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Santa Cruz Lutheran Joins Project AZUL to Expand Community Outreach
Santa Cruz Lutheran Joins Project AZUL to Expand Community Outreach

In this article from Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona, learn how Santa Cruz Lutheran Church in Tucson partners with Project AZUL to bring essential resources to the community. With the help of Sahuarita Food Bank, the mobile project offers education, health services, and job assistance, enhancing our food ministry. As new homes are built nearby, they aim to expand their services to include GED, resume writing, and ESL classes. Support and prayers are welcomed as they strive to fulfill our “God’s Work, Our Hands” vision.

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Grand Canyon Synod, NewsBrian FlatgardSanta Cruz Tucson, Kino Conference, Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA), HungerComment
Community Spotlight: Santa Cruz Lutheran Food Bank
Community Spotlight: Santa Cruz Lutheran Food Bank

In this story by Hunger Advocacy Fellow Autumn Byars, discover how Santa Cruz Lutheran Food Bank in Tucson, led by Pastor Bob Jones and Joanie Contreras, extends Christ’s love beyond food distribution. Open every Wednesday from 11 am to 7 pm, the food bank offers flexible support, additional services, and hosts resource fairs. Serving southern Tucson and nearby reservations, this holistic approach creates a strong community, addressing broader issues of food insecurity. Explore the inspiring story of Santa Cruz and their dedicated volunteers who make a difference every week on the LAMA website.

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Grand Canyon Synod, NewsBrian FlatgardHunger, Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA), Kino Conference, Santa Cruz TucsonComment
Santa Cruz Lutheran Church promotes bike safety after hit-and-run involving pastor
Santa Cruz Lutheran Church promotes bike safety after hit-and-run involving pastor

Pastor Robert Jones with shares a tv news report on a recent bike safety rodeo hosted by Santa Cruz Lutheran Church in partnership with the Drexel Heights Fire Department, the Pima County Sheriff's Office and the Living Streets Alliance. Twenty children received free helmets and got bike safety tune ups. Watch on kold.com.

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News, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardIn the News, Santa Cruz Tucson, Kino ConferenceComment
Prayers for Pastor Robert Jones
Prayers for Pastor Robert Jones

We pray for Pastor Robert Jones, Santa Cruz Lutheran, who is recovering from surgery following a car-bicycle accident.

O Lord, your compassions never fail and your mercies are new every morning. We give you thanks for giving our brother Robert both relief from pain and hope of health renewed. Continue in him the good work you have begun; that he, daily increasing in bodily strength and rejoicing in your goodness, may so order his life and conduct that she may always think and do those things that please you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

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PrayersBrian FlatgardSanta Cruz Tucson, Kino ConferenceComment
Grand Canyon Synod stories of hope: April 2020
Grand Canyon Synod stories of hope: April 2020

Synod members shared various stories of hope with us recently, and please remember to share yours. Some highlights:

Pastor Robert Jones with Santa Cruz Lutheran Church, Tucson, shares a Facebook album of a "Six Car Easter Parade," with 14 drive-by visits to homebound members and friends in neighborhoods on the west side of Tucson.

Pastor Carol Breimeier with Esperanza Lutheran Church, Ahwatukee, notes that the Ahwatukee Foothills News highlighted efforts by Esperanza folks for sewing masks and providing meals for healthcare workers.

Carol Brezina, Outreach Chair at Christ Lutheran, Sedona, let us know that 288 personal care kits were packed there on behalf of Lutheran World Relief.

Finally, Claire Crum, Church Council President at Grace Lutheran Church in Kingman shares they are creating CDC approved face masks utilizing their own material, machines, and, of course their time and talent.

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Stories of Hope, Fiesta Conference, High Country Conference, Colorado River Conference, Kino ConferenceBrian FlatgardSanta Cruz Tucson, Esperanza Ahwatukee, Lutheran World Relief, Christ Sedona, Grace KingmanComment