All Messages

All messages from the Presiding Bishop listed by date, from present to past.
2008
		Statement on Hurricanes 09/12/08
		Lutheran Letter to the Candidates  ( In PDF Format) 07/08/08
		Melting Snow on Mt. Kilimanjaro: A Witness of a Suffering Creation   June 2008
		Letter from Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson on current domestic disasters  - 06/20/08
		Joint Statement on Sudan: Presiding Bishops Urge Prayers for Peace, International Action for Stability  - 06/04/08
		2008 Easter Message  ( LISTEN )  ( en Español ) - 02/18/08
		Presiding Bishop's Message on the Crisis in Kenya  - 02/07/08
		Joint Statement with Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katherine Jefferts Schori on Resettlement and Migration PDF  - 01/30/08
		Bishop Hanson's Statement on Kenya  - 01/03/08
2007
		2007 Christmas Message  - 11/19/07
		Racial Justice Statement from Bishop Hanson  - 11/01/07
		ELCA Presiding Bishop Responds to Letter from Muslim Leaders  - 10/12/07
		Installation of Wayne Miller as Bishop of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod  - 09/09/07
		2007 Churchwide Assembly Update from Bishop Hanson  - 08/15/07
		Bishop Hanson's Opening Worship Sermon for the 2007 ELCA Churchwide Assembly PDF  - 08/06/07
		Bishop Hanson's Sermon, "A Heaven and A New Earth" Global Mission Event 2007 PDF  - 07/19/07
		Bishop Hanson's Sermon, Spirit of Wholeness in Christ: A Racial Multi-Cultural Event PDF  - 07/12/07
		Response of Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson to Vatican Statement - 07/11/07
		2007 Synod Assembly Bishop's Letter  PDF  - 06/01/07
		Repairing the Breach, BRRICK (Building Racial Reconciliation in Christ’s Kingdom) PDF  - 05/24/07
		ELCA Presiding Bishop's Statement on Virginia Tech Tragedy - 04/16/07
		Earth Day 2007 - 04/11/07
		2007 Easter Message  ( LISTEN )  ( en Español ) PDF, 8KB
		LECNA Conference - Reflections on Our Shared Commitments - 03/01/07
		Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago 2007 Leadership Conference "Renewed by Scripture" PDF - 02/13/07
		2007 Youth Ministry Extravaganza Sermon PDF - 02/05/07
		A Call to Conversation on Iraq - 01/26/07
2006
		2006 Christmas Message  ( en Español ) PDF, 14KB
		Free in Christ to Serve the Neighbor - 11/16/06
		ELCA Presiding Bishop's Statement for World AIDS Day 2006 - 11/29/06
		That All May Be One: A Joint Pastoral Letter and Reflection on Global Poverty and the Millennium Development Goals - 09/14/06
		Bishop Hanson's letter on the Fifth Anniversary of the September 11th Attacks - 09/01/06
		Bishop Hanson's letter on the first anniversary of the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes - 08/16/06
		Gratitude for our Shared Calls - 08/21/06
		An Open Letter to Jewish, Muslim, and Christian Leaders - 08/09/06
		A Call to End the Violence - A joint appeal by the leaders of the World Council of Churches Lutheran World Federation World Alliance of Reformed Churches - 08/08/06
		Pastoral letter from Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson regarding the escalating situation in Lebanon  - 07/17/06
		Letter from Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson and Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold (Episcopal Church) to President Bush Regarding the Gaza Crisis - 06/30/06
		Statement on Darfur Peace Process ( en Español - 05/06 )
		2006 Easter Message ( en Español )
		Statement on Fair and Just Immigration Reform - 04/06
		2006 Letter to Synod Assemblies
		2006 Synod Assembly Video
		ELCA Presiding Bishop's Statement on the Life of Coretta Scott King - 02/03/06
		ELCA Presiding Bishop delivers the William Reed Huntington Sermon - 01/06
		The Future of ELCA Institutions - 01/06

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