May the Everlasting Light shine in this strange season: in the dark streets, at the quiet tables, in the open desert, in our crowded valleys, in the hectic hospitals, in the discourse seeking order, in all the yearning places of need.
We thank you for the gift of you, and all you do in the Grand Canyon Synod. The peace of Christ to you and yours.
Read MoreThe Office of the Bishop will be closed on the upcoming Thursdays and Fridays: December 24 and 25, as well as December 31 and January 1st.
Read MoreIn this difficult year, please join us in a Service of the Longest Night, which will be available for viewing Monday, December 21, 2020, at 5pm MST, 4pm PST, on our Facebook, Youtube, Vimeo, and gcsynod.org/longest-night.
Worship will be enhanced if you have four candles that you can light along the way as you will be invited. The order of worship is below, or view/download as PDF.
Read MoreI encourage every congregation and ministry of our synod to take advantage of this disorienting time to intentionally ask God questions.
For the life of God’s beloved world, how can we more fully become the church the Spirit needs us to be? As the Body of Christ in our time and place, what conversations, partners, and resources help us explore the future we are being called to embrace?
Read MoreThe Office of the Bishop team is dwelling in the words of Acts 16:6-10, and will be for the next few months. In a time of weariness, when we are unable to go to the places we desire, this story from the church in its infancy has much to offer.
Read MoreIt has been a while since I wrote about in-person gathering for worship. I was waiting for certainty before I grabbed my pen. I was waiting for clarity from the federal government and the CDC, from health scientists, and from our state health departments and governors. I waited for a common-sense consensus amongst the citizens of our nation. I turned to the books of wisdom in the Old Testament, hoping for a revelation.
I am still waiting.
Read MoreLutheran Campus Ministry, which was a life preserver for me. I saw first-hand how students were hungry for a place to be heard and ask questions about life and faith. I saw students blossom and grow—they are leaders in the church today.
Read MoreRev. Miguel Gomez-Acosta, Director for Evangelical Mission and Bishop’s Associate for Congregational Vitality with the Grand Canyon Synod, brings greetings, the Gospel, and a sermon for the second Sunday after Easter.
The Gospel, Luke 24:13-35, The Walk to Emmaus, can be found at the beginning of the video. The greetings and sermon starts at 2:54.
Read MoreOn Saturday, April 18, 2020, the Grand Canyon Synod Council agreed, through a unanimous vote, to postpone the 2020 Assembly. The 2021 assembly will be held in Las Vegas, with planned dates of June 10-11, 2021. The 2022 Assembly will be held in Mesa. Special thanks to Community Lutheran, Las Vegas, and Love of Christ, Mesa, for your flexibility and hospitality.
We will share hotel refund information as we learn it. Expect to see a refund of your Assembly fees by the end of the month.
Read MoreLutheran Social Services of Nevada continues to offer services, including Identification Recovery Services (Birth Certificates), Rapid Rehousing Services, Senior Case Management, and more, although our one-on-one services will now be by appointment only.
Please call our main line at 702-639-1730 Monday - Friday or e-mail info@lssnv.orgat any time for more information about our services or scheduling an appointment.
Read MoreBishop Deborah K. Hutterer of the Grand Canyon Synod brings greetings, the Gospel, and a sermon for the first Sunday after Easter. The Bishop's greetings can be found at the beginning of the video. The Gospel starts at the 1:45 mark, and the sermon starts at 3:50.
Read MoreLutheran Social Services of Nevada is setting appointments to help individuals sign up for SNAP (food stamps). For more information or to set an appointment, contact Nutrition Services Manager Maria at maria@lssnv.org.
Read MoreAs of Monday, March 23rd, the Lutheran Social Services of Nevada Heart of the City Senior Meal Program is served exclusively at Reformation Lutheran Church (580 East St. Louis, 89104) from 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. every weekday. Meals are free for seniors 60+. Currently we are offering our warm, nutrtious meals in to-go boxes to ensure the safety of our seniors.
For questions on the Senior Meal Program, contact Senior Meal Coordinator Jupiter Vasquez at jupiter@lssnv.org. For April's menu, visit our website here.
Read MoreThe Lutheran Social Services of Nevada DigiMart Food Pantry is currently open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The distribution serves those who are driving in a drive-thru format and individuals who are walking or taking public transportation simultantously.
We are continuing to offer Emergency Boxes of canned goods, dried staples, snacks, and produce (based on availability) and serving clients outside. No prior registration is necessary, and anyone in need is welcome to come and receive food. For questions on the DigiMart Food Pantry, contact info@lssnv.org.
Read MoreFrom Allie Papke-Larson: We find ourselves lingering between life and death, waiting for breath, waiting for the danger of this Coronavirus to pass, waiting for the uncertainty that has settled into our nation, into our churches, to pass.
And yet we are still in the season of Lent. These things that we are waiting for will not come to us yet, Christ has not died, let alone risen, and this Coronavirus and its ramifications, may be with us for months, maybe years.
Read MoreNevada is in a State of Emergency, local businesses and casinos have been temporarily shut down, group events and church gatherings have been postponed or moved online, and more and more people are looking to Lutheran Social Services of Nevada for support.
In the past two weeks alone, our DigiMart Food Pantry has served 801 families comprised of nearly 2,500 individuals – more than double what we serve in the average month.
Read MoreOn Easter Sunday at 7pm AZ time, Community of Grace invites you to take to your front yards with your family and raise your cell phone lights, candles or flashlights for 10 minutes. Then, post your videos or photos with the #AZRaisesHope.
Read MoreWatch a bilingual (English/Español) service of Maundy Thursday - Jueves Santo from Faith / La Fe Lutheran Church in Phoenix, AZ.
Musical selections include: Sing, My Tongue, The Glorious Battle - Leo Sowerby; Abide With Me - C. Hubert H. Parry; and Ubi Caritas - Berthier.
Read MoreVicar Beth Gallen of Grace Lutheran, Phoenix, shares these resource guides for individuals who are cloistered, as well as households already sheltering in place. Audio and video have been added.
Read MoreAZ Central featured Grace Lutheran, Phoenix, and other places of worship in their article: For people of all faiths, church goes on, online or in solitude.
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