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Synod Events for Rostered Ministers

Bishop's Ministerium Day 2026

​“Faithful Neighboring: Our Sacred Call to Stand for Justice,”

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This day is designed to help us stand with and for our immigrant neighbors in a time when aggressive tactics by federal agents have instilled widespread fear.  We will engage in theological reflection about how our advocacy is rooted in our faith.  We will welcome guest speakers, including Aubrey Thonvold from Reconciling Works and our own Sara Lilja, who will share their expertise about what we can be doing now to embody love and compassion in the face of violence and fearmongering.  We’ll also practice some songs of protest, both historical and contemporary, as one way of rooting ourselves in the Spirit.

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Tuesday, April 28 at The Hibernian Club (2419 Kuser Road) in Hamilton, NJ 08690. 

Registration cost is $25 per person

Registration and light breakfast begins at 8:30 AM

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Monday evening, April 27, 7-9 PM  - A social hour with snacks and drinks at the Homewood Suites for anyone able to attend, regardless if you are staying overnight.  There is no additional charge for the Monday evening fellowship but we do ask you to register so we can adequately prepare.

 

Optional Hotel room:  (Additional $25 per person - regardless if you share a room)  For those who would like to stay closer to the venue on Monday night, we have secured a block of rooms at the Homewood Suites by Hilton on Route 130 in Hamilton.  We have secured a small block of rooms which are available only through your synod registration, until April 13 (based on availability).  Registration for Ministerium Day plus overnight at the Homewood Suites is $50.00 per person (regardless if you are sharing a room).

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REGISTER HERE!

1930 State Highway 33

Hamilton Square, NJ 08690

609-586-6800

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“Our synod office is located on land which is part of the traditional territory of the Lenni-Lenape, called “Lenapehoking.” The Lenape People lived in harmony with one another upon this territory for thousands of years. During the colonial era and early federal period, many were removed west and north, but some also remain among the continuing historical tribal communities of the region: The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation; the Ramapough Lenape Nation; and the Powhatan Renape Nation, The Nanticoke of Millsboro Delaware, and the Lenape of Cheswold Delaware. We acknowledge the Lenni-Lenape as the original people of this land and their continuing relationship with their territory. In our acknowledgment of the continued presence of Lenape people in their homeland, we affirm the aspiration of the great Lenape Chief Tamanend, that there be harmony between the indigenous people of this land and the descendants of the immigrants to this land, “as long as the rivers and creeks flow, and the sun, moon, and stars shine.”

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