Join The Islamic Speakers Bureau of Arizona (ISBA) and presenter Casey Salas for a Zoom event, The Jewish Expulsion from Spain: Rethinking Religion and Society, Tuesday, 4/25/2023 at 6:30pm MST/PDT, 7:30pm MDT. Click here to register.
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Our synod’s ELCA Foundation planners—Lisa Higginbotham and Josh Kerney—share their monthly charitable giving tip. This month: blended giving! Considering a gift now that complements a gift at death can be requires just the right recipe which is personal to you.
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Faith+Lead is excited to announce a brand-new way to learn about faith from anywhere at any time with the first on-demand Faith+Lead Academy course: The Gospel of Matthew. Experience the life and teachings of Jesus through art, reflection, and application. Sample the Gospel of Matthew Course here.
Led by author, theologian, and cartoonist Steve Thomason, this is more than a course, it’s an experience of refreshment and connection with God.
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The North East Valley Consortium and the Grand Canyon Synod are hosting an upcoming event, Leading Faithful Innovation, with Lutheran Seminary on Saturday, April 29, 2023, 1-5pm, at Living Water Lutheran Church, 9201 E. Happy Valley Road Scottsdale, AZ 85255. View more in this post or this PDF flyer.
To register for free, please visit bit.ly/3Z8ErQh or follow the QR code by April 18, 2023. A virtual option will also be available. Please call 651-641-3431 with questions. Join us at Living Water Lutheran Church for an afternoon of learning, led by Luther Seminary Vice President of Innovation and Professor Dwight Zscheile.
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The Installation of Pastor Doug Moffat will take place on Sunday, April 23, 2023, 9:30am, at Faith Lutheran in Yuma (2215 S 8th Ave., Yuma, AZ 85364). Bishop Hutterer will preach and preside. A livestream will be available on their Facebook page. A reception will follow.
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On this Holy Monday, I offer the words of Rob Bell, from his book titled, Love Wins.
“Do we get what we want?”
..the answer to that is a resounding, affirming, sure, and positive yes.
Yes, we get what we want.
God is that loving.
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Christ is Risen!
Christ is Risen, Indeed!
Alleluia!
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The sky is still dark
or maybe it has come
and gone again.
this is a vigil,
but not for Easter.
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In one of the mystical traditions of the early church, it was thought that Jesus gave birth – literally – as he died on the cross, the birth marked by the blood and water that flowed from his side. But what, exactly, is born? I’m afraid, sometimes, of this ‘awesome mystery,’ and its implications because of what I sometimes begin to comprehend, even in the merest of glimpses.
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This Maundy Thursday, I invite you to reflect on how God has shown up in your own life. Who are the people who loved you into healing and wholeness? Who are those who welcomed you or showed you unconditional love? And who is God calling you to show up for?
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The Office of the Bishop takes part in Holy Week worship, followed by a trip to Mexico City by Bishop Hutterer and Rev. Miguel Gomez-Acosta. We wish you a blessed Holy Week filled with reflection, renewal, and God's grace.
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This week we celebrate the ordination anniversary of Rev. Lowell Nelson, Grand Canyon Synod Emissary and Encourager, who celebrates 12 years on April 10.
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Other than Apache, which is at a high 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.
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Representatives from Lutheran Engagement and Advocacy in Nevada (LEAN) gathered in Carson City, along with Bishop Hutterer, who delivered the invocation in both the Senate and the Assembly. Nevada's legislature meets in odd-numbered years for 120 consecutive days beginning the first Monday in February. Find photos and video in this post.
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Join Camp ALOMA this summer for one of our 7 weeks full of adventure and good times! Hurry - Early bird discount ends April 15th!!
Please call 928-778-1690 or email office@campaloma.com if you have any questions. or visit campaloma.com Register at app.campdoc.com/register/aloma
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Lutheran Disaster Response is supporting the Southeastern Synod to address the immediate needs of disaster survivors in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia through local congregations and partner organizations. The synod is also providing emotional and spiritual care to both survivors and responders.
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Had it been up to me, Holy Week would have already ended – with Palm Sunday – the day we celebrated Jesus’ triumph over sin, death, and the devil.
And yet, here we are, edging closer and closer not to a triumphant victory over earthly powers, but to a violent execution and act so selfless and loving that not even the powers of hell could stand against it.
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We want to extend our sincerest thanks and appreciation to everyone who took the time to complete and submit their annual reports to Bishop Hutterer this year. As of this writing, the Bishop has responded to all 140 reports, which is by far the most reports we have ever received.
Your reports are vital in helping the Office of the Bishop understand the current state of our ministry and the ways in which we can best serve our rostered ministers and congregations and communities.
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Under the theme Be Bold in Your Baptism, we gather at Resurrection Lutheran Churchin Oro Valley, Friday and Saturday, June 9 – 10, 2023, for our annual synod assembly.
Registration is now open. Voting members can access $150 early bird registration through 4/17/2023. Visitors can register for $100, with ministry partner tables available for $100 as well.
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We pray for Rev. Michael Sager, Rev. Craig Larson and the people of Desert Hills Lutheran Church in Green Valley, part of the Kino Conference. Visit their site at dhlc.org, and their social media pages on Facebook page.
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