The holiday season is a time for cheer, decorations, gatherings with friends and family and celebration. Unfortunately, disaster does not take a holiday. Lutheran Disaster Response-Eastern PA, a member of the Liberty Lutheran Family of Services, most known for the aid they provide to families after natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods, also helps […]
Lutheran Congregational Services (LCS,) a member of the Liberty Lutheran Family of Services, is proud to participate in the annual Christmas Ingathering every December by providing support to congregations with coordinating, collecting and distributing products and gifts to those in need. This year, we’re asking for your help in that effort.
As many as 100 volunteers serve as the engine behind Lutheran Congregational Services’ S.O.S. Warehouse ministry. This week LCS, a service of Liberty Lutheran, hosted a “thank you” luncheon for volunteers as a way to express appreciation for their help with the program over the last three years. “It continues on with the help of […]
By Jennifer Ollikainen, Executive Director, Lutheran Congregational Services After serving as Director of Ministries for 2 ½ years in the Philadelphia area with Lutheran Congregational Services, I am thrilled to accept the call as Executive Director effective October 1. I give thanks for Pastor Dennis Ritter’s leadership as Executive Director over the past 9 years and […]
By Julia Menzo, Disaster Response Coordinator Southeastern PA, Liberty Lutheran Lutheran Disaster Response – Eastern PA(LDR-EPA) is always working to help families through a disaster. Preparedness is a key component to minimizing danger to life, home and property. That’s why LDR-EPA sponsored “How to Prepare your Family, Community and Church for Disaster,” a free workshop […]
-By Marla Sell, Head Case Manager, Lutheran Congregational Services A pot luck picnic brought together refugees and two organizations devoted to helping them transition to a life of self-sufficiency in the Lehigh Valley. The refugee programs of Lutheran Congregational Services and Catholic Charities, Diocese of Allentown, held their annual Refugee Pot-Luck Picnic at Macungie Memorial […]
-By The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Phelps Ollikainen Lutherans serve. It is that simple. It is a way of life. It is a way of faith. At worship, when we remind ourselves of who we are and how we are to live in faith, we ask one another: “ . . . Do you intend to […]
More than 70 golf enthusiasts hit the links on Monday, August 12th for the 15th annual Lutheran Classic golf outing to support Lutheran Congregational Services. Golfers and volunteers enjoyed a fun-filled day at the Blue Ridge Country Club in Palmerton. The day kicked off with a shotgun start at 11am with a four-person scramble format. […]
Camp Noah serves children who have often lost everything, including special mementos such as childhood blankets. Its purpose is to help disaster survivors feel less isolated; help them express and accept their many difficult feelings; understand more about the process of recovery; develop new friends; and find relief in small comforts and play time. […]
Moore, Oklahoma, and other communities in that state have been devastated by deadly and destructive tornados this spring. The stories and pictures are filled with heart-wrenching suffering and heart-warming resilience. The stories also point to our own feelings of helplessness in these times, whether from our inability to find our loved ones amidst the chaos, […]
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