We pray for the people and ministry of Mount Cross Lutheran Church in Payson, part of the High Country Conference. Visit their site at mountcross.org and their Facebook page.
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We pray for Rev. Brian Ward, Rev. Benjamin Bergren and the people of Community Lutheran Church in Las Vegas, part of the Colorado River Conference. Visit their site at communitylv.org, and their social media pages on Facebook and Instagram.
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We celebrate the following ordination anniversaries this week:
Rev. Thomas Stephens, who celebrates 38 years on December 16.
Rev. Bjorn Pedersen, who celebrates 35 years on December 20.
The Office of the Bishop does year-end work, takes some vacation time, and enjoys the Advent and Christmas season. We share photos from the Bishop’s visit to La Casa de Misericordia as well as gathered with Region 2 Bishops.
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High level counties are Apache, Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Maricopa, Navajo, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai, and Yuma.
Medium level counties include Clark, Mohave, Nye, and Washington.
Note: our updates can be a week behind due to our news cycle overlapping with Thursday updates. View the latest CDC and NYTimes updates here.
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Thanks to endowments created in the past for this purpose, Women of the ELCA is able to offer scholarships in two categories: for Lutheran laywomen and for those studying for ordained ministry. Learn more about Women of the ELCA Scholarships.
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The latest Crucible Newsletter is available from the Fuller Church Leader Institute, featuring: a Christmas reflection from Tod Bolsinger; an interview with immigration advocate Karen Gonzalez, and your final chance to ally for their upcoming Online Adaptive Capacity Cohort.
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Recently, Grand Junction City Lifestyle magazine in Colorado ran a story about Mosaic at Home service provider Tiffinie Storm and the man she serves, Steve Browning. It gives a real, heartwarming look why Mosaic at Home is so beneficial not only to those we support but also how it positively affects the host home family.
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The December, 2022 version of the Women of the ELCA’s monthly newsletter Café is available, featuring Advent reflections on being overwhelmed, as well as the importance of sharing conversations during Advent. View all posts at boldcafe.org.
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This popular week-long continuing education event for pastors and church leaders explores how concepts from an MBA program can be applied to the arena of congregational life. Register here for this 5-day event, 1/9/2023-1/13/2023 at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center.
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We pray for Deacon Connie Rose-Kamprath, Rev. Sarah Stadler and the people of Esperanza Lutheran Church in Phoenix, part of the Fiesta Conference. Visit their site at myesperanza.org, and their social media pages on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
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We pray for the people of St. Raphael in the Valley Episcopal Church in Benson, part of the Kino Conference. Visit their site at straphael.azdiocese.org and their Facebook page.
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ALOA seeks a high-energy, experienced individual with a passion for older adult ministry to serve as its new Executive Director. View more info in this PDF.
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Join author Mary J. Streufert for a Spirited Book Club discussion of her book, Language for God: A Lutheran Perspective. Discussion of the January book selection is Thursday, 1/5/2023 at 2pm MST, 1pm PST, and is facilitated by Sheri Brown. Register to receive Zoom link.
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Pastor Dan Weichart will be ordained at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Granbury, Texas, on Saturday, 12/10/2022 at 1pm MST, 2pm PST. He served his internship with the Grand Canyon Synod. View this post for Zoom log-in to join remotely. You can read Pastor Dan’s story here: Former software developer follows calling to Acton church.
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The Rt. Rev. Jennifer A. Reddall, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona, invites us to an Interfaith Winter Night. Trinity Cathedral is hosting the Arizona Faith Network’s “Interfaith Winter Night” of prayer, song, and reflection: Monday, December 12th, 6:30 pm, 100 West Roosevelt Street, Phoenix Arizona 85003.
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The Office of the Bishop works to wrap up our calendar year and find time for the quiet waiting of Advent. We also share photos from the installation of Rev. Craig Larson at Desert Hills Lutheran in Green Valley and the Bishop’s visit to Beautiful Savior in Tucson.
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Rev. Scott Summers, who celebrates 32 years on December 8.
Rev. Stephen Martin, Federal Correctional Complex, Tucson, who celebrates 11 years on December 11.
Rev. Abel Arroyo Traverso, who celebrates 4 years on December 14.
Deacon Katie Adelman, House of Prayer, Rock Point, who celebrates 37 years on December 15.
According to the CDC’s COVID-19 Community Levels, there are no longer any low-level counties in our synod.
High level counties are Apache, Greenlee, Navajo, Pima, and Santa Cruz,
Medium level counties include Clark, Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Nye, Pinal, Washington, Yavapai, and Yuma.
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We are in the midst of Advent, our season of waiting. In our church calendar of birth, death, and resurrection, we are entering a new year. We are waiting for prophecies to be fulfilled in the form of a lowly birth. In our secular calendar, our norms are interrupted by the holidays, friends, families, and year-end projects. We are waiting for the New Year, hoping for better. And we are a people who do not like waiting.
There is a concept that describes these in-between times and places, called a liminal space.
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