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Five Things to Know This Week in the Southwestern Texas Synod

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Pride Month Devotional: QUEER(ING) SAINTS

Week 2

Throughout Pride Month, we invite you to meet surprising saints whose lives reveal God's boundless love for all people.

Drawing from scripture, history, poetry, and prayer, each reflection introduces a different saint whose life and witness challenges us to see God at work beyond the confines of our own human limitations. May their stories deepen our faith and remind us that God's welcome is larger than we could ever imagine!

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Hurricane Season Is Here: What a Developing El Niño Means for Texas

June 1 marked the official start of hurricane season, which runs through November 30. This year, meteorologists are watching a developing El Niño pattern in the Pacific Ocean. El Niño typically increases wind shear across the Atlantic Basin, making it harder for tropical systems to organize and strengthen.

Because of this, forecasters are predicting a greater likelihood of a below-normal hurricane season. However, that doesn't mean the Texas Coast is risk-free.



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2026 Emanuel Nine Commemoration

Wednesday, June 17, at 6:30 PM

Emmanuel AME Church

1600 Semlinger Rd, San Antonio

Catered meal, Fellowship, and Bible Study. Click here to register.

Engaging as People of Faith Amid Rise in For-Profit Immigration Detention

Across the U.S., we are seeing rapid expansion of for-profit immigration detention centers, tragic death and abuses in these facilities, and record profits reported by contracting companies. How should people of faith respond?   

On June 24 at 12-12:30 p.m. CT, hear from ELCA AMMPARO, Theological Discernment, and Witness in Society state and federal advocacy staff about the history of immigration detention and the theology and biblical witness that can inform churches’ response, as well as ways to advocate. Register here.

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