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Grand Canyon Synod Manna Grants available to alleviate hunger

Grand Canyon Synod Manna Grants available to alleviate hunger

Thanks to a gift from Ascension Lutheran Church in Paradise Valley honoring the legacy of member Orpha Hoganson, Manna Grants are available for new and continuing projects that work to alleviate hunger and demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion in leadership and decision-making.

All organized congregations, New Starts, Synodically Authorized Worshipping Communities (SAWCs), and Special Ministries of the Grand Canyon Synod are eligible to apply by the 7/31/2022 deadline. More info at gcsynod.org/manna-grant.

Grand Canyon Synod, NewsBrian FlatgardJune 28, 2022Manna Grant, Grants, HungerComment

Bishop Eaton: We celebrate LGBTQIA+ siblings

Bishop Eaton: We celebrate LGBTQIA+ siblings

June is National Pride Month and Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton shares a message celebrating the gifts of our LGBTQIA+ siblings. You enrich our church! We celebrate you this month and all year long.

Bishop Eaton, LettersBrian FlatgardJune 28, 2022LGBTQIA+Comment

House of Prayer dedicates new altar

House of Prayer dedicates new altar

On Sunday, June 19, 2022, members and special guests dedicated a new altar at House of Prayer. The celebration included comments and memories from Suzie DeFassio recalling Pastor Daniel’s love and commitment to ‘all things Native.’ She recalled family reunions at the Mission and the joy of time spent among the Navajo people.

Grand Canyon Synod, NewsBrian FlatgardJune 28, 2022House of Prayer Rock Point, American Indian and Alaska Native, High Country ConferenceComment

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program now includes Rostered Ministers

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program now includes Rostered Ministers

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) is a program that may allow individuals to get the remainder of their federal student loans discharged. The waiver period, during which more people and loans qualify for PSLF, is currently scheduled to end Oct. 31, 2022, so don’t wait to act.

ELCA, NewsBrian FlatgardJune 28, 2022Portico, LSS Financial CounselingComment

Ordination celebrations: 6/28/2022

Ordination celebrations: 6/28/2022

Today we celebrate the ordination anniversary of Rev. Craig Corbin, Mount Olive, Lake Havasu City, who celebrates 35 years on June 28.

News, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardJune 28, 2022Ordination AnniversariesComment

Prayers for Maricopa Lutheran Church in Maricopa

Prayers for Maricopa Lutheran Church in Maricopa

We pray for Rev. Andrew Schlecht and the people of Maricopa Lutheran Church in Maricopa, part of the Fiesta Conference. Visit their site at maricopalutherans.org, and their social media pages on Facebook and Twitter.

Grand Canyon Synod, PrayersBrian FlatgardJune 27, 2022Maricopa Lutheran, Fiesta ConferenceComment

POSITION FILLED: Part-time church administrative assistant wanted at Spirit of Joy Lutheran in Gilbert

POSITION FILLED: Part-time church administrative assistant wanted at Spirit of Joy Lutheran in Gilbert

A oart-time church administrative assistant is wanted at Spirit of Joy Lutheran in Gilbert. View this job description for more information. Applicants are encouraged to apply through Indeed.

Grand Canyon Synod, NewsBrian FlatgardJune 27, 2022Rio Salado Conference, Spirit of Joy Gilbert, Help WantedComment

Craig Miller elected bishop of ELCA Upper Susquehanna Synod

Craig Miller elected bishop of ELCA Upper Susquehanna Synod

The Rev. Craig A. Miller, Mifflinburg, Pa., was elected June 18 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Upper Susquehanna Synod of the ELCA.

ELCA, NewsBrian FlatgardJune 27, 2022Bishop electionsComment

The Rev. Dr. Yolanda Denson-Byers: My Freedom Day as a Female, Black and Queer Pastor

The Rev. Dr. Yolanda Denson-Byers: My Freedom Day as a Female, Black and Queer Pastor

To be a female, Black and gay pastor on “Freedom Day” necessitates a certain amount of introspection, for my relationship with the church has long been a queer dance whose steps I don’t often apprehend.

Galatians 3:28 says: “There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.” Yet this oneness has been elusive in the ELCA and elsewhere, has it not?

ELCA, LettersBrian FlatgardJune 27, 2022Juneteenth, Racial Justice, LGBTQIA+ Comment

Sierra Pacific Synod Council Appoints Rev. Claire S. Burkat as Interim Bishop

Sierra Pacific Synod Council Appoints Rev. Claire S. Burkat as Interim Bishop

After consultation with the presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and per the Sierra Pacific Synod Constitution (S8.54), the Sierra Pacific Synod Council has appointed the Rev. Claire S. Burkat as its interim bishop.

