people, while also recognizing their ongoing struggle for safety, dignity and justice.

In the ELCA social statement Faith, Sexism and Justice: A Call to Action, we affirm our belief that “God’s intention revealed through the Scriptures is that all people have life abundantly and flourish” (page 2). Today reminds us of our call to love, affirm and support one another — not just today, but every day as an expression of our faith."

Read Presiding Bishop Curry's pastoral message for Transgender Day of Visibility through the link in the comments below.

03/04/2026

"Together,
We mourn the rush to war and the combatants and noncombatants who have lost their lives.
We yearn for creation’s fulfillment in “a new heaven and a new earth” where death and pain “will be no more” (Revelation 21:1, 4).
We strive for justice and peace in all the earth, strengthened by faith in the crucified and risen Lord to persist.
We trust that, through God who sustains us, our weariness and fear will not overcome us."

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In Christ,

The Rev. Yehiel Curry
Presiding Bishop
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Bishop Curry has issued a statement on the Iran War.

Read the full statement through the link in the comments below.

02/18/2026

We wish our Muslim neighbors a blessed Ramadan as they journey through their holiest month of the year.

02/07/2026

02/03/2026

At our congregational meeting on Sunday, All Saints unanimously voted to become a member congregation of the Association of White Lutherans for Racial Justice.

https://www.whitelutheransforracialjustice.org/?fbclid=IwVERDUAPu9cNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeHE5i4FDunfVv1wmIFfWUB_3dzSLfCae0kkGRAI_yTjlrt-PMs5IX2Mwq7Ic_aem_YnJq_syUqtlKynS_PpJGrA

We are White people dismantling White supremacy. The Association of White Lutherans for Racial Justice brings together people of white European descent, white-identifying members of the ELCA, and partners of other ethnicities to be a visible and active anti-racist witness for a multicultural church.

01/31/2026

We will be worshipping in person and on online tomorrow, 2/1/26, as well as having the Pot Luck Lunch (soups!) followed by the Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting will also be online - check the newsletter for the link.

01/28/2026

01/23/2026

Dear Saints,

We want you all to stay safe and warm this weekend, and so our Sunday, 1/25 worship service will be online only. You are invited to worship live at 10:30am, on our YouTube channel, so that we can all be together in the live chat.

You can also worship through our website, and worship will be available on both our YouTube channel and website later.

(All worship leaders should have received an email with information about leading online, but please contact Pastor Lura if you have questions.)

We trust and believe that not only is God present with us in online worship, but that we are with each other in spirit when we worship this way.

The congregational meeting (and potluck) will be rescheduled for after church on Sunday, Feb 1st. We hope that this will promote the most participation for the most people. As originally planned, the meeting will be hybrid, and you can attend online here or in person. All members and friends are invited to attend. Please be prepared to vote on the 2026 spending plan.

For your own sake, please be prepared for bad weather and possible electrical outages this weekend. If you need help in any way, please reach out to Pastor Lura.

In Christ,
Pastor Lura

01/18/2026

Bishops from Lutheran churches in the United States, Canada and Denmark have issued a joint statement expressing support for the people of Greenland.

Read the full statement through the link in the comments below.

12/24/2025

We’re getting ready for Christmas Eve worship! We will light the candles, sing all the songs, and tell the old and beautiful story. Come join us-
6:30pm.

12/02/2025

"Darkness and blackness and night usher in so many holy and beautiful moments in the story of God. This book takes readers through some of the most well-known stories in the Old and New Testaments where God’s holy darkness has been prominent all along." - Beckah Selnick, co-author of "God's Holy Darkness"

This Advent, we commit ourselves to recognizing the beauty and holiness of darkness, including the ways it creates space for God's mysterious love to be revealed.

10/01/2025

I invite your prayers for Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry as he begins this new call today!

Today we joyfully welcome the Rev. Yehiel Curry as he begins his six-year term as presiding bishop of the ELCA.

Rooted in God’s grace, Bishop Curry brings to his calling a spirit of hope, humility and bold faith. We pray for his ministry as he walks with this church into a new season.

Let us hold Bishop Curry in prayer, and follow along on his journey!

Follow his official page here: Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry
Follow his official Instagram page here: instagram.com/ELCABishopCurry

Learn about his installation on Saturday, October 4: ELCA.org/Installation