
ALT Green pastel background with black and gray ink blots on the corners with black and white text in the center reading, "We want to know: How did you know you belonged at your church? What made your church feel like home? #ELCAQuestionOfTheWeek" The ELCA brandmark in white is in the bottom right corner.

ALT White text against a black background reads, "As a church and society, we must: 1- Prevent easy access to assault-style weapons 2- Strengthen our federal system of background checks for all gun sales 3-Provide mental health, medical and emotional support for the injured and grieving 4-Strive for justice and peace in all the earth" The ELCA brandmark in white is in the bottom left corner.

ALT Visual Description: An all black image with white texts reads, "God of resurrection, we remember before you those who have died at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. We commend them to your eternal love. Grant healing and wholeness to the survivors who are wounded or traumatized, and restore all whose spirits are maimed by such violence. That we may serve as your arms of care to those in distress, we pray: *in bold* make us instruments of your peace." The ELCA Brandmark in white is in the bottom right corner of the graphic.
Remembering the Emanuel Nine | ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton
On June 17, 2015, nine people were shot and killed at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC. Bishop Eaton reminds us to mark this day of penitence with study and prayer.
















