Office of the Bishop Updates: 10/29/2021

Pastor Miguel Gomez-Acosta receives coffee from former synod council member Lisa Parrish at the Station Coffee Company in Florence. A community rep told Pastor Charles Newman of Crossroads that their ribbon cutting was the largest turn out in the town’s recent history.

Bishop Hutterer and others will be at Installation of Pastor Tim Nybroten at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Oro Valley, Oct 31, 2021. In this post, Pastor Jacqui Pagel shares photos from the grand opening of Crossroad’s Station Coffee Company and her visit to Native American Urban Ministry, Phoenix. The full time staff of the Office of the Bishop will gather for a retreat at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center.

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

CLU Board of Regent and Convocator meeting
Worship and preach at Installation of Pastor Tim Nybroten at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Oro Valley
Attend Annual Retired Pastor Retreat at Spirit in the Desert
Office of the Bishop staff retreat at Spirit in the Desert (full time staff)
Worship and sermon preparation for Christ the Lord, Carefree

Rev. Miguel Gomez-Acosta
Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM) and Bishop’s Associate for Congregational Vitality

Preaching at Christ the Lord
ACC continuing education
Celebration Board of Trustees meeting
Stewardship for All Seasons session 4

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

Competency Assessment Panel
Preaching at Alleluia Lutheran, Phoenix
Lutheran Campus Ministry – Canterbury info session
Staff retreat

Ms. Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events

Staff retreat
Growing Generosity update
Grants Committee Assistance
General bookkeeping and recordkeeping

Mr. Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication

News and newsletter
Staff retreat
Revamp about section of website

Mr. Clint Wasser
Director for Finance

Prepare and send monthly accounting reports to various Synod groups
Prepare written procedures for various accounting duties I perform

Dr. Jerry Kingston
Special Bishop’s Associate for Mobility

Researching RMPs and MSPs for the Synod

Station Coffee Company

Pr. Charles Newman of Crossroads Lutheran, with Cathy Adam, a member on the board of the historical society, who said “This [coffeehouse] is exactly what this town needed.”

Youth from Holy Trinity and First Evangelical Lutheran Church along with an adult chaperone will represent the Grand Canyon Synod at the annual Youth Leadership Summit in Minneapolis, MN. Youth will be encouraged to report back to their congregation and the synod with all they have learned.