Diakonia - Northwestern Ohio

11/22/2022

Celebrating and giving thanks for the ordination of women.

Today we celebrate the anniversary of women’s ordination as pastors! 🎉 On Nov. 22, 1970, The Rev. Elizabeth Platz was ordained by the Lutheran Church in America, one of the ELCA's predecessor church bodies. One month later, the Rev. Barbara Andrews was ordained by the American Lutheran Church, another predecessor church of the ELCA. We give thanks for the leadership, ministry and gifts of women who have served the church throughout history, and for those women who endured the hardships and work leading to the ordination of women. For all the faithful women, we give God thanks and praise!

01/19/2021

Covid care is covered, please share this so others don't suffer needlessly.

The CARES Act provides funds to pay medical bills for uninsured COVID-19 patients. But a young man's death in Nashville, Tenn., shows people often don't know about the program until it's too late.

06/17/2020

Lord have mercy.

As the sun rises on June 17, we lift our eyes to the hills, from whence our help comes.

We pray:
Lord, you are good. You are faithful. We ask that you would grant us the clarity we need to name the policies and systems which breed racial hatred. Then, fortify us with your holy love to work tirelessly for your kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven. Remind us we are freed from sin, freed for love of neighbor, every last neighbor. Then, nudge us out of our comfort zones and places of privilege; show us the way. We trust you are the way, and we ask you to reignite again and again our zeal for justice, to embody anti-racism. We pray all this in the name of Jesus, the way, truth, and life, who lives with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

While all nine victims are to be remembered, we at LTSS especially remember two alumni, Pr. Clementa Pickney and Pr. Daniel Simmons.

Clementa C. Pinckney (41)
Cynthia Marie Graham Hurd (54)
Susie Jackson (87)
Ethel Lee Lance (70)
Depayne Middleton-Doctor (49)
Tywanza Sanders (26)
Daniel L. Simmons (74)
Sharonda Coleman-Singleton (45)
Myra Thompson (59)

We hope you will read the article at this link about the ELCA's Day of Commemoration on June 17. Today is the inaugural commemoration, as it was established in August of 2019.
https://www.livinglutheran.org/2020/06/elca-holds-emmanuel-nine-commemoration/

There are many ways to engage in confession, prayer, and action to work for racial justice. We invite you to do so in the memory and honor of the Emanuel 9.

06/01/2020

05/30/2020

A message from our Bishop

The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with more than 3.8 million members. "God's work. Our hands."

03/24/2020

Here is a learning opportunity that might interest you.

03/23/2020

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