Note that this event has been postponed.
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This August, Spirit of Grace, Surprise, AZ gathered for a study on Swimming with Jonah, developed and presented by Cyndy Warnier, Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center. Each day approximately 65 members and friends enjoyed a coffee and craft hour followed by a presentation by community service organizations with a close with prayers and hymn sing.
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ALOA has much to offer Lutheran congregations in the area of Older Adult Ministry. In addition to the resources on our website, ALOA offers their free September Webinar, Caring for Mind, Body and Spirit in Thanks to God, on Thursday, September 12, 2019. Find complete information and register at aloaserves.org/events/webinars/
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We pray for Pastor Rick Lawrence and his wife Jill, as Pastor Rick begins treatments for cancer which will last through October. Pastor Rick serves Bethany Lutheran Church in Scottsdale, AZ.
Lord Christ, you came into the world as one of us, and suffered as we do. As we go through the trials of life, help us to realize that you are with us at all times and in all things; that we have no secrets from you; and that your loving grace enfolds us for eternity. In the security of your embrace we pray.
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The Episcopal Diocese of Arizona is offering a holistic nonprofit management graduate/executive level certificate program: Best Skills Best Churches. Six classes cover volunteers, laws/legal, human relations, marketing, financial management, and fundraising.
Courses are one each month, beginning this November and ending in April, 2020. One track for priest and pastors runs on Thursdays, another track for deacons and lay leaders runs on Saturdays. The cost is $485 and includes lunch and all course materials.
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Pastor Shari Bernau of Living Water Lutheran Church in Scottsdale, AZ, agreed to be our Synod Liaison for Youth Gathering 2021. Contact her (pastorshari@lwlcaz.org) if you have questions about how you can get to Minneapolis for Youth Gathering.
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From Christianity Today, this article asks: “As digital reading habits rewire our brains, how will we process the Bible differently?”
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We pray for the health and well-being of Pastor Tom Dunham. Pastor Dunham serves at Streams in the Desert Lutheran, Tucson. By your power, great God, our Lord Jesus healed the sick. Though we cannot command or possess your power, we pray for those who want to be healed.
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As we have been organizing, rearranging, and streamlining the Synod office, we have a few pieces of office furniture, such as tables and chairs, for which we no longer have room. If you are interested, please contact the Synod office (office@gcsynod.org) for more information.
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In this past year since the horrific events that took place in Las Vegas on Sunday, October 1st, I have had time to process and reflect on those events and the time that I spent with the chaplains, some staff, and others who knew victims of the shooting, and who dealt with the overwhelming numbers of wounded and dying.
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Lutherans and other Christians throughout this nation and the world are deeply troubled by the images of children, including infants and the very young, being separated from their mothers and fathers at the border.
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For the Prayers of Intercession in worship, I am convinced that a good form of that prayer is shaped like an hour glass - wide at the top and bottom and narrow in the middle. By that I mean the prayer begins with thanksgiving for the life and long tradition of the whole church.
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Vivid moments of history are unfolding these days in the Grand Canyon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
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On Thursday, June 14, the Thirty-First Annual Assembly of the Grand Canyon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will begin at 6:45 p.m.
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Paul, on his final journey to Jerusalem, stopped to visit the leaders of the Church at Ephesus. He reminded them that "we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive'."
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In five months, the voting members from the 89 congregations of the Grand Canyon Synod will gather for the thirty-first annual assembly. We will meet June 14-16 at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Oro Valley, Arizona.
A key assembly decision will be the calling of the sixth bishop of this synod. Work is under way on the "synod profile" that will help inform voting members and others as we prepare for the assembly.
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