News Blog
Next Opportunity to Pack STAR Village Breakfast Bags: August 9, 9:00a
On the second and fourth Sundays of each month, Lutheran Church of the Foothills is partnering with STAR Village to pack breakfast bags for women experiencing homelessness. Learn how you can help by donating supplies, packing the bags, or delivering them.
Beyond the Book Changes Evening Session to Zoom!
Beyond the Book returns in August with a change to Zoom for the evening session and a new book for discussion. Click “Read More” for details.
Gathered by Grace: Join the Summer Bible Study
Every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., Gathered By Grace will study God’s unfolding promise in the Bible using Manna and Mercy by Daniel Erlander, a creative and engaging retelling of the biblical story that invites reflection, conversation, and even a little optional coloring along the way. Come when you can and bring a friend.
Bring Down Walls: Pray Without Ceasing
Help bring down the walls that divide. The community is invited to participate in brief prayer vigils in Midtown and on the Eastside for marginalized and targeted neighbors.
Join Coffee Talk This Summer!
During the summer months, Thursday Journey changes its name to Coffee Talk and meets informally at 10:00a each Thursday at Bruegger’s Bagels (northwest corner of Swan and Sunrise) for a little food, beverages, and engaging conversation on current events.
Next Primavera Men’s Shelter Meal: August 21, 3:45p
You can participate by signing up to bring one of the meal items or serving the white chicken chili meal at the shelter. See the signup on the Activities Counter or contact the Office.
Your Opinions Matter at Read & Yak Book Discussion: August 22, 12:00 noon
Author Henry Petroski describes his book as “. . . my answer to the questions 'What is engineering?' and 'What do engineers do?'" The Los Angeles Times describes this book as “Serious, amusing, probing, sometimes frightening and always literate.” How would you describe it? Tell us at Read & Yak on August 22.
You Can Do Something. Good Neighbor Interfaith Coalition Prayer Vigil: August 24, at 8:30a
Every 4th Monday at 8:30a, join the Good Neighbor Interfaith Coalition for peaceful prayer and singing in front of the Tucson ICE Office.
Call for Volunteers! Women of the ELCA Kino Conference Planning Meeting: August 21, 9:30a
The Women of the ELCA (WELCA) Kino Conference is calling for volunteers to help plan next year’s Spring Retreat on March 6, 2027, at Tanque Verde Lutheran Church, Tucson, AZ.
Help Sustain Our Breakfast Bag Ministry
The STAR Village Breakfast Bag ministry began thanks to a generous grant from the Grand Canyon Synod, and now we invite you to help sustain it. Learn how you can donate your time, money, and supplies to keep the pantry stocked.
Partner with Lutheran Disaster Response to Support Disaster Survivors
People are suffering, no matter the nature of the disaster. Click “Read More” to learn how you can help them through the power of congregations working together to support Lutheran Disaster Response.
Help Aid and Transform the Lives of Unhoused Women: Sister José Women's Center
Sister José Women’s Center is a low-barrier shelter in Tucson for women without housing. Donations can be dropped off in the blue bin at the east end of the Activities Counter.
SoJournals Ministry Helps Support Unhoused Women
Donations of flattened cereal or frozen pizza boxes are needed for the SoJournals Ministry. The stiff board is used to make covers for writing journals given to the women of STAR Village and Sister José Women’s Center.
Sunday Bulletin and Worship Service Links for August 2, 2026
Links to the August 2, 2026, bulletin and YouTube live streaming video.
Be Part of the Solution to Worldwide Hunger
Worldwide, about 720 million people are hungry. Over 47 million of those people are in the United States. Click “Read More” to learn how much we recently collected in our ELCA World Hunger loose change jar.
Be a Blessing for Tucson Households
Household Blessings partners with local ministries to provide New Home Starter Kits to those in need. On the last Sunday of the month, items are collected at LCF. Click Read More to find out what items are needed and what you can do to help.
Pastor Naomi’s Podcast Recommendation for Families
Explore the transformative power of story and imagination with ELCA Pastor Priscilla Paris-Austin in this NEW Augsburg Fortress podcast for progressive Christian families. Whether your family is next to you or lives far away, anyone can take advantage of this podcast to share Bible stories on their electronic device.
Leave Us a Google Review!
Help us tell the world that we are a generous, grace-filled, inclusive, and justice-focused congregation. Be part of sharing the good news about our congregation. It only takes a few simple steps. Click “Read More” to learn more.
A Letter from Bishops of the ELCA to the Church
Read this letter in which the Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America stand united for what Jesus stands—”with and for those whom society often seeks to exclude, erase, or diminish.”
July 26, 2026 - 10:00a Sunday Celebration
July 26, 2026 - 10:00a - Sunday Celebration
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