The Rev. Tessa Moon Leiseth, Moorhead, Minn., was elected Aug. 16 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Eastern North Dakota Synod. The election took place during an online synod assembly.
Information about the Eastern North Dakota Synod is available at eandsynod.org/.
Read MoreIf 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.”
Read MoreLutheran Disaster Response is supporting Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church to provide relief assistance to affected families in Assam, an eastern state of India. They’ll be distributing food, hygiene kits, mosquito nets, and tin sheeting for roof repair.
Read MorePhoenix 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.
8/20/2020 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?
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.
Read MoreGrand 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.
Read MoreCome 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.
Read MorePhoenix 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?
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.
Read MoreThe Rev. Amy Current, Dubuque, Iowa, was elected Aug. 7 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during an online synod assembly.
Read MoreAugust 8th marked one year since the ELCA Churchwide Assembly adopted “A Declaration of Inter-Religious Commitment: A Policy Statement of the ELCA.” Next year will be the 30th anniversary of the church’s first declaration: “A Declaration of Ecumenical Commitment: A Policy Statement of the ELCA” (1991).
Read MoreWhat 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 »
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreDue to the continued and anticipated impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Young Adults in Global Mission program has decided to postpone sending volunteers until the 2021-2022 year of service. This decision was made for the safety and care of volunteers and global companions. Watch the video and read the press release.
Read MoreView 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.
Read MoreOn Easter Sunday at 7pm AZ time, Community of Grace invites you to take to your front yards with your family and raise your cell phone lights, candles or flashlights for 10 minutes. Then, post your videos or photos with the #AZRaisesHope.
Read MoreWatch 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.
Read MoreAZ Central featured Grace Lutheran, Phoenix, and other places of worship in their article: For people of all faiths, church goes on, online or in solitude.
Read MoreThe spring gatherings for the Grand Canyon Synod and WELCA have been cancelled.
Read MoreProspective 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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