Office of the Bishop Updates: 8/18/2023
Some members of the Office of the Bishop staff attend the Rostered Leaders of Color Cohort retreat, travel for meetings and vacations and family, and maintain smooth operations.
We also share photos from our in-person office gathering, and the Ordination and Installation of Wyatt Linde.
CLU Board of Regents retreat
Various meetings
Mountain View Lutheran worship, Godspeed and farewell for Pastor Glenn Zorb
Rev. Jacqueline Pagel
Bishop’s Associate for Candidacy and Faith Formation
College drop-off
Catch-up
Rev. James Dew
Interim Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM)
Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events
Planning for upcoming events
Facilitating GCS Grants Committee meeting
General Administrative Tasks of the Synod Office
Vacation 8/28-9/1
Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication
Grants page and publicity updated
Daily news posts and weekly newsletter
Airtable data and report work
Rev. Dan Potaznick
Director of Generosity and Strategic Development
Saturday, August 12th - Applying for ELCA Resourceful Servants Savings Matching Programs. Learn more by visiting https://resourcefulservants.org
Monday - Attending the Grand Canyon Synod Office of the Bishop in person staff meeting
Thursday, August 17th - Stewardship Team meeting on zoom at 10am
Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator
Continue working on month end closing procedures for July 2023. Process and present Pledge vs. Actual reports for July and send ELCA Churchwide Monthly Payment in additional to Mission Support correspondence.
