Itinerary

Scroll down to see the full workshop report, or click a link to jump to a particular section on this page: Border Workshop | Rev. Dr. Javier (Jay) Alanís | Nogales: Cruzando Fronteras | AMMPARO: Mary Campbell | Pastor Peter Perry reflections | Pastor David Brandfass reflections | Resources.

Friday, 9/20/19

Our day started with a morning synod council meeting at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Tucson. With a noon meal, the conference deans arrived and our workshop began, with presentations from Pastor Miguel Gomez-Acosta, Pastor Mateo Chaves, and Rev. Dr. Jay Alanís. We closed the day with Holden Evening Prayer in the sanctuary.

Saturday, 9/21/19

Everyone crammed into three vans for the drive to Nogales and across the border. In Nogales, we visited the Cruzando Frontera shelters for asylum seekers as well as the street memorial for José Rodríguez. After lunch in Mexico, we discussed what we saw in our long wait to cross the border into the United States. We returned to Our Saviour’s for another presentation by Rev. Dr. Jay Alanís as well as Heidi Ubina with LSS-SW.

Sunday, 9/22/19

Our day began with a presentations from Mary Campbell with AMMPARO and Pastor Lara Forbes of Faith Lutheran Church. We ended the workshop with worship and fellowship at San Juan Bautista.

Resources and reflections

Pastors Peter Perry and David Brandfass shared information and reflections after the trip. We also have a resource page we developed for workshop participants.