Interfaith Greetings at the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
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Greetings from Bishop Suzanne Darcy Dillahunt, of the Southern Ohio Synod, host of the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
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Rev. Brent Maxwell, Gloria Cristi, Phoenix, who celebrates 15 years on August 19.
Rev. Kurt Fangmeier, Living Christ, Flagstaff, who celebrates 21 years on August 19.
Rev. Marilyn Ascarza, who celebrates 32 years on August 19.
Rev. Scott Hackler, Spirit of Grace, Surprise, who celebrates 33 years on August 20.
Rev. Michael Purcell, who celebrates 44 years on August 20.
Rev. Barbara Rapp, who celebrates 29 years on August 21.
Rev. Martha Neff Stum, who celebrates 12 years on August 21.
Rev. Doris Nolan, Our Savior’s, Mesa, who celebrates 17 years on August 22.
Rev. Loren Swanson, who celebrates 51 years on August 22.
Rev. Carlyle Smith, who celebrates 58 years on August 23.
Rev. Naomi Barcanic, who celebrates 25 years on August 24.
Rev. Nathan Bowman, Hospice of the West, who celebrates 37 years on August 25.
Rev. Sandra Jones, Bethany, Scottsdale, who celebrates 15 years on August 25.
For 2023, the Grand Canyon Synod is offering two categories of grant applications: Project Support Grants, and Adapting, Connecting, Transforming, and Sustaining (ACTS) Grants. More info at gcsynod.org/grants.
Grant Application submission window opens: September 12, 2022
Grant Application Webinar/Q&A – September 13, 2022, 5pm MST/PDT, 6pm MDT. Register here.
Grant Submission deadline: October 14, 2022
“It’s not easy to be the church these days.” In response to this truth and the desire to raise up courageous, resilient, and faithful leaders, the Rocky Mountain Synod, ELCA offers Excellence in Leadership: an 18-month investment, with classes meeting 1-2 times per month, which will provide tools and resources to last a lifetime. Click here to get more info and register.
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As we process our Churchwide Assembly experiences with some more news and photos, we get back into our synodical expression with visits to congregations and also return to Chicago for the Becoming Conference.
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For victims and families of the mosque bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan…
For members of congregations to feel equipped and energized to engage with the efforts uplifted during the Churchwide Assembly…
For students of all ages who are returning to school…
For those struggling to pay for their medications…
For those experiencing chronic illness…
For communities experiencing drought…
We share a Theological Presentation with Rev. Anthony Bateza to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
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We share an update from Lutheran Disaster Response to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
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We share an update from ELCA World Hunger to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
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We share a greeting from ELCA Mission Investment Fund to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
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We share a greeting from 1517 Media to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
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We share a greeting from WELCA to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
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We share a greeting from ELCA Foundation to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
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We share a greeting from Portico to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
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We share a greeting from Rev. S. Ibrahim Azar, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
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We share a greeting from Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghart to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
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We share a greeting from Lutheran World Federation President Archbishop Dr. Panti Filibus Musa to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
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After many months of deliberation, Congress has passed and President Biden has signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a federal spending bill that was heralded as a crucial step towards finding solutions to the climate crisis by making the largest federal investment ever in clean energy technologies. This investment comes as movement toward the United States fulfilling its pledge, under the Paris Climate Agreement, of 50% reduction in emissions by 2030.
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