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Living Lutheran: A call to heal creation

If she needs reassurance that her work on creation care is important, Ruth Ivory-Moore just thinks of her two grandsons, 4-year-old Declan and 9-year-old Zayvier. “I want to make sure that they get to live in a world that I knew,” she said.

Scientists say time is running out for people to act before it’s too late. “We don’t have a choice,” Ivory-Moore said. “Climate change is real.”

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Advocacy 101: What are best practices for communicating with lawmakers?

Phoenix Fusion is in the midst of four sessions on advocacy, which can be seen as a series or on their own, Thursdays at 6:30 pm. Hosted by Pastor Sarah Stadler and friends, you can find more info and Zoom links on their Facebook event page.

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Register to continue learning from "Truth and Healing for the Sake of Indigenous People"

Please join Other+Wise for three Indigenous-centered Zoom workshops with founder and director, Vance Blackfox.

For more details, view this PDF flyer or read more on this post. Click to register for these 7pm CDT workshops: Indian 101, 8/19/2020; Movements in Indian Country, 9/26/2020; Indigenous Thought and Theology, 10/14/2020.

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8/25/2020 Online Gathering: Grief and Lament

Grand Canyon Synod active and retired rostered leaders are invited to a one hour time for learning and conversation around grief and lament in our lives and ministries. Please set aside time on Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 2 pm. Register in advance for this meeting.

As rostered leaders going through ministry at this time in our daily lives Pastor Brenda Smith will guide us and teach us spiritual practices that will keep in grounded in God’s loving embrace. Please have a bible and candle available.

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Movie Night Discussion: "The Hate U Give"

Come join fellow Phoenix Fusion friends as we gather together via Zoom on Monday, Aug 17th @ 6:30 pm to discuss the movie, The Hate U Give (PG-13, preview here), based on Angie Thomas’ novel. Register for the Zoom Meeting here. Facilitated by Pastor Brent Maxwell, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Paradise Valley.

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Phoenix Fusion presents Advocacy 101 sessions

Phoenix Fusion is in the midst of four sessions on advocacy, which can be seen as a series or on their own, Thursdays at 6:30 pm. Hosted by Pastor Sarah Stadler and friends, you can find more info and Zoom links on their Facebook event page.

  • 8/13/2020 6:30 pm: How do bills become laws, and how can we participate in the process?

  • 8/20/2020 6:30 pm: What are best practices for communicating with lawmakers?

  • 8/27/2020 6:30 pm: What is LAMA (Lutheran Advocacy Ministry of Arizona), and how can we participate in it?

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Diakonia info sessions available for upcoming fall classes

Diakonia classes start on September 7, 2020, and three information night sessions are scheduled for anyone to attend: Tues., 8/18/2020 7 pm (Zoom Link); Weds., 8/19/2020 6:30 pm (Zoom Link); Mon., 8/31/2020 6 pm (Zoom link).

The Grand Canyon Synod Diakonia program (diakoniaaz.org) is a means to prepare lay leaders in changing times to support the mission of the church with wisdom and understanding in accordance with our Lutheran understanding of who God is and how God works.

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A Week to Remember Interconnectivity of All Life

What do a Malayan Tiger, Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake, Ridgeway Hawk, Hawksbill Turtle and Eastern Black Rhino have in common? Each of these animals is classified as critically endangered – that is, facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due in large part to human activity.

In the ELCA resource, “Why Lutherans Care for Creation,” we are reminded that the key tenet of Lutheran ethics has been faith active in love. More »

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2020 Synod Assembly postponed

On Saturday, April 18, 2020, the Grand Canyon Synod Council agreed, through a unanimous vote, to postpone the 2020 Assembly. The 2021 assembly will be held in Las Vegas, with planned dates of June 10-11, 2021. The 2022 Assembly will be held in Mesa. Special thanks to Community Lutheran, Las Vegas, and Love of Christ, Mesa, for your flexibility and hospitality.

We will share hotel refund information as we learn it. Expect to see a refund of your Assembly fees by the end of the month.

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And It Is Good tour of photos

View photos from the “And It Is Good” photo exhibition, an invitation to contemplate the diversity of creatures that give glory to God in their being and who tend to our well-being. Que seamos inspiradas e inspirados a dar gracias por cada criatura de Dios y toda la creación divina. Each photo is paired with verses from the Bible. Cada foto se entrelaza con versículos de la Biblia.

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Bilingual (English/Español) service of Maundy Thursday - Jueves Santo from Faith / La Fe Church in Phoenix, AZ.

Watch a bilingual (English/Español) service of Maundy Thursday - Jueves Santo from Faith / La Fe Lutheran Church in Phoenix, AZ.

Musical selections include: Sing, My Tongue, The Glorious Battle - Leo Sowerby; Abide With Me - C. Hubert H. Parry; and Ubi Caritas - Berthier.

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Prospective seminary student event

Prospective seminary students from across the metro Phoenix area gathered to learn first hand about our ELCA seminaries. We spent 2 hours with PLTS, LSTC, hearing about course options, community engagement, and scholarship availability. We hope the event expands across the GCS and eventually all 7 seminaries will be easily represented to prospective leaders for our church.

Check out Elcaseminaries.org for more info.

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