Office of the Bishop Updates: 10/1/2021
This week members the Office of the Bishop team take some time off, and Bishop Hutterer preaches and presides at the Holy Closure of Celebration Lutheran in Peoria. View all the details for each team member in this post.
Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer
Preach and preside at Holy Closure of Celebration Lutheran, Peoria
Executive Committee meeting
Preparation for Synod Council meeting and Installation of Pastor Brian Weinberger at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Mesa
Rev. Miguel Gomez-Acosta
Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM) and Bishop’s Associate for Congregational Vitality
DEM DDEM Deans meeting for Cohort planning
New Starts Review Table
SOLI Board Meeting
CVT Mission Developer’s Training
I have been on the Board of Directors of the Stewardship of Life Institute (SOLI) since 2018. SOLI is a national organization that started at Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary in 1994 (for the full history of SOLI visit stewardshipoflige.org) for the purpose of advocating for stewardship education in ELCA theological seminaries. Today SOLI also gives grants to ELCA synods and affiliated organizations to teach stewardship. The Grand Canyon Synod was a recipient of a SOLI grant in 2020 to provide Generosity Project Labs throughout the synod.
Rev. Jacqueline Pagel
Bishop’s Associate for Candidacy and Faith Formation
Vacation, visiting colleges with youngest daughter
Ms. Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events
Recordkeeping and updates
Plans for the 2021 Bishop’s Fall Gathering
Mr. Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication
Staycation
Weekly newsletter
Mr. Clint Wasser
Director for Finance
Vacation
Dr. Jerry Kingston
Special Bishop’s Associate for Mobility
Researching RMPs and MSPs for the Synod