ELCA Advocacy shares updates from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (sppos) in the ELCA Advocacy Network this month: U.N. | California | Colorado | Florida | Minnesota | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Washington.
Read MoreWe pray for Rev. Jill Doherty, Rev. Joseph Doherty, Rev. Katie Langston and the people of New Promise Lutheran Church in St. George, part of the Colorado River Conference. Visit their site at newpromiseelca.org/, and their social media pages on Facebook and YouTube.
Read MoreWe hope you will be able to attend the Eighteenth Annual Grand Canyon Synod Retirees Retreat to be held on October 31 - November 2, 2022 at Spirit in the Desert Retreat and Conference Center in Carefree, Arizona.
Please view and download this flyer for all the important details and registration information.
Read MoreRev. Ron Rude and the Office of the Bishop presents a free Zoom presentation based on his book, Amending the Christian Story: The Natural Sciences as a Window into Grounded Faith and Sustainable Living." Click here to register for this event on Tuesday, 11/8/2022 8, 2022 at 6pm MST, 5pm PST.
After several years of research and writing and teaching, with worldview-altering insights into Nature's natural sciences and life's experience, "Amending the Christian Story" reframes and recasts God's story of life and God's story of Jesus.
Read MorePastor David Lose presents “Why don't my children and grandchildren go to church? (And what can I do about it),” a free event at All Saints Lutheran Church (15649 North 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85022), on Wednesday, 11/2/2022, at 10am MST/PDT, 11am MDT. This event will also be live-streamed on the All Saints Facebook page. Coffee and treats available prior to the event.
Read MoreJoin Bread for the World’s Rev. Eugene Cho, Lutheran advocates and friends at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (739 W. Erie St., Chandler, AZ 85225) for the third annual Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA) Summit on Saturday, November 5, 2022 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm to learn and to share, as we voice our common needs in the public square, activating our faith in love. Click here to register.
Read MoreWe share the October 2022 update:from the ELCA advocacy office in Washington, D.C. – the Rev. Amy E. Reumann, Senior Director. Partial expanded content from Advocacy Connections: October 2022.
Read MoreThe European Union is a world leader when it comes to replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy. But that won’t be enough to keep Europe warm this winter, as a fuel crisis the likes of which hasn’t been seen since World War II grips the continent.
Read MoreWe continue our series of weekly reflections on the 2022 Churchwide Assembly with thoughts from Pastor Matthew Metevelis of Living Hope Lutheran in Las Vegas.
“The ELCA stands right now between a storied past and an uncertain future. Voting members at the ELCA’s 2022 Churchwide Assembly gathered at a crossroads. We worshipped in the very room where our predecessor bodies merged in 1987.”
Read MoreRegister now for this Upcoming Connections Calls: Doctrine of Discovery's Roots in Climate Injustice, Tuesday, October 25th, 2022, 5pm MST/PDT, 6pm MDT.
They will watch Are We There Yet? together. We are fortunate to screen the 30-minute film and hear directly from its creators. Don't miss this - it will not be recorded. See trailer and register here.
Read MoreJoin ELCA Coaching every Wednesday at 11am MST/PDT, noon MDT, as we practice Courageous Leadership. Log in info is on the ELCA Coaching website.
Join us next week on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 as we hear from Rev. Becca Ehrlich. Minimalism is a focus on the aspects of life that matter most and intentionally removing everything else. There is a direct connection between minimalism and the Christian life.
Read MoreThe Spirited Book Club discusses New York Times bestselling author Anne Lamott’s Almost Everything: Notes on Hope. The online club is FREE, register here for the Thursday, 11/3/2022 event from 2-3pm MST/PDT, 3-4pm MDT.
From Anne Lamott, the New York Times-bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow, comes the book we need from her now: How to bring hope back into our lives.
Read MoreOpportunity to join Desert Cross Lutheran Church Staff in Tempe, Arizona, as our Church Office Administrator. If interested, please send your resume to councilpresident@desertcross.org. View job description as Word document or PDF.
Read MoreThe Office of the Bishop staff travels for meetings and worship, and facilitates upcoming grants. We also share photos from the Bishop’s Fall Gathering at the Franciscan Renewal Center.
Read MoreRev. David Swan, who celebrates 49 years on October 21.
Rev. Mitchell Eickmann, Pan de Vida, El Mirage, who celebrates 38 years on October 22.
Rev. Amalia Vagts, Our Saviour’s, Tucson, who celebrates 1 years on October 23.
Rev. Sarah Stadler, Grace, Phoenix, who celebrates 16 years on October 25.
Rev. John Lillie, who celebrates 42 years on October 26.
Rev. Daniel Valasakos, Mount Zion, Tucson, who celebrates 26 years on October 26.
Join ELCA World Hunger for this special World Food Day event hosted by Rick Steves to learn something new about the complex food crisis our world faces and see your generosity in action, funding creative and sustainable solutions in the work to end hunger. Learn more and give today by visiting: ELCA.org/WorldFoodDay
Read MoreThe pandemic is not over, and we encourage you to get vaccinated and boosted (and to encourage your neighbors to do the same), not just for you, but for your family, your community, and your faith.
Read MoreLutheran Disaster Response (LDR) is coordinating a response with the Florida-Bahamas Synod. The synod is providing small relief grants to impacted families and will continue to offer relief as additional needs are identified. LDR is sending a group of pastors to impacted areas to offer respite and emotional and spiritual care.
Read MoreSometimes we experience a tension in life. We want to see ourselves in a position of superiority, thinking of ourselves as better than “other kinds of people”. But we also feel a pull toward humility and a stance of shared humanity with all people. Resentment may come into play. We are tempted to dehumanize those we resent, maybe even punish them.
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