Revelation 21:1-5 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud […]
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+ Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return. + +Bishop Dee Pederson The season of Lent begins as worshipers receive the sign of the + cross on their foreheads and hear again the words from the Ash Wednesday liturgy: “Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.” Simple.
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We will not grow weary | Lutheran bishops condemn aggressive immigration activity The Rev. Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and ELCA synod bishops from Minnesota offer a joint pastoral video message addressing immigration activity. The bishops acknowledge the uncertainty being experienced by many in Minnesota and in other parts
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“To proclaim the good news of Christ through word and deed, to serve all people, following the example of Jesus, and to strive for justice and peace in all the earth.” -Evangelical Lutheran Worship, p. 236 This past weekend, many of our congregations celebrated the Baptism of Jesus, affirmed our own baptism, and heard Scripture proclaiming
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January 15, 2026 To the congregations, members, and friends of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in Minnesota: We, the six ELCA bishops in the state of Minnesota, are writing today with a word we hope will anchor and sustain all of us in the days to come. In recent weeks, several thousand ICE and
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January 9, 2026 Learn to do good; seek justice; rescue the oppressed; defend the orphan; plead for the widow. (Isaiah 1:17). Alongside our siblings in Christ in Minneapolis and throughout Minnesota and all who have been impacted by aggressive immigration enforcement and violence by federal law enforcement agents, I mourn the shocking shooting death of Renee
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Bishop’s Message for Annual Meetings Rooted in Redwood – Flowing into the Future – Bringing Healing and Hope Perhaps you recognize this as the focus for our Capital Appeal, and that’s just fine! Although this report is not an “ask” this focus describes so well who we are, what we do, and why we do
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Bishop Dee Pederson’s Christmas Message Dear Friends in Christ – The message of the angel to Joseph is one of promise and hope today! “Jesus,” a name that means, “God saves.” Christmas may not be a season when we want to think much about the need to be saved from sin. Yet beneath the Advent
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Thanksgiving 2025: That All Might be Fed +Bishop Dee Pederson Praise and Thanksgiving Praise and thanksgiving, God, we would offer for all things living, you have made good: harvest of sown fields, fruits of the orchard, hay from the mown fields, blossom and wood. God, bless the labor we bring to serve you, that with
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+Bishop Dee Pederson As I drive across the miles of farmland in our synod, familiar Thanksgiving hymns often come to mind. Maybe you remember them, too: songs about plowing the fields, all good gifts being sent by God, giving thanks for the fruit of creation, rejoicing in an abundant harvest. This time of year, so
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