At the end of December we made one final ask for Rooted in Place, our offering recipient for the 2024 Regional Gatherings. Thanks to one major gift and many, many other donations, we can report that we collectively raised $21,293! THANK YOU for your generosity and support.

I am just finishing my first work trip of 2025: ELCA and ELCiCanada Bishops Academy in Puerto Rico. The Academy, held every two years in various locations, provides fellowship and continuing education for those of us called to serve as bishop in the United States and Canada.

This spring we’ll be gathering on May 3, 2025 via Zoom beginning at 9AM Pacific/10AM Mountain. The theme for the 2025 NWIM Synod Assembly is “Wellsprings of God’s Love.”

In this issue we are sharing the Baptism of our Lord resources from the Celebrate! Worship for Every Festival series that is a part of the Nourishing Vocation with Children Project at St. Olaf College.