Posts in Grand Canyon Synod
Ordination celebrations: 7/1/2022-7/14/2022
  • Rev. Glenn Zorb, Mountain View, Phoenix, who celebrates 43 years on July 1.

  • Rev. Jan Flaaten, who celebrates 49 years on July 1.

  • Deacon Brenda J. Laukonis, who celebrates 41 years on July 1.

  • Rev. Robert Hutson Jr., who celebrates 49 years on July 1.

  • Rev. Robert Rod, who celebrates 49 years on July 1.

  • Rev. James Dew, who celebrates 32 years on July 1.

  • Deacon Bernice Johnson, who celebrates 63 years on July 5.

  • Rev. Arlyn Norris, who celebrates 47 years on July 6.

  • Rev. Joshua Auchenbach, Tanque Verde, Tucson, who celebrates 16 years on July 9.

  • Rev. Timothy Nybroten, Resurrection, Oro Valley, who celebrates 22 years on July 9.

  • Rev. Daniel Hodgson, who celebrates 55 years on July 9.

  • Rev. Richard Staats, who celebrates 56 years on July 10.

  • Rev. Abigail Byrd, who celebrates 30 years on July 12.

  • Rev. Richard Sherrill, Prince of Peace, Phoenix, who celebrates 24 years on July 12.

  • Rev. Steven Holm, who celebrates 52 years on July 12.

  • Rev. Keith Ingle, who celebrates 52 years on July 12.

  • Rev. Susan Sauerberg, who celebrates 25 years on July 13.

  • Rev. Arthur Goetz, who celebrates 60 years on July 14.

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2022 Beautiful Savior Lutheran assembly report

In this report, Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Tucson shares an update on their GRACE Center which serves multiple organizations that the congregation supports through its Community Connections Team (LSS-SW, TIHAN, ICS, YOTO, etc.) as well as adding the Golden Ranch and NorthWest Fire Community Assistance Program, made possible partially with help from a Grand Canyon Synod Grant.

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A Cup of Generosity: July, 2022

“Has all this inflation made you nervous and maybe made you think about pulling in and not being quite so generous so that you will have enough for yourself? I think that's only natural but often when we think about something being natural, it's really sin. By our own nature we don't tend to do good. But when the spirit gets a hold of us it can do great things through us.” Read in this post or view as PDF.

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Spirited Book Club: Sealed, by Pastor Katie Langston

Pastor Katie Langston joins the Spirited Book Club to discuss her remarkable debut memoir, Sealed: An Unexpected Journey into the Heart of Grace. The online club is FREE, register here. Thursday, July 14 and Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 2:00 – 3:00pm AZ (PDT).

Born and raised a devout Mormon in Utah, Rev. Katie Langston chronicles her unexpected conversion to orthodox Christianity with candor and theological depth. Her remarkable debut memoir explores themes of religious fundamentalism, mental illness, and family belonging—culminating in her surprising and liberating encounters with the grace of God in Jesus Christ.

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Grand Canyon Synod Manna Grants available to alleviate hunger

Thanks to a gift from Ascension Lutheran Church in Paradise Valley honoring the legacy of member Orpha Hoganson, Manna Grants are available for new and continuing projects that work to alleviate hunger and demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion in leadership and decision-making.

All organized congregations, New Starts, Synodically Authorized Worshipping Communities (SAWCs), and Special Ministries of the Grand Canyon Synod are eligible to apply by the 7/31/2022 deadline. More info at gcsynod.org/manna-grant.

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