Open Forum

Our weekly forums returned September 10th, at 9:15 am in the Campus Center Library or via Zoom. September forums are:

• Sept 24: “Miracles Do Happen” a program for amputees in Mexico led by Jeff Lewis. Jeff, a victim of a random shooting and quad amputee, supports this charity and continues to lead it.
• Oct 1: “Lutheran Advocacy Ministry of Arizona” Director Solveig Muus and our own Autumn Byars will be with us to tell us of the good work of this ministry of our synod.
• Oct 8: “Truth and Healing; the ELCA and Native Peoples” led by Taina Diaz-Reyes, and LCM PhD student has served on the task force of the ELCA in drafting this statement and encouraging this policy.
• Oct 15: “Truth and Healing part II” led by Taina Diaz-Reyes.

If you would like to present a forum, please contact the office: info@ulctempe.org or 480-967-3543. Thank you!

Our weekly forums returned September 10th, at 9:15 am in the Campus Center Library or via Zoom. September forums are:

• Sept 17: “Health Care Decisions: Advance Care Planning” presented by Kim Deck of Hospice of the Valley

• Sept 24: “Limbs for Humanity” a program for amputees in Mexico led by Jeff Lewis. Jeff, a victim of a random shooting and double amputee, began this charity and continues to lead it.

If you would like to present a forum, please contact the office: info@ulctempe.org or 480-967-3543. Thank you!

Sunday forum (4/2/2023) had a gathering of folks in person and as many via Zoom. Participants online were from Alaska, Germany, Illinois, Colorado, as well as local.

Former Lutheran Campus Ministry (LCM) student, Jake Roselius led the forum from Germany!

Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s decision-makers to end hunger at home and abroad. Read the AZ Fact sheet and a summary of the Farm Bill here.

In the letters we write to our elected officials this year, the focus will be on ensuring that the 2023 Farm Bill is passed. The bill developed out of many meetings with grassroots organizers as well as staff of relevant congressional members. Its comprehensive focus is on building a healthy, equitable sustainable food system by way of the Farm Bill.

The March 5th Forum updated us on the progress of the Bill. An insert in the Sunday (March 5th) bulletin had further facts and a sample letter. You can also view here. Thank you to Ruth Wootten for all her work and presenting our March 5th forum.

If you wrote a letter, please let the office know (info@ulctempe.org or 480-967-3543). Thank you!

Join us every Sunday at 9:15 am in our Campus Center Library or via Zoom* for our open forums.

• April 2: “The Nostalgic Pursuits of Phantom Empire: The Historical & Political Machinations of Modern Russian Imperialism” led by Jake Roselius (former LCM student getting PhD in Germany)
• April 9: No forum
• April 16: Christopher Sandoval “From LDS Mission to LCM Student Explorer”
• April 23: Janel Niska
• April 30: “Nonverts” Where is the church headed in the US for the 21st Century? Led by Pastor Gary

*If you would like to present a forum or need the Zoom link, please contact the office: info@ulctempe.org or 480-967-3543. Thank you!