Just in time for your summer vacation, Synod Secretary Pastor David Brandfass provides us with an updated constitution following our 2022 Synod Assembly. You’ll always find the latest synod constitution on our website’s constitution page.
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In the video we shared at our 2022 Synod Assembly, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton urges us to follow Luther's example and use modern tools to spread the gospel, just as Luther shared the good news with the help of Gutenberg's printing press. 500 years ago this year, Martin Luther published his first translation of the New Testament into German vernacular.
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In this post we share one-minute faith stories from synod council members Erik Rehms, Sue Jensen, and Hannah Manzanares. We initially scheduled a workshop on how to craft your own one-minute faith story, but our presenter got Covid. We hope you’ll find inspiration from these examples to share your faith.
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In this post, we try to thank the many people who made our return to in-person assembly possible. We apologize for anyone we’ve neglected. It’s a blessing to have so many who help us be church together at our biggest event of the year..
We start by thanking all the voting members who took the time to participate and travel for our two-day assembly, and by informing themselves on the business of our synod. Your leadership is greatly appreciated.
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The Grand Canyon Synod Assembly convened June 10-11, 2022, at Love of Christ Lutheran Church in Mesa, Arizona. Attending were 87 rostered ministers (three were deacons) and 153 lay voting members. The youngest member of our assembly was 17 years old. You can view photos of the assembly here, and watch the entire assembly here.
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We thank Pastor Lars Hammar, with Lord of Grace Lutheran in Tucson, for being our official photographer at our assembly. We hope you enjoy this photo gallery.
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Enjoy this super-cut of our 2022 Grand Canyon Synod Assembly, which is all of our various Facebook livestreams in one video, with all the breaks and pauses removed.
A special thanks to Rob Mills, the audio/video technician with our host church, Love of Christ Lutheran in Mesa, who took the time to compile this video and also filmed and livestreamed our assembly.
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Synod Assembly voting members were sent an informational email on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. If you are a voting member and did not receive this email (and you have checked your spam folder!), please call Theresa at the Synod Office at (602) 957-3223.
We’ve also included the information in this post.
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After a long assembly week, the Office of the Bishop will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, June 13-14, 2022.
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Voting members at the 2022 assembly are encouraged to review two proposed updates to our synod constitution.
By SC20.02.07 the Synod Council recommends the Synod Assembly adopt the non-required amendments as approved by the 2019 Churchwide Assembly. Click here to access the recommended provisions as PDF.
The S7.11.01 bylaw change comes as a recommendation of the 2022 Synod Council, click here to access as PDF.
Click here to view/download the Rules of Procedure as PDF document for our Synod Assembly, June 10-11, 2022, at Love of Christ Lutheran Church in Mesa, Arizona.
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As part of our assembly, we’ll be approving our proposed 2023-2024 Mission Spending Plan. Visit this page to explore the plan in depth as we provide different ways of seeing this data.
If you missed our Q-&-A Zoom presentation of the plan, hosted by Synod Treasurer Erik Rehms, you can view a recording of the session here. You’ll also need this passcode to view: 5DDUcJ=V
After numerous Covid-thwarted attempts to arrange a visit, we are blessed that our 2022 Synod Assembly features a visit from Rev. Roberto Trejo Haager, Pastor President of the Mexican Lutheran Church (Iglesia Luterana Mexicana, ILM).
We look forward to worshipping with Pastor Trejo Haager and hearing updates on our companions in Mexico.
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Friday, May 27, 2022 is your absolute final day to register for our synod assembly. Click here to register.
We thank you for respecting our Covid safety precautions:
Only registered voting members may attend.
No in-person visitors. Visitors can view via livestream at no cost.
No tables or vendors will be at the in-person assembly.
All members of the Grand Canyon Synod are invited to participate in a Q-&-A Zoom presentation of the 2023-2024 Mission Spending Plan, hosted by Erik Rehms, the Synod Treasurer. Each session is the same, with two dates to choose from.
Saturday, 5/21/2022 at 9am MST/PDT, 10am MDT. Register for this meeting here.
Tuesday, 5/24/2022, 5pm MST/PDT, 6pm MDT. Register for this meeting here.
Note: Our block of rooms with Westgate Resort are fully booked. Be sure to call and reserve Country Inn and Suites by 5/25/2022.
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The Office of the Bishop presented an online symposium on Parliamentary Procedure and Robert’s Rules of Order by David Swartling on Tuesday, 4/26/2022. View the PDF handout here, and the presentation is available for viewing here with passcode: TQgC5E!7
Special thanks to our amazing guest, David Swartling, for providing this valuable information. Please feel free to share this information with your congregation leadership, as well as your congregation’s synod assembly delegates.
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Save $20 when you register early for our June 10-11, 2022 synod assembly. Visitors can view via livestream at no cost. Lay voting members and rostered ministers (active and retired) all use the same registration. Click here to register.
$140 early bird registration runs through 4/22/2022. $160 registration ends 5/27/2022.
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All members of the Grand Canyon Synod are invited to participate in the Diakonia Graduation, Thursday, 6/2/2022, 5pm MST/PDT, 6pm MDT. Register for the Diakonia graduation here. Congratulations to:
James Cleven, Sierra Evangelical Lutheran, Sierra Vista
Norman Engstrom, Mt. Zion Lutheran, Tucson
Cynthia Guenthner, Saint Andrew Lutheran, Phoenix
Deborah Martin, Mt. Zion Lutheran, Tucson
Richard Yeager, Beautiful Savior Lutheran, Tucson
Read their testimonies in this post.
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We invite resolutions for our 2022 Synod Assembly. Please submit them by the close of business on on Friday, April 22, 2022. More info in this post, in this PDF, or at our memorials and resolutions page.
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