Our Saviour’s Lutheran in Phoenix is looking for an Office Coordinator (FT, but willing to discuss PT for the right candidate). View this PDF for the position description. To apply, candidates should send a resume to Pastor Karn Carroll at pastorkarn@oslconline.org.
Read MoreWe uplift Synod Council Vice President Paul Gryniewicz in prayer as he heals from surgery.
Read MoreSt. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church’s Lunchtime Ministry offers a warm meal, hospitality and community to neighbors in Hoboken, N.J.
The ministry serves about 65 people per day. In addition to meals, they offer free haircuts, music and a sense of community. Stanley Enzweiler, the program manager, said while different things bring people there, the only requirement is respect for the space and the people around them.
Read MoreLoving God Extravagantly: Preparing Our Hearts for Easter: Join us on Saturday, April 13, 2019, from 9:30 am - 1:30 pm at Living Water Lutheran Church, 9201 E. Happy Valley Rd, Scottsdale AZ 85255 as we consider the extravagant love that Mary, the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene and Mary of Bethany showed Jesus. $15 registration includes morning coffee and a boxed lunch from Wildflower Bread. Click here to register and see full info »
Read MoreEvery year LSSN works with individuals, churches, and businesses around Las Vegas to gather supplies and baskets for children in need. Will you help us create Easter baskets for children in need?
We ask that all donations be delivered by Friday, April 12th so we can assemble and distribute the week of Easter. For questions about the program, donations, or to schedule a pickup, please read more here or contact Tristan Hightower at tristan@lssnv.org.
Read MoreThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld tax-free housing allowances for clergy, a decision welcomed by pastors, religious organizations, and others who say the allowances make their ministries affordable and strengthen limits on the ability of government policy to interfere with clergy.
Read MoreFor those of you who are on the ELCA Primary Health Plan and have not started earning your wellness dollars you can start today and join the 29% of eligible plan members and 19% of eligible spouses who have already begun using the 2019 Live Well Tool. Get started.
Read MorePrayers for Pastors Steve Beyer and Kim Sterner and the people of Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Sun City West, as they are called by God to be a people of salt and light, working together to bring hope and wholeness to all as Jesus did. Retirement is not their mindset, but rather rejuvenation and transformation.
Read MoreIn her April column for Living Lutheran, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton reminds us that “we—all created things—are family.” As Earth Day nears on April 22, we should be “especially mindful of the gift of creation and our place in it.” Read her column in English at https://bit.ly/2Un8jdj and in Spanish at https://bit.ly/2FNJYW5.
Read MoreWe lift up the work of Pastor Mary Louise Frenchman and all who help Native American Urban Ministry fulfill its mission: to be a ministry to Urban Native Americans who worship God and believe in their own culture & spirituality; to introduce Christianity to Native Americans who may be curious about it; to provide a healing to Natives that may have been hurt by Christianity in the past.
Read MoreThe ELCA provides free Easter communication tools you can download and use today.
The ELCA offers a place of welcome for all seeking a congregational home. Your congregations can extend an invitation to neighbors and the surrounding community through the use of these customizable communications tools.
Read MoreLent carries us with the Hebrews in search of the promised land, with Jesus into the wilderness and, ultimately, to the cross at Calvary. It is a somber season in the church year, so somber, in fact, that by the end, Christians will have gone 40 days without hearing “Alleluia” during worship. There is no other time during the church year when language in worship is so circumscribed as this. Many congregations even practice the tradition of “burying the Alleluia” at the start of the season, a ritual with ties going back to the Middle Ages by some estimates.
Read MoreYoung Adults, ages 17 to 35 join an alternative pilgrimage of peace and justice in the Holy Land, Friday, July 26 through Tuesday, August 6, 2019 !
Visit key sites in and around Jerusalem (including Bethlehem and Nazareth). Cost is approximately $1,350, airfare to Tel Aviv not included in price. Registration & Deposit of $350 due by March 15, 2019. Click here to register online.
Read MoreFrom Pastor Lars Hammar comes Open Space’s newsletter. Click here to view it in PDF.
An excerpt: “We had our vendor booth up at the Tucson Hip Hop Festival, and continue to enjoy our partnership with this community group. Our own Citizen Klown was a featured artist, painting a mural.” Learn more at www.openspacetucson.com.
Read MoreDid you know that after your new pastor or deacon has completed seminary and the candidacy process, they must still complete a minimum of 90 additional hours over the next three years?
Currently the Grand Canyon Synod has five participants in First Call Theological Education: Pastors Abel Arroyo–Traverso, Mateo Chavez, Kimberlee Law, Kathleen Lotz, and David Sivecz. We just completed our spring event hosted in Las Vegas at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church. All together from across Region 2, 40 leaders of the church gathered to discuss Care for Creation and how we live that our in our ministry sites.
Read MoreYim Kheng and her husband, Yi Pheng live in Cambodia with four of their children and one granddaughter. They received a plot of land through a social land concession, a government program intended to provide people who don’t own land with space for homes and to generate income through agriculture.
Read MoreIn our prayers, we give thanks for and uplift Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
Read MoreLord of Life Lutheran Church, Sun City West, is seeking a candidate to fill the part time Parish Nurse position at our church. This position is responsible for providing or scheduling topical medical education and training, 24 hours per week. If you are interested in this position, please forward your resume and references to info@lolaz.org.
Read MoreAt the Generosity transformed! your mission * your ministry * your money Conference, April 30 – May 2, 2019 in Indianapolis, church and organizational leaders will learn how to energize and revitalize their strategies for faithful generosity by connecting their missions, ministries, and resources. Registration by March 30 saves $25. Live stream for $99. All registration closes April 12. Register now.
Read MoreWe pray for Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church for all they do in Gilbert, Arizona.
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