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Update • October 21, 2025
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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: Act today on this new ELCA Advocacy Action Alert suggesting we urge Congress to protect international food aid in the Farm Bill. 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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New ELCA Action Alert! As policymakers work to finalize the next farm bill, urge your members of Congress to ensure programs that feed hungry people around the world are protected. |
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LETTERS FOR THE LAND: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR WORKSHOP Monday, October 27 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Join Sierra Club and Arizona Faith Network for this letter writing workshop where you will learn the latest regarding what is happening to our public lands, get some tips on writing letters to the editor, and then try your hand at writing a letter.
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GRAND CANYON SYNOD HUNGER LEADERS NETWORK Tuesday, October 28 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM 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!
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ARIZONA FOOD SYSTEMS NETWORK (AzFSN) ANNUAL GATHERING Wednesday, October 29 @ 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Rio Salado College (map) The theme of this year's gathering is Seeds to Systems. The agenda includes an organizing 101 workshop, an advocacy through art activity, presentations on community food systems projects, and ample time for conversation and connection.
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CONFRONTING CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM: FAITH ROOTED ORGANIZING FOR CLERGY Thursday, October 30 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Are you or someone you know a pastor, clergy member, or ministry leader who wishes there was *something more* you could do to organize against Christian nationalism and the assault on democracy? Check this BJC Webinar.
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CIVIC LIFE AND FAITH CONGREGATIONAL STUDY Sunday, November 2 @ 10:45 - 11:30 AM, Peace Lutheran Church (map) This 6-part Civic Life and Faith study series, hosted by Outreach and Justice, Peace Lutheran Church in Peoria, AZ, will cover how we look at politics, the purpose of government, what the scriptures say, and what our responsibilities are as ELCA congregations and followers of Jesus.
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AN EVANGELICAL’S GUIDE TO AMERICAN CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM Tuesday, November 4 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM A webinar featuring leading voices in political science, history, theology, and philosophy to help us discern what Christian Nationalism is—and how the church can respond with wisdom, courage, and love.
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COFFEE WITH CHRISTINE Wednesday, November 5 @ 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM ELCA Advocacy hosts a monthly chat with Christine Moffett, ELCA Program Director for Environment and Energy Policy. This is an open time to ask your federal advocacy questions.
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Supporting public healthcare measures like Prop 409 that ensure access for the low-income, uninsured, and underserved is one specific way we can live out our biblical call to justice and mercy. |
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On Friday, October 17, Arizona inmate Richard Djerf was put to death by lethal injection. ELCA Witness in Society sent Governor Katie Hobbs a letter asking her to commute Djerf’s death senten |
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Mr. Peter Faur, a member of the LAMA Policy Committee, has a new novel out this week: The Heretic Hunters: A Parable for Our Time. Check it out. |
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Learn more about how your gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response share hope and healing with communities impacted by disaster in the United States and around the world. |
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‘Here I Pod’ kicks off Season 3 with "Immigration, Sensitive Locations, and Faithful Actions," featuring special guests from ELCA Ammparo, The Border Church/La Iglesia Fronteriza and ELCA Advocacy. |
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New ELCA Action Alert! Critical programs that protect the integrity of our air, soil, water, and the habitats that sustain all living creatures are at risk. Take action today! |
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New for 2025! Action Guide, Interactive Calendar, and Study for congregational use to plan educational and fundraising events at your congregation. From ELCA World Hunger. |
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Here’s what Solveig and the LAMA team are up to 10/20 - 10/26: LAMA Liaison Roundtable LSS-LAMA Advocacy collaboration planning 40-40-40 Region 2 Lenten Challenge 2026 planning Preaching at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Mesa 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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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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