MJ Stellabotte

Dear friends in Christ,This will be my last announcement to you as your vicar, and it’s definitely bittersweet. I’m excited at my future prospects of getting my first call (which have unfortunately been delayed a bit by the pandemic — but hopefully I’ll begin interviewing with some congregations in the Allegheny Synod by the end […]

Dear friends in Christ, I pray this has been a good week for you! As I begin winding down my internship and my time at St. Matthias, this week for me was spent packing up items in my apartment that I’ll be taking home and won’t need over the next two weeks (unless the temperature

Dear friends in Christ, After what has been a week filled with mostly rain and overcast skies, it’s a nice day to enjoy the outdoors here in beautiful Carlisle as I walk downtown and enjoy the sights and sounds of shops and restaurants that have re-opened since the pandemic. I hope you are able to

Good afternoon! I pray you had a great week and that you are enjoying this sunny afternoon filled with God’s beauty. It looks like we will have a hot and sunny weekend, so we will worship indoors beginning at 9:30 am. When we worship indoors, we will continue to wear masks and practice social distancing

Dear friends, Greetings and I hope this finds you well and getting ready for the extended holiday weekend! As more and more people are becoming vaccinated and things are opening up, it’s one of the first holidays in which many of us will be spending with friends and family. If you’re planning to do so,

Dear Siblings in Christ, Greetings on this warm and sunny day! I hope you’ve had a good week. Mine has been full of blessings as I officially graduated today from United Lutheran Seminary! It definitely wasn’t the way I envisioned my seminary journey to end, but then none of us imagined we would be in

Dear friends, I pray that you are well and had a chance to enjoy the beautiful weather this past week! I got to enjoy it during my vacation week — we attended an outdoor wedding this past Saturday and it was so good to be among friends that Tim and I hadn’t seen for more

Dear siblings in Christ, It was wonderful to see many of you this past Sunday as we began our in-person outdoor worship! There is a chance of rain this coming Sunday — if the rain keeps us from worshiping outdoors, we will gather in the sanctuary beginning at 9:30am. Please remember to be considerate of

Christ is risen! Alleluia! Dear siblings in Christ, I hope that you’ve had a good week and have had a chance to enjoy some of the beautiful, sunny weather and the blooms and blossoms that showcase God’s wonderful creation! A reminder that we will begin gathering for in-person outdoor worship this coming Sunday, May 2