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$20,000 matching grant provided for 2021 Fund for Leaders Golf Classic

$20,000 matching grant provided for 2021 Fund for Leaders Golf Classic

Kirk Anderson, Chair of the 2021 Fund for Leaders Golf Classic, shares the great news of a donor’s willingness to match all donations up to $20,000. The event is 11/15/2021, view the brochure and registration form. Donate online here and be sure to put 2021 Fund for Leaders Golf Classic in the note/memo line.

Like all of us, the donor is excited that we now have thirty candidates in stages of seminary education, up from three candidates just a few years ago. In this post, read more of Kirk’s announcement and how your gift can activate this amazing matching grant in this post.

News, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardOctober 21, 2021Candidacy, Seminaries, Pastor Jacqui Pagel, ELCA Fund for Leaders, Fund for Leaders Golf Classic, 2021 Fund for Leaders Golf ClassicComment

Organ recital at American Lutheran Church of Sun City

Organ recital at American Lutheran Church of Sun City

Organist & Worship Coordinator James Gerber, DMA, will be performing an organ recital at American Lutheran Church of Sun City on Sunday, October 24 at 3 pm MST/PDT. This is a free event and all are welcome to this concert. 17200 N Del Webb Blvd, Sun City, AZ 85373.

News, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardOctober 21, 2021American Sun City, Cactus ConferenceComment

Bishop Eaton: We are invited into silence

Bishop Eaton: We are invited into silence

Bishop Eaton reminds us that spending time in silence is a spiritual discipline, a way of being in God’s presence. Read her October column for Living Lutheran in English at https://bit.ly/3jfr8dL and in Spanish at https://bit.ly/3n5x8ab.

ELCA, Bishop Eaton, LettersBrian FlatgardOctober 21, 2021Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, Living LutheranComment

Covid-19 exposure risk: 10/21/2021

Covid-19 exposure risk: 10/21/2021

Risk levels in our synod’s counties continue to be extremely or very high for unvaccinated people.

Extremely high risk counties for unvaccinated people in our synod include Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal, Washington, and Yavapai counties.
Very high risk counties include Apache, Clark, Coconino, La Paz, Pima, Santa Cruz, and Yuma.

News, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardOctober 21, 2021CoronavirusComment

Lutheran Toolbox Event with Rev. Dr. Craig Nessan

Lutheran Toolbox Event with Rev. Dr. Craig Nessan

The Grand Canyon Synod and Diakonia Tool Box present Rev. Dr. Craig Nessan’s “Constructing a usable Lutheran Framework for the ministry of sharing the Gospel with others and serving neighbors in the arenas of daily life.”

Saturday, October 23, 2021, 10 am to noon MST/PDT, via Zoom, $20. Register at the Diakonia site in the Events/Retreat section. View PDF brochure.

News, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardOctober 21, 2021DiakoniaComment

Meeting of "Reconciling in Christ" Pastors and Churches

Meeting of "Reconciling in Christ" Pastors and Churches

On Tuesday, 11/2/2021, 3:30pm MST/PDT, join pastors and members of Reconciling In Christ (RIC) congregations in conversation about how we can show up for our LGBTQIA+ siblings, especially as Phoenix Pride draws nearer! To get the Zoom link, contact Carly Chamberlain at info@faithalive.com.

News, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardOctober 21, 2021Faith Phoenix, Capital Conference, LGBTQIA+Comment

Office of the Bishop Updates: 10/22/2021

Office of the Bishop Updates: 10/22/2021

The Bishop heads to the Midwest to ordain Amalia Vagts, who will begin serving Our Saviour’s in Tucson in November. Other pastors on the team will be preaching in the Phoenix area.

News, Bishop Hutterer, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardOctober 21, 2021Office of the BishopComment

Prayers for Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Phoenix

Prayers for Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Phoenix

We pray for Rev. Karn Carroll and the people of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Phoenix, part of the Capital Conference. Visit their site at oslconline.org, and their social media pages on Facebook, Instagram, and Vimeo.

Prayers, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardOctober 21, 2021Our Saviour's Phoenix, Capital ConferenceComment

Prayers for Sierra Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Vista

Prayers for Sierra Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Vista

We pray for Rev. Mark Perry, Annela Rova and the people of Sierra Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Vista, part of the Sunrise Conference. Visit their site at selcaz.org and their Facebook page.

Prayers, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardOctober 21, 2021Sierra Lutheran Sierra Vista, Kino ConferenceComment

Faith Lens: Inventing With a Purpose

Faith Lens: Inventing With a Purpose

In late September the MacArthur Foundation announced that Joshua Miele is a genius grant recipient. Miele designs adaptive technologies that allow blind and visually impaired (BVI) people to use the technologies that permeate society. For instance, Miele developed YouDescribe, which allows sighted volunteers to create audio descriptions of any video on YouTube.

