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Fox Valley Disaster Relief Updates - August 17th
Fox Valley Disaster Relief Updates - August 17th
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Fox Valley Disaster Relief Updates - August 12th
Fox Valley Disaster Relief Updates - August 12th
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Civil Rights Tour 2027: A Transformative Journey Through the American Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights Tour 2027: A Transformative Journey Through the American Civil Rights Movement
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Fox Valley Disaster Relief Updates - August 4th
Fox Valley Disaster Relief Updates - August 4th
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Grow in Faith. Serve with Confidence. Register for Lay School of Ministry! 
Grow in Faith. Serve with Confidence. Register for Lay School of Ministry! 
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A Week Of Being Church
A Week Of Being Church
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Supporting Neighbors after Storms: Resources for Congregations
Supporting Neighbors after Storms: Resources for Congregations
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After the Storm: Sharing Love with Appleton, Menasha, and Neenah
After the Storm: Sharing Love with Appleton, Menasha, and Neenah
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Report of the 2026 Synod Assembly
Report of the 2026 Synod Assembly
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Bishop Anne Announces Sabbatical Month
Bishop Anne Announces Sabbatical Month
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A Letter from ELCA Bishops in WI & Upper MI
A Letter from ELCA Bishops in WI & Upper MI
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Anne Edison-Albright Reelected Bishop of ELCA East Central Synod of Wisconsin
Anne Edison-Albright Reelected Bishop of ELCA East Central Synod of Wisconsin
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Faith Based Advocacy
Faith Based Advocacy
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Pilgrim and St. Stephen Vote to Merge
Pilgrim and St. Stephen Vote to Merge
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Support following spring storms
Support following spring storms
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From Three to Four: A New Chapter for the Community of Saints
From Three to Four: A New Chapter for the Community of Saints
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Messages of Love on the Palm Sunday Path
Messages of Love on the Palm Sunday Path
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Standing in Solidarity: Supporting Our Global Neighbors in the MENA Region
Standing in Solidarity: Supporting Our Global Neighbors in the MENA Region
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Artifical Intelligence (AI) and synod Ministry
Artifical Intelligence (AI) and synod Ministry
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Introducing “Known By Name Collective”
Introducing “Known By Name Collective”
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Bishop Election Updates
Bishop Election Updates
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Bishop Anne Shares Installation Sermon
Bishop Anne Shares Installation Sermon
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Bishop’s Message: Being Lutheran in Violent Times
Bishop’s Message: Being Lutheran in Violent Times
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Palm Sunday Path
Palm Sunday Path
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Friends in Christ
Friends in Christ
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What We Never Would Have Found or Imagined on Our Own…
What We Never Would Have Found or Imagined on Our Own…
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A Christmas Message From Bishop Anne
A Christmas Message From Bishop Anne
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Sorrow and Joy Shared
Sorrow and Joy Shared
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Lights, Camera, Puppets! Watch the Creative Ministry at Grace Lutheran
Lights, Camera, Puppets! Watch the Creative Ministry at Grace Lutheran
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Gather By The Bay: Finding Faith, Fellowship, and Joy
Gather By The Bay: Finding Faith, Fellowship, and Joy

Gather by the Bay has given all of us young adults the ability to take a breath in the trust of peers in a safe, faithful, and authentically affirming community, knowing that financial expenses for a night or two each quarter don’t have to be a part of the calculus of community.

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Upcoming Events
Retired Rostered Minister Gathering
Sep 14
Retired Rostered Minister Gathering
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In the Quiet: A Retreat for Discernment
Sep 25
In the Quiet: A Retreat for Discernment
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Youth Event: Feeding America Service Project
Oct 3
Youth Event: Feeding America Service Project
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Fall Conference for Rostered Ministers
Oct 19
Fall Conference for Rostered Ministers
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Boundaries education for rostered leaders
Nov 5
Boundaries education for rostered leaders
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Women of the elca retreat
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First Call Theological Education
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Rostered Women's Retreat
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New To Synod Gathering
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Candidacy Committee
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Advent Gathering: Synod Learning Day
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Youth Event: Snow Tubing
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