Prayers for the family of Pastor Jeff and Karin Kallevig
Prayers for the family of Pastor Jeff and Karin Kallevig

We pray for the family of Pastor Jeff Kallevig and wife Karin, Our Saviour’s, Tucson, who inform us that Karin’s father, Bob Malde, has been in the end-stage of liver cancer for some time. Bob has now stopped chemo and entered home hospice in Washington, where Karin is now.

Pastor Kallevig writes: “We have been blessed by many holy moments over the last two years of his struggle with cancer. So in this time there is a deep sense of gratitude and peace, mixed with the sorrow. Thank you all for your ongoing care and support. Please continue to keep our family in your thoughts and prayers.”

“Almighty God, your love never fails, and you can turn the shadow of death into daybreak. Help us to receive your word with believing hearts, so that, confident in your promises, we may have hope and be lifted out of sorrow into the joy and peace of your presence; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.”

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Prayers, Kino ConferenceBrian FlatgardOur Saviour's TucsonComment
ELCA Youth Gathering: Where I Belong
ELCA Youth Gathering: Where I Belong

I am an ordained pastor and serve on staff at a Lutheran Church, but I am not an ordained ELCA pastor. My background is Presbyterian. My first Gathering experience was in New Orleans for the 2009 Gathering, Jesus Justice Jazz. I didn’t know what to expect. I’d never been to Louisiana before, I’d never attended such a large youth event before, I was afraid of what it would be like to lead a group of a couple dozen youth and adults around a city that I had never visited. Why did I agree to do this anyway?

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ELCABrian FlatgardComment
Bishop Eaton: We are broken
Bishop Eaton: We are broken

In the February issue of Living Lutheran, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton reminds us of our uniquely Lutheran understanding of the gospel and renews her call for studying Martin Luther’s Small Catechism. “Luther said he needed to study it every day—and he wrote it! Let’s do the same.” Read her column in English at https://bit.ly/2uhqshX and in Spanish athttps://bit.ly/2vXv90F.

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Bishop Eaton, ELCA, LettersBrian FlatgardComment
GCS pastors attend First Call Theological Education in Burlingame, CA
GCS pastors attend First Call Theological Education in Burlingame, CA

Four of our first call pastors—Pastors Nannette Christofferson, David Sivecz, Mateo Chaves, Abel Arroyo—joined Pastor Jacqui Pagel and 48 other newly-rostered pastors and deacons at the Mercy Center in Burlingame, CA. This conference covered the topic of conflict and encouraged participants to use better language, self-reflection, and continued dialogue to strengthen our congregations and be better church together.

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Pastor Jacqui, Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardComment
POSITION FILLED: Office Administrator needed at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Phoenix
POSITION FILLED: Office Administrator needed at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Phoenix

St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Phoenix, is seeking a well-organized Office Administrator. This position will provide a warm and welcoming atmosphere to all who contact the church and will help to facilitate the ministries and the day to day business of the congregation. View job description.

To apply, submit a cover letter, resume, along with three personal references to officeadmin@saintandrewaz.org.

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Help Wanted, Z Colorado River ConferenceBrian FlatgardSt. Andrew Las VegasComment
Faith Lens: Going Viral
Faith Lens: Going Viral

Currently, the Wuhan coronavirus is one of the biggest stories in world news. At the time of this writing, the number of confirmed cases in China has surpassed 20,000, with at least 207 other cases being reported in over two dozen countries. Doubtless ,by the time you are reading this, many more people will have been sickened by this potentially deadly disease.

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ELCABrian FlatgardFaith LensComment
Refugees To Arizona Lawmakers: Welcome The Persecuted
Refugees To Arizona Lawmakers: Welcome The Persecuted

Refugees and their supporters, including Bishop Deborah Hutterer, went to the Arizona Capitol on Monday to urge the state Legislature to pass a resolution welcoming those who escape violence and persecution.

Among them was Jolie Nabigondo from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She explained at a news conference that she was imprisoned in the late 1990s and tortured. Nabigondo later fled to Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya before coming to the United States.

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Bishop Hutterer, Immigration, In the News, Z AdvocacyBrian FlatgardComment
Prayers for Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran, Flagstaff
Prayers for Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran, Flagstaff

We pray for the people of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Flagstaff.

We lift up: Pastor Adam Barnhart; Randy Colvard, Sanctuary Choir Director; Allie Papke-Larson, Youth Director; Emily Stice, Nursery Coordinator; Donna Natseway, Pianist and Accompanist; Marie Zelenka, Pianist and Contemporary Worship Team Leader; Sheryl Vrba, Organist; Glenda Odegaard, Physical Property; and Rachael Dingman, Church Office Manager.

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High Country Conference, PrayersBrian FlatgardShepherd of the Hills FlagstaffComment
MYLE 2021 Theme
MYLE 2021 Theme

We’re excited to share the theme for the 2021 Multicultural Youth Leadership Event (MYLE): “Made Free.” The theme is based on 2 Corinthians 3:17: “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”

MYLE is a pre-event to the Gathering and the largest gathering of people of color within the ELCA. MYLE empowers young people of color and those whose primary language is not English to claim their story as a part of God’s story. For more information about MYLE, visit elca.org/MYLE. 

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ELCABrian FlatgardComment