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DESCRIPTION:The Reverend Doctor J. Richard Eckert will be installed at Grac
 e during worship on Sunday\, August 9.  There will be time after worship 
 to greet him or meet him for the first time. Please note that this is has
  been rescheduled from the date listed in the July Good News from Grace ne
 wsletter. \nThe Reverend Doctor J. Richard Eckert was ordained into the M
 inistry of Word and Sacrament on June 23\, 1974. Pastor Eckert served as P
 astor of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church\, in Penbrook\, PA until 1992. 
  He then served as Pastor of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in 
 Middletown\, Pennsylvania. until his retirement in October  2021. During 
 these years\, he also provided leadership beyond the local congregation\, 
 serving as Dean of the Harrisburg Conference and completing four three-yea
 r terms on the Synod Council.   Following his retirement\, Pastor Eckert
  continued to serve the church. From January 2023\, through May 2025\, he 
 was honored to serve as Interim Pastor at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in
  Liverpool\, Pennsylvania. Throughout his pastoral ministry\, Pastor Ecker
 t has been deeply committed to the study and practice of spiritual formati
 on. He earned the Doctor of Ministry degree from Lutheran Theological Semi
 nary at Gettysburg on May 16\, 1986. His three-year program focused on the
  role of spiritual formation in the art of preaching.  He continued his 
 formation at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation\, earning certif
 icates in Spiritual Direction\, Group Spiritual Direction\, Contemplative
  Leadership\, and Embracing the Call of the Holy Spirit. In June 2023\, h
 e completed a two-year program at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary\
 , in Hickory\, North Carolina receiving certification as a Spiritual Direc
 tor. In each congregation he has served\, Pastor Eckert has offered indiv
 idual Spiritual Direction\, Group Spiritual Direction\, and Contemplative
  Worship services\, nurturing deeper spiritual growth within the body of 
 Christ.
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LOCATION:Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (1610 Carlisle Road\, Camp Hill)
SUMMARY:Installation of The Rev. Dr. J. Richard Eckert
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