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WORSHIP THIS WEEK: Who do you say Jesus is? It can be a challenging question, and we’ll explore it together this Sunday. We’ll also begin a new Sunday School year, remembering our baptismal promises to help our youngest disciples grow in their faith and in their understanding of scripture. Join us on Sunday, September 15 at 10:00 in our physical sanctuary at 300 Shunpike Road or in our digital sanctuary for worship: https://www.youtube.com/live/URaXdlHRm2k?si=HgPKgoWdB1pxKXda
Gloria Dei Welcome Statement (adopted June 2024) - Gloria Dei Lutheran Church celebrates that each person is created in the image of God, and God’s wide embrace holds all of us. We trust in a living God who, by the power of the Holy Spirit, continually renews and transforms us. That Spirit holds us in relationship with God and with each other. We invite you to share in ministry here, bringing all of who you are, including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race and ethnicity, age, marital status, faith journey, economic circumstance, immigration path, physical and mental health, and any other identity God has given you to shine your light in the world. We believe that we are called to follow Jesus in serving our world and our community: welcoming the stranger, feeding the hungry, loving our neighbors, and working for justice. We are a Reconciling in Christ congregation, committed to the full inclusion and affirmation of LGBTQIA+ people and to the ongoing work of racial equity. There is a place for you at Gloria Dei. We welcome you – your identities, your histories, your stories. We celebrate your unique and holy gifts as we grow together in faith: created by God, saved by Christ, and nurtured by the Holy Spirit.
We are grateful for our relationship to the wider church.
“For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another.” Romans 11:4-5
“The Church is not a building, the Church is not a steeple, the Church is not a resting place — the Church is the People!”
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a community of faith that shares a passion for making positive changes in the world. Our faith is built around a strong belief in God as made known to us in Jesus Christ. Through worship, service, and education, we practice our faith, grow our relationship with God and experience God’s grace in our lives.
Please visit www.elca.org for more information.
New Jersey Synod
The New Jersey Synod is a geographical grouping of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) congregations, such as Gloria Dei. It is one of 65 synods in the ELCA. The mission of our Synod is “to change and save lives” and we do that together through, first, God’s grace, and second, through encouraging congregations and leaders, supporting an amazing variety of ministries, and sharing our journeys as the Body of Christ.
To learn more about our Synod, please visit www.njsynod.org.
The Lutheran Theological Seminary
at Philadelphia
Centered in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia seeks to educate and form public leaders who are committed to developing and nurturing individual believers and communities of faith for engagement in the world.
For more details, please visit www.ltsp.edu.
Cross Roads Camp and Retreat Center
Cross Roads is a beautiful retreat center and camp providing comfortable facilities, picturesque grounds, and transformational experiences for all ages and all types of spiritual and secular groups. The camp is located on 250 mountaintop acres in the beautiful Highlands of northwestern New Jersey.
Visit www.crossroadsretreat.com for more information about the camp.
Chatham, NJ 07928-1659
(973) 635-5889
gloriadei@gloriadeichatham.org
