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Update • September 8, 2026
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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: ELCA Advocacy has updated their Action Alert on the SAVE America Act. If you’re concerned the proposed measure might disenfranchise voters, now is a good time to contact your legislators. Please share this information with your networks, encourage them to sign up for our newsletter and FOLLOW us on Facebook for even more articles and events.
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ELCA Action Alert Updated September 3. Ahead of a contentious midterm election, Congress is considering legislation that would raise barriers to voting. Urge Congress to reject voting barriers and |
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Action Alert: People of faith are urged to pray, call, and sign on now to ask Gov. Hobbs to protect Oak Flat, sacred Indigenous land, and Arizona state trust lands from Resolution Copper’s toxic taili |
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ELECTION PROTECTION VOLUNTEER TRAINING Wednesday, September 9, 17 & 25 @ 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Arizona Faith Network is recruiting volunteers to serve as Poll Chaplains and Peacekeepers for both the primary and general election as part of our nonpartisan Election Protection program.
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LAMA LIAISON ROUNDTABLE Monday, September 21 @ 6:30 - PM 7:30 PM The LAMA Liaison Roundtable meets the third Monday of the month at 6:30p via Zoom. These conversations offer an opportunity to discuss a wide range of topics about congregational engagement in advocacy.
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POLL CHAPLAIN/PEACEKEEPER TRAINING Monday, September 28 @ 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM These multi-faith, multi-racial, intergenerational poll chaplains (ordained and lay leaders) and peacekeepers will help provide a calming and moral presence to vulnerable voters, such as the elderly, disabled, youth, and other disenfranchised citizens.
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GRAND CANYON SYNOD HUNGER LEADERS NETWORK Tuesday, September 29 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Calling ALL hunger leaders in the Grand Canyon Synod and beyond! Join us for a special Hunger Education-focused network meeting featuring Bishops Deborah Hutterer (GCS) and Jeff Johnson (Sierra Pacific), Milt Liu (CEO of Saint Mary’s Food Bank), Rev. Nelson Rabell-Gonzalez and more. All are welcome!
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ARIZONA FAITH NETWORK SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMISSION Thursday, October 1 @ 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM 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!
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AFN FAITH VOTER AZ (VOTING RIGHTS) COMMITTEE Thursday, October 1 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 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.
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LAMA's 2026 Voter Guide (también disponible en español) briefly introduces the 8 ballot measures that Arizona voters will consider this fall. Read explanations, recommendations, and context from |
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City and town councils shape everyday issues like housing, water, heat relief, public safety, and local services. Learn why these races matter and what to ask candidates. |
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As rumors about voting by mail circulate online, LAMA encourages Arizona voters to rely on trusted election sources, return ballots early, and help neighbors make a calm, accurate voting plan. |
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Monday, October 5 is the BIG CUTOFF DATE for registering to vote in Arizona general election on November 3. Check your registration status, check your friends and loved ones’ status, check, check, |
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A well-planned, strictly nonpartisan candidate forum can help congregations and their neighbors ask meaningful questions, compare candidates fairly and practice faithful civic engagement. |
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September is Hunger Action Month—an invitation to help ensure all our Arizona neighbors have the daily bread they need through service, generosity and advocacy. |
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Join hunger leaders, LAMA liaisons, ELCA churchwide partners, and advocates from the Grand Canyon and Sierra Pacific Synods on Sept. 29 for a special gathering to connect mercy, compassion, and public |
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Here’s what Solveig and the LAMA team are up to 09/07 - 09/13: LAMA Policy Committee monthly meeting Engaging Networks training The Day After Election resource design Holiday LAMA newsletter, correspondence, website & social media
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Explore the many ways you can support the ministry of advocacy with your financial gifts. We are grateful for your congregational, or individual contribution.
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We’d love to hear from you!
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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
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