Office of the Bishop Updates: 2/3/2023

The Office of the Bishop travels to Las Vegas as part of Synod on the Move, preaching at various churches and attending the Colorado River Conference Spring Gathering, Feb 4, 2023, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM. We also share photos from last week’s Synod on the Move in the Tucson area and Lutheran Day at the Legislature.

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

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

  • Preaching at St. Andrews in Las Vegas

  • Continuing Education- Leading Well at Spirit in the Desert

  • Synod council meeting

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

  • The Extravaganza

  • Arizona Faith Network workshop

  • LSS-SW philanthropy meeting

Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events

  • Preparing for Synod Assembly and other upcoming events

  • End of year and audit preparation activities

  • General administrative functions of the Synod office

Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication

  • Ordination anniversary cards and data management

  • Go through backlog of website category and tags and clean up

  • Create and update weekly newsletter

Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator

  • Review accounts in preparation for closing the month of January and available to provided reporting and analysis as needed.