ELCA, NewsBrian FlatgardJune 27, 2022Region 2, Sierra Pacific SynodComment

10 essentials of severe-weather preparedness

10 essentials of severe-weather preparedness

When disaster strikes, it’s too late to think about what you should have done to prepare; before disaster strikes, that preparation can be daunting. This guide walks you through the essentials of severe-weather preparedness. Read this PDF from Church Mutual Insurance.

ELCA, ResourcesBrian FlatgardJune 27, 2022Administration MattersComment

Bishop Eaton issues pastoral message on SCOTUS ruling regarding Roe v. Wade

Bishop Eaton issues pastoral message on SCOTUS ruling regarding Roe v. Wade

Dear church,

Whatever personal perspective one might take on the June 24, 2022 abortion ruling from the Supreme Court, it is the legal framework in which we now minister, and I wish to speak a pastoral word at this time.

Bishop Eaton, ELCA, LettersBrian FlatgardJune 27, 2022AbortionComment

Ordination celebrations: 6/27/2022

Ordination celebrations: 6/27/2022

Today we celebrate these ordination anniversaries:

Rev. David Towers, who celebrates 46 years on June 27.
Rev. Vernon Victorson, who celebrates 51 years on June 27.
Rev. David Wold, who celebrates 57 years on June 27.

News, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardJune 27, 2022Ordination AnniversariesComment

Ordination celebrations: 6/26/2022

Ordination celebrations: 6/26/2022

Today we celebrate these ordination anniversaries:

Rev. John Geske, who celebrates 34 years on June 26.
Rev. Lyle Rossing, who celebrates 56 years on June 26.

News, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardJune 26, 2022Ordination AnniversariesComment

Ordination celebrations: 6/25/2022

Ordination celebrations: 6/25/2022

Today we celebrate these ordination anniversaries:

Rev. Scott Hove, Good Samaritan, Las Vegas, who celebrates 27 years on June 25.
Rev. Paul Overvold, who celebrates 44 years on June 25.
Rev. Dennis Hagstrom, who celebrates 45 years on June 25.

News, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardJune 25, 2022Ordination AnniversariesComment

Lutheran World Federation newsletter: June 24, 2022

Lutheran World Federation newsletter: June 24, 2022

News, Global ChurchBrian FlatgardJune 24, 2022Lutheran World FederationComment

Ordination celebrations: 6/24/2022

Ordination celebrations: 6/24/2022

Today we celebrate the ordination anniversary of Rev. Glenn Zimbelman, who celebrates 38 years on June 24.

News, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardJune 24, 2022Ordination AnniversariesComment

Office of the Bishop Updates: 6/24/2022

Office of the Bishop Updates: 6/24/2022

As we still process our 2022 Assembly, the Office of the Bishop travels to various meetings and congregations, and we begin to turn our attention to our upcoming conference deans and council retreat, as well as our Fall Gathering.

News, Bishop Hutterer, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardJune 23, 2022Office of the BishopComment

COVID-19 community levels: 6/23/2022

COVID-19 community levels: 6/23/2022

In the South and West, cases and hospitalizations are increasing substantially. Daily new infections have nearly doubled this month in Arkansas and Kentucky, and in Wyoming, they are four times as high as they were two weeks ago.

According to the CDC’s COVID-19 Community Levels, Apache, Clark, and Navajo are at high levels.

Medium levels counties are now: Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Greenlee, Maricopa, Mohave, Pima, and Washington.

Low level counties remain in Graham, La Paz, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai,and Yuma.

News, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardJune 23, 2022CoronavirusComment

Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: June 26, 2022

Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: June 26, 2022

For those grieving, injured, and displaced after the earthquake in Afghanistan, and for all relief and aid efforts…
For the people of Ethiopia, as their nation is torn apart by civil war…
For those whose lives have been upended by the war in Ukraine, including civilians trapped in their homes, prisoners of war held behind enemy lines, and those grieving loved ones who’ve been killed…
For those organizing and attending Pride celebrations…
For LGBTQIA+ siblings who cannot yet feel safe coming out…
In thanksgiving for the life and work of Clela Rorex, the first county clerk in the U.S. to issue a marriage license to a same-sex couple, in Boulder in 1975…

ELCA, PrayersBrian FlatgardJune 22, 2022ELCA Worship, For What Shall We PrayComment