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An Interfaith Call to Peace for Ukraine
An Interfaith Call to Peace for Ukraine

Though we have been anxious about the recent growing tensions between Ukraine and Russia and between Russia and the NATO countries in recent weeks, we remain deeply concerned, as we have been since 2014, for the impact of this ongoing conflict on innocent civilians throughout Ukraine.

All our religious traditions call us to pray and work for peace. We join our voices and hands together. We must open our eyes to those who are suffering, and we cannot remain indifferent to the injustice this conflict has brought on the people of Ukraine and may bring on people of neighboring countries.

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Bishop Eaton, ELCA, News, LettersBrian FlatgardEcumenical and Inter-Religious Relations, Russia and Ukraine WarComment
ELCA World Hunger’s Big Game Challenge 2022!
ELCA World Hunger’s Big Game Challenge 2022!

It’s game time! The Big Game Challenge has kicked off, and our church is racing toward the goal of ending hunger! While you are cheering on your team and celebrating with family and friends— let’s help tackle hunger together!

From kickoff to the final whistle, Team Cincinnati and Team Los Angeles will seek to outdo one another for the sake of the gospel. The fans that donate the most through their team page to ELCA World Hunger by midnight Central time on February 13th will help their synod take home the title of ELCA World Hunger Champion.

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Bishop Eaton, ELCA, NewsBrian FlatgardHunger, ELCA World HungerComment
Bishop Eaton: Stand with our Jewish siblings
Bishop Eaton: Stand with our Jewish siblings

As we witness an increase in anti-Semitic actions in this country and around the world, Bishop Eaton reminds us of the words from A Declaration of the ELCA to the Jewish Community.

“We recognize in anti-Semitism a contradiction and an affront to the Gospel, a violation of our hope and calling, and we pledge this church to oppose the deadly working of such bigotry, both within our own circles and in the society around us.”

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Bishop Eaton, LettersBrian FlatgardEcumenical and Inter-Religious RelationsComment
Bishop Eaton's pastoral message on Ukraine
Bishop Eaton's pastoral message on Ukraine

I watch with grave concern as tensions continue between Russia and Ukraine, and I fervently pray that a peaceful resolution to the conflict will be reached. I affirm the statement of the Lutheran World Federation's general secretary, the Rev. Dr. Anne Burghardt: "We urge all parties to de-escalate the situation and work for peace and stability. A peaceful solution must be found."

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Bishop Eaton, ELCA, Prayers, LettersBrian FlatgardLutheran World FederationComment
Bishop Eaton: A prayer for Christian Unity
Bishop Eaton: A prayer for Christian Unity

During this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Bishop Eaton says “more than ever we need to have some kind of witness of the unity and the love that come from Christ…during this week it gives us the possibility to be a witness to the unity, to the beloved community, to the peace and wholeness that everyone knows in God.”

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Bishop Eaton, ELCA, LettersBrian FlatgardEcumenical and Inter-Religious Relations, Bishop Elizabeth EatonComment
Presiding Bishop Eaton to join GCS Hunger Leaders Network Meeting
Presiding Bishop Eaton to join GCS Hunger Leaders Network Meeting

The Hunger Leaders Network meeting on Tuesday, January 25 at 6pm MST will feature a special guest speaker: The Rev. Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Bishop Eaton will pop in to the virtual meeting for 5-10 minutes to bring greetings and share updates from the ELCA churchwide. More info: January 2022 Agenda, Join Hunger Leaders Network, Join Zoom meeting.

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Bishop Eaton, ELCA, News, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardBishop Elizabeth Eaton, Hunger, Advocacy, ELCA Advocacy, Grand Canyon Synod Hunger Leaders Network, Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA)Comment
Bishop Eaton: The cross on Christmas?
Bishop Eaton: The cross on Christmas?

In her December column for Living Lutheran, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton reminds us that the cross is the true gift of Christmas: “All of our Christmas glorias are realized in Jesus’ glorification on the cross. We have peace. We have hope. We are loved. And not just at Christmas.” Read her column in English at https://bit.ly/3suio95 and in Spanish at https://bit.ly/32hG0mz.

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Bishop Eaton, LettersBrian FlatgardBishop Elizabeth Eaton, 2021 Advent and Christmas, Advent and ChristmasComment
Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton: Christmas Message 2021
Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton: Christmas Message 2021

This is our second pandemic Christmas and there's so much that's broken in this world, so much that tells us, “Why have hope? Just give up.” But we have a hope that's stronger than any of this, stronger even than death. The hope of God comes in the form of a tiny baby, a helpless child. "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."

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Bishop Eaton, LettersBrian FlatgardAdvent and Christmas, 2021 Advent and ChristmasComment
Bishop Eaton: Living in charged times
Bishop Eaton: Living in charged times

Feeling stressed? Stressful times often lead to unkind words and actions toward one another. Bishop Eaton reminds us to consider Luther’s explanation to the 8th commandment: We are to fear and love God so that we don’t tell lies about our neighbors, betray or slander them or destroy their reputation. Instead we are to come to their defense, speak well of them and interpret everything they do in the best possible light.

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Bishop Eaton, ELCA, LettersBrian FlatgardBishop Elizabeth EatonComment
Bishop Eaton issues message on 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day
Bishop Eaton issues message on 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day

Eighty years ago, on a beautiful Sunday morning, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was tragically transformed from an island paradise into a bloody battlefield. After the Japanese bombed the U.S. Navy, war was declared and tragedy ensued. During times like these, the Lutheran church has always trusted our chaplains to bring a ministry of Word and Sacrament — to remind people that, no matter how difficult the circumstances, there is always a way toward peace.

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Bishop Eaton, ELCA, LettersBrian FlatgardBishop Elizabeth EatonComment