Office of the Bishop Updates: 12/17/2021
The Advent season is also one of installations. We celebrated Pastor Doug Dill’s installation at Central Lutheran in Arizona City this past Sunday. And Bishop Hutterer heads to Las Vegas to preach and preside at St. Andrew for Pastor Mari Larson installation this Sunday. Find out what the staff is doing in our weekly update.
Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer
Sermon prep
Travel to Las Vegas to meet with Pastors
Preach and preside at St. Andrew for Pastor Mari Larson installation
Rev. Miguel Gomez-Acosta
Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM) and Bishop’s Associate for Congregational Vitality
Preaching at Crossroads Lutheran, San Tan Valley
Mission Developer Reviews
Synod Council meeting
Rev. Jacqueline Pagel
Bishop’s Associate for Candidacy and Faith Formation
Scholarship disbursement
Simon’s Project wrap up
Region 2 FCTE review
Ms. Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events
Preparing for upcoming events
Records updates and organization
End-of-year procedures
Mr. Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication
News and newsletter production
Archive files and email folders
Year-end project management
Assembly 2022 timelines
Mr. Clint Wasser
Director for Finance
Prepare bank reconciliation
Calculate and prepare monthly payment for ELCA Churchwide
Continue work on accounting manual
Dr. Jerry Kingston
Special Bishop’s Associate for Mobility
Researching RMPs and MSPs for the Synod