We pray for Rev. Michael Johnson and the people of Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Carefree, part of the Northeast Valley Conference. Visit their site at ctlcarefree.org, and their social media pages on Facebook, YouTube.
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Join us in a prayer of thanksgiving as our synod celebrates the installation of four pastors in the month of October.
Ever-living God, strengthen and sustain Rev. Brian Weinberger, Rev. Sandy Jones, and Rev. Ryan Hersch, that with patience and understanding they may love and care for your people. Grant that together they may follow in the way of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
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We pray for Rev. Thomas Dunham and the people of Streams in the Desert Lutheran Church in Tucson, part of the Sunrise Conference. Visit their site at streamsinthedesert.us, and their social media pages on Facebook, YouTube.
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The ELCA Youth Leadership Summit will be held November 4-7, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We invite any high school youth active in their church to apply here by October 1, 2021. All lodging, meals, and programming are provided by a gracious grant from the ELCA.
Questions? Contact Pr. Jacqui Pagel, Associate to the Bishop Candidacy & Faith Formation, (480) 678-4406 JPagel@gcsynod.org.
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The GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY retreat will inspire you to get outside, connect with creation, laugh and play more, & follow Jesus into the world: March 13-16, 2022, at Spirit in the Desert.
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Risk levels in our synod’s counties are roughly the same: extremely or very high for unvaccinated people.
Extremely high risk counties for unvaccinated people in our synod include Clark, Gila, Greenlee, Graham, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma and Washington counties.
Very high risk counties include Apache, Cochise, Coconino, Pima, and Santa Cruz.
The Office of the Bishop team ranges from Las Vegas to Spain this week. View all the details for each team member in this post.
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The Grand Canyon Women of the ELCA has many free Bible study resources available, both online and in physical books and videos. Simply pay the postage and they’re yours! View their resources page for more info and contact info. A list is in this post as well.
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Visit gcsynod.org/grants to get more info and apply for over $200,000 available in Project Support Grants, and Adapting, Connecting, Transforming, and Sustaining (ACTS) Grants. Submit applications by 10/15/2021.
You can also view our Q&A webinar and resources in this blog post.
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We pray for Rev. Christopher Heller, Rev. Glenn Zorb and the people of Mountain View Lutheran Church in Phoenix, part of the Fiesta Conference. Visit their site at mvlutheran.org, and their social media pages on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
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Students from ASU and U of A Lutheran Campus Ministries gathered for the 41st time in San Diego for a Labor Day Weekend retreat. Each ministry did their own community building activities and discussions, with shared times are on the beach, worship on La Jolla cliffs, breakfast at Mission Bay, and meditation exercises.
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We pray for Rev. Kurt Fangmeier and the people of Living Christ Lutheran Church in Flagstaff, part of the High Country Conference. Visit their site at lclcflag.org, and their social media pages on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
We also give thanks for Pastor Kurt’s recent five year anniversary at Living Christ, along with the 20th anniversary of his ordination. Watch a celebratory video here or in this post.
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Our “How Your Charitable Heart Can Leave a Legacy” Zoom presentation is next week (September 21, 2021 at 6pm MST/PDT). This one-hour presentation will equip YOU as a congregational leader to educate your faithful members about best practices in navigating a pathway of charitable intent.
As a warmup we share some FAQs on planned giving in this post.
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As part of our Growing Generosity Appeal, we present this video on growing future ministries on campus in the Grand Canyon Synod: $50,000 for University of Arizona Campus ministry to sustain the Lutheran presence on the campus in collaboration with Presbyterian, Methodist, and Episcopal partners, and $50,000 will be allocated to explore and potentially launch a Lutheran Campus Ministry program in the Las Vegas area.
Learn more at gcsynod.org/generosity/future-ministries.
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Grand Canyon Women of the ELCA is hosting a Bible Study via Zoom on Saturday morning, Oct. 2, 2021, 9am to noon MST/PDT, with Spanish closed captioning, also streamed on their Facebook page. More info on their events page, click here to register.
Rev. Dr. Marta Poling Schmitt presents a study on two women of the Bible, Lot's Wife and Mary Magdalene. We don't know much about Lot's Wife, and Mary Magdalene tends to get a bad rap. Join us to dig into their stories with Pr. Marta.
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Mountain View Lutheran Church in Phoenix currently seeks a permanent, part-time Hospitality Manager. Oversees all aspects of hospitality for various church functions, including but not limited to Sunday mornings, Wednesday evenings, and memorial and wedding receptions. For a more detailed job description, view this PDF and please visit www.mvlutheran.org/jobs.
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This week members the Office of the Bishop team are journeying: visiting congregations around the synod, heading to California for two Bishop installations, on the Camino de Santiago, or maybe just doing the daily commute on Lincoln Drive. View all the details for each team member in this post.
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Risk levels in our synod’s counties remained exactly the same as last week: extremely or very high for unvaccinated people.
Extremely high risk counties for unvaccinated people in our synod include Clark, Gila, Greenlee, Graham, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma and Washington counties.
Very high risk counties include Apache, Cochise, Coconino, La Paz, Pima, and Santa Cruz.
The Grand Canyon Synod Grant application submission window opens Monday, September 13, 2021. Learn more and apply at gcsynod.org/grants.
In case you missed our grant application webinar, presentation slides are available in PowerPoint or PDF, and in this post. View the webinar video here with passcode peP0ACb=
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We pray for Rev. Peter Perry and the people of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Glendale, part of the Cactus Conference. Visit their site at stjchurchaz.org, and their social media pages on Facebook, YouTube.
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