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Lutheran Church of the Foothills is a member of the Grand Canyon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). We are a Reconciling In Christ (RIC) community in partnership with Reconciling Works: Lutherans for Full Participation.

John 13: 34-35
“I am giving you a new commandment: Love one another…just as I have loved you. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”
 
The Lutheran Church of the Foothills welcomes, celebrates, and advocates for all of God’s beloved children, inviting all to participate fully in the organizational and sacramental life of this congregation, including people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions; people of all races, ethnic backgrounds and countries of origin; people of all physical and intellectual abilities; and people of all marital and socioeconomic backgrounds. As a loving Christian community, we are committed to fighting racism, antisemitism, xenophobia, ageism, homophobia, and sexism, wherever they exist.
~August, 2023

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Join us as we seek to not only talk the talk but also to walk the walk of Jesus Christ together as a community of believers. We embrace Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer's concept of the Christian community as a gift through which we receive "grace...nothing but grace". Here in this community blessed with God's boundless grace, we endeavor to live the lives Jesus would have us live: to love and care for the "least of these".

We embrace the ethic of Jesus, as embodied in:

  • Profound love for one another 

  • Abundant generosity

  • Heartfelt gratitude

  • Inclusive hospitality

  • Compassionate action

  • Tireless service 

  • Thirst for justice in society


Join us on our journey! It is, after all ...God's work, our hands.

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Church Office Hours

Tuesday–Friday

 9:00 am

to 3:00 pm

During these hours, the church building is open for prayer and visits with the Pastor and staff, and we are available by phone or email.

In-Person Worship

Sundays at
8:00 am and

10:00 am

A smaller Discussion Eucharist service without music is offered at 8:00 am Sundays.

Our festive worship with piano/organ and special music is held on Sundays at 10:00 am.

Holy Communion is offered at both services

Face masks are optional at worship. 

Online Worship

Our Worship Bulletin and Weekly Footnotes are sent to our email list on Fridays.

Mid-week after Sunday worship,

we upload the 10:00 am worship video to our YouTube page.  You can sign up for our emails at the bottom of this page.

Individual Prayer

Everyone is welcome to come by the church and use our Worship Area for meditation and/or prayer.

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In-Person Worship

Protocols for Worship. Please continue to care for the well-being of our whole community and join us online if you are feeling unwell. Face masks are optional.

Children in Worship. We are happy to invite children into worship. There is a Pray-ground in the front of the sanctuary (northeast corner) for our youngest worshipers and their adults, where anyone can color, read, or play quietly during the service. There are also rocking chairs for soothing our smallest worshipers. A children's message will be offered during worship and Pastor Naomi will meet anyone interested in gathering during that time at the Pray-ground.

Live-streaming and Recording. Please be advised, that when you enter a Lutheran Church of the Foothills worship service you will be entering an area where photography, video, and audio recording may occur. As such, there is no way to guarantee that your image will not appear or your voice will not be heard.

Discussion Eucharist Worship at 8:00 am. Our in-person-only Discussion Eucharist worship meets at 8:00 am. in the Learning Center. Holy Communion is offered, but there is no music. Masks are worn at the group's discretion. Scott Warren is our worship and gospel discussion leader. All are welcome to this early morning in-person-only worship service.

Worship Service at 10:00 am. Our in-person and live-streamed Worship Service meets at 10:00 am. in the Sanctuary. Holy Communion is offered, and singing is accompanied by organ and piano. The recording of this service is posted mid-week on our "Lutheran Church of the Foothills - Tucson" YouTube channel.       

Worship Videos

Click any video below to view our Worship for that week.

September 22, 2024 -- Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 18th Sunday after Pentecost
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September 22, 2024 -- Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 18th Sunday after Pentecost

