Diakonia is a call to discipleship! After 40+ years, the Diakonia program has been re-imagined, taking the best of the current program and adding new elements and more flexibility. For more information, visit diakonia.education, view this PDF, or email admin@diakonia.education
Read MoreEsperanza Lutheran Church in Phoenix has a position open for a part-time Choir Director. Please send resume and cover letter/email stating your interest to esperanza@myesperanza.org. Visit their site for more info or view a PDF job description here.
Read MoreThis week is all about the Churchwide Assembly: view our full coverage here.
We also share photos from the Installation of Rev. Erin Morris at Resurrection Lutheran in Oro Valley and Bishop Hutterer’s visit to Central Lutheran in Arizona City.
Read MoreCases, 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.
Read MoreRev. Janet Richardson, who celebrates 33 years on August 6.
Rev. Richard Peterson, Faith, Yuma, who celebrates 29 years on August 8.
Rev. John Hoelter, who celebrates 55 years on August 9.
Rev. Joseph Dillon, who celebrates 46 years on August 10.
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 and YouTube.
Read MoreWe 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 and YouTube.
Read MoreI read an article the other day that suggested that generosity is an early sign of Alzheimer’s. My first reaction was to laugh, because I have often told people that God has early Alzheimer’s. I say that because it tells us in the psalms that God not only forgives our sins, but also forgets them. That is one way that God is generous to us. And that is a good thing.
After I stopped laughing however, I decided that this is something I should think about seriously. Read more in this post or view as PDF.
Read MoreDuring June 8-10, 2023, we gather to connect people and do business at our annual synod assembly. We are pleased to be back at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Oro Valley and the Tucson area. The exact dates and time may be subject to change.
Read MoreThe ELCA gathers for its Churchwide Assembly next week, August 8–12, 2022. As I travel to Ohio to attend this gathering, I invite you to pray for all 900 voting members are attending, including ten others who will represent the Grand Canyon Synod: Glenn Austad, Roger Bailey, Pastor David Brandfass, Barbara Carl, Laura Hollengreen, Hannah Manzanares, Pastor Matthew Metevelis, Pastor Charles Newman, Sarah Morris, and Pastor Christine Stoxen.
Read MoreA reminder to visit Arizona Corporation Commission, Nevada Secretary of State Businesses, or Utah Commerce Division of Corporations and file your annual report.
Failure to maintain the congregation's corporate status can put contracts, giving, and property ownership in jeopardy, as some of our congregations have discovered. Please check your status now to avoid future complications!
Read MoreExcellence in Leadership is an 18-month journey offered online through the Rocky Mountain Synod of the ELCA. Cohorts begin late September, 2022, and are open to rostered and lay leaders. Click here to learn more. Register by 9/2/2022.
Read MoreThis week we turn our attention to the Installation of Rev. Erin Morris at Resurrection Lutheran in Oro Valley as well as the Heidi Gerrish Celebration of Life, both on July 30, 2022.
Read MoreRev. 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.
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.
Read MoreHere’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.
Read MoreSave 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.
Read MoreWe 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! ❤️🙏🏻
Read MoreLutheran Men in Mission shares their July 2022 Ambassador-Gram (view as PDF), featuring upcoming One Year to Live Men’s Retreats as well as their 2022 National Bold Gathering, with a special invite from our very own Pastor Jason Adams.
Read MoreThriving 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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