Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rahway NJ

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Monthly Archives: November 2015

An update: “Table and Font: Who is Welcome at the Table?” study and conversation The “Table and Font” conversation has been taking place in this church for this past year in response to a memorial that was sent to the 2013 Churchwide Assembly. From this memorial and the Church Council’s […]

“Table and Font” Update

11/21/2015 in Catechesis tagged Table & Font by John Page

We have a song of thankfulness that God intends for us to sing – singing this song with the melodies of our lives, the harmonies of our neighborly service to the stranger and the imperfect beats that mold so tenderly together, allowing us never to keep our thanks silent, but to live it out daily.

Worship News: November 2015

11/21/2015 in Worship & Music tagged ELCA Worship News by John Page

For the welfare of both Israelis and Palestinians, the current violence must end, and the root causes, including the occupation, must be addressed.

Peace Not Walls Action alert

11/21/2015 in God's Work. Our Hands. tagged Advocacy by John Page

The religion and science dialogue has often been depicted as a conflict. Recent findings from Pew Research have gained widespread attention. Nearly six-in-ten adults (59%) say that science and religion are often in conflict, according to the recently released Pew survey. Researchers also found that of those who attend religious […]

Covalence for November 2015

11/21/2015 in Church News tagged Covalence by John Page

“I give thanks for all women in ministry. We are doing what Mary, the mother of our Lord, and Mary Magdalene did before us – proclaiming the gospel.”

ELCA celebrates 45 years of ordaining women

11/20/2015 in Church News tagged ELCA News by John Page

Join us as we stand with our U.S. partner, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), and take action to support and protect Syrian refugees who are forced to flee violence in their communities. Contact your elected officials with these links.

Action Alert: Support and Protect Syrian Refugees

11/19/2015 in God's Work. Our Hands. tagged Advocacy by John Page

Affirming this church’s commitment to walk alongside its ecumenical partners, members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) join with members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and other partners in support of “Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America”, airing Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. EST.

ELCA members support ecumenical partners in confronting racism

11/19/2015 in Church News by John Page

Even in the face of evil, we remain confident that the good news of Jesus Christ liberates us and gives us the freedom and courage to discover and boldly participate in what God is up to in this world. ‘The Gospel also frees us from fear to see others as brothers and sisters for whom Christ died and lives’ (ELCA Social Message on Terrorism, 2004).

ELCA presiding bishop encourages the support of refugee resettlement

11/19/2015 in God's Work. Our Hands. tagged Advocacy by John Page

News from around the New Jersey Synod November 18, 2015

Jersey Jottings 11/18/15

11/18/2015 in Church News tagged Jersey Jottings by John Page