November 30: Fifth Sunday Letter Writing and Advocacy Update
Fifth Sundays are our shared opportunity to bring voices of faith into the public square. Whether you're a year-round or seasonal member—or a friend of New Journey—you’re invited to participate in expressing our hopes to policymakers.
📝 Draft letters for November 30 will be included in the November 21st e-News and posted on New Journey’s Red Door. Topics will reflect current events as they unfold. If you have a topic you'd like us to address, please contact Kris Bartanen.
📂 Want to write on a different issue or perspective?
An “advocacy packet” is always available with contact info and sample messages to help you craft your own letter.
📬 Additional ways to stay engaged:
Sign up for ELCA Advocacy Alerts on a range of topics
Receive Bread for the World alerts focused on hunger
Subscribe to Global Refuge (formerly LIRS) alerts on immigration
Explore the Grand Canyon Synod’s Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona at http://www.lamaz.org for a comprehensive overview of advocacy efforts
🎧 Listen in: Check out the Here I Pod podcast from ELCA Advocacy. The November 3 episode, Pulling Together Around SNAP Threat, features voices from the Alliance to End Hunger and ELCA, discussing the urgent need for continued advocacy—even after the announcement of partial contingency funds for food aid. Hosted by Regina Banks, ELCA’s public policy director in Sacramento, CA
📅 Save the Date: Lutheran Day at the Legislature is coming up on February 23, 2026. Join us at the State Capitol in Phoenix to hear from leaders and meet with our legislators—Sen. John Kavanagh, Rep. Joseph Chaplik, and Rep. Alexander Kolodin, as available.
