We are Missouri Synod but all the Lutheran churches around here are ELCA. Our Pastor sticks to the Bible & the services are traditional ... there is some reference to ecology, environment, social justice, & equity mentioned in the prayers (prepared by ELCA for the bulletin). If I disagree, I just stay quiet instead of affirming that particular part of the prayer. The pastor herself is wonderful - very caring & a good shepherd to her congregational ‘flock’. Coming from a church where the pastor gave great sermons but the sick, elderly, grieving & dying receive no pastoral care, I will take our ELCA pastor any day. The pastor visited my cousin regularly when she was in the hospital for 2 months & when my cousin finally came home, the pastor visited with homemade food & flowers. After church services, you are as likely to get a hug as a handshake ... she’s just a wonderful person & her husband is a great guy, too. I actually enjoy going to church now & that hasn’t been the case for decades.
I’ve been blessed with a “home” church (ie., my denomination, Missouri Synod) with pastors who are pretty much traditional Missouri Synod, but super active with pastoral care, too.
My wife is Catholic so we end up going to her church more - I’ve adapted by similarly to you “skipping” the occasional thing I cringe at a little, although in the Creed when we get to “We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.” I substitute “Christian church”. At Communion I just go up for a blessing with the arms crossed bit - something I didn’t do for a long time because it reminded me too much of Worf’s “discommendation” scene in Star Trek! But, I finally decided that didn’t apply...
The priests are also very good on the pastoral care end of things too, so I respect that a lot. :-)
You’re lucky to have found that - hence the reason I’m still looking!