Office of the Bishop Updates: 12/22/2023

As we wind down the season of Advent and 2023, we send you Christmas greetings from the Office of the Bishop! The Synod Office will be closed Friday through Tuesday ,12/22 – 12/26/2023, and again on Monday, January 1, 2024.

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

  • Christmas celebration

  • Office filing and various meetings

Rev. Jacqueline Pagel
Bishop’s Associate for Candidacy and Faith Formation

  • Review and update Office Manual

  • Youth Gathering update

Rev. James Dew
Interim Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM)

  • Monthly DEM Meeting

  • 2024 Grant Covenants

  • Catch up from previous week's vacation

Rev. Dan Potaznick
Director of Generosity and Strategic Development

  • Preaching on Christmas Eve at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Glendale, AZ.

  • Taking time to honor the sabbath with family.

  • Giving thanks for the congregations and communities across the Synod as we enter the Christmas Season

Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events

  • Celebrating Christmas!

  • End of year activities

  • General administrative tasks of the Synod Office

Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication

  • Daily news posts and weekly newsletter

  • Process ideas from our in person staff retreat into a 2024 game plan

  • Year end wrap up newsletter

Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator

  • Continue working on month end close deliverables for November 2023. Run end of month payroll.