Upstate NY Synod

09/05/2026

Register for the ELCA Advocacy co-sponsored Interfaith Alliance Trusted Messenger Training to learn how to communicate accurate election information and support civic participation. Register today at bit.ly/InterfaithAllianceSeries

09/02/2026

9@9 “Where two or three are gathered…”

09/01/2026

Psalm 119:105

08/29/2026

A new ELCA webinar on Sep. 3 will help you take action steps in civic engagement! Nonpartisan actions presented by ELCA leaders (based on the ELCA Election Engagement Toolkit) will explore ways to participate in civic life in this election season. Register from https://bit.ly/ELCAfirmstepswebinar

08/28/2026

Whether you participated in the first two webinars or not, you may still register for part three in a five-part series: Equipping the Church to Dismantle White Supremacy. Register at https://bit.ly/equipwebinars

08/28/2026

We join with the global community in prayers for the people of Nepal, India, and China, and all people impacted by the devastating flood. The Upstate NY Synod and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America are partners with Lutheran Disaster Response connected to a global church through The Lutheran World Federation and together we have people and resources ready for action and recovery for the long haul. Consider an individual or congregation gift directly to LDR, or designated with the Synod. Links and bulletin inserts are included in the comments below.

Lutheran Disaster Response shares God's hope, healing and renewal with people whose lives have been disrupted by disasters in the United States and around the world. When the dust settles and the headlines change, we stay to provide ongoing assistance to those in need.

08/28/2026

Fall synodically-authorized trainings begin in September. Online learning opportunities are still available. https://ulsforms.wufoo.com/forms/rekpxa00j9upvx/

08/24/2026

Here on Jesus Christ I Will Stand (ACS 1024)

Kwake Yesu nasimama



Refrain (Swahili)

Kwake Yesu nasimama,

ndiye mwamba ni salama.

Ndiye mwamba ni salama,

ndiye mwamba ni salama.



Refrain (English)

Here on Jesus Christ I will stand.

He's the solid rock of my life.

He's the solid rock of my life.

He's the solid rock of my life.



1 There's no other place I can hide

till the storm that rages subsides.

My voice cries to God from the flood,

and I'm saved because of his blood. Refrain



2 It is not the work of my hands

that has washed away all my sins.

I'm redeemed, and all of my days,

Jesus Christ will be my heart's praise. Refrain



3 When my days on this earth are done,

and I stand at God's holy throne,

my heart will not have any fear;

in Christ's righteousness I am here. Refrain



Text: Kenyan hymn; adapt. Greg Scheer, b. 1966

Text © 2007 East African Annual Conference, admin. General Board of Global Ministries, GBGMusik

English adapt. © 2007 Greg Scheer, admin. General Board of Global Ministries, GBGMusik

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08/18/2026

Today’s nine at nine features the text Hebrews 13:1–2**> “Let mutual affection continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.”

08/14/2026

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