Posts tagged First Evangelical Mesa
Office of the Bishop Updates: 8/6/2021
Office of the Bishop Updates: 8/6/2021

For the past few years, each newsletter shows what our team is doing in that week, with three bullet points for each person. We’re expanding this section, continuing with summaries for each person, but providing opportunities for expansion on their week if they desire. We hope this provides you with more insight into your synod.

We have an upcoming Grand Canyon Synod Council meeting, and Bishop Hutterer and Pastor Jacqui are traveling to House of Prayer and NELM in Rock Point. Pastor Miguel meets with First Evangelical Lutheran council in Mesa. View all the details for each team member in this post.

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News, Bishop Hutterer, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardOffice of the Bishop, Pastor Jacqui Pagel, Rev. Miguel Gomez-Acosta, Theresa Thornburgh, Brian Flatgard, Clint Wasser, Jerry Kingston, Rev. Sarah Moening, House of Prayer Rock Point, Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission, High Country Conference, First Evangelical Mesa, Rio Salado Conference, California Lutheran UniversityComment
Glad and Generous Hearts: Generosity Film Festival
Glad and Generous Hearts: Generosity Film Festival

Throughout the Advent and Christmas season, we highlight submissions to the 2020 Generosity Film Festival.

Pastor Dana Reardon, with First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mesa, Arizona, shares a story of generosity while reporting live from First Lutheran's Food Bank. This video won the BestCommunity Outreach Story award.

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Stewardship, Stories of HopeBrian FlatgardGenerosity Film Festival, GCS Stewardship Team, Stewardship, First Evangelical Mesa, Rio Salado ConferenceComment
National Guard assists First Evangelical and LSS-SW
National Guard assists First Evangelical and LSS-SW

Pastor Dana Reardon writes, “First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mesa has partnered with Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest for years in feeding our hungry neighbors. Many of our volunteers are elderly and high-risk, so we are getting help from Robert Sanders, regional director of LSS-SW and the National Guard.”

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Rio Salado Conference, Stories of HopeBrian FlatgardFirst Evangelical Mesa, Lutheran Social Services of the SouthwestComment