Office of the Bishop Updates: 9/17/2021

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. One of two sites of Bishop installations in California this weekend.

This week members the Office of the Bishop team are journeying: visiting congregations around the synod, heading to California for two Bishop installations, on the Camino de Santiago, or maybe just doing the daily commute on Lincoln Drive. View all the details for each team member in this post.

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

• Attending installation of Installation of Bishop Megan Rohrer, Sep 11, 2021, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, and Installation of Bishop Brenda Bos, Sep 12, 2021, 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM

• Sermon preparation

• Information meeting with Celebration Lutheran in Peoria

• Conversations about mobility in Grand Canyon Synod

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

• Vacation

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

• ELCA Youth ministry network

• Endorsement essay review

• Congregational Engagement schedule

Ms. Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events

• Recordkeeping and updates

• Growing Generosity Appeal

• Plans for the 2021 Bishop’s Fall Gathering

Mr. Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication

• Schedule a series of news posts for ELCA’s Stories of Faith in Action

• Strategize ways of telling the synod’s story better

• Keep up with all the good news

Mr. Clint Wasser
Director for Finance

• Process 9/30 payroll and payment of payroll taxes

• Provide financial information/analysis to others as requested

Dr. Jerry Kingston
Special Bishop’s Associate for Mobility

• Researching RMPs and MSPs for the Synod