The Office of the Bishop team processes info and action items from a recent staff retreat, and also attends meetings and events like the Installation of Pastor Greg Hartman at New Spirit Lutheran in Tucson. We also share photos from Bishop Hutterer’s visit to American Lutheran in Sun City.
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Note: the start date for this position is extended to October 1, 2022. The 2022-23 Hunger Advocacy Fellow placed with LAMA will serve as a member of the staff of this ELCA-affiliated State Public Policy Office as a full-time contract employee. Find out more here.
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We pray for Rev. Kenneth Truckenbrod’s family and friends after he passed away on July 15, 2022.
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Save the date—October 21 & 22, 2022— for a retreat at Spirit in the Desert organized by Grand Canyon Synod Women of the ELCA. View PDF flier. Click here to register online. Or click here to download and print the paper registration form.
Scholarship opportunities available. The deadline to receive applications is 9/23/2022. View a fillable application form here.
Featured speakers include: Rev. Dr. Meghan Aelabouni, who will lead a Bible study via Zoom from Jerusalem, Rev. Rebecca Boardman, University of Arizona Campus Ministries; and Carolyn Tonneson, with Peter’s Hope/Bamburi Women’s Empowerment Center (Mombasa, Kenya, Africa).
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The Second Annual IMA-ELCA Fall Educational Event is Monday, 9/19/2022, at September 19, 2022, 10am-1pm MST/PDT, 11am-2pm MDT. Register here for this online Zoom event, and view a PDF flyer here.
Join a panel discussion of leaders—including Rev. Kurt Fangmeier Living Christ Lutheran Church in Flagstaff—who are engaged in innovative leadership. Each panelist will give information about their specific context, and time for personal and in depth conversation will follow.
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Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries welcomes Rev. Abel Arroyo Traverso as co-chair of Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries Board of Directors. “Abel’s commitment to ELM living into being an antiracist organization, while continuing to serve LGBTQIA+ leaders in our church, is a gift to the board and our broader community.”
Pastor Abel also serves as Assistant to the Bishop for Faith Formation in the Southwest California Synod.
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Our campus ministries from Arizona State University and the University of Arizona went to San Diego for the 43rd Annual Labor Day Weekend Retreat.
As always we are lodged in different locations (okay, we sleep on church floors) and get together for beach time and a Mission Bay breakfast followed by a form of Yoga done to various Bible verses, then interactive get-acquainted activities.
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Lutheran Social Services of Nevada (LSSN) announces the winner and results of their peanut butter wars.
Saint Andrew Lutheran Church collected 690 pounds!
Christ the Servant Lutheran Church collected 2800 pounds!
Good Samaritan Lutheran Church collected 4736 pounds!
Community Lutheran Church collected 6065 pounds!
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church Las Vegas collected 6193 pounds!
Living Hope Lutheran Church collected 15197 pounds!
New Song Church Anthem collected a grand total of 29,330 pounds and is the official 2022 Peanut Butter Wars Champion!
Applying for grants may seem overwhelming, but we’ve simplified the process and we are here to help! On Tuesday, September 13 at 5:00 p.m., we will be offering a Grants Process Presentation by Zoom. This will be a great opportunity to get an overview of the program, ask questions, and get some helpful tips from the GCS Grants Committee on submitting a grant application. Please register here for the presentation.
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As Russian forces advanced on his town in Ukraine’s heavily contested Donbass region, a group of friends helped to save Igor Gusev’s life.
Born with cerebral palsy, Igor has lived independently with some limited support.As bombing and violence approached his home, Igor’s friends packed him and just a bit of luggage into a car and headed west.
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The Office of the Bishop team takes a staff retreat one day of this week as we also prepare for fall events. We also share photos from the Becoming Conference.
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We celebrate the following ordination anniversaries this week:
Rev. John Schaumburg, who celebrates 50 years on September 2.
Rev. Kirk Anderson, who celebrates 50 years on September 3.
Deacon Cathy Mannel, who celebrates 23 years on September 4.
Rev. Gregory Mannel, who celebrates 44 years on September 4.
Rev. Jeffrey Solheim, who celebrates 23 years on September 5.
Rev. Barbara Duhlstine-Robarge, who celebrates 31 years on September 6.
Rev. William Phillips, Christ, Las Vegas, who celebrates 37 years on September 8.
Deacon Sonnee Steveson, who celebrates 35 years on September 8.
As LCM|Canterbury, the Lutheran and Episcopal Campus Ministry at NAU, enters into an interim time this school year, we share an update from their board.
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Pastor Greg Hartman will be installed at New Spirit Lutheran in Tucson on Saturday, 9/10/2022, at 11am MST/PDT, 12pm MDT. Rostered ministers are invited to process: color of the day is green. Bishop Hutterer will be preaching. A reception will follow.
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Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona reminds us that October 11, 2022, is the big cutoff date for registering to vote in Arizona general election. Check your registration status, check your friends and loved ones’ status, check, check, check! Read more in their post: How to register to vote in Arizona.
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California Lutheran Univeristy's Fifty and Better Fall session begins September 6, 2022. Click here for PDF info, and click here to register.
Each course and lecture meets for 2 hours. All are available virtually, one is also in-person. In our virtual courses and lectures, students communicate with faculty via the chat function in Zoom. All courses and lectures are recorded and available for students to watch the next day.
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In this post and video we explore Growing Future Ministries: Planting seeds for Lutheran Campus Ministry and new & emerging ministries.
With gifts from congregations, foundations, endowments, and individuals, we can meet our $750,000 goal. Thank you to all who have helped us with gifts of $627,731 so far towards our Growing Generosity Appeal.
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