Category: Taking Action
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Donna’s Holy Land Trip
In winter of 2023, Donna had the privilege of traveling to visit our partners in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land. She travelled with other members of the New England Synod and visited various holy sites we read about in scripture: the Jordan River, the Sea of Galilee, Jerusalem, Bethlehem. She…
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Autumn Activities at First Lutheran
Fall is always an exciting time: youth are returning to school, the seasons are changing, and the program year in congregations and other organizations is ramping up. We’re excited to offer a number of education, service, and worship opportunities over the next few months. September 25th: God’s Work, Our Hands Wear your work clothes and…
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Daily Bread Matching Grant
Our ministry at First Lutheran Church is partnering with ELCA World Hunger to raise funds for our work with the Bread of Life in Malden. This feeding ministry serves people right here in our neighborhood, and they’ve seen the need for food triple since the pandemic began. With the spread of COVID-19 in the United States and…
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Volunteer with the Malden Warming Center
God is doing a marvelous thing in Malden – starting a warming center! Like many places in Massachusetts, there are many residents of Malden and our neighboring cities and towns who are homeless. In the coldest nights of the year, some of these folks have nowhere to go to warm up and stay safe. We…
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Hope for the Holidays
Christmas should be a joyful time for children everywhere, but this year in the United States, hundreds of children and families – some as young as 9 years old – will spend the holidays in detention for trying to come to the United States in search of a better life. While First Lutheran Church can’t…
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Pastoral Letter on #WontBeErased
Beloveds, This fall is full of anxiety and trepidation, anger and fear, for transgender people. Our government is circulating a memo proposing to legally define gender according to anatomy at birth, a definition rejected by scientists and activists alike. It attempts to legally erase transgender and intersex people from our nation. A legal definition like…
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Vision and Mission Planning
This Sunday we held a breakfast to talk about our future as a congregation. First, we reported what we learned from you in our last round of conversations. Here are the main areas First Lutheran has expressed in interest, in terms of issues and values: Focus Issue Ideas Supporting Children and Families Jesus said, “Let…
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Jericho Walk
Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar. Walker, there is no road, the road is made by walking. – Antonio Machado On August 18th, the Run Club of Malden held its first meet-up at the track outside of Pine Banks Park. Our crew took our very first steps of the “Couch to 5k,”…
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#MeToo
In the past month social media and the news have been full of reports about sexual abuse, assault, and harassment. This can be difficult for victims and survivors, as it can trigger traumas and bring up terrible memories. If this reflects your experience, please know: You’re not alone. God loves you and never wanted this…
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