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SUMMARY:Countering Christian Nationalism in Pennsylvania: Faith in the Commonwealth for the Common Good
DESCRIPTION:Christian Nationalism is on the rise—especially in Pennsylvania—threatening the heart of our faith and democracy. This retreat invites ELCA candidates for ministry and rostered leaders into a sacred space for truth-telling\, healing\, and hope. Together\, we’ll explore how Christian Nationalism distorts the gospel\, divides communities\, and shows up in our local context—and how we can respond with love\, justice\, and public witness for the good of all. \nSponsored by the Allegheny Synod and Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (LAMPa). \nIn partnership with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC). \nRegister here! \n  \nPricing: \nSingle Occupancy: $350 \nIncludes dinner on Tuesday through lunch on Thursday\, and single occupancy accommodations at Sequanota’s Bowersox center. \nDouble Occupancy: $250 \nIncludes dinner on Tuesday through lunch on Thursday\, and double occupancy accommodations at Sequanota’s Bowersox center. You can indicate preferred roommate at registration\, or one will be assigned. \nCommuter Rate: $185 \nIncludes dinner on Tuesday through lunch on Thursday. \n  \nThanks to regular Mission Support\, the Allegheny Synod Leadership Support Fund is providing discounts for their rostered leaders and candidates who attend this event. Use these promocodes when you register: \nFor all Allegheny Synod Rostered Leaders\, use ALLEGHENYROSTER for $50 off. \nFor Allegheny Synod First Call Rostered Leaders (in the first three years of ordination)\, use ALLEGHENYFIRSTCALL for $100 off. \nFor seminarians and candidates in candidacy through the Allegheny Synod\, use ALLEGHENYCANDIDATE for $150 off. \nThe promocodes should be entered on the first page of registration. It is a small bullet point on the right-hand side of the screen. 
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/countering-christian-nationalism-in-pennsylvania-faith-in-the-commonwealth-for-the-common-good/
LOCATION:Camp Sequanota\, 368 Sequanota Rd.\, Boswell\, PA\, 15531\, United States
CATEGORIES:Addressing Christian Nationalism,Advocacy,Civic Participation,Homepage Event,Racial Justice,Social Justice,Violence
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ORGANIZER;CN="Allegheny Synod":MAILTO:office@alleghenysynod.com
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SUMMARY:2026 Roadmap: Refugee Resettlement\, Asylum\, and Humanitarian Protection Trends
DESCRIPTION:Join Church World Service\, We Are All America\, Refugee Council USA\, National Partnership for New Americans\, and Human Rights First for a national briefing on the 2026 outlook for refugee resettlement\, asylum\, Temporary Protected Status (TPS)\, and other humanitarian protections. This session will provide critical updates on federal policy shifts\, enforcement trends\, congressional funding\, and advocacy opportunities\, equipping advocates and community leaders with what they need to prepare for the year ahead. \nThis briefing is for everyone: immigrants and refugees\, organizers\, advocates\, faith communities\, service providers\, and anyone who refuses to stay silent while the Trump administration targets refugees and immigrants. Whether you are responding to crises\, supporting families\, or pushing for policy change\, the virtual briefing will help you understand the current situation\, stay grounded in facts\, and take meaningful action to protect our neighbors. Register here.
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/2026-roadmap-refugee-resettlement-asylum-and-humanitarian-protection-trends/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260209T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260209T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T234701
CREATED:20260122T131342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T131342Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrate Daniel A. Payne: A Visionary Beyond Borders
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/celebrate-daniel-a-payne-a-visionary-beyond-borders/
LOCATION:United Lutheran Seminary Gettysburg campus\, 61 Seminary Ridge\, Gettysburg\, PA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T190000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T184612Z
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SUMMARY:Changing by Choice
DESCRIPTION:If we know what we need to do\, why do we fail to do it? \nThis study invites us to apply this age-old question of faith to the problem of climate change. The study features videos recorded at the global climate negotiations in November 2025 and introduces the Global Ethical Stocktake\, a discussion framework developed in 2025 to guide a global conversation on the ethics of climate change. With grace and urgency\, this study will open space to ask hard questions and gain insights into the issue of climate change—and our responsibilities to each other. \nChanging by Choice considers climate change as it intersects with other core concerns for faith communities\, including hunger; migration; disaster response; and violent conflict. And\, using the Global Ethical Stocktake framework\, it brings your group into conversation with people in local communities around the world. \nJoin the discussion by registering on eventbrite at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1979825213509.
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/changing-by-choice/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Education,Environment
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T200000
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SUMMARY:Stories of regrowth & resilience
DESCRIPTION:Stories of Regrowth and Resilience! 4pm AK/5pm PST/ 6pm MT/ 7pm CT/ 8pm ET Hear from Christ the King Lutheran Church who experienced a resurgence of vitality in their church after a bold public witness to the importance of Earth Care. Learn more about their monarch fest\, church “permaculture” food forest\, and share stories together.
