This week we celebrate the following ordination anniversaries:
Rev. Jeremy Nausin, Holy Spirit, Las Vegas, who celebrates 8 years on March 1.
Rev. Elaine Watskey, , who celebrates 20 years on March 1.
Rev. Timothy Wright, Community of Grace, Peoria, who celebrates 39 years on March 4.
Rev. Jonathan Linman, Faith, Phoenix, who celebrates 34 years on March 4.
Other than Maricopa County, which is at a medium level, all of our synod’s counties are at at low levels.
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.
Read MoreThe Office of the Bishop travels this week. We also share photos of the Spring Gathering for Cactus, Capital, Fiesta, Northeast Valley & Rio Salado Conferences, Feb 26, 2022.
Read MoreWe pray for the people of Grace Lutheran Church in Kingman, part of the Colorado River Conference. Visit their site at glckingman.com, and their social media pages on Facebook and YouTube.
Read MoreWe pray for Rev. Ryan Hersch and the people of Peace Lutheran Church in Peoria, part of the Cactus Conference. Visit their site at peaceaz.org, and their YouTube page.
Read MoreCelebrate this vital ministry and mission of the ELCA ! The Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA) is a recognized ministry of the ELCA. For more info, view elcaschools.org, read Bishop Eaton's message, and find ELCA schools by clicking here.
Read MoreSaturday, March 4, 1– 2:30pm PST, Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 2 S Pecos Rd, Henderson, NV 89074. Please email office@cslconline.org or call 702-263-0802 if you will be attending.
Lutheran Engagement and Advocacy in Nevada (LEAN) and Lutheran Social Services of Nevada present “Living with Hunger in Nevada.” We will share in activities to consider our attitudes about food and what it might be like to not have easy access to healthy options. Martin Malmberg from Lutheran Social Services of Nevada will be with us to share about how LSSN is making a difference.
Read MoreIf faith for Abram looked like taking the next right step into an unknown future, then Nicodemus coming to ask about Jesus was certainly a great act of faith – stepping out in the dark of night to learn more about who Jesus was.
Read MoreHow much did Abram lose when he responded to God’s command to leave his home and family, trusting that ‘the land God would show him’ would provide a future? I imagine the grief was palpable, and the fear great. Yet, in faith, Abram did the next right thing. He took the first step, then the next, and then the next. He couldn’t see the future, didn’t know what it held, but he knew who held it.
Read MoreJoin us as we celebrate the beginning of the upcoming month of Ramadan with an Interfaith Iftar Dinner, inviting teens of many faiths to come together in peace to learn about each other to build communities of mutual respect. Monday, 3/13/2023, 5pm, at the Islamic Center of the Northeast Valley (12125 E Vía Linda, Scottsdale, AZ 85259).
Register at isb-az.org/iftar by March 8, 2023. Contact: iftar@isb-az.org for more info.
Read MoreExplore the economic, cultural, political, and ecological contours of the systemic crisis we face, and grow in the knowledge, skills, spiritual strength, and community that are so vital to forging the paths toward climate justice.
Register here for this event facilitated by Dr. Cynthia Moe-Lobeda at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, Friday, March 10 - Sunday March 12, 2023.
Read MoreI was recently at worship and noticed that the series of stained glass windows in the sanctuary highlighted several important stories from the Hebrew scriptures. What struck me about the image of Adam and Eve in the garden was that the only things visible were their hands, and the serpent’s body was wound around them like shackles, resulting in the poignant picture of what it is to be ‘bound to sin.’
Read MoreOne Sunday a parishioner came to me and said, “I don’t think our worship is very welcoming. We say, ‘Good morning!’ and then proceed to talk about how awful we are with the confession and forgiveness. What must visitors think when we force them to talk about how bad we all are?”
Read MoreThe next Simon’s Project is ready to get started! Join Pr. Jacqui Thursday once per month to discuss the ways you get encourage your community to celebrate diversity. The first info and get-to-know-you session is Thursday, 3/16/2023, 1:30pm MST/PDT, 2:30 MDT. Register here.
Read MoreLent calls us to repentance, to turn from that which does not give life. This week I invite you to write or make a list of all that is getting in the way of you experiencing the fullness of life in Christ. What are those things in the congregation that no longer give life?
Read MoreWhat defines you? What defines your faith community? Or rather, who defines you? In the gospel lesson for Sunday, the tempter tries to identify Jesus as the Son of God by the acts he performs rather than simply by who he is.
Read MoreThe Richard R. Hammar Clergy Tax Guide and the Federal Reporting Guide for Churches are both available on myPortico at no cost to you.
Read MoreA new cohort of Excellence in Leadership will begin Sunday, March 12, 2023. Classes will run approximately every two weeks and end on April 28, 2024 with a Commissioning Ceremony. Starting in the Spring and finishing in 13 months is an opportunity for councils and ministries as they begin to reorganize early in the year. Learn more on the Rocky Mountain Synod website.
Read More“In these post-COVID years, I find myself wondering if church is experiencing just such a wilderness. Everything has changed, and our communities are doing their best to pick up the pieces and carry on, only the pieces we have don’t seem to fit our world anymore.”
Read MoreThis week, a good number of the Office of the Bishop attends the Spring Gathering for Cactus, Capital, Fiesta, Northeast Valley & Rio Salado Conferences, Feb 26, 2023, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM and travels the synod and US.
We also share photos of Bishop Hutterer in Carson City with Lutheran Engagement and Advocacy in Nevada (LEAN), as well as from our first Spring Gathering for Cactus, Capital, Fiesta, Northeast Valley & Rio Salado Conferences.
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