How did 260 goats end up being blessed at St. Paul Lutheran Family in Carson City, Nevada?
“It was a pretty big ordeal,” said Chad Adamik, pastor of St. Paul. “We were in a really bad drought … and the goats were [doing] fire mitigation.” No kid-ding—the goats were working on St. Paul’s 4 acres, which were overrun with cheatgrass this past August.
Read MoreJoin Rev. Judith Rainforth, Pastor of Spirituality & Care at American Lutheran Church in Sun City, on these two trips of a lifetime.
The 2022 Oberammergau Passion Play trip is June 19 – 30, 2022. This once every decade experience is wrapped in the Footsteps of Paul through Greece & Italy, along with the beauty, culture, and history of Austria & Germany. Register at bit.ly/36hQiBY or download the brochure.
Or walk the Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage using the Coastal Route through Portugal and Spain on ancient paths that crisscross forests and villages, April 19 – May 2, 2022. Register at bit.ly/36Ixr2J or download the brochure.
Read MoreVisit gcsynod.org/grants to get more info and apply for over $200,000 available in Project Support Grants, and Adapting, Connecting, Transforming, and Sustaining (ACTS) Grants. Submit applications by 10/15/2021.
You can also view our Q&A webinar and resources in this blog post.
Read MoreRisk levels in our synod’s counties remained extremely or very high for unvaccinated people.
Extremely high risk counties for unvaccinated people in our synod include Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal, Washington, Yavapai, and Yuma counties.
Very high risk counties include Apache, Clark, Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Pima, and Santa Cruz.
It’s all hands on deck for the Bishop’s Fall Gathering, online with Presiding Bishop Eaton and Ryan Panzer as a guests. Many of the team will also be at the Installation of Pastor Sandy Jones at Bethany Lutheran Church in Scottsdale and the Installation of Pastor Ryan Hersch at Peace Lutheran Church in Peoria.
Read MoreIt's time for people of faith to shift from climate apology and lamentation to action on climate change. This was the topic of discussion on our latest Blessed Tomorrow Let’s Talk Climate episode, “Beyond Apology: We Need Climate Action Now”, co-hosted with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
Read MoreWe’re delighted to welcome ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and Ryan Panzer to our 2021 Bishop's Fall Gathering, held online, October 18-19, 2021. All active rostered ministers, retired ministers serving as interim pastors, and synod council members are invited.
Participants are encouraged to download and print this PDF which includes our order of worship, as well as a workbook to use during Ryan Panzer’s hybrid ministry presentation.
Read MoreEach year, ELCA congregations pledge to send a portion of their offerings to fund ELCA ministries in their synods and beyond. We call these funds Mission Support.
Mission Support enables the ELCA’s more than 8,900 congregations and 65 synods to pool resources to love and serve our neighbors in ways that no individual or congregation can do alone.
Read MoreLutheran World Relief has created FREE, easy-to-use resources based on the RCL Advent texts from the Gospel of Luke, all available at lwr.org/advent.
Read MoreCall Camp ALOMA (campaloma.com) to schedule a retreat for your youth group, outdoor bible study group, church leadership retreat, and much more. Want to get away with the family for a weekend? Rent one of the smaller cabins we have to offer.
Read MoreBishop Hutterer will preach and preside at the installation of Pastor Ryan Hersch at Peace Lutheran Church in Peoria, part of the Cactus Conference. Find the church at peaceaz.org and 18265 North 89th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85382.
All are welcome Sunday, October 17, 2021 at 3 pm. By scheduling the installation in the afternoon, Peace Lutheran is able to welcome the pastors, deacons, and members of our conference’s congregations to join us for this happy occasion. Pastors are invited to robe, the color of the day is green.
Read MoreBethany Lutheran Church in Scottsdale, part of the Northeast Valley Conference, invites you to join Bishop Hutterer in celebrating the installation of Sandy Jones, Sunday, October 17, 2021 at 9 am. Pastors are invited to robe.
Located 4300 North 82nd Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85281. Visit their site at bethanyscottsdale.com.
Read MoreThis Gathering webinar provides information from the Safety & Security team as they prepare for next summer’s event. Topics include Minneapolis safety, COVID-19, and spiritual wellness. For information about the 2022 Gathering, “boundless: God beyond measure,” visit elca.org/Gathering.
Read MoreThe Station Coffee Company, launched by Crossroads Church in San Tan Valley, is now open Monday-Saturday, 6am-3pm, 130 N. Main Street in Florence, AZ. During October, receive 10% off your coffee order with the code “ELCA.” Join Crossroads and the synod at the ribbon cutting ceremony on October 22, 2021, at 2:30pm.
Pastor Charles Newman from Crossroads says, "The Station Coffee Company is a premiere coffee shop and event space that draws on the Town of Florence’s historic past while creating a thriving future."
Read MoreLaura Krueger, of Avondale, Ariz., was re-elected to the churchwide executive board of Women of the ELCA at its August 3-5, 2021, convention. This is Laura’s second term on the board that provides leadership to the churchwide women’s organization. Learn more in this WELCA news story.
Read MoreAs the United States pauses to honor and celebrate the Indigenous people who first settled on the land thousands of years ago, the Evangelical Church in America (ELCA) has released "A Declaration of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to American Indian and Alaska Native People." The declaration is a direct result of the social policy resolution "Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery," which was passed by the 2016 ELCA Churchwide Assembly. Read the declaration in this post.
Read MoreThe 2022 Gathering theme song was co-written by Sam Noble and Faith Bartelt while serving on summer staff at Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp in Hillside, CO in 2019.
Read MoreRisk levels in our synod’s counties remained the same: extremely or very high for unvaccinated people.
Extremely high risk counties for unvaccinated people in our synod include Gila, Greenlee, Graham, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal, Yavapai, and Washington counties.
Very high risk counties include Apache, Clark, Cochise, Coconino, Pima, Santa Cruz, and Yuma.
This week, the Office of the Bishop team attends the synod council meeting, prepares for and celebrates installations, and takes some time off.
Read MoreYou're invited to meet California Lutheran University President Lori Varlotta for happy hour when she visits Scottsdale in October. Join fellow alumni, families, and friends to hear exciting campus updates and connect with your local Cal Lutheran & PLTS communities.
Saturday, October 16, 2021, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm at Barrio Queen - Scottsdale, 7114 East Stetson Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85251. Enjoy beer, wine, soda, light appetizers, and Cal Lu swag! RSVP Here by October 11, 2021.
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