In this post, Bishop Hutterer shares a letter of thanks for the service of Pastor Sarah Stadler, Grace Lutheran in Phoenix, for her leadership as dean of the Capital Conference, and welcomes Pastor Kari Williamson, with St. Andrew in Phoenix, as the new dean effective 11/1/2022.
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Violent conflict is one of the most significant drivers of hunger around the world. From wars between nations to ethnic and tribal violence, conflicts affect farms, markets, jobs, housing, trade and more. In this webinar, we will hear from ELCA staff from around the world, who will help us dive more deeply into the tragic and significant ways violent conflict impacts hunger. Click here to register for “Conflict and Hunger,” Thursday, 11/3/2022, 11am MST/PDT, noon MDT.
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Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary celebrates Founder’s Day with a keynote lecture "The Planet You Inherit: A Re-Founding Catalyst?", from Larry L. Rasmussen. Online lecture begins 6pm, Thursday, 11/3/2022.
Register here.
Voltaire (1694-1778) said the "three things exercise a constant influence over the minds of [humankind]: climate, governance, and religion...That is the only way of explaining the enigma of this world." This Founder's Day Lecture looks at each of these three - climate, governance, and religion - to ask whether today's planetary emergency requires re-founding our way of life.
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The October, 2022 edition of Seeds Monthly is available, featuring: 500 Years of God’s Word in Common Language; Public response period for social message on climate care; Young Adults in Global Mission resumes; Pursuing justice and food security in Brazil; and featured events and resources.
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Did you know that as soon as you vote, the calls and texts stop? It’s true. So learn all you can, then vote! Arizona election officials and LAMA recommend voters mail their ballots no later than November 1, 2022. Learn more on the Lutheran Advocacy Ministry (LAMA) site.
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The Southwest California Synod presents We are the Lord’s: A Conversation on Grief, Death, and Life, Saturday, 10/29,2022, 10am-1pm MST/PDT, 11am-2pm MDT, via Zoom. This Zoom event featuring Rev. Francisco Javier Goitía Padilla is for rostered leaders, seminarians, interns, and congregational leadership in general.
To register, please contact Pastor Abel Arroyo Traverso, Southwest California Synod’s Assistant to the Bishop for Faith Formation and In House Theologian at abel.at@socalsynod.org or call 626-665-9133.
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A variety of pews in a variety of sizes are available from Desert Cross Lutheran in Tempe. Contact the church if interested.
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The Office of the Bishop will be traveling and preaching in the coming week, and attending the Ordination and Installation of Verónica Alvarez at Faith/La Fe in Phoenix. We share photos from the Installation of Pastor Jason Adams at Good Samaritan, The Lakes, in Las Vegas.
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Rev. Kari Williamson, St. Andrew, Phoenix, who celebrates 19 years on October 26.
Rev. Verónica Alvarez, Faith, Phoenix, who celebrates her actual ordination on October 30.
Rev. Brian Ward, Community, Las Vegas, who celebrates 12 years on October 31.
Rev. Thaddeus Book, Desert Cross, Tempe, who celebrates 13 years on November 1.
Please mark your calendars for next year’s Bishop’s Fall Gathering, which will be held October 23-25, 2023. We will return again to the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale. We are looking forward to seeing you there. Visit our 2022 Bishop’s Fall Gathering page for a recap of this year.
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The ELCA Fund for Leaders supports students of tremendous promise attending ELCA seminaries to become pastors and deacons in our church. This year, 375 students are receiving over $3.5 million in scholarship support. In this video, a few of them would like to express their thanks to you for making their scholarships possible. Learn more at ELCA.org/FundForLeaders.
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ELCA Advocacy shares updates from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (sppos) in the ELCA Advocacy Network this month: U.N. | California | Colorado | Florida | Minnesota | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Washington.
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We hope you will be able to attend the Eighteenth Annual Grand Canyon Synod Retirees Retreat to be held on October 31 - November 2, 2022 at Spirit in the Desert Retreat and Conference Center in Carefree, Arizona.
Please view and download this flyer for all the important details and registration information.
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Rev. Ron Rude and the Office of the Bishop presents a free Zoom presentation based on his book, Amending the Christian Story: The Natural Sciences as a Window into Grounded Faith and Sustainable Living." Click here to register for this event on Tuesday, 11/8/2022 8, 2022 at 6pm MST, 5pm PST.
After several years of research and writing and teaching, with worldview-altering insights into Nature's natural sciences and life's experience, "Amending the Christian Story" reframes and recasts God's story of life and God's story of Jesus.
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Pastor David Lose presents “Why don't my children and grandchildren go to church? (And what can I do about it),” a free event at All Saints Lutheran Church (15649 North 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85022), on Wednesday, 11/2/2022, at 10am MST/PDT, 11am MDT. This event will also be live-streamed on the All Saints Facebook page. Coffee and treats available prior to the event.
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Join Bread for the World’s Rev. Eugene Cho, Lutheran advocates and friends at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (739 W. Erie St., Chandler, AZ 85225) for the third annual Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA) Summit on Saturday, November 5, 2022 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm to learn and to share, as we voice our common needs in the public square, activating our faith in love. Click here to register.
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We share the October 2022 update:from the ELCA advocacy office in Washington, D.C. – the Rev. Amy E. Reumann, Senior Director. Partial expanded content from Advocacy Connections: October 2022.
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