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Update • October 27, 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: If you haven’t heard… today is the last day to mail your ballot. Beginning tomorrow, you’ll drop your ballot in a Dropbox near you or vote in person. 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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Today, October 27th is the last day to mail your ballot! Read on to find drop-off locations and polling places for the election ~ General Election is 7 days away! |
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THE VOTE IS SACRED: ARIZONA BUS TOUR & COMMUNITY CELEBRATION: Phoenix Tuesday, October 27 @ 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM at First Church UCC (map) Arizona Faith Network invites everyone to join the Vote Is Sacred Bus Tour in Phoenix for free, nonpartisan community celebrations featuring food, voter information, and interfaith prayers for peaceful elections.
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GRAND CANYON SYNOD HUNGER LEADERS NETWORK Tuesday, October 27 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Hunger leaders from offices & congregations all over the synod gather to learn, discern, collaborate, discuss each other’s projects, and lend each other support. We hear from synod and churchwide leaders working on hunger solutions and find out what we can do to help. All are invited to join!
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THE VOTE IS SACRED: ARIZONA BUS TOUR & COMMUNITY CELEBRATION: Tucson Thursday, October 29 @ 5:30 PM -7:30 PM at Prince Chapel AME Church (map) Arizona Faith Network invites everyone to join the Vote Is Sacred Bus Tour in Tucson for free, nonpartisan community celebrations featuring food, voter information, and interfaith prayers for peaceful elections.
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THE VOTE IS SACRED: ARIZONA BUS TOUR & COMMUNITY CELEBRATION: Flagstaff Tuesday, November 3 @ 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM at Flagstaff Federated Church (map) Arizona Faith Network invites everyone to join the Vote Is Sacred Bus Tour in Flagstaff for free, nonpartisan community celebrations featuring food, voter information, and interfaith prayers for peaceful elections.
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ARIZONA FAITH NETWORK SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMISSION Thursday, November 5 @ 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 FAITHFUL VOTER AZ (VOTING RIGHTS) COMMITTEE Thursday, November 5 @ 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 and LOPPW offer resources to help congregations prepare for extraordinary circumstances surrounding an election—including uncertainty, misinformation, intimidation, violence or an unexpected armed presence at a polling place. |
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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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ELCA World Hunger’s 2026 Advent resources, themed “Filled With Good Things,” invite congregations and families to celebrate God’s abundance through prayer, generosity, community-building, and loving |
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Give a gift that shares hope and changes lives this Christmas with ELCA Good Gifts 2026, offering more than 60 meaningful ways to fight hunger, support families, and care for neighbors around the |
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The ELCA’s updated Corporate Social Responsibility resources invite congregations and individuals to connect faith with financial decisions, responsible investing, human rights, care for creation, and |
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ELCA Action Alert from October 20. Proposed changes to the 2030 Census could affect Arizona’s congressional representation, federal funding, and historically undercounted communities, prompting the |
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A substantive reconsideration of the 1990 “Homelessness: A Renewal of Commitment” social message is underway. Churchwide input is encouraged. The feedback period is open until November 30, 2026. |
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Here’s what Solveig and the LAMA team are up to 10/26 - 11/01: Safe Communities Coalition (SCC) Grand Canyon Synod Hunger Leaders Network ELCA Churchwide Hunger Leaders Network 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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