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Read MoreThe Installation of The Rev. Brenda Bos as Bishop of the Southwest California Synod of the ELCA will take place on Sunday, September 12 at 4:00 ppm MST/PDT at Angelica Lutheran Church at 1345 S. Burlington Ave. in Los Angeles. A reception will follow. The Installation livestream will be available on the synod YouTube channel.
Read MoreRyan P. Cumming & Conrad A. Braaten join Spirited Book Club to discuss The Forgotten Luther III: Reclaiming a Vision of Global Community. The online club is FREE, on Thursday, October 7, 2021 and Thursday, October 21, 2021. Click a link for more info and to register.
This book, the third in the Forgotten Luther series, invites congregations, with the help of five prominent church leaders and Luther scholars, to consider the shape of global mission in today's world.
Read MoreFrom Religion News Service: With Rosh Hashana commencing Monday evening (Sept. 6), and Yom Kippur following 10 days later, the global Jewish community finds itself in the heart of two seasons — giving season and receiving season.
Read MoreFrom Religion News Service: 'We believe it's a gift not only to our Native people, (but) from our Native people to the dominant culture,' said Terry Wildman, the lead translator and project manager of the First Nations Version.
Read MoreFrom Religion News Service: Traditionally, clergy operate at their community’s center. But for some, following a call to minister has meant going to the margins — to the digital pastures of TikTok or prison ministry at Rikers Island. From rural chaplains ministering in remote areas to ex-journalists in New York City, these ministers followed their spiritual calling to unexpected ends.
Read MoreThree innovators in mission: Lamin Sanneh, Lesslie Newbigin, and Dorothy Day is a Zoom lecture presented by Dr. George Hunsberger, September 28 from 2-3:30 pm MST/PDT. Free Event! RSVP at bit.ly/2021schererlecture. View PDF.
Read MoreCamp ALOMA is in retreat season mode! Which means you can book your youth group, men's/women’s/family groups, individual or family retreat, couples weekend, Outdoor Ed program, cross country training, and the list can go on and on and on and on.
Read MoreIn Madagascar, the current infant and maternal mortality rate is 353 per 100,000 live births. The Malagasy Lutheran Church (MLC) is helping to work toward the country’s goal of reducing that rate to 70 per 100,000.
In this post, Dr. Rivosoa Nasoloniaina shares the Remafi program, which connects traditional birth attendants in rural areas with hospitals and clinics. Remafi offers trainings, facilitates collaboration and encourages traditional birth attendants to prepare mothers for hospital births.
Read MoreThe Center of Addiction & Faith will hold its third Addiction & Faith Conference October 7-9, 2021 in Bloomington, Minn., to give faith communities tools for responding to the addiction crisis. Registration is open for in-person and virtual attendance at addictionandfaithconference.com. View the flyer and press release.
Read MoreThere are all sorts of instances that demonstrate faithfulness across Mosaic; the story of Brother Raymond Papenfuss and Matt Cook, a person Mosaic in northern Indiana supports, is among them. The two have a faithful, unbreakable bond rarely seen.
Read MoreThe theme of this year’s GCS Retired Rostered Leaders Retreat is “Surprises of the Spirit: Stories of Healing and Hope”, with guest presenter Dr. Paul Wee, pastor, author, story-teller: November 1-3, 2021, at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree, AZ.
If you would like to inquire about attending this retreat, please contact Retreat Registrar Jan Fosen at fosen1215@gmail.com or (602) 758-0875.
Read MoreFrom ProPublica: One of the country’s most important sources of fresh water is in peril, the latest victim of the accelerating climate crisis.
Read MoreThe Hymns & Hops Fest (The Sounds of Summer, Sunday, 9/12/2021, 3-6pm MST/PDT, at Crossroads Lutheran Church in San Tan Valley) brings people together to raise our glasses, raise our voices and raise support to special causes in our community.
Bring your friends and help make life better by supporting a great cause. $5/beer suggested donation. Beer from Insurgent Brewing Company. The proceeds will go to support Hope Women's Center in Coolidge, AZ.
Read MoreRisk levels in our synod remain high.
Extremely high risk counties for unvaccinated people in our synod include Clark, Gila, Greenlee, Graham, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma and Washington counties.
Very high risk counties include Apache, Cochise, Coconino, La Paz, Pima, and Santa Cruz.
This week the Office of the Bishop team visits congregations, Zooms it up, plans the 2021 Bishop’s Fall Gathering, and presents our Synod Grants Process Presentation (Tuesday, September 7 at 5:00 p.m.).
View all the details for each team member in this post.
Read MoreMany years ago, Linda Jacobson changed a tire on a rural road near Arusha, Tanzania. She wasn’t strong enough to turn the lug nuts, but she figured out what to do. “I jumped on the tire wrench to turn it,” she remembered. “The car was full of women, and my daughters recall that, as we drove away, I yelled out the window to the group of men watching, ‘Wanawake wanaweza!’ Women are able!”
Read MoreAre you interested in learning more about what it means to be a Reconciling in Christ congregation? Are you already an RIC congregation, and looking for partnership, or other ways to share our RIC commitments?
Join our Zoom meeting on Tuesday, September 7 at 3:30pm MDT/PST! Contact Carly at info@faithalive.com to RSVP, and get the Zoom link!
Read MoreWhile tickets are sold out for Lutheran Social Services of Nevada’s 25th Anniversary Gala (Thursday, 9/92021), you can check out their mobile bidding site and place a bid for a great cause.
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