Office of the Bishop Updates: 8/9/2024

The Office of the Bishop spends a day volunteering with staff at West Valley Lutheran Thrift Store this week, as well as regularly scheduled activities.

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

• Judicatory leaders dinner

• Volunteering with staff at West Valley Lutheran Thrift Store

• Conference Deans 

• Executive Committee

Rev. Jacqueline Pagel
Bishop’s Associate for Candidacy and Faith Formation

• Preach at All Saints, Phoenix

• Staff day at the Lutheran Thrift Store

• Complete TEEM Internship documentation

Rev. Dan Potaznick
Director of Generosity and Strategic Development

• Presiding at St. John’s, Glendale alongside guest preacher Pastor Kim Sterner

• Volunteering at the West Valley Lutheran Thrift Shop with the GCS Staff

• GCS Stewardship Team meeting, Thursday, August 15 at 10am on zoom

Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events

• Preparing for upcoming meetings and events

• Facilitating GCS Grants Committee

• General administrative duties of the Synod Office

Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication

• Weekly news posts and newsletter

• Create year-long plan to update website

• Volunteering with staff at West Valley Lutheran Thrift Store

Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator

• Work on month end close procedures for July 2024. Complete bank reconciliations and begin to pull data for our Mission Support payment to ELCA.