ELCA World Hunger announced recently that two ministries in the Grand Canyon Synod received Domestic Hunger Grants in 2022: Native American Urban Ministry in Phoenix and Grace Lutheran Church, also in Phoenix. Read more in this post, and learn about the 2023 Grants here.
Read MoreAs language continues to evolve around the way we identify ourselves and others, so has the ELCA’s style guide. The most recent shift involves use of gendered language regarding our siblings in Christ, with a focus on ways to ensure that we represent everyone in the church, emphasizing gender-inclusive terminology and using titles and pronouns to reflect and honor nonbinary identities. Download the newest version at ELCA.org/brandmark.
Read MorePastor Lars Hammar, Mission Developer and Pastor of Open Space Church, writes: “After 8 years Open Space is closing down. Join us for one last paint night, where we can catch up and say good bye and make some cool stuff. Thank you for all your support over the years.
Read MoreLutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA) was featured on the Advocacy page of the March 2022 issue of Living Lutheran.
Read MorePastor Rebecca Boardman shares news coverage of two events held at the University of Arizona Mall, with speeches, poems, and songs. The event by the University Religious Council centered around 2,800 white flags placed on the UofA Mall, one flag for every ten Arizonans lost to COVID-19. View the story here.
Read MoreWar in Ukraine: Donate
Stories
Human Rights Council: Upholding the right to freedom of religion or belief
Human Rights Council: LWF welcomes appointment of special rapporteur for climate
Shaping the spiritual and community life of the Thirteenth Assembly
Philippines: Training program equips lay leaders to share the Gospel
ELCA World Hunger will host a Zoom webinar April 6 at 10am MST/PST to review granting priorities and cover the basics of applying for ELCA World Hunger’s 2023 Domestic Hunger Grants. To join us for this virtual event, please register here for a Zoom link. The webinar will be recorded and accessible via the Domestic Hunger Grant FAQ page.
Visit the Domestic Hunger Grants page and this FAQ page about applying.
Read MoreWe invite resolutions for our 2022 Synod Assembly. Please submit them by the close of business on on Friday, April 22, 2022. More info in this post, in this PDF, or at our memorials and resolutions page.
Read MoreIn this letter, former Bishop Lowell G. Almen encourage pastors, deacons, and congregations to remember with gratitude the 35th birthday of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) on April 30, 2022.
Read MoreThe Nominating Committee invites members of Grand Canyon Synod congregations to prayerfully consider if God is calling them to serve as Synod Secretary or as Youth At-Large Representative.
Elections to fill these positions will take place at the 2022 Synod Assembly on June 10-11, 2022. Full information is on our 2022 Assembly Nominations page.
Read MoreThe Islamic Speakers Bureau of Arizona presents Rev. Adele Resmer, who will share End of Life Practices in Christianity as part of their ILM Circle presentations.
Live streaming Tuesday, 3/29/2022 at 6:30pm MST/PDT, 7:30 MDT. Register here.
Read MoreThis week, we celebrate Rev. Heriberto Prudencio’s 32 years of ordination on March 25, and 41 years of ordination for Rev. William Timm, Gloria de Cristo in Yuma, on March 29.
Read More“For those of you who are wondering about the particulars of the process to address the issues that arose in the Sierra Pacific Synod, I want to give you an update on the ways in which we are moving forward.” (This update is provided in English and en español.)
Read MoreAs part of Synod on the Move, Bishop Hutterer, Rev. Jacqui Pagel, and Rev. Pat Reed journey to southern Arizona this weekend for a variety of events, including the Installation of Rev. Michael Sager at Desert Hills Lutheran in Green Valley, gathering with active pastors and deacons and Hotel Congress, conversations with retired rostered ministers at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, as well as preaching at Santa Cruz, Abounding Grace, Mt. Zion, and attending other meetings.
We also share photos from Bishop Hutterer’s visits last week to Mount of Olives in Phoenix and Casa De La Misericordia y de Todas las Naciones (House of Mercy and of All Nations) in Nogales, a service of Cruzando Fronteras.
Read MoreWe give thanks for the life of Pastor Dale W. Hallberg, who died February 7, 2022, of natural causes. We pray for his family, friends, and congregations he served.
Services will be held Saturday, April 2, 2022, 1pm MST, at Sun Lakes Chapel for All Faith, 9240 E Sun Lakes Blvd N, Sun Lakes, AZ 85248. Rev. Thaddeus Book is officiating.
Pastor Hallberg worked to advance civil rights as a community leader, marching with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma in 1965 and being part of a Lutheran delegation sent to investigate conditions in apartheid South Africa in the early 1980s.
Read MoreWar in Ukraine: Donate; LWF fact-finding visit to Polish-Ukrainian border; Estonian archbishop: We must be peace seekers; Photos: support for Ukraine.
Stories: USA: It matters to young people that issues of justice be a part of “Gospel work”; LWF General Secretary awarded “Der Friedenstein” prize; LWF advocates for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines at Human Rights Council; CSW66: Women must lead the way out of climate crisis; CSW66: Women at forefront of climate solutions; Nepal: Fostering resilience through water, sanitation and health; Colombia: Supporting the most vulnerable amid violence.
Read MoreSouthern Arizona area retired pastors and deacons are cordially invited for coffee, donuts, and conversation with Bishop Deborah Hutterer on Saturday, March 26, 2022 from 10:30am to noon MDT at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 1200 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719.
Please RSVP to Theresa Thornburgh (office@gcsynod.org) if you plan to attend. The Bishop is very much looking forward to meeting with you!
Read MoreCommunity Lutheran Church's Holy Week Cantata, "On This Rock," tells the story of the disciple Peter. Shawn Bristle directs the renowned Cantata Choir as part of the Holy Week program produced by Dean Leuthauser.
Sunday, 4/10/2022, 3pm PDT/MST
Friday, 4/15/2022, 7pm PDT/MST
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in central Tucson will host a free will donation benefit concert for refugees affected by the war in Ukraine on Friday, 4/1/2022 at 7pm MST/PDT, 6pm MDT. Online and in-person.
All proceeds will go to ELCA Disaster Response: Eastern European Crisis Response. The concert is being freely offered by Ivory Winds Trio (Deena Reedy, flute; Ji Sun Lee, piano; and Michael Lich, classical guitar.
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