ELCA Advocacy shares their October, 2021 updates. The first is from the ELCA Advocacy office in Washington, D.C., and the second is the UN and state edition, updates shared from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (sppos) in the ELCA Advocacy Network this month. We excerpt our synod’s Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA) update in this post.
Read MoreKirk 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.
Read MoreOrganist & 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.
Read MoreBishop 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.
Read MoreRisk 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.
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.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreFor 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…
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.
Read MoreThanks 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.
Read MoreRyan 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.
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreMost 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.
Read MoreMany 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.
Read MoreSupported 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.
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