The life of a lay leader is complicated, and much of what they do has been learned on the job.
Because of that, Luther Seminary’s Faith+Lead is excited to launch their 2023-2024 School for Lay Ministry. Get the details here!
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Thanks to the generosity of 225 volunteers, the March 2 Fountain Hills Food Pack for “Food for Kidz” provided 72,000 meals for hungry neighbors near and far. Read the full article in the Fountain Hills Times.
The ecumenical activity was organized by New Journey Lutheran Church and supported by Church of the Ascension and Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran. Many other groups and individuals helped provide financing and volunteers including the Northeast Valley Consortium, Fountain Hills Presbyterian, Noon Kiwanis, Thrivent, Messinger Mortuary and Safeway.
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Click here for the ELCA Disability Ministries March 2023 newsletter, with a reminder that March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. If you want to learn more, please go to the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities site.
April is Stress Awareness Month. If you're struggling or reaching out to help a friend who may be struggling with stress, consider some of the many resources on coping and managing stress by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
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ELCA Advocacy provides their March 2023 updates. Click here to read the UN and State edition, and click here to read the Advocacy Connections from the ELCA advocacy office in Washington, D.C.
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Catching a new vision can be messy business. In Jesus’ case in John 9, it was a muddybusiness, that included literal dirt, bathing, and neighbors arguing. Do you ever get the sense that we are living this story?
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Women of ELCA from across the United States and Bahamas have scheduled their 12th Triennial Convention/Gathering in Phoenix, AZ! Thursday, September 21 through Sunday, September 24, 2023, at the Phoenix Convention Center.
We invite you to experience a life-changing event with other bold women of faith in September 2023. Visit welcatg.org for more info and to register. Guest include Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer, and Dr. Kelly Glow.
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For those visiting our 2023 assembly, we’ve expanded our list of accommodations. View them all on our accommodations page.
We’ve arranged a special $94/night stay with our primary accommodation, Fairfield Inn & Suites. Click here to book the group rate for Grand Canyon Synod. A limited number of rooms are available, so book early. Valid Thursday, June 8, 2023 – Saturday, June 10, 2023. Last day to book is Sunday, May 7, 2023. After that, there is no guarantee on $94 price.
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Start reading your copy of US: The Resurrection of American Terror, and be ready to join Simon’s Project for an April discussion of Rev. Kenneth W. Wheeler’s new book.
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Join us online Wednesday, March 22, 2023, as we hear from Rev. Jeff Linman. Join ELCA Coaching every Wednesday at 11am MST/PDT, noon MDT, as we practice Courageous Leadership. Log in info is on the ELCA Coaching website.
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The Installation of Pastor Scott Klimke will take place on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 3pm in the sanctuary of American Lutheran Church of Sun City. A reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall. Rev. Dr. Peter Perry will be preaching and presiding. A livestream will be available here.
Rostered ministers of the Grand Canyon Synod are invited and may process. We ask that they wear robes and the color of the day is purple. Retired ministers in our congregation will also be invited to robe and process. RSVP’s from rostered ministers would be nice so we may be prepared.
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Arizona Interfaith Movement presents Women's Roles in Diverse Faith Traditions, Tuesday, 3/28/2023 at 7pm MST/PDT, 8pm MDT, at the East Valley JCC, (908 N Alma School Road, Chandler). Click here to register to attend in person or via Zoom.
Featuring Azra Hussain, Anita Rangaswami, Aimee Cardon, and Karolyn Benger.
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Did you know that not everyone who goes seminary plans to be a pastor? Have you felt a call to seminary but wondered what vocational path there might be for you in ministry?
Join a Q&A discussion on Saturday, 3/25/2023, 9am PDT/MST, 10am MDT, with people who are serving in diverse forms of ministry and explore where God might be calling you. Learn more and register here.
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Dr. Anthony Bateza, a guest at our 2023 Synod Assembly, presents this talk on Wednesday, 3/22/2023, 10am MST/PDT, 11am MDT at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. If you are planning to attend online, please register at this link.
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We share the latest newsletter from the Inside Out Network (ION), our synod’s prison and reentry ministry. Read the winter 2023 ION newsletter online or view/download as PDF, featuring: Desistance, leaving the minefield; looking ahead; reentry congregations survey work continues, returning citizen spotlight; state updates; spiritual survival guide, and how you can help.
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The Office of the Bishop continues to travel and meet with congregations and ministry partners. We also share more photos from the Bishop’s visit to Ireland with University of Arizona’s Lutheran Campus Ministry.
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Our synod’s ELCA Foundation planners—Lisa Higginbotham and Josh Kerney—share their monthly charitable giving tip. Many of us devote our time, talents and contributions to our congregation because it’s the right thing to do and we want to make an impact. Sharing our generosity also provides us with an immense feeling of satisfaction, for five reasons.
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This week we celebrate the following ordination anniversaries:
Rev. Martin Overson, who celebrates 44 years on March 18.
Rev. Daniel Potaznick, Director of Generosity and Strategic Development, who will be ordained on March 18.
Other than Apache County, which is at a medium level, all of our synod’s counties are at at low levels.
Note: our updates can be a week behind due to our news cycle overlapping with Thursday updates. View the latest CDC and NYTimes updates here.
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