Office of the Bishop Updates: 10/28/2022
The Office of the Bishop will be traveling and preaching in the coming week, and attending the Ordination and Installation of Verónica Alvarez at Faith/La Fe in Phoenix. We share photos from the Installation of Pastor Jason Adams at Good Samaritan, The Lakes, in Las Vegas.
Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer
California Lutheran Board of Regents
Preaching at St. Andrew, Phoenix
Ordination and Installation of Verónica Alvarez at Faith/La Fe in Phoenix
Rev. Miguel Gomez-Acosta
Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM) and Bishop’s Associate for Congregational Vitality
Preaching at Holy Trinity
Ordination and Installation of Verónica Alvarez at Faith/La Fe in Phoenix
Best Skills Best Church class and response
Rev. Jacqueline Pagel
Bishop’s Associate for Candidacy and Faith Formation
Pr. Sarah Stadler Service of Farewell
Ordination and Installation of Verónica Alvarez at Faith/La Fe in Phoenix
ELCA Youth Summit in Ashland, NB
Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events
Preparing for upcoming Synod Council meeting
Facilitating GCS grants process
General administrative tasks of the Synod Office
Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication
Enjoying last Sunday of Pastor Sarah at Grace
Enjoying first Sunday of Verónica Alvarez at Faith/La Fe in Phoenix
Navigating between living in polychromic and monochromic time
Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator
Continue working on month end closing procedures for September 2022 and always available for reporting and analysis as needed.
Dr. Jerry Kingston
Special Bishop’s Associate for Mobility
Researching RMPs and MSPs for the Synod