Upstate NY Synod

06/02/2026

Matthew 28:16-20 and the God who stays! A reflection at the repair shop!

06/01/2026

Source and Sovereign, Rock and Cloud, ACS 947



1 Source and Sov'reign, Rock and Cloud,

Fortress, Fountain, Shelter, Light,

Judge, Defender, Mercy, Might,

Life whose life all life endowed:



Refrain

May the church at prayer recall

that no single holy name

but the truth behind them all

is the God whom we proclaim.



2 Word and Wisdom, Root and Vine,

Shepherd, Savior, Servant, Lamb,

Well and Water, Bread and Wine,

Way who leads us to I Am: Refrain



3 Storm and Stillness, Breath and Dove,

Thunder, Tempest, Whirlwind, Fire,

Comfort, Couns'lor, Presence, Love,

Energies that never tire: Refrain



Text: Thomas H. Troeger, b. 1945

Text © 1986 Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

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05/30/2026

While we are catching our breath following assembly this week, let’s keep these synods in our prayers as they also assemble this week.

We pray for:
• Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod (Bishop Bryan Penman)
• North Carolina Synod (Bishop Emily Hartner)
• Southeastern Synod (Bishop Kevin Strickland)
• Montana Synod (Bishop Ben Quanbeck)
• Southwest California Synod (Bishop Brenda Bos)
• South Dakota Synod (Bishop Constanze Hagmaier)
• Greater Milwaukee Synod (Bishop Paul Erickson)
• Southeast Michigan Synod (Bishop Don Kreiss)
• Nebraska Synod (Bishop Scott Johnson)
• Northwestern Ohio Synod (Bishop Daniel Beaudoin)
• New Jersey Synod (Bishop Christa Compton)
• Northwestern Minnesota Synod (Bishop Bill Tesch)
• Western North Dakota Synod (Bishop Craig Schweitzer, joining the churchwide staff)

05/28/2026

Thank you to all who attended Synod Assembly!

05/26/2026

Be sure to follow along on YouTube! Or check later for videos and highlights from this year's Synod Assembly.

Videos from the Upstate New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

05/25/2026

05/23/2026

Rejoice with us, O Church!
Let it be acclaimed that Teresa Jordan O’Connor is a called and ordained minister of word and sacrament in the church of Christ. Teresa has Christ’s authority to preach the word of God and administer the sacraments, serving God’s people as together we bear God’s creative and redeeming love to all the world.
Thanks be to God!
Pastor O’Connor has been called to serve with Holy Cross, Farnham.

05/21/2026

“Our calling as the church requires more than naming what is wrong — we must move forward. Our church has committed itself to relationship, solidarity and shared life with our neighbors. We are called:

• To stand in visible solidarity with our Muslim neighbors.
• To build real relationships that deepen understanding and trust.
• To speak out whenever hatred or fear is given voice.
• To examine our own words and actions and to seek reconciliation where harm has been done.”

Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry has released a statement on the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.

“As the ELCA, we must speak plainly: violence rooted in hatred is sin. We condemn Islamophobia and acknowledge its rise in recent years. Our church affirms that “anti-Muslim hatred is antithetical to our Christian faith” (A Declaration of the ELCA to the Muslim Community), for we are called to love our neighbor in ways that cast out fear (1 John 4:18).”

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