ELCA Advocacy shares updates in their UN & State Edition and Connections updates from the ELCA Advocacy office in Washington, D.C.
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Unaccompanied minors are coming to the United States alone, fleeing dangerous situations, in search of asylum. You can provide a loving welcome to these asylum-seekers with the gift of a Comfort Bag.
Comfort Bags include hygiene supplies, school supplies, a comforting item, and a backpack or duffle bag. Find out how to donate here: www.lss-sw.org/comfort-bags.
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World Labyrinth Day is an annual event sponsored by the Labyrinth Society as a worldwide action to “walk as one at 1” local time to create a rolling wave of peaceful energy across the globe.
On Saturday, May 1, 2021, Spirit in the Desert’s Sue Palmer will offer a 15-minute guided meditation on the hour at 10:00 am, 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm (creating the worldwide rolling wave of peace), 2:00 pm, and again at 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm to capture that sunset, evening in the desert vibe. Learn more here.
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Open Doors, the new grant opportunity to support congregations, has a “Support Crew” site on Sway for colleagues who are assisting with emails and calls.
The ELCA is also offering Padlet as an idea-sharing platform for people to add their comments, photos and videos.
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The Stewardship Team of the Grand Canyon Synod invites you to join our next webinar presentation on "Electronic Giving for Congregations,” May 25, 2021 from 7pm to 8:15pm MST/PDT. Please register here.
We will have as our guest Keith Mundy, former Program Director for Stewardship for the ELCA, who now works for Vanco. Info on Tithe.ly and giving patterns during Covid-19 will also be shared.
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Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary hosts a book launch for “United States of Grace” by Pr. Lenny Duncan, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 5pm MST/PDT. RSVP here.
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“Providing transparent, real time information about what people’s risks are is empowering. You want to know how hard it’s raining Covid.”
Medium risk counties in our synod are Gila and Greenlee.
High risk counties include Apache, Cochise, Graham, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Pima, Santa Cruz, Washington, Yavapai, and Yuma.
Very high risk counties are Clark , Coconino, Navajo, and Pinal.
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Just one week before the May 7, 2021 deadline to register for synod assembly. Click here to register today!
Registration closes 5/7/2021, with no exceptions. We are strictly enforcing our registration deadline this year because of the complexity of our online voting system, training, and sending of materials.
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The Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) met electronically April 14-17. The council, which serves as the ELCA's board of directors, took action on a variety of matters intended to advance this church's mission and ministry.
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Lutheran Disaster Response provides updates on supporting a response to the fires breaking out in Rohingya refugee settlements in Bangladesh.
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Mark your calendar for Sunday, Sept. 12, when congregations of the ELCA will come together for “God’s work. Our hands.” We’re not sure what the impact of this pandemic will look like in September, but we continue to be church together.
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Mission and ministry partners to the Grand Canyon Synod are asked to provide your ministry’s story in a way that works best for you. You can provide us with a written story, photos, audio, video, or a combination of all of these media. Our only requirement is that the story can be consumed in less than five minutes, with 2-3 minutes being ideal.
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Lutheran Social Services of Nevada (LSSN) shares their April 2021 Newsletter, highlighting that they’ve served 23,996 people 228,954 pounds of food so far in 2021. Read more »
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ELCA congregations interested in raising funds for their feeding ministry through ELCA World Hunger’s online platform, matched with a $500 grant, can register and apply in ELCA GrantMaker starting Monday, April 26, 2021.
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There’s a lot of moving parts in our first-ever online assembly. For your sanity and ours, here’s a one-page list of all upcoming important dates for the 2021 Grand Canyon Synod Assembly.
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The Weekly Online Gathering for ELCA Leaders concludes (at least for a while) this Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 11am MST and PDT. Links to the meeting at elcacoaching.org, as well as archives. Join Zoom meeting here.
We are feeling the Spirit invite us to END WELL what has been... serving over 5,300 leaders in 60 gatherings in 13 months, with more accessing the recordings every day... and DREAM about what might be next.
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A reminder that the May 7, 2021 deadline to register for synod assembly is approaching. Only voting members need to register. Visitors can view via Facebook live at no cost. Click here to register today!
Registration closes 5/7/2021, with no exceptions. We are strictly enforcing our registration deadline this year because of the complexity of our online voting system, training, and sending of materials.
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Join the RMS Creation Care Team for a special worship service for Earth Day. The prayer service includes readings, music, and prayers from all across the Rocky Mountain Synod. View the service in this post or on Vimeo, or as a live event on the RMS Facebook page, April 22, 2021, at 11 am MST/PDT.
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We’re pleased to launch a dedicated page on our site to caring for creation and climate change. This new page provides an archive of resources and letters on the subject of care for creation.
Caring for God's creation is an ever-evolving topic in this world, as climate change accelerates changes and our we further understand how human’s influence on the health of our planet. View the page here.
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