LCMS New Jersey District

04/18/2023

Festival of the Ascension
Thursday, May 18th, 2023
6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Where? Zion Lutheran Church 120 E. Pleasant Ave.
Maywood, NJ 07607
https://www.zionmaywood.com
What? Organ Recital (Featured composers – G.
Frescobaldi, J.S. Bach, J. Walther, F. Peeters
Improvisations on Ascension Hymns)
Brief Lecture/Discussion – “Forgotten Festival? The
Ascension and its Place in Christian Worship”
Who? Anthony Mark Lamourt, a native of New
York City, NY, has been a professional organist and
choir director since his early teenage years. I
Activities:
● Ascension Vespers Service (6:00 pm)
● Organ Recital (7:00 pm)
● Snacks (provided by Amayar Kitchen)
COST? Free to attend! However, a freewill offering
will be received at the door.
Please RSVP: Call (201) 843-5916 or
Email: [email protected]

Church | Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church | United States | Maywood | New Jersey | LCMS

01/24/2023

12/23/2021

Pastor Gewecke updates us on the mystery of the Christmas season, the installation of Rev. Adam Carnehl at Good Shepherd in Randolph, upcoming events in January, and more!
Read the full article here:

Greeting in the name of our gracious and merciful Savior Jesus Christ who has come, is coming, and will come again. To him be all honor and glory. Allow me to remind you of the profound mystery of...

11/24/2021

Newsletters will be coming out on Wednesday instead of Thursday this week. If you haven't signed up for our weekly district newsletter visit njdistrict.org!

We hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving!

11/18/2021

In this edition of Bishop's Blast President Gewecke updates the New Jersey District on his thoughts around the Thanksgiving holiday, the Fall Pastors Conference, Day with the Presidents, the ongoing pandemic, opportunities to serve the district and much more!

Read the full message here: https://www.njdistrict.org/blog/november-2021-update-from-president-gewecke

09/30/2021

President Gewecke updates the New Jersey district on disaster relief, the upcoming Pastors Conference, church installations, Reformation services and more! Read his article here: https://www.njdistrict.org/blog/bishops-blast

08/27/2021

Back in November of 2019, several current and former District Presidents, parish pastors, and lay leaders came together for an informal gathering in order to discuss His mission in our lives; the following statements were our prayerful vision for the future of the LCMS, along with twelve mission theses that lay a foundation and describe our ministry thinking and practices.

Read the full blog here: https://www.njdistrict.org/blog/our-prayerful-vision-for-the-future-of-the-lcms

08/09/2021

Dr. Steinbronn would like to share a few thoughts regarding several resolutions that were passed at our recent New Jersey District convention (May 21, 2021); probably the most pressing need that has developed over the past ten years or so is the growing number of New Jersey District congregations who are struggling to compensate a full-time pastor, operate its physical plant and provide ministry programming for its mission and ministry.

Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3s1ZC6N

07/19/2021

President Steinbronn writes to us on the current state of ministry in the New Jersey District. Read the full message at https://www.njdistrict.org/blog/the-state-of-the-new-jersey-district

06/10/2021

Wondering who was elected and what resolutions were passed at the New Jersey District Convention? Find a summary of the details you need to know at https://www.njdistrict.org/2021-nj-district-convention-updates.html

05/24/2021

We had a wonderful time gathering together for the New Jersey District Convention last week! We're grateful we were able to gather in person with safety guidelines in place and able to conduct business in a timely manner.

Congratulations to Pastor Steve Gewecke who was elected as the new District President! While we will miss President Steinbronn he has served us very well over his years as District President and we are wishing him the very best in his retirement.

We also congratulate our newly elected Vice Presidents which include:

1st VP: Rev. Deric Taylor
2nd VP: Rev. Craig Lutz
3rd VP: Rev. Philip Ressler

If you'd like to watch the District Convention scroll down in our facebook feed or watch on our Youtube page here: https://bit.ly/2021LCMSConvention

A full update from the Convention will be posted to the district website by the end of the week!

05/18/2021

What can we hope to learn through the losses and challenges we have experienced in the past year?

We all like to plan, and we hope our plans and dreams will be fulfilled. But when unforeseen circumstances turn our world upside down, how can we cope and move forward through the fear, unwanted change, and uncertainty, to learn to live in the present moment?

Join Linda Panarella for a free webinar to discuss this and more on Tuesday, May 25th at 12:30pm ET! Register at njdistrict.org.

What can we hope to learn through the losses and challenges we have experienced in the past year? We all like to plan, and we hope our plans and dreams will be fulfilled. But when unforeseen circumstances turn our world upside down, how can we cope and move forward through the fear, unwanted change,...