The winter 2021 edition of Promise, Mosaic’s national magazine, is now on our website for easy reading. Read the latest issue by clicking here.
This is our Called to be Bold issue, and it features three stories about four people with intellectual and developmental disabilities living bold and meaningful lives in the way that they choose on their terms.
Read MoreAfter many years of no increase, the recommended stipend for a substitute/fill-in pastor and deacon is now:
$200 for preaching one service. $50 for each additional service that same weekend.
Mileage reimbursement at the current IRS rate.
Hotel room if overnight needed.
Visit our substitute page for a list of pastors and deacons available.
Read MoreWe pray for Rev. Stephen Talmage, Rev. Nanette Christofferson and the people of Love of Christ Lutheran Church in Mesa, part of the Rio Salado Conference. Visit their site at loveofchristchurch.net, and their social media pages on Facebook and YouTube.
Read MoreHave you ever seen a grassroots campaign for affordable housing? What about a ten year old preacher and professional artist? This is future church. New. Young. Diverse.
African Descent Ministries of the ELCA is celebrating Black History Month with a new series “Talks at the Desk,” sharing the diverse expressions of the church. View video trailer here. Join us each Wednesday in February at 6:30pm MST, 5:30 PST. For more updates follow @ELCAADM on social or check out facebook.com/elcaadm.
Read MoreWe pray for Rev. Tim Eighmy and the people of Community Lutheran Church in Bullhead City, part of the Colorado River Conference. Visit their site at clcbhc.com, and their social media pages on Facebook and YouTube.
Read MoreThe American Red Cross announced on January 11 that because U.S. blood supplies are at extremely low levels the country is facing an unprecedented blood crisis.
The agency said that the current surge in COVID-19 infections has caused its no-show rates to increase, as large numbers of people get sick. In addition, blood donations were already around 34% lower than before the pandemic because most blood drives are not being held.
Read MoreThe ELCA shares a video featuring Humble Walk Lutheran Church, a community of folks gathering around about the West 7th Neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota. More at humblewalkchurch.org.
Read MoreDue to the latest COVID-19 surge and recent changes in Gathering leadership, we are pausing registration so our team can evaluate and discern the most faithful next steps for the 2022 Gathering, MYLE and the tAble. Registration rates and other key dates will be adjusted accordingly. Stay tunedfor updates in the coming weeks.
Read MoreAs part of their Lutheran Toolbox, the Grand Canyon Synod Diakonia invites you to explore “Public Ministries: Motivation, Resources, Challenges, and the Role of Lay Leadership,” led by Rev. Heidi Neumark.
Via Zoom. Saturday, 2/5/2022, 11am–1pm MST, 10am-noon PST. Open to everyone, $20.00. Register at diakoniaaz.org, click under events.
Read MoreIn observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Bishop Eaton says acknowledging that we have a long way to go to dismantle structural and institutional racism, “we are actively wrestling with the ways the sin of racism shows up in our lives together as a church. We also know that grace gives us the freedom to face our sin.”
Read MoreRegistration is still open for FAB’s 6-week Winter Session beginning January 18th. Visit our website (www.callutheran.edu/fab) for registration details. Courses in the Winter Session are $40 each, or purchase 3 and get 2 free! All courses will be offered virtually, and two will can be attended simultaneously in-person.
Read MoreELCA Coaching is mixing things up in 2022 as they continue to experiment and learn.
You are invited to join ELCA Coaching on January Wednesdays at 1pm Central to hear from various leaders across the Church. They will continue with the theme of COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP.
Read MoreA contingent of the Office of the Bishop heads to Nevada for the Ordination of Lourdes Olson and to visit many congregations in the Colorado River Conference. We also share photos from the Installation of Rev. Ruby Myers.
Read MoreLutherans from across the state will gather at the Arizona Capitol Rose Garden for a day of advocacy on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, 8:30–10:30 am MST to learn, to witness, and voice our common needs in the public square, activating our faith in love.
Speakers include Bishop Hutterer, Speaker of the House Russell “Rusty” Bowers, Rep. Jennifer Longdon, LSS-SW President Connie Phillips, and Hunger Advocacy Coalition Partners, including Arizona Food Bank Network, Bread for the World, WHEAT, Pinnacle Prevention, and more!
Read MoreLove of Christ in Mesa seeks a Coordinator of Faith Formation among Families with Young Children. Part-time, five hours per week. Contact the church to apply. View the job description in this post or this PDF.
Read MoreWe pray for the family of Rev. Paul Benson, who died on January 1, 2022. He was 88 years old.
A service will be held at American Lutheran Church in Sun City, AZ, Saturday 1/29/2022, 11am MST. A light lunch will be served following the service.
Read MoreWe pray for the friends, family, and former congregations of Rev. Harold D. Stromer, who died January 7, 2022. We especially lift up his wife Kathryn in prayer.
After retirement, Harold and Kathy moved to Sun City West, AZ where he continued his work by serving as interim pastor for Desert Cross Lutheran Church, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Celebration Lutheran Church and Spirit of Grace Lutheran Church.
Read MoreWe continue to celebrate upcoming ordination celebrations.
Rev. Annemarie Burke celebrates 16 years of ordination on January 15. She serves Esperanza Lutheran in Phoenix, part of the Fiesta Conference.
Soon-to-be Rev. Lourdes Olson will be ordained this Saturday, 1/15/2021, 11am PST, 12pm MST, at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Las Vegas. Lourdes has been called to serve New Song Lutheran in Henderson.
Read MoreThe Omicron wave is fully in the Southwest. Cases and hospitalizations are at an all-time high throughout our synod. All counties are at extremely high levels of risk for unvaccinated people.
Read MoreWe pray for Rev. Brent Maxwell and the people of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Phoenix, part of the Northeast Valley Conference. Visit their site at gloriadeiaz.org, and their social media pages on Facebook.
We pray the Holy Spirit is at work as they conduct online worship with Palo Cristi Presbyterian Church, part of the process of merging those faith communities. As a federated church with standing in both the ELCA and the Presbytery, they will take on a new name and re-establish as a newly formed faith community that is open and inclusive to all.
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