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.

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“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:

• Lutheran Hope Cambodia Organization
• Hephatha Lutheran Church
• AMMPARO
• Iglesia Luterana Mexicana (ILM, Mexican Lutheran Church)

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:

• YouTube: https://youtu.be/WNc0z6EJbvE?si=i_1N-1oBV5VlNN6m
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1QUEzzLrV7/
• Download: https://bit.ly/4pnhMgu

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

Advocacy Director Pastor Paul is recommending a book this month during Latine Heritage Month. Follow along as he shares what is on his bookshelf.

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.

This summer, the ELCA Churchwide Assembly passed a memorial acknowledging the church’s role in the history of Indian Boarding Schools. For over 150 years, these schools separated Native children from their families, suppressed their languages and cultures, and inflicted lasting harm. Many were run by religious organizations, including ELCA predecessor denominations.

The ELCA’s first step is raising awareness. On September 30, the National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools, we invite you to:

• Wear orange in solidarity
• Mark the day in worship
• Learn more through the ELCA’s Truth Seeking and Truth Telling Initiative

Here in Nevada, we honor the Indigenous peoples whose land we live on. The Stewart Indian School in Carson City stands as a reminder of this painful history. We encourage Lutherans across Nevada to visit the Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum as part of this day of remembrance.

📖 Learn more: elca.org/IndianBoardingSchools