We end our year grateful for all of the leaders of the Grand Canyon Synod, and especially celebrate those with ordination anniversaries in 2020, as well as the newly ordained, in this video from earlier in the year.
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California Lutheran University’s 6-week FAB Winter Session begins on Jan. 19, and registration is now open! For more information visit: callutheran.edu or this PDF.
Courses include: History of Women Artists, America and the Cold War, American Life Through Broadway Musicals, Pioneer Women of the Movies, and more!
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The Grand Canyon Women of the ELCA present the Winter Gather Bible Study on January 23rd, 2021 from 9am to noon MST.
We invite you to join us and Rev. Christa von Zychlin to “Journey with Angels” by exploring the Bible in search for angels and God’s calls to action. Register here for this free event. Registration open through Jan. 21, 2021. English-to-Spanish closed captioning available.
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We give thanks to the conference deans who have been crucial to the good health of our synod in this year of change and challenge. Their wisdom and knowledge are gifts.
We thank Rev. Sharon Brown (High Country), Rev. Donald Lorfing (Colorado River), Rev. David Pavesic (Sunrise and Santa Cruz), Rev. Peter Perry (Cactus), Rev. Christine Stoxen (Fiesta), Rev. Sarah Stadler (Capital), Rev. Adele Resmer (Northeast Valley), and current dean Rev. Steven Crittenden and former dean Rev. Chon Pugh of the Rio Salado Conference.
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We lift up our deacons in this video, part of our 2020 Bishop’s Fall Gathering Worship service.
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You’re invited to attend the virtual Training Course in Community Organizing for Transformational Ministry offered by Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminar, January 19-23, 2020. Register here, view info PDF.
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Lutherans Restoring Creation provides a 2020 Impact Report, which also highlights the history of the 10-year-old organization. You can also browse all of their Connection Calls in 2020, which have a wide variety of presenters making the Lutheran and climate connection.
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Lutheran Men in Mission have released their winter 2020 newsletter, and are also looking for men who would volunteer to be LMM Ambassadors. The position involves forwarding the quarterly Ambassador-Grams to the Grand Canyon men already within their contact lists. Contact David Newman david.newman@lutheranmeninmission.org, for more info.
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As we look back on this year, we share this video from July of 2020, celebrating our synod’s women pastors.
With gratitude for those who have gone before and hope for the future, we give thanks to God for the ministry of women. We celebrate 50 years of Lutheran women being ordained in the United States, 40 years of women of color being ordained, and 10 years of LGBTQIA+ individuals being able to serve freely.
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ELCA Advocacy shares updates in their UN and state edition, as well as from the ELCA Advocacy office in Washington, D.C.
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In addition to a situation report on Pacific typhoons, Lutheran Disaster Response provides a wrap-up and infographic on the record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.
Thank you for your continual support for Lutheran Disaster Response as they continue to accompany impacted communities through the East Coast, Gulf Coast, and Central America.
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Welcome to our new Director of Community Outreach Lisa Riggleman. Lisa comes to LSSN with years of leadership experience in the non-profit and education sectors.
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Our synod assembly will be online this year, Friday evening and Saturday, June 11-12, 2020. This is a great opportunity to send voting members of your congregation who couldn’t normally attend a physical gathering. Extend an invite at your congregation’s annual meeting. Read this post to determine how many voting members your congregation can send.
Because we’re online this year, we’re looking for people who are comfortable with technology, and have their own unique device to use during the entirety of the assembly for voting purposes.
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As 2020 comes to an end, we honor rostered leaders of the Grand Canyon Synod who have died since our last assembly. Our In Memoriam video was originally published in October, 2020.
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Searching for the perfect gift? Choose from more than 50 life-changing, charitable gifts in lieu of traditional Christmas presents. Even in a year when the needs can seem overwhelming, ELCA Good Gifts provide an easy way to make a real impact.
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From our family to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and blessings in the New Year!
Read all the latest LSSN updates in their December 2020 newsletter.
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May the Everlasting Light shine in this strange season: in the dark streets, at the quiet tables, in the open desert, in our crowded valleys, in the hectic hospitals, in the discourse seeking order, in all the yearning places of need.
We thank you for the gift of you, and all you do in the Grand Canyon Synod. The peace of Christ to you and yours.
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The Office of the Bishop will be closed on the upcoming Thursdays and Fridays: December 24 and 25, as well as December 31 and January 1st.
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We give thanks for the work of Rev. Mark Holman, who for the last two years has served as the Bishop’s Associate for Mobility and Leadership. At the end of 2020, Pastor Holman will attempt retirement for the third time.
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