The Stewardship Team of the Grand Canyon Synod invites you to a presentation on “Building an Effective, Productive and Faithful Stewardship Team", Tues. Feb. 23rd at 7pm MST, 6pm PST.
We will share the rationale and strategies for your congregational stewardship team to engage in effective year round ministry. Please register here.
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In this post we’re highlighting Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona’s update, focusing on: hunger and associated food security issues; community-based senior support; and fair and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
For a full updates, see the original blog post on ELCA.org, or click an area you’re interested in: U.N. | Arizona | Colorado | Florida | New Mexico | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Texas |Washington | Wisconsin.
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Our 2021 Assembly will elect synod council members, committee members, and will also elect voting members to attend the Churchwide Assembly which will be held in August, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio.
Our nominations page is the place to nominate yourself or someone else for leadership roles in synod council, synod committees, as well as voting members at our Churchwide Assembly in August, 2022.
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During the season of Lent, Spirit in the Desert is offering individuals the opportunity to participate in one-on-one faith conversations with an experienced Spiritual Companion. Free of charge from Spirit in the Desert.
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Enhance your Lenten journey by discovering how to use a Labyrinth as a spiritual practice for meditation, prayer & personal transformation. Ash Wednesday, February 17 from 12:00 - 2:00 pm. Online workshop by Spirit in the Desert.
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As a way to prepare your heart for Lent, Spirit in the Desert invites you to a Spirited Lenten Journey, including a Labyrinth Workshop, Wednesday Contemplative Services, a 6-week Sunday evening Lenten Examen, and one-on-one Spiritual Accompaniment.
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Rick Radwick writes and shares that Sierra Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sierra Vista, assembled Lenten Gift Bags for all of their members.
In an attempt to help keep everyone connected during these isolating times, some members put together Lenten gift bags to be delivered the weekend before Ash Wednesday.
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Saint Barnabas in Paradise Valley, is seeking a new Director of Operations & Finance. View the job description here, applications due February 26, 2021.
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We pray for Rev. Adam Barnhart and the people of Shepherd of the Hills Evangelical Lutheran Church in Flagstaff, part of the High Country Conference. Visit their site at sothflagstaff.org.
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Register today for our first-ever online assembly, June 11 and 12, 2021! Only voting members need to register. Visitors will be able to stream via Facebook live and other platforms at no cost.
Register by 3/31/2021 and save $20 on your registration. Registration closes 5/7/2021, with no exceptions. We are strictly enforcing our registration deadline this year because of the complexity of our online voting system, training, and sending of materials.
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In conjunction with the amazing audio/video technicians at Community Lutheran in Las Vegas, we are exploring the idea of a virtual choir as part of the 2021 Grand Canyon Synod Assembly.
Interested in sharing your voice with others around the synod? Visit our interest form page, or use the form in this post. Besides carrying a tune, you should be comfortable singing along to a track, filming yourself, and sending the video file.
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The Arizona Faith Network invites all faith leaders to use their voices to help promote the vaccination in their communities. Faith leaders are critical and trusted voices throughout this state. All faith leaders are invited to sign the Arizona Faith Leaders’ Statement and Pledge Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine to help promote vaccinations throughout Arizona.
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Arizona clergy are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination under Phase 1B. The vaccination process is currently in prioritized Phase 1B, with the full Phase 1B group (which would include clergy) opening towards the beginning of March. Info about vaccination can be found at azhealth.gov/findvaccine.
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Read the provisionally-approved minutes from the synod council meeting on January 16, 2020, in PDF format.
While not formally approved, we are trying to get our minutes available as soon as possible to the synod.
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Even with recent falling numbers, residents in all counties of the Grand Canyon Synod are at an extremely high risk for contracting Covid-19 right now, according to an analysis by public health experts. Use this New York Times interactive guide to show the risk level and specific suggestions for your community.
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As we celebrate and honor Black History Month, we’ll be continually updating this page with related news from our blog and events from our calendar.
It also has an archive of posts from our blog concerning racial justice and selected resources from ELCA.org.
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The Stewardship Team of the Grand Canyon Synod invites you to a presentation on “Building an Effective, Productive and Faithful Stewardship Team", Tues. Feb. 23rd at 7pm MST, 6pm PST.
We will share the rationale and strategies for your congregational stewardship team to engage in effective year round ministry. Please register here.
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We pray for Rev. Charles Newman and the people of Crossroads Lutheran Church in San Tan Valley, part of the Rio Salado Conference. Visit their site at iamcrossroads.org, and their social media pages on Facebook and YouTube.
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