In this post we share the 2022 Churchwide Assembly listening event for “civics and faith” social statement.
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ELCA Coaching’s ongoing series mixes things up a bit on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, 11am MST/PDT, 12PM MDT. They will focus on the theme for Churchwide Assembly (August 8-12): Embody the Word. This also happens to be one of the centering Scriptures for ELCA's Coaching Ministry from Luke 24, the road to Emmaus and how Jesus embodies a coaching posture.
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This week is all about the Churchwide Assembly: view our full coverage here.
We also share photos from the Installation of Rev. Erin Morris at Resurrection Lutheran in Oro Valley and Bishop Hutterer’s visit to Central Lutheran in Arizona City.
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Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all higher than they have been at nearly any point this summer as the BA.5 variant continues to spread across the United States.
In our synod, a continued wave of high level counties: Apache, Clark, Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal, Yavapai and Yuma.
Medium level: Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Santa Cruz and Washington.
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Rev. Janet Richardson, who celebrates 33 years on August 6.
Rev. Richard Peterson, Faith, Yuma, who celebrates 29 years on August 8.
Rev. John Hoelter, who celebrates 55 years on August 9.
Rev. Joseph Dillon, who celebrates 46 years on August 10.
In this post we share the 2022 Churchwide Assembly General Session on Memorials.
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During June 8-10, 2023, we gather to connect people and do business at our annual synod assembly. We are pleased to be back at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Oro Valley and the Tucson area. The exact dates and time may be subject to change.
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The 2022 Churchwide Assembly hearings will be held by Zoom webinar during the week prior to the Churchwide Assembly. Hearings are nonlegislative sessions to hear certain proposals scheduled for assembly action or information sessions at the 2022 Churchwide Assembly.
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You’re invited to view the worship and work of the sixteenth Churchwide Assembly. Plenary sessions will be streamed live on the ELCA website, at elca.org/CWA-2022, with the full schedule in this post. At this assembly, a live stream of worship also will be provided. View PDF of schedule on ELCA.org.
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We share a video from Denise Rector, part of the pre-events of the ELCA Churchwide Assembly 2022.
In preparation for the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, ELCA members are encouraged to participate in a series of online Bible studies that will explore the assembly theme, "Embody the Word," from Luke 24.
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The 2022 Churchwide Assembly of the ELCA will honor and celebrate Indigenous people through presentations and worship during this weeklong event.
In addition to opening with a land acknowledgment, on Wednesday, 8/10/2022: participants are invited to wear red recognize and publicize the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls; Rev. Marlene Whiterabbit Helgemo will be remembered; Holy Communion will utilize words and music from Native American sources; and the offering will support the Pine Ridge Reservation initiative.
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A reminder to visit Arizona Corporation Commission, Nevada Secretary of State Businesses, or Utah Commerce Division of Corporations and file your annual report.
Failure to maintain the congregation's corporate status can put contracts, giving, and property ownership in jeopardy, as some of our congregations have discovered. Please check your status now to avoid future complications!
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Excellence in Leadership is an 18-month journey offered online through the Rocky Mountain Synod of the ELCA. Cohorts begin late September, 2022, and are open to rostered and lay leaders. Click here to learn more. Register by 9/2/2022.
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President Joe Biden visited Augusta Victoria Hospital, the first visit of a sitting U.S. president to East Jerusalem. The president announced a $100 million multiyear commitment toward the East Jerusalem Hospital Network (EJHN), of which AVH is a member. Support U.S. Funding of Augusta Victoria Hospital! Take action today.
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This week we turn our attention to the Installation of Rev. Erin Morris at Resurrection Lutheran in Oro Valley as well as the Heidi Gerrish Celebration of Life, both on July 30, 2022.
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Rev. Matthew Wiswall, Resurrection, Scottsdale, who celebrates 32 years on July 29.
Rev. Mateo Chavez, San Juan Bautista, Tucson, who celebrates 4 years on July 29.
Rev. Anton Tony Scheer, Spirit of Hope, Mesa, who celebrates 22 years on July 30.
Rev. Rebecca Boardman, U of A LCM, Tucson, who celebrates 18 years on July 31.
Rev. James Schubert, who celebrates 32 years on July 31.
Rev. Clifford Hanus, Mount Cross, Payson, who celebrates 35 years on August 1.
Rev. Sharon Brown, Spirit of Joy, Clarkdale, who celebrates 9 years on August 2.
Rev. Mark Perry, Sierra Evangelical, Sierra Vista, who celebrates 36 years on August 2.
Rev. Thomas McFarland, who celebrates 36 years on August 3.
Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all higher than they have been at nearly any point this summer as the BA.5 variant continues to spread across the United States.
In our synod, a continued wave of high level counties: Apache, Clark, Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal, Yavapai and Yuma.
Medium level: Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Santa Cruz and Washington.
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In a July 18, 2022 letter to President Joseph R. Biden, the Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), expressed gratitude for his July 15 visit to the Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) in East Jerusalem and his announcement of a $100 million multiyear commitment to the East Jerusalem Hospital Network (EJHN), of which AVH is a member.
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