Posts in Grand Canyon Synod
Ordination celebrations: 7/29/2022-8/4/2022
  • Rev. Matthew Wiswall, Resurrection, Scottsdale, who celebrates 32 years on July 29.

  • Rev. Mateo Chavez, San Juan Bautista, Tucson, who celebrates 4 years on July 29.

  • Rev. Anton Tony Scheer, Spirit of Hope, Mesa, who celebrates 22 years on July 30.

  • Rev. Rebecca Boardman, U of A LCM, Tucson, who celebrates 18 years on July 31.

  • Rev. James Schubert, who celebrates 32 years on July 31.

  • Rev. Clifford Hanus, Mount Cross, Payson, who celebrates 35 years on August 1.

  • Rev. Sharon Brown, Spirit of Joy, Clarkdale, who celebrates 9 years on August 2.

  • Rev. Mark Perry, Sierra Evangelical, Sierra Vista, who celebrates 36 years on August 2.

  • Rev. Thomas McFarland, who celebrates 36 years on August 3.

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COVID-19 community levels: 7/28/2022

Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all higher than they have been at nearly any point this summer as the BA.5 variant continues to spread across the United States.

In our synod, a continued wave of high level counties: Apache, Clark, Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal, Yavapai and Yuma.

Medium level: Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Santa Cruz and Washington.

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8/5/2022 is final day of Lutheran Social Services of Nevada's Back-to-School Drive

Here’s your chance to help out with Lutheran Social Services of Nevada's Back-to-School Drive. You can donate socks, donate school supplies, volunteer, or give online at lssnv.org/donate. Read more in this post or contact martin@lssnv.org for more info.

Drop off items Monday-Friday, 9am–4pm at LSSN: 4323 Boulder Highway, Las Vegas, NV, 89121, by Friday, 8/5/2022.

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WELCA Retreat: Empowering Women…Stories That Change Lives

Save the date—October 21 & 22, 2022— for a retreat at Spirit in the Desert organized by Grand Canyon Synod Women of the ELCA. View PDF flier. Click here to register online. Or click here to download and print the paper registration form.

Scholarship opportunities available. The deadline to receive applications is 9/23/2022. View a fillable application form here.

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Prayers for Jamie Williams and family

We pray for Jamie Williams and her family, including her husband Taylor and their three children, as well as her parents, retired pastor Jim Price and wife Cathy of Sun City West. After a diagnosis in February, Jamie continues breast cancer treatments and surgeries for the next six months.

Rev. Jim Price updates us with news that Jamie’s recent surgery could not have gone better, with testing showing no further cancer and the progress schedule being updated by many weeks. “Our thanks to everyone that held our one and only daughter up in prayer because the ‘prayers changed things!”’ Thanks be to God! ❤️🙏🏻

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Thriving Leadership Formation (TLF): Contemplative Action Cohorts Forming Now!

Thriving Leadership Formation (TLF) is currently recruiting leaders and participants for the next round of Cohorts this Fall! Watch this video to hear from those who have found community and meaning through their Cohort. Click here if interested in joining a cohort. Click here if interested in serving as a Leader.

The goal of the Contemplative Action Cohorts is to foster and equip spiritual leaders for new models of ministry and church.

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Spirited Book Club: This Here Flesh

The Spirited Book Club discusses This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us, the stunning NYT bestseller by Cole Arthur Riley. The online club is FREE, register here. 8/11/2022, read the first half or more, 8/25/2022, read the last half.

In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her family alongside contemplative reflections to discover the “necessary rituals” that connect us with our belonging, dignity, and liberation.

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Ordination celebrations: 7/22/2022-7/28/2022
  • Rev. Janice Brosen, who celebrates 38 years on July 22.

  • Rev. Colin Melby, who celebrates 39 years on July 24.

  • Rev. Craig Larson, Mount Zion, Tucson, who celebrates 34 years on July 24.

  • Rev. Jeffery Gallen, Christ Evangelical, Goodyear, Alleluia, Phoenix, who celebrates 40 years on July 25.

  • Rev. Matthew Metevelis, Nathan Adelson Hospice, Las Vegas, Living Hope, Las Vegas, who celebrates 12 years on July 25.

  • Rev. Marta Poling Schmitt, who celebrates 35 years on July 26.

  • Rev. Gary McCluskey, University, Tempe, who celebrates 42 years on July 27.

  • Rev. David Pavesic, Beautiful Savior, Tucson, who celebrates 20 years on July 27.

  • Rev. Denise Edwards, who celebrates 20 years on July 27.

  • Rev. Phillip Shuart, St. Andrew, Las Vegas, who celebrates 31 years on July 28.

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COVID-19 community levels: 7/21/2022

What the BA.5 Subvariant Could Mean for the United States: The most transmissible variant yet of the coronavirus is threatening a fresh wave of infections in the United States, even among those who have recovered from the virus fairly recently.

In our synod, a new wave of high level counties: Apache, Clark, Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal, Washington, Yavapai and Yuma.

Medium level: Greenlee and Santa Cruz. Low level: Cochise, Graham, Pima.

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Congregations invited to pledge to the Growing Generosity Appeal

Having already raised over $500,000 to fund our Growing Generosity Appeal, let’s create possibilities together. With your help, we can top our next goal to raise another $250,00 by the end of 2023 through gifts from congregations, foundations, endowments, and individuals!

The plans for these additional funds will benefit Lutheran Campus Ministries, new & emerging ministries, and our advocacy efforts. In this post we explore Growing Financial Viability: Planting seeds of financial support for pastors and congregations through 3E Lilly Grants and programs.

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