“We Come to the Hungry Feast,” Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona’s first state-wide gathering, featured Angie Rogers, President and CEO of Arizona Food Bank Network.
Watch Angie Rogers’ presentation in this post or on YouTube.
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While the 2020 Retiree’s Retreat has been cancelled, a Service of Remembrance will take place on Monday, 11/30/2020, 11am MST, 10am PST. Read this letter from Pastor Kirk Anderson for more info.
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The Office of the Bishop will be closed Thursday and Friday, 11/26 and 11/27/2020.
Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we humbly thank you for your goodness to us and to all that you have made. We praise you for your creation, for keeping us and all things in your care, and for all the blessings of life
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The Stewardship Team is proud to present all the submissions to the Generosity Film Festival 2020! Enjoy these stories of generosity from the Grand Canyon Synod. Submissions are still being accepted. View our submission guidelines.
In the midst of the challenging times we live—and as we enter the Thanksgiving, Advent, and Christmas seasons—congregations and people of every generation give witness to and celebrate the stories of God’s generosity that surround us in our daily lives.
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Older adults are experiencing more isolation than ever this year. Brighten this Christmas for over 1,300 older adults with donations of new towels and soap from local small businesses.
Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest asks that donations are dropped off at any of their offices by December 10th for timely delivery to those in need. Visit lss-sw.org/christmas-2020 to learn more, buy soap, and see locations.
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The Weekly Online Gathering for ELCA Leaders continues Wednesday 11/19/2020, 12pm MST, 11am PST. Links @ elcacoaching.org.
Jory Mickelson is a writer, educator, and ministry leader, and has experience working with the Coast Salish peoples as well as the LGBTQAI+ community. His first book, Wilderness//Kingdomwon the 2020 High Plains Book Award for Poetry.
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Rev. Rodger A. Babnew, Jr., with Cruzando Fronteras, shares this letter asking our help in celebrating Christmas with families waiting in Nogales.
We also share his September 2020 video report.
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ELCA Coaching presents Growing Young: Keychain Leadership, Wednesday, November 18, 12 pm MST. Visit elcacoaching.org for meeting link.
People ages 15-29 are looking for a role to play right now in the church, and they want to learn alongside other leaders. Kendyll Ward, an 11th grader, and Kash Campbell, a young adult, will share with us who has given them the keys to leadership within the church.
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The Church Council of the ELCA has affirmed the proposed Future Church design that is focused on a renewed purpose to activate the entire church so that more people may know the way of Jesus and discover community, justice and love.
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Join ELCA Young Adults and ELCA Peace Not Walls starting Nov 30 for an Advent Pilgrimage in Palestine.
Over the course of the 4 weeks of Advent young adults from the ELCA and Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land will lead us on this pilgrimage through story, education, and theological reflection.
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The 2020 Mohrenweiser Lecture Series presents Learning to Love Other People's Children: Climate Justice, Migration, and the Ethics of Care with Nancy Berlinger, PhD, MDiv.
Friday, December 4, 2020, 10am MST, 9am PST via Zoom, free to join, registration required.
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Applications for the ELCA’s Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM) program are now being accepted, and you can invite young adults on this journey abroad for the 2021-2022 program year. Learn more at ELCA.org/YAGM.
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“We Come to the Hungry Feast,” Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona’s first state-wide gathering, featured addresses by Dr. Ryan Cumming, Program Director for ELCA World Hunger and Angie Rogers, President and CEO of Arizona Food Bank Network.
Watch Dr. Cumming’s excellent presentation in this post or on YouTube.
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Please join Bishop Deborah Hutterer and Pastor Jacqui Pagel for a First Call process update information session. Beginning 1/31/2021, new processes will take effect.
Click here to register in advance for the Zoom meeting on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 2-3pm MST, 1-2pm PST.
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The Global Engagement Team is hosting a Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM) information session featuring Kendra Rose Hernandez, Short-Term Recruiter for ELCA Global Mission. Young adults (ages 19-29) are encouraged to attend the Zoom meeting, December 2, 5:30-7pm MST, 4:30-6pm PST. Register here.
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Eugene Cho, CEO of the nonpartisan Christian advocacy organization, Bread for the World, addresses hunger & poverty in the Southwest United States: Tuesday, November 17, 2020, 3:00 –4:00 PM.
Join Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA), Spirit in the Desert and Bread for the World for a rare opportunity to engage one-on-one with Rev. Eugene Cho, president and CEO of the prominent non-partisan Christian advocacy organization, Bread for the World in a virtual town hall format. Register and get more info here »
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Our series of open conversations on race concluded this week. 91 different people participated, with 163 registrations over the four monthly conversations.
Learn more, let us know if how you felt, or tell us if the Office of the Bishop should facilitate more conversations at our follow-up survey, all at gcsynod.org/open-talks.
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