Worship Resources, ELCA, ResourcesBrian FlatgardOctober 21, 2021Faith Lens, Youth and Young AdultComment

Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: October 24, 2021

Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: October 24, 2021

For the newly elected leadership of the National Council of Churches…
For the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi and the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, newly celebrating the ordination of women as pastors in the church…
For congregations and ministries discerning their futures…
For recovery efforts in India after record rainfall and flooding…
For children who have lost parents and grandparents to the Covid-19 virus…
For those who are excluded, overlooked, or unwelcome as a result of disability…

ELCA, PrayersBrian FlatgardOctober 21, 2021ELCA Worship, For What Shall We PrayComment

Songs from the 2021 Bishop's Fall Gathering

Songs from the 2021 Bishop's Fall Gathering

Three songs from our 2021 Bishop’s Fall Gathering are available for your listening pleasure: A Story For All People, For All the Faithful Women, and I Love to Tell the Story. Listen and watch in this post.

Thanks to vocalist Karin Gunderson and pianist Jerry Gunderson for sharing. Jerry isDirector of Worship & Music Ministry, All Saints Lutheran Church, Phoenix.

Resources, Worship Resources, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardOctober 21, 2021All Saints Phoenix, Capital Conference, 2021 Bishop's Fall GatheringComment

Greetings from the Mexican Lutheran Church

Greetings from the Mexican Lutheran Church

Thanks to Pastor Roberto Trejo Haager, president of the Mexican Lutheran Church, or Iglesia Luterana Mexicana, for his adaptability as we planned this gathering and as we grow our relationship between our churches. His welcome greeting to the 2021 Bishop's Fall Gathering can be seen in this post.

News, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardOctober 21, 20212021 Bishop's Fall Gathering, Mexican Lutheran Church, Roberto Trejo HaagerComment

Ryan Panzer resources

Ryan Panzer resources

Ryan Panzer, guest at our 2021 Fall Gathering, offer 30% off the cover price of his book Grace and Gigabytes with code PANZER30, valid only at fortresspress.com.

You can also subscribe to his digital ministry newsletter and view more resources at www.ryanpanzer.com.

Resources, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardOctober 21, 20212021 Bishop's Fall Gathering, Ryan PanzerComment

Gratitude for our 2021 Bishop's Fall Gathering

Gratitude for our 2021 Bishop's Fall Gathering

We give thanks to all those who attended and presented at our 2021 Bishop’s Fall Gathering. Your participation strengthens the connection of the people of the Grand Canyon Synod, making us better together for the sake of the Gospel.

In this post we thank Bishop Eaton, Ryan Panzer, Pastor Roberto Trejo Haager, our worship, planning and prayer team, and pastors who shared their hybrid ministry experiences.

Bishop Eaton, Bishop Hutterer, News, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardOctober 21, 20212021 Bishop's Fall Gathering, Ryan Panzer, Bishop Elizabeth EatonComment

Ordination and Installation of Amalia Vagts

We welcome Amalia Vagts to the Grand Canyon Synod, who will begin serving Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Tucson this November. You can learn more about Vagts in this Luther College post.

Bishop Hutterer will preside at her ordination on 10/23/2021, in Decorah, Iowa at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Vagt’s installation will be Sunday, 11/14/2021, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran in Tucson.

Bishop Hutterer, News, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardOctober 20, 2021Our Saviour's Tucson, Ordinations and Installations, Kino Conference Comment

Bishop Eaton: Why we need new, young and diverse people

Bishop Eaton: Why we need new, young and diverse people

Most of you have heard of the ELCA’s goal to engage 1 million new, young, diverse members by the end of the decade. But what about the rest of us, the ones already engaged? Bishop Eaton has your answer.

Bishop Eaton, ELCA, LettersBrian FlatgardOctober 18, 2021Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, ELCA Fund for LeadersComment

10 things to know as you prepare for the 2022 Youth Gathering

10 things to know as you prepare for the 2022 Youth Gathering

Many congregations are just now getting things ready to attend the 2022 Gathering, so if you haven’t started yet– you aren’t behind! Here are 10 things to know as you prepare to bring a congregational group to the 2022 ELCA Youth Gathering.

ELCA, ResourcesBrian FlatgardOctober 18, 2021Youth and Young Adult, 2022 ELCA Youth GatheringComment

Asian Rural Institute: “That We May Live Together”

Asian Rural Institute: “That We May Live Together”

Supported in part by ELCA World Hunger, the Asian Rural Institute (ARI) in Japan is a nine-month service leadership training program that draws people from around the world, allowing them to live and work together as they learn agricultural skills they can take back to their home communities.

ELCA, Stories of HopeBrian FlatgardOctober 18, 2021Hunger, ELCA World HungerComment

Donor-advised funds: a flexible, family-focused charitable giving option

Donor-advised funds: a flexible, family-focused charitable giving option

Often referred to as “charitable checkbooks,” donor-advised funds are charitable accounts established by donors with current gifts to provide future support to ministries. These accounts are opened and funded by a donor who then advises distributions to charity over time.

News, Stewardship, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardOctober 18, 2021Stewardship, ELCA FoundationComment