We pray for The Rev. Cheryl Fox and the people of St. John’s Episcopal Lutheran Church in Williams, part of the High Country Conference. Visit their site at stjohnswilliamsaz.org and their Facebook page.
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We pray for Rev. Roland Harder and the people of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Buckeye, part of the Cactus Conference.
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For victims and families of the mosque bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan…
For members of congregations to feel equipped and energized to engage with the efforts uplifted during the Churchwide Assembly…
For students of all ages who are returning to school…
For those struggling to pay for their medications…
For those experiencing chronic illness…
For communities experiencing drought…
We pray for Rev. Tony Scheer and the people of Spirit of Hope Lutheran Church in Mesa, part of the Rio Salado Conference. Visit their site at spiritofhopelutheran.com, and their social media pages on Facebook and YouTube.
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We pray for Rev. Scott Hove, Rev. Don Lorfing and the people of Good Samaritan Lutheran Church in Las Vegas, part of the Colorado River Conference. Visit their site at goodsamlv.org, and their social media pages on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
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For the capacity to wisely live into the discernments made during the Churchwide Assembly…
For those in Seoul, South Korea impacted by heavy flooding…
For those in Europe who continue to navigate extreme temperatures…
For those who are incarcerated…
For educators preparing their classrooms for a new school year…
We pray for Rev. Amalia Vagts and the people of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Tucson, part of the Santa Cruz Conference. Visit their site at lutherantucson.org, and their social media pages on Facebook and YouTube.
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We pray for Rev. Richard Sherrill and the people of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Phoenix, part of the Northeast Valley Conference. Visit their site at popphoenix.org, and their social media pages on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
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For those who are tending, harvesting and sharing seasonal produce…
For communities in eastern Kentucky impacted by flooding…
For communities in the western United States experiencing expanding wildfires…
For collective engagement in the ELCA’s Truth-Seeking and Truth-Telling Initiative
For those who are experiencing insomnia…
For students, teachers, and school workers preparing for the start of the academic year…
For those who are gathering for the Churchwide Assembly…
We pray for Rev. Thomas Dunham and the people of Streams in the Desert Lutheran Church in Tucson, part of the Sunrise Conference. Visit their site at streamsinthedesert.us, and their social media pages on Facebook and YouTube.
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We pray for Rev. Michael Johnson and the people of Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Carefree, part of the Northeast Valley Conference. Visit their site at ctlcarefree.org, and their social media pages on Facebook and YouTube.
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The ELCA gathers for its Churchwide Assembly next week, August 8–12, 2022. As I travel to Ohio to attend this gathering, I invite you to pray for all 900 voting members are attending, including ten others who will represent the Grand Canyon Synod: Glenn Austad, Roger Bailey, Pastor David Brandfass, Barbara Carl, Laura Hollengreen, Hannah Manzanares, Pastor Matthew Metevelis, Pastor Charles Newman, Sarah Morris, and Pastor Christine Stoxen.
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In gratitude for and solidarity with members of our community living with disabilities…
For communities harmed by earthquakes in the Philippines and threatened by wildfires in California…
For the life of Rev. Marlene Whiterabbit Helgemo, the first Native American woman ordained in the Lutheran church…
For European and world leaders in discernment and negotiations over energy resources…
For volunteer election judges across the country, as they train and give of their time to ensure the integrity of the election process in the U.S…
For farm workers suffering the effects of climate change and recent extreme weather…
We pray for Jamie Williams and her family, including her husband Taylor and their three children, as well as her parents, retired pastor Jim Price and wife Cathy of Sun City West. After a diagnosis in February, Jamie continues breast cancer treatments and surgeries for the next six months.
Rev. Jim Price updates us with news that Jamie’s recent surgery could not have gone better, with testing showing no further cancer and the progress schedule being updated by many weeks. “Our thanks to everyone that held our one and only daughter up in prayer because the ‘prayers changed things!”’ Thanks be to God! ❤️🙏🏻
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We pray for Rev. Christopher Heller, Rev. Glenn Zorb and the people of Mountain View Lutheran Church in Phoenix, part of the Fiesta Conference. Visit their site at mvlutheran.org, and their social media pages on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
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We pray for Rev. Kurt Fangmeier and the people of Living Christ Lutheran Church in Flagstaff, part of the High Country Conference. Visit their site at lclcflag.org, and their social media pages on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
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We pray for Rev. David Wold’s family and friends, especially his wife Darlene, after he passed away peacefully on July 16, 2022, surrounded by his family.
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We pray for Rev. Craig Larson, Rev. Daniel Valasakos and the people of Mount Zion Lutheran Church in Tucson, part of the Santa Cruz Conference. Visit their site at mountzionelca.com, and their social media pages on Facebook and YouTube.
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For those in London and all across Europe, experiencing record-high temperatures and facing the on-going threat of wildfires…
For jurors, students, and families in the midst of the Parkland shooting sentencing trial…
For the victims of the mall shooting in Indiana, for their families, and for all the bystanders who experienced the trauma of that event…
For all who continue to suffer the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with prayers and hope that the thirst for power can quelled and peace can again be established…
For countries in the midst of a transition of power, including Sri Lanka and Japan…
For people around the world who continue to delight in the images from the James Webb telescope…
For safety for all who travel in this season…