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/stories-of-regrowth-resilience/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Education,Environment
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260301
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SUMMARY:A Vision for Liberating our Democracy
DESCRIPTION:United Lutheran Seminary (ULS) will host A Vision for Liberating Our Democracy: Examining the Religious and Racialized Roots of American Democracy on Feb. 27–28 at its Philadelphia campus. The interdisciplinary conference will bring together scholars\, activists\, educators and faith leaders to examine how religion and race have shaped democratic life in the United States and to explore liberative visions for the future. Graduate level students attend free. \nRegister here.  Visit the ULS website and online calendar for additional information. \nDownload the flyer here: A Vision for Liberating Our Democracy Flyer
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/__trashed/
LOCATION:United Lutheran Seminary: Philadelphia Campus\, 7301 Germantown Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19119\, United States
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SUMMARY:Joint Commission Advocacy Summit 2026
DESCRIPTION:advocacy summit
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/joint-commission-advocacy-summit-2026/
LOCATION:Shiloh Baptist Church\, 1500 9th St NW\, Washington\,\, DC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T110000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T210858Z
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SUMMARY:Theological Education with Adults- Luther's Teachings for Today
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URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/theological-education-with-adults-luthers-teachings-for-today/
LOCATION:Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg\, 61 Seminary Ridge\, Gettysburg\, PA\, 17325\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T110000
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CREATED:20260222T111414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260222T111414Z
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SUMMARY:Preaching the Paradox: A Festival of Lutheran Proclamation
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n 
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/preaching-the-paradox-a-festival-of-lutheran-proclamation/
LOCATION:United Lutheran Seminary Gettysburg campus\, 61 Seminary Ridge\, Gettysburg\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261020
DTSTAMP:20260403T234702
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SUMMARY:Register to Vote
DESCRIPTION:Voter registration deadline is October 19\, 2026. \n  \nWe are called to conversation and prayer around our role as U.S. residents and as people of faith in ensuring our election systems promote dignity and respect for all. \nWe are called to act by speaking out as advocates and engaging in local efforts to guarantee the right to vote to all citizens. \nELCAvotes is an initiative: \nexpanding the role of the church in encouraging faithful and nonpartisan voter participation by providing faith-based resources around voting \nproviding a framework for all Lutherans to understand and speak out about the intersection of voting and elections and racial\, gender and economic justice \namplifying the voices of young-adult leaders in the church and providing a platform for young adults to explore what it means to be a civically engaged person of faith \nengaging with and equipping ethnic communities to talk about voting rights and race and their connection with elections today \n“[It is] resolved\, that members\, congregations\, and synods of this church be encouraged to “promote public life worthy of the name” by speaking out as an advocate and engaging in local efforts such as voter registration and supporting legislation to guarantee the right to vote to all citizens …”Social Policy Resolution “Voting Rights to All Citizens” adopted Aug. 2013 \n  \nFor more information regarding the importance of voting and civic engagement\, please refer to the ELCA social statement on Faith and Civic Life https://www.elca.org/faith/faith-and-society/current-social-writing-projects/civic-life-and-faith and the related social message on Government & Civic Engagement: Discipleship in a Democracy. \n 
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/register-to-vote/
LOCATION:AZ
CATEGORIES:Elections
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261028
DTSTAMP:20260403T234702
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SUMMARY:Request a mail-in or absentee ballot
DESCRIPTION:Request a mail-in or absentee ballot by October 27\, 2026 \n  \nWe are called to conversation and prayer around our role as U.S. residents and as people of faith in ensuring our election systems promote dignity and respect for all. \nWe are called to act by speaking out as advocates and engaging in local efforts to guarantee the right to vote to all citizens. \nELCAvotes is an initiative: \nexpanding the role of the church in encouraging faithful and nonpartisan voter participation by providing faith-based resources around voting \nproviding a framework for all Lutherans to understand and speak out about the intersection of voting and elections and racial\, gender and economic justice \namplifying the voices of young-adult leaders in the church and providing a platform for young adults to explore what it means to be a civically engaged person of faith \nengaging with and equipping ethnic communities to talk about voting rights and race and their connection with elections today \n“[It is] resolved\, that members\, congregations\, and synods of this church be encouraged to “promote public life worthy of the name” by speaking out as an advocate and engaging in local efforts such as voter registration and supporting legislation to guarantee the right to vote to all citizens …”Social Policy Resolution “Voting Rights to All Citizens” adopted Aug. 2013 \n  \nFor more information regarding the importance of voting and civic engagement\, please refer to the ELCA social statement on Faith and Civic Life https://www.elca.org/faith/faith-and-society/current-social-writing-projects/civic-life-and-faith and the related social message on Government & Civic Engagement: Discipleship in a Democracy. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/request-a-mail-in-or-absentee-ballot/
LOCATION:AZ
CATEGORIES:Elections
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261103T070000
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SUMMARY:Election Day
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URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/election-day/
LOCATION:AZ
CATEGORIES:Elections
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