News & Updates
December 13, 2022
Advent
Advent is a time for hope and joy. Please click here for a message from Bishop Dave Nagler.

There will be a video sermon available on December 17th for congregational use.

Regional Assistant to the Bishop
Greetings Pacifica Synod.
My name is Laura Ziehl and I am the Regional Assistant to the Bishop for San Diego, with responsibility for mobility in East and West San Diego Conferences and Harvest Conference. In addition, I will also be overseeing candidacy for the Synod. A native of Central California, I have since served in campus ministry at CU Boulder, and in congregations in Marysville, WA and Rohnert Park, CA.

For the past 14 years, I have served as lead pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran, Encinitas. I have enjoyed many synod roles ranging from Resolutions chair to Synod Council and co-chair of the Bishop’s Election Committee. I am currently serving on the board of LRCC. I have a passion for interfaith work, a quirky love of constitutions and a heart for children’s ministry. As a former veterinarian, I am also the unofficial vet for Luther Glen Farm :) I look forward to learning with you.

I am honored to serve in this role and excited to be a part of this new chapter in the life of the Pacifica Synod.
January 5th - Coaching for all Seasons
Join Pacifica Coaches as we gather for support and connection. We will begin the New Year with an invitation to pause, listen and prayerfully enter into story. A time for us to reflect on how our story and God's story are woven together. We will be led through two practices by Deacon Tammy Devine, who facilitates the ELCA Coaching Ministry's Segment 2 Discipleship Coaching curriculum. 

Click here to view our Synod Coaching web page for resources as well as previous presentations.
Rev. Jasmine Waring
December 17th, 3-5pm

In an effort to shed church practices which implicitly present whiteness as holier than blackness, any clergy who would like to be apart of the procession may wear non-white/red/pride vestments such as collars, stoles, black or colored cassocks.

The Table OC/First Lutheran Church Fullerton
215 N. Lemon St.
Fullerton, CA. 92832
Rev Casey Kloehn Dunsworth
You are invited to attend the installation service of Rev. Casey Kloehn Dunsworth for San Marcos Lutheran Church on Sunday, January, 22 at 3pm.

3419 Grand Ave,
San Marcos, CA
More Opportunities
ALOA Seeks Executive Director
ALOA seeks a highly skilled part-time Executive Director to fulfill its important work of supporting and encouraging congregations and stakeholders for intentional ministry and service by, with, and for older adults. The Executive Director will be responsible for the successful leadership and management of the ALOA organization, carrying out fundraising, strategic plans, program activities, and policies and procedures as prescribed by the ALOA Board of Directors.
Twin Valleys Lutheran Parish Extends Deadline to 1/11/23
Twin Valleys Lutheran Parish (TVLP) is seeking a collaborative leader and self-directed manager to function as a half-time Executive Director leading all aspects of the organization.