MONDAY JUNE 1 FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM – Upstate New York Synod ELCA Prayer Vigil: Monday, June 1 from 9am to 9pm. Come at any point during the day to sit, pray, weep and hope with us on the Synod’s YouTube channel – www.YouTube.com/UpstateNYSynodELCA. The time to come together is now. We must […]

ALL are welcome to our 10 AM Sunday, May 31st online worship! We will celebrate the Day of Pentecost!“Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”Logon to https://www.gotomeet.me/FirstLutheranAlbany/worship. for video etc. To […]

Reset or Pause? My Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, “This is it: we have arrived at the end of the world. Finally. Now we can start to build a new one. This is our chance to reshape ourselves as spiritual, scientific, and ethical beings. [1]” These words by professor, philosopher, and theologian, Zachary Stein, […]

Please click here to access the May 2020 Newsletter for First Lutheran Church. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XmGZ5rZUjbmqNjD8jaXsubTfj5O7GdLu/view

ALL are always welcome to participate in our Sunday worship services at 10 AM. Our online format will continue throughout the month of May. Logon to https://www.gotomeet.me/FirstLutheranAlbany/worship. for video etc. To connect with telephone, please call 866-899-4679 and enter Access Code: 666-886-413.

Sunday, May 3, Virtual Crop Walk to End Hunger! There will not be an in person event this year, but First Lutheran Church still has a team of walkers and would appreciate support for this important ministry! Please consider donating online at this link to our church team. You may support one of the walkers […]

Easter and the New Normal My Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Alleluia! The Christ is risen! Alleluia! Those words may seem jarring and out-of-sync with our present situation. Yet, I would maintain that they are more necessary than ever! With our social distancing, isolation, and quarantine, we are getting a glimpse of the darkness […]

Online Worship Opportunities for Holy Week with First Lutheran Church, Albany, April 9, 10, and 12. ALL ARE WELCOME to login or call-in for 7 PM Maundy Thursday, 7 PM Good Friday, and 10 AM Easter worship services! Logon to https://www.gotomeet.me/FirstLutheranAlbany/worship. for video etc. To connect with telephone, please call 866-899-4679 and enter Access Code: […]

First Lutheran Church will continue to conduct online worship opportunities on Sunday mornings at 10 AM through the month of April. Option 1: Logon to https://www.gotomeet.me/FirstLutheranAlbany/worship. This will allow you to use your computer or tablet, and you can video conference into worship. Option 2: Call 1-866-899-4679 and enter Access Code: 666-886-413