Fall is Here.

The weather outlook has shifted from constant sun and triple-digit highs to cloudy skies and cooler days in the 80s and 90s.

For Nevadans who have spent much of the past three months indoors, this change is a welcome invitation to embrace the outdoors again. As the seasons turn, take time for a hike, enjoy the fall colors, and reconnect with nature.

At LEAN, we encourage Nevadans to explore the thousands of public lands, mountains, and national parks our state has to offer.

Orange Shirt Day!

Wear orange on the National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools to help us remember the generations of children taken from their families and the long path towards healing.

Many Lutheran advocates continue to press for the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act reintroduced in the Senate, and Lutheran involvement in this history is actively researched through the ELCA’s Truth & Healing Movement. Learn more from ELCA.org/Indigenous.

Send photos to paullarson@leanforjustice.org

‘Intersections’ Documentary from ELCA World Hunger

“Intersections” is a short documentary presented by ELCA World Hunger. The film explores stories from three ELCA companion ministries in Cambodia, Mexico and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, responding to the overlapping root causes of hunger in the United States and around the world. 28 minutes.

Ministries featured:

ELCA World Hunger and the three ministries featured here are supported in part by your donations.

Please share widely in your networks. This beautifully-produced documentary would be ideal for an adult forum or hunger study. Suggestion: Play the trailer during a ministry minute to get the congregation excited about what’s to come!

Additional links:


For more information, go to: https://www.ELCA.org/hunger

Teach-In Forum: Affordability Crisis in Nevada


Hosted by LEAN and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Carson City
at St. Paul’s Lutheran Family

Join us for our next Teach-In Forum: Nevada’s Affordability Crisis, held in person and on Zoom.

We will explore how food insecurity and the lack of affordable housing are impacting Nevadans right now—and why people of faith are called to respond.

This is part of an ongoing series of conversations equipping congregations and communities to turn faith into action.

Looking ahead, we plan to offer additional Zoom-based Lunch & Learns in the new year. Stay tuned.

All are welcome—come, learn, and take part in building a more just Nevada.