Today we hear James warn against selfish ambition, while the disciples quarrel over which one of them is the greatest. Jesus tells them the way to be great is to serve. Then, to make it concrete, he puts in front of them a flesh-and-blood child. We are called to welcome the children God puts in front of us, to make room for them in daily interaction, and to give them a place of honor in the assembly. Liturgical music and selected liturgies from sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright © 2024 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted/ podcast/ streamed by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS103718. New Revised Standard Version Bible (Updated Edition), copyright © 2022, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under OneLicense.net License #A-722966. All rights reserved. CCLI License #21591520 and #21591513. All rights reserved. "Oh, Sing to the Lord: Candad al Senor"- Text: Brazilian folk song; tr. Gerhard M. Cartford, b. 1923, Spanish and English. Music: CANTAD AL SENOR, Brailian folk tune, Spanish and English text © Gerhard Cartford, admin. Augsburg Fortress. Duplication in any form prohibited without permission or valid license from copyright administrator. "O God, My Faithful God" Text: Johann Heermann, 1858-1647; tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878, alt. Music: WAS FRAG ICH NACH DER WELT. Ahasuerus Fritsch, 1629-1701. “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise” Music: traditional Welsh melody. Arr. Douglas E. Wagner. © 1986 by Agape, Carol Stream, IL 60188. A division of Hope Publishing Co.) All rights reserved. "The Lord's Prayer" Music by Marge Ahlstrand. © 2010 Marjorie Ahlstrand. All rights reserved. Used by permission. "When the Poor Ones" Text: Jose Antonio Olivar, b. 1939; tr. Martin A. Seltz, b. 1951. Music: Miguel Manzano, b. 1934. Text and music 1971, 1998 J. A. Oliver, Miguel Manzano, and San Pablo Internacional--SSP, admin. OCP Publications. All rights reserved. Used by permission. "My Life Is in You" Words and music by Daniel Gardner © 1986 Integrity's Hosanna! Music/ASCAP c/o Integrity Media, Inc., Mobile, AL. All rights reserved. International Copyright Secured. Used by permission.
September 15, 2024 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 17th Sunday after Pentecost
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September 15, 2024 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 17th Sunday after Pentecost

Three weeks ago we heard Peter’s confession of faith as told in John’s gospel. This week we hear Mark’s version, when Peter says, “You are the Messiah.” In John, the stumbling block is Jesus’ invitation to eat his flesh, given for the life of the world. In Mark too the scandal has to do with Jesus’ words about his own coming death, and here Peter himself stumbles over Jesus’ words. But Jesus is anointed (the meaning of messiah) in Mark only on the way to the cross (14:3); so we are anointed in baptism with the sign of the cross. Liturgical music and selected liturgies from sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright © 2024 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted/ podcast/ streamed by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS103718. New Revised Standard Version Bible (Updated Edition), copyright © 2022, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under OneLicense.net License #A-722966. All rights reserved. CCLI License #21591520 and #21591513. All rights reserved. "This Is the Day" Text: Psalm 118:24. Music: Les Garrett, b. 1944. Music © 1967 Scripture in Song, a division of Integrity Music, Inc. All rights reserved. "Take My Life That I May Be" Text: Frances R. Havergal, 1836-1879, adapt.; Spanish text: Vencent Mendoza, 1875-1955. Music. TOMA MI VOLUNTAD, William Dexheimer Pharris, b. 1956. Music © 1999 Augsburg Fortress. Duplication in any form prohibited without permission or valid license from copyright administrator. "The Lord's Prayer" Music by Marge Ahlstrand. © 2010 Marjorie Ahlstrand. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
September 8, 2024 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 16th Sunday after Pentecost
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September 8, 2024 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 16th Sunday after Pentecost

James tells us to stop showing favoritism in the assembly, treating the rich visitor with more honor than the poor one. Jesus himself seems to show partiality in his first response to the Syrophoenician woman in today’s gospel. Was he testing her faith in saying Gentiles don’t deserve the goods meant for God’s children? Or was he speaking out of his human worldview, but transcended those limits when she took him by surprise with her reply? Either way, the story tells us that God shows no partiality. Everyone who brings a need to Jesus is received with equal honor as a child and heir. Liturgical music and selected liturgies from sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright © 2024 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted/ podcast/ streamed by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS103718. New Revised Standard Version Bible (Updated Edition), copyright © 2022, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under OneLicense.net License #A-722966. All rights reserved. CCLI License #21591520 and #21591513. All rights reserved. "My Life Is in You" Words and music by Daniel Gardner © 1986 Integrity's Hosanna! Music/ASCAP c/o Integrity Media, Inc., Mobile, AL. All rights reserved. International Copyright Secured. Used by permission. "Spirit, Open My Heart" Text: Ruth Duck, b. 1947. Music: WILD MOUNTAIN THYME, Irish melody; adapt. Alfred V. Fedak, b. 1953. Text © 1996 Pilgrim Press. All rights reserved. Music © 2011 Alfred V. Fedak. "The Lord's Prayer" Music by Marge Ahlstrand. © 2010 Marjorie Ahlstrand. All rights reserved. Used by permission. "Jesus, Name Above