The Deaconess Community

The Deaconess Community The Deaconess Community supports and develops skilled and committed Lutheran women to offer servant l
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The Deaconess Community is a group of women who feel the call to diakonia or servant leadership. Deaconesses are called to be public leaders in/for the church. They work in a variety of fields in and out of congregations, as they strive to be the connection between the church and the world. Each sister uses her individual gifts and skills for being that bridge. Deaconesses also seek to empower and

equip the service of other, both in the church and the world. Our sisters work in a wide range of vocations, including social work, pastoral care, education, congregational ministry, community organizing, pastoral support, outreach redevelopment, youth ministry, healthcare agencies, community non-profits and advocacy, and so many more!

June is Pride Month.As followers of Christ, we celebrate the sacred worth and belovedness of every person. We give thank...
06/02/2026

June is Pride Month.

As followers of Christ, we celebrate the sacred worth and belovedness of every person. We give thanks for LGBTQIA+ people whose gifts, leadership, faith, and witness continue to enrich the church and the world.

In a time when many still experience exclusion, we recommit ourselves to practicing radical welcome, cultivating belonging, and affirming the dignity of all God's children.

May this month be marked by joy, courage, community, and the assurance that every person is created in the image of God and deeply loved.

Today we remember Justin, martyr, who died around 165 CE.A philosopher and early Christian teacher, Justin believed that...
06/01/2026

Today we remember Justin, martyr, who died around 165 CE.

A philosopher and early Christian teacher, Justin believed that faith and reason belong together. He sought truth wherever it could be found and boldly shared the good news of Christ in a world that often misunderstood and rejected it.

Justin reminds us that discipleship includes both heart and mind. We are called not only to believe, but also to learn, question, reflect, and grow in wisdom.

May we have the courage to seek truth faithfully and to bear witness to God's love with both conviction and humility.

The Holy Trinity reminds us that relationship is woven into the very nature of God.As Creator, God brings life into bein...
05/31/2026

The Holy Trinity reminds us that relationship is woven into the very nature of God.

As Creator, God brings life into being. As Savior, God draws near in love and redemption. As Comforter, God remains present, guiding and sustaining us through every season.

At the heart of the Trinity is a relationship of love, shared, given, and received. Created in the image of this relational God, we are called to live in community, practice radical welcome, and care for one another as Christ cares for us.

On this Trinity Sunday, may we give thanks for the mystery of a God who creates, saves, comforts, and continually invites us into deeper relationship with God and one another.



Image: The Trinity by Russian icon painter Andrei Rublev, early 15th century.

“You have turned my mourning into dancing.” — Psalm 30:11This verse does not deny the reality of sorrow. It proclaims th...
05/30/2026

“You have turned my mourning into dancing.” — Psalm 30:11

This verse does not deny the reality of sorrow. It proclaims that sorrow does not have the final word.
The God who meets us in grief also leads us toward healing. The God who walks with us through loss also invites us into renewed life.

Today, may you find comfort in knowing that God is still working, still restoring, and still creating moments of joy.

“Those who love their dream of a Christian community more than the Christian community itself become destroyers of that ...
05/29/2026

“Those who love their dream of a Christian community more than the Christian community itself become destroyers of that Christian community…” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together

Healthy community requires humility.

It asks us to release unrealistic expectations and make room for grace, honesty, forgiveness, and belonging.

That work is sacred work.

Love is more than a feeling.It is the daily work of showing patience, compassion, forgiveness, and care for one another....
05/28/2026

Love is more than a feeling.
It is the daily work of showing patience, compassion, forgiveness, and care for one another.

In anxious and divided times, love becomes holy resistance against fear, cruelty, and isolation.

“Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” -Colossians 3:14

May we bear Christ into the world by loving well: neighbors and strangers, communities and ourselves.

“I have called you by name, you are mine.” -Isaiah 43:1In a world that often measures worth by achievement, productivity...
05/27/2026

“I have called you by name, you are mine.” -Isaiah 43:1

In a world that often measures worth by achievement, productivity, or perfection, God speaks a different word:

You belong.

Not because you earned it. Not because you proved yourself. But because Love has already claimed you.

Today, may you rest in the assurance that you are known by name and held by grace.

Psalm 126 reminds us that tears are not wasted in God’s kin-dom.“Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy.” ...
05/26/2026

Psalm 126 reminds us that tears are not wasted in God’s kin-dom.

“Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy.” — Psalm 126:5

Some seasons ask us simply to keep planting:
kindness,
hope,
justice,
care for one another,
even when we are weary.
God is still at work beneath the surface.
Joy may not arrive quickly.
But grace is growing in places we cannot yet see.

Before it was a holiday weekend, Memorial Day was a sacred act of remembrance.In the years after the Civil War, people g...
05/25/2026

Before it was a holiday weekend, Memorial Day was a sacred act of remembrance.

In the years after the Civil War, people gathered in cemeteries to decorate the graves of soldiers with flowers and prayers. The observance became known as “Decoration Day,” eventually growing into what we now call Memorial Day.

Today we remember not only history, but people:
Beloved children of God whose lives were cut short by war.

We pray for peace in our world and comfort for all who grieve.

The disciples who once hid behind locked doors were filled with the Holy Spirit and sent into the world with courage.On ...
05/24/2026

The disciples who once hid behind locked doors were filled with the Holy Spirit and sent into the world with courage.

On Pentecost, fear gave way to witness.
Division gave way to understanding.
And resurrection hope could no longer be contained.
The Spirit is still moving —
through acts of mercy,
through servant leadership,
through communities rooted in love.
Come, Holy Spirit.

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