We remember the legacy of William "Bill" Horne II, vice president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), in this video shown at the 2022 Churchwide Assembly.
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View the apology to Iglesia Santa María Peregrina at the 2022 Churchwide Assembly.
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View the full Holy Communion service at the opening of the 2022 Churchwide Assembly.
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Total Inclusion was launched in 2020 after some lead up work by the ELCA and Lutheran Outdoor Ministries (LOM). The goal of Total Inclusion is to enrich the lives of youth from traditionally marginalized groups by creating a welcoming and safe experience for them at ELCA affiliated camps.
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We pray for Rev. Richard Sherrill and the people of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Phoenix, part of the Northeast Valley Conference. Visit their site at popphoenix.org, and their social media pages on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
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ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton preaches at the 2022 Churchwide Assembly.
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On June 16, 2022, four congregations and ministries in the Grand Canyon Synod were awarded a total of $16,000 in 2022 VRSM Vitality and Innovation grants: Vida Nueva, Lutheran Campus Ministry (ASU, UA, NAU), Central Lutheran’s ACE Program (Adult Community Education), and Trinity Lutheran’s Food Bank.
Parts of the grant were funded by the Lilly 3E initiative with Rocky Mountain Synod, as well as our synod’s Growing Generosity Appeal, which thanks to the generosity of individuals and congregations now exceeds $600,000.
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Amy Sander Montanez, D.Min., and Jennifer Linde, with the ASU Center for Civil Dialogue, will be two of our presenters at the Bishop’s Fall Gathering, 10/17-19, 2022 at the Franciscan Renewal Center.
Active rostered ministers and any retired pastors actively serving in a congregation can learn more and register here.
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Diakonia is a call to discipleship! After 40+ years, the Diakonia program has been re-imagined, taking the best of the current program and adding new elements and more flexibility. For more information, visit diakonia.education, view this PDF, or email admin@diakonia.education
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Esperanza Lutheran Church in Phoenix has a position open for a part-time Choir Director. Please send resume and cover letter/email stating your interest to esperanza@myesperanza.org. Visit their site for more info or view a PDF job description here.
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This new resource from ELCA World Hunger will help you get started in learning about homelessness and affordable housing, advocating on issues connected to homelessness and affordable housing, and even building affordable housing!
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To help you plan for "God's work. Our hands." Sunday, we invite you to visit ELCA.org/DayofService for resources including: a new invitational video, 2022 planning tool kit, 2022 worship resource, Service in the Time of COVID-19, posters, postcards and social media graphics, Spanish-language resources, special hymn text, music and recording.
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In this post we share the 2022 Churchwide Assembly listening event for “civics and faith” social statement.
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ELCA Coaching’s ongoing series mixes things up a bit on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, 11am MST/PDT, 12PM MDT. They will focus on the theme for Churchwide Assembly (August 8-12): Embody the Word. This also happens to be one of the centering Scriptures for ELCA's Coaching Ministry from Luke 24, the road to Emmaus and how Jesus embodies a coaching posture.
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This week is all about the Churchwide Assembly: view our full coverage here.
We also share photos from the Installation of Rev. Erin Morris at Resurrection Lutheran in Oro Valley and Bishop Hutterer’s visit to Central Lutheran in Arizona City.
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Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all higher than they have been at nearly any point this summer as the BA.5 variant continues to spread across the United States.
In our synod, a continued wave of high level counties: Apache, Clark, Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal, Yavapai and Yuma.
Medium level: Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Santa Cruz and Washington.
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Rev. Janet Richardson, who celebrates 33 years on August 6.
Rev. Richard Peterson, Faith, Yuma, who celebrates 29 years on August 8.
Rev. John Hoelter, who celebrates 55 years on August 9.
Rev. Joseph Dillon, who celebrates 46 years on August 10.
For those who are tending, harvesting and sharing seasonal produce…
For communities in eastern Kentucky impacted by flooding…
For communities in the western United States experiencing expanding wildfires…
For collective engagement in the ELCA’s Truth-Seeking and Truth-Telling Initiative
For those who are experiencing insomnia…
For students, teachers, and school workers preparing for the start of the academic year…
For those who are gathering for the Churchwide Assembly…
In this post we share the 2022 Churchwide Assembly General Session on Memorials.
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