Around the Allegheny Synod/Region/ELCA

LUTHERAN DAY/FAITH NIGHT AT THE CURVE: Lutheran Day at the Altoona Curve has become a long-standing tradition in the Allegheny Synod. This year’s event is coming up on Sunday, August 24, and it promises to be even bigger and more fun! We will be gathering for an all-you-can-eat picnic buffet before the game in the First Base Picnic Area beginning at 5pm, with the game to follow at 6pm at PNG Field. We hope you’ll join up with your fellow Lutherans from around the synod for this great event! 

Tickets for the event are only $15 each (for adults and children over 3) and include the buffet, which features burgers, hot dogs, chips, cookies, and non-alcoholic beverages, as well as a game ticket on the Terrace (second) level.

If you’re unable to attend the buffet but want to join us for the game, individual game tickets are $11 each. Children 2 and under are free.

To order tickets, please complete the order form and return it to the synod office (916 Hickory St., Hollidaysburg, PA 16648) along with your payment. You may also email your ticket order to alleghenysynodcurvetickets@gmail.com and mail payment to the synod office. Tickets will be distributed to you once we receive your payment. 

This year’s event is being held in conjunction with the Curve’s Faith Night. There also will be fireworks after the game and kids can run the bases.

If you have any other questions, contact Pastor David. We look forward to seeing you at the ballpark in August!

SYNOD’S 2025 ASSEMBLY PUSHED TO FALL: The Allegheny Synod has decided to push its 2025 Synod Assembly to October 31-November 1 when it will elect a new bishop. The need for churches within the synod and the synod office itself to take time to talk and listen to one another was the reason for pushing the assembly back. 

BE A PART OF SYNOD COUNCIL/COMMITTEES: Besides electing a new bishop, members of the Allegheny Synod also will be voting on several positions on synod council and committees. If you are interested in being considered for a position, contact Pastor David.

The openings this year include:

• Synod Vice President (4-year term) lay male or female.

• Synod Council (3-year term) one rostered leader, one lay female, one lay male, one young adult (age 18-30), and one youth (age 15-18 for a 2-year term).

• Consultation Committee (6-year term) one lay male or female.

• Discipline Committee (6-year term) three rostered leaders, three lay male or female.

ULS HOSTS SERIES FOR AGING ADULTS AND THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEM: United Luther Seminary continues its author series “Aging Grace-Fully.” The series examines how to age with grace and live fully with the physical, mental, and social changes that are often difficult to accept when growing older. The series seeks to understand and accept these challenges and features leading authors who share their knowledge and experiences about aging, including suffering, love, and loss. All presentations will be on the Gettysburg campus of ULS ($25 per person) and available online ($15).

The remaining author schedule is: July 15 — Mia Birdsoong, author of How We Show Up; September 11 — Anne Lamott, author of Somehow Thursday.

For registration information or if you are interested in watching these discussions as part of a group at St. Mark, contact Pastor David.