Lutherans Disaster Response gives an update on the region of Tigray, where conflict has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
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Grace Lutheran in Phoenix is seeking a full-time coordinator for their summer heat respite program, May 15-September 15, 2021. View the job description as a PDF or as a Word doc.
Send your resume, cover letter, and at least two references to Pastor Sarah Stadler at pastorsarah@graceinthecity.com. For questions, you may reach Pastor Sarah at the Grace office at 602-258-3787.
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200 good wooden and padded chairs are available for pennies on the dollar, as Good Samaritan Lutheran, Las Vegas, is getting new chairs for their sanctuary. Contact Pastor Don Lorfing if interested: 702-241-7392 or dlorfing@goodsamlv.com.
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Pastor Tim Nybroten, Resurrection Lutheran in Tucson, writes to tell us of the death of Rev. Wayne Viereck: “Pastor Wayne passed into the loving arms of God just before midnight on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. We hold Pat and the Viereck family in our prayers, and we thank God for Wayne’s many years of faithful service to Resurrection Lutheran and to the greater Church.”
A memorial service for Pastor Wayne is scheduled for Saturday, April 3rd at 1:00 p.m. at Resurrection Lutheran Church. All CDC Covid-19 protocols will be followed.
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In two posts at ELCA.org, we hear from the ELCA advocacy office in Washington, D.C., and get the U.N. and state edition, including news from Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA), who is tracking 37 bills of interest to people of faith in Arizona, organizing a second Advocacy 101 training workshop alongside Arizona Faith Network and Bread for the World, and celebrating its first birthday.
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In a Living Lutheran video and article, “New ways to be faithful: Arizona church grows in attendance, LGBTQIA+ engagement during COVID-19,” we hear how Living Christ Lutheran in Flagstaff is moving forward by combining their history with new ways of outreach.
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St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Phoenix, is seeking a music director to continue the strong music program of the congregation. This is a part-time job and salaried position, with a tentative start date of June 1, 2021. View the job description as PDF or as a Word doc.
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An online worship service for the Second Sunday of Easter, April 11, 2021, has been prepared by the five synods of Region 2 for use in your congregations. View this post for more full info.
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The Reverend Franklyn Annesifor Caron, longtime member of ELCA Grand Canyon Synod, died peacefully at the age of 91 on Friday, March 19, 2021 at Marley House Hospice in Prescott, AZ.
He was born June 29, 1929 to Annesifor and Ella Caron in Butte, Montana. Reverend Caron lived a long and storied life: musician, dancer, rodeo rider, miner, locomotive engineer, Marine, small business owner, and finally, pastor. We’ve updated this post with his full obituary.
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Save $20 when you register early for our June 12, 2021 synod assembly. $105 early bird registration through 3/31/2021. Only voting members need to register. Visitors can view via Facebook live at no cost. Click here to register today!
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The New and Renewing Team of the Grand Canyon Synod is excited to announce the Lilly 3E Vital Right-Shaped Ministry (VRSM) Vitality and Innovation Grants. Click to download the application as a Word document.
Two Zoom information sessions will be offered about the grants, click a date to register: Thurs., 3/25/2021 @ 6 pm MST/PDT and Thurs., 4/8/2021 @ 1:30pm MST/PDT. Once registered, you will receive an email with your unique link to join the meeting.
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Nearly 100 asylum-seekers are arriving daily in Phoenix, fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries for the safety and freedom of the United States. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and our partner organizations are providing critical humanitarian assistance to these families when they arrive, including food, shelter, and medical assistance.
Read more to learn about who asylum-seekers are, what help we are providing, and how you can help!
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The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) held its online meeting March 4-5, 2021. The conference, an advisory body of the ELCA, comprises 65 synod bishops, the presiding bishop and the secretary. Bishop Hutterer serves on the executive committee.
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Leaders are invited to an anti-racism training workshop each Saturday in May, 2021. The 1.5 hour workshops are led by Reverend Joan Crawford, whose ministry includes promoting interracial healing and dialogue. Spiritual leaders will be equipped to engage in conversations within their communities.
Hosted by Phoenix Fusion, the cost is $40/person, with attendance capped at 60 participants. Download the flyer and visit gcsynod.org/solidarity for more info.
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Our 2021 synod assembly worship service will be made available for use by all congregations for use on the weekend of June 12 and 13, 2021.
Our assembly is Saturday June 12, 2021, with worship tentatively scheduled to be live-streamed at 3:30 pm MST/PDT. If our worship service is pre-recorded, the file will be made available earlier that week. If we are recording live, we will make the file available as soon as possible on Saturday.
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Learn tried and true principles of fundraising to carry out fruitful, broad-range stewardship programs in your congregation with Stewardship for All Seasons, gcsynod.org/stewardship-for-all-seasons.
The deadline to sign up for the 2021-2022 cohort is on April 5, 2021. Questions? Contact Pr. Miguel Gomez-Acosta, who will be happy to provide answers and solutions. Read recent testimonies in this post.
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Passage of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was shaped by input of many constituents, including Lutheran voices. Thank you for your advocacy!
The federal response to the crisis of the pandemic is not only colossal, it is personal: a family has rent for another month, food on the table, required medicine, and in many cases even tools to no longer live in poverty and hunger.
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) have resumed a bilateral dialogue that will define a new ecumenical relationship for common mission and ministry.
In a March 10 meeting, leaders from the two church bodies resumed the dialogue that had begun in 2004 but been put on hold due to leadership and staff changes at both churches.
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The Grand Canyon Synod Covid Service of Lament is available in this blog post and on our Facebook, YouTube, and Vimeo. Download available on Vimeo.
We thank our participants: Rev. Alan Field; Carol Paulsen; Diakonia participants, Bill Aurand, Tina Gilson, Cheryl Pridgeon, and Cindy Stein; Bishop Hutterer; music from organist Lars Andersen and vocalists Sherri McClellan and Jennifer Wortman from Tanque Verde Lutheran in Tucson; and Pastor Sarah Stadler from Grace Lutheran in Phoenix.
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Save the date for two upcoming services, available for use on Monday of Holy Week, March 29, 2021. We’ll share additional details as we receive them.
In the Grand Canyon Synod, a Good Friday service is in the works, a project led by Pastor Jason Adams, Reformation Lutheran, Las Vegas.
A Region 2 worship for Easter 2 will be available, with Dr. Shauna Hannan, Professor of Homiletics at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, as the preacher.
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