Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, San Francisco

01/27/2022

O Holy Blessed One, we acknowledge before you that the treatment accorded the Jewish people on the part of Christian believers has been a tragic development in the long history of Christianity. This includes the horrors of the Holocaust of the twentieth century in places where Lutheran churches were strongly represented. With deep and abiding sorrow, we confess before you and one another, that we have too often been silent before, or complicit in, the sad contagion of anti-Semitism which continues to this day.

O Maker and Keeper of us all, reform our faith and our living to reflect more boldly your endless mercy.

-A Litany of Confession based on the "Declaration of ELCA to the Jewish Community"

10/30/2021

31 October is Reformation Day

"Each morning, and whenever else I have time, I do as a child who is being taught the catechism and I read and recite word for word the Lord’s Prayer, the Ten Commandments, the Creed, the Psalms, etc. I must still read and study the catechism daily, and yet I cannot master it as I wish, but must remain a child and pupil of the catechism — and I also do so gladly."

Martin Luther in the Preface to the Large Catechism

10/29/2021

Members of the LWF from all parts of the globe gathered online and in person, in the chapel of Geneva’s Ecumenical Center, on 28 October for a service of farewell to General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge, who concludes his term of office at the end of this month.

09/21/2021

How can Lutherans cut through the noise and speak to each other with civility, compassion and understanding?

09/21/2021

Today is the International Day of Peace. 🕊️ Let us pray, "O God, it is your will to hold both heaven and earth in a single peace. Let the design of your great love shine on the waste of our wraths and sorrows, and give peace to your church, peace among nations, peace in our homes, and peace in our hearts; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen (ELW, p. 76)." 🌏

09/11/2021

Most merciful God, as we remember 9/11, bring comfort to those who mourn, relief to those who witness devastation, healing to those still suffering physical pain or emotional trauma, and reconciliation to a world in need of peace; through Christ our Lord, the resurrection and the life. Amen.

09/09/2021

Are you joining us for Skate Night this Friday at the Church of 8 Wheels in San Francisco, CA? All are welcome Friday, September 10th from 5:00-6:30pm for a skate night with the Bishop!

We invite you to purchase your ticket for skate night directly through the Church of 8 Wheels here: https://tinyurl.com/SPSSkateNight

This Skate Night is also a fundraiser for Mt. Cross Ministries of Santa Cruz, CA as they raise money to install Gender-Neutral bathrooms to fully welcome all to camp. We invite you to donate directly to Mt. Cross here: https://cwngui.campwise.com/.../OnlineGuestDonat.../OGD.html

We encourage you to dress in your favorite "Lutheran Attire" as we'll have prizes for those best dressed!

All persons who attend the skate night are required to show roof of vaccination is required. Children under the age of 12 will be admitted with proof of a negative COVID test within 72 hours of the event. All attendees will be required to wear masks.

Not able to join us in person for skate night? Head to your local skate rink or skate around your neighborhood and send pictures of you skating to [email protected] or tag us .

09/02/2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Catherine Slabaugh Communications and Connections Coordinator Sierra Pacific Synod, ELCA 650-302-0364 [email protected] Rev. Megan Rohrer to Be Installed as Bishop of Sierra Pacific Synod Church leader is the first openly transgender bishop elected in the Evangelical Luther...

08/29/2021

Fun times ...

Skate Night with Bishop Megan and Presiding Bishop of the ELCA Bishop Elizabeth Eaton! 🛼🎉

Get your Skate Night tickets TODAY! https://tinyurl.com/BishopSkateNight

Join us on Friday, September 10th from 5:00-6:30pm for a Skate Night at the Church of 8 Wheels in San Francisco, CA. We'll kick-off the Bishop's Installation weekend with some roller skating. We encourage you to dress in your favorite "Lutheran Attire" as we'll have prizes for those best dressed!

More information can be found here: http://www.spsbishopinstallation.com/schedule-of-events.html

For the Skate Night, we're collecting donations for Mt. Cross Ministries of Santa Cruz, CA as they raise money to install Gender-Neutral bathrooms to fully welcome all to camp.

All persons who attend the skate night are required to show roof of vaccination is required. Children under the age of 12 will be admitted with proof of a negative COVID test within 72 hours of the event. All attendees will be required to wear masks.

08/21/2021

Very exciting!

08/19/2021

Solidarity and prayers requested.

Devastating flooding at Ethiopia's Mekane Yesus Seminary

The Lutheran World Federation has sent a letter of solidarity and prayers to the Mekane Yesus Seminary and to The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY), after devastating floods swept through the seminary’s compound and surrounding area in Addis Ababa.

"We are saddened to hear about the loss of life and damage to buildings as a result of the flooding,” said Ms Eva Christina Nilson, director of the Department for Theology Mission and Justice, in a letter to the church and seminary.

"We want to assure you of our solidarity and prayers as you respond to the pain and suffering from this disaster on the seminary’s community and beyond."

According to the EECMY seminary, eight people have died and search efforts are ongoing to find many more who are missing.

The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus , Mekane Yesus Seminary