Thank you for reading Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA)’s newsletter, featuring excerpts and highlights from our website at LAMAz.org. LAMA is an advocacy ministry of the Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA.
This week’s Action Alert: Make plans to engage with your congressional representatives during August Recess. Read how in the post below.
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Learn how to make the most of the 2026 August Recess in this post from ELCA Advocacy. Includes guidance on interacting with your representatives and resources to help you advocate effectively on key
Sunday, July 26 @ 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, Prince Chapel AME Church, Tucson (map)
Service Opportunity in Tucson (July 26). Join others in packing Bags of Hope—life-saving kits of water, snacks, and essentials to be distributed to vulnerable neighbors.
Building on Part 1, “Serving Our Neighbors Safely, Part 2” offers faith communities another opportunity to learn practical, compassionate ways to respond to homelessness and housing insecurity while caring well for both guests and congregations.
Hunger leaders from offices & congregations all over the synod gather together to discuss each other’s projects, collaborate, and lend each other support. We hear from synod and churchwide offices working on hunger solutions and find out what we can do to help. All are invited to join!
The Social Justice Commission is the branch of Arizona Faith Network (AFN) that engages in justice and advocacy work. All are welcome to join this group!
Help protect our cherished right to vote! Join this working committee to stay up to date with voting advocacy in AZ and beyond. The interfaith working committee meets online the first Thursday of the month from 2:00-3:00pm.
ELCA Advocacy reminds us that August recess is a key opportunity for Lutherans to meet with members of Congress at home, share our faith-rooted concerns, and build relationships for faithful public
As immigration enforcement funding grows, Global Refuge raises concerns that updated detention standards still leave too many immigrants and refugees vulnerable to unsafe, unjust, and inhumane conditi
As of July 21, 2026, new data shows Arizona’s SNAP participation remains down sharply, reminding us that the hunger relief wins in Arizona’s FY2027 budget are important but not nearly enough. Check
Arizona’s steep drop in ACA Marketplace enrollment is a warning sign for people of faith: when health coverage becomes unaffordable, neighbors across our state are pushed farther from the care they
ELCA Action Alert from July 8. Ask Senators Kelly and Gallego to protect Temporary Protected Status holders from losing legal status and being forced to return to countries where violence, instability
ELCA Action Alert from July 9. Call on Congress to pass the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025, supporting survivor-centered protections,
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary invites lay leaders and advocates to join Dr. Cynthia Moe-Lobeda’s online Building Moral Economies course this fall, exploring how faith calls us to shape economi
Here’s what Solveig and the LAMA team are up to 07/19 - 07/25:
Worship and LAMA Advocacy Update at Faith La Fe Lutheran, Phoenix
LAMA Liaison Roundtable monthly call
Election Protection shift at the Arizona Primary
LSS-SW Retirement Celebration of President & CEO Connie Phillips
August Recess prep
LAMA newsletter, correspondence, website & social media
Support LAMA
Explore the many ways you can support the ministry of advocacy with your financial gifts. We are grateful for your congregational, or individual contribution.
Thank you for being partners in advocacy ministry in Arizona. We’re glad you’re here! Please contact LAMA if we can help you or your church, including:
Speak to your congregation or meet with your social justice team
Connect you with advocacy volunteer opportunities
Advocate on behalf of community programs you care about
Help you set up a AZ Legislature Right to Speak (RTS) account
