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Bishop Bos's Q2 2025 Report, ADLA Events This Weekend and More!

Click here to view/upload the 1/15/2026 newsletter.

Bishop Bos's Q2 2025 Report, ADLA Events This Weekend and More!

Click here to view/upload the 1/15/2026 newsletter.

Bishop Bos's Q2 2025 Report, ADLA Events This Weekend and More!

A blood drive will be held February 26, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., at Lutheran Church in the Foothills in La Cañada Flintridge. Appointments are encouraged through the American Red Cross.

Lutheran Build Day is March 7 in Altadena, supporting wildfire recovery through Habitat for Humanity. Construction and lunch support volunteers are needed. Registration closes February 23.

Join the ADLA Los Angeles Chapter for a Black History Month worship series at California Lutheran University, February 5, 12, and 19 at 11:00 a.m., under the theme “Where Dreams Take Flight.”

The Bishop’s Colloquy and Chrism Mass will take place on March 16, 2026. Time and location will be announced soon. Please mark your calendars and watch for upcoming details.

The 2026 Southwest California Synod Assembly will be held May 29–30, 2026, under the theme “God Is Our Refuge & Strength.” The call for resolutions is now open, with submissions due by March 31 at 4:00 p.m.

From the desk of Deacon Dr. Cecelia Travick-Jackson

As we begin a new week in the season after Epiphany, we remember that Christ’s light is revealed not only in what we believe, but in how we live. May our words, work, and care for one another reflect that light wherever we are sent today.

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Bishop Bos's Q2 2025 Report, ADLA Events This Weekend and More!

Marking one year since the Eaton and Palisades fires, Bishop Brenda Bos offers a pastoral reflection and outlines key priorities for the synod in 2026, including disaster response, congregational resilience, and long-term ministry planning.

En este mensaje para iniciar 2026, la obispa Brenda Bos reflexiona sobre el primer aniversario de los incendios de Eaton y Palisades, comparte avances en la respuesta del sínodo y presenta los ejes del nuevo Plan Estratégico, reafirmando que somos iglesia juntos, llamados a la fidelidad, la resiliencia y el amor.

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Presiding Bishop and ELCA Secretary Announcement; 1 Year Anniversary of the LA Fires.

In light of the tragic Minneapolis ICE shooting that stirred national concern, Bishop Brenda Bos prays for comfort, courage, and justice for all affected. The prayer invites Christians to remain united in love, even amid deep pain and difference. 

Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry reflects on the U.S. military action in Venezuela, grounding the church’s response in baptismal identity, prayer, and a call to justice, peace, humanitarian action, and accountability in the use of power.

Ante la acción militar de EE. UU. en Venezuela, la Iglesia reafirma su llamado bautismal a la justicia, la paz y la solidaridad, orando por el pueblo venezolano y exhortando a una respuesta humanitaria, responsable y fiel.

Marking one year since the Palisades and Eaton fires, this reflection names the enduring trauma of loss while lifting up the hope found in generosity, accompaniment, and God’s people at work. The synod invites prayer, gentleness, and ongoing support for all who were affected.