Office of the Bishop Updates: 1/13/2023
In Bethlehem Lutheran Church, the female pastors on the Grand Canyon Synod Holy Land trip gather with Sally Azar, who will be the first Palestinian female to be ordained on January 22, 2022, at Redeemer Lutheran, Jerusalem, to serve the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land.
Bishop Hutterer and others return from the Holy Land as we all begin a full calendar of 2023.
Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer
Jan 2-16, 2023: Leading Holy Land Tour with Pastor Alan Field, Pastor Mark Holman and Marcia Holman
Office of the Bishop staff meeting
Rev. Miguel Gomez-Acosta
Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM) and Bishop’s Associate for Congregational Vitality
Worship at Emmanuel Sudanese
Meetings with Mission and Ministry congregational councils
West Valley Lutheran Young Adult Ministry meeting
Coaching training in Tijuana, Mexico
Rev. Jacqueline Pagel
Bishop’s Associate for Candidacy and Faith Formation
Preach Central Lutheran
LSS – SW philanthropy meeting
Campformation meeting
Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events
Holy Land Pilgrimage (returning to office on January 17)
Office of the Bishop staff meeting
Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication
Synod Assembly planning
Rostered ministers report data work
Create and update weekly newsletter
Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator
Reconciliation on accounts and review activity for December