ELCA World Hunger Education and Networking Grants fund projects that educate participants about hunger — and how to end it. The application for 2021 Education and Networking Grants is open until Dec. 1, 2021. Visit the ELCA World Hunger blog to learn more.
Read MoreELCA Advocacy shares their November, 2021 updates. The first is from the ELCA Advocacy office in Washington, D.C., and the second is the UN and state edition, updates shared from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (sppos) in the ELCA Advocacy Network this month.
Read MoreIn this season of giving thanks, celebrate the spirit of giving by creating a story for our second annual Generosity Film Festival. Making a film can be a fun project for the loved ones gathered for Thanksgiving.
Visit our film festival web page for tips and guidelines. The deadline for submission is December 8, 2021, with videos premiering Christmas week.
Read MoreThe 2021 Mohrenweiser Lecture Series, co-sponsored by PLTS Center for Climate Justice & Faith, presents "Climate Justice, Health and Wellbeing" with Dr. Manoj Kurian. Friday, 12/10/2021, 10am - 1pm MST, 9am - noon PST. Free to join, registration required here.
This lecture will discuss how climate change is threatening human health and well-being, and the ethical and moral imperative for action.
Read MoreLutherans Restoring Creation share their Good Green Newsletter for October, 2021.
Their upcoming Connections Call is Tuesday, 11/23/2021 at 6pm MST, 5pm PST. The topic is Gratitude. Come to the “table” with what and who you are grateful for as we ready ourselves for the work ahead. Zoom link to use on 11/23.
Read MoreFriday, 12/3/2021 7pm through Sunday, 12/5/2021, 11am. All ages welcome!
We will have archery, hiking, crafting, devotions, and other camp activities sprinkled throughout the day Saturday. Everything we offer is optional. You are also allowed to nap all weekend if that is the refresher you need! Click here to register.
Read MoreWith much gratitude, we share the good news of reaching $402,912 in gifts and pledges to our Growing Generosity Appeal.
Growing Generosity, launched at June’s 2021 Synod Assembly, has a $500,000 goal by the end of 2023. Please prayerfully consider how you’d like to be involved, and learn more about Growing Generosity here.
Read MoreThe itinerary for the Grand Canyon Synod Holy Land Trip is now available: January 2-11, 2023. The trip also includes an optional 3-days post-tour excursion to Jordan, January 11-14, 2023.
View information on the trip here and view a PDF here. Led by Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer and Rev. Mark Holman.
Read MoreSince February 2020, the Church has been enduring unprecedented seismic shifts. In response, a new Hybrid version of the grassroots Ignite the Church Conference will gather February 8-10, 2022—in-person in sunny Orlando AND Online—to reflect on the theme: SEISMIC SHIFTS: Where Do We Go From Here?
To register and learn more about the presenters, workshop options, and other details go to IgniteTheChurch.net. Register by November 30, 2021, to access the lowest $99 In-Person rate. Online option is free.
Read MoreWorking alongside the United Nations' "16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence" campaign, the four member churches of Churches Beyond Borders have compiled a 16-day devotional focusing on the campaign's theme opposing intersectional violence against women. View/download the devotional in PDF format here.
Read MoreMore counties in our synod increased to extreme levels for unvaccinated people.
Extremely high risk counties for unvaccinated people in our synod include Apache, Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pima, Pinal, Washington, and Yavapai counties.
Very high risk counties include Clark, La Paz, Santa Cruz, and Yuma.
The team preaches at churches in Phoenix and Tempe, the Bishop flies to the Ordination of Pastor Ruby Myers at Zion Lutheran in Tinley Park, IL, as we tend to our other various ministries of the Grand Canyon Synod.
Read MoreArizona is home to more than 500,000 service members, veterans and their families. Many of these valued members of our community turn to their faith for support, healing and connection.
That is why the Arizona Coalition for Military Families is partnering with members of the faith community around the state to build the Be Connected Faith Network. Read this post or this PDF or visit www.ConnectVeterans.org/Faith for more info.
Read MoreThe Grand Canyon Stewardship looks forward to an abundance of stories from across our synod, overflowing with heart-felt testimonies of generosity and hope. To enter, visit our film festival web page for tips and guidelines. The deadline for submission is December 8, 2021, with videos premiering Christmas week.
When we enter the Season of Advent we will light the first candle on the Advent Wreath, the candle that symbolizes HOPE. In the midst of the challenging times we continue to live, the Stewardship Team invites you to give witness to your experiences of generosity that offer HOPE for the New Year.
Read MoreCelebration Lutheran in Peoria has many items available for congregations. View the list in this post as well as many photos. If interested, please contact Dottie Anderson, 602-625-7859 or andadot@aol.com, who can arrange access to the church and help you “shop” through these resources.
Read MoreThe Islamic Speakers Bureau of Arizona (ISBA) presents their 2021 Fall Tea Party: An Interfaith Celebration of Women. This online, women-only event is Sunday, December 12, 2021 , 1pm MST, noon PST. Register here.
Join us virtually for an afternoon of friendship, fun, learning and sisterhood. For women 12 years old to 150 years old. Guest Artist: Aizzah Fatima
Read MoreLutheran Social Services of the Southwest is collecting $20 gift cards for Walmart and Fry’s to pass out at their food pantries this month and help provide a Thanksgiving meal for those in need. The goals is to collect 250 gift cards by Friday, 11/12/2021.
You can drop off physical gift cards at the Phoenix or Tucson LSS offices or donate funds using this link and the LSS staff will purchase the cards: lss-sw.org/thanksgiving-2021.
Read MoreThis holiday season, Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest (LSS-SW) is collecting 1,300 new queen size bedsheets for older adults and people with disabilities. Learn more about this program here.
Donations delivered before December 13, 2021, will be distributed as gifts to clients in time for Christmas. Your gift of bedsheets delivers comfort and love to neighbors who truly deserve it. Thank you.
Read MoreSymbols of Presence: A virtual weekly program from Spirit in the Desert during the season of Advent that helps participants prepare to receive the Best. Gift. Ever. The program is FREE, register on our calendar pages.
Read MoreHoly Trinity Lutheran Church in Chandler, AZ, is seeking an Office Manager for 28 hours per week. Please submit resumes to: htapplications@gmail.com. Resumes will be reviewed after December 31, 2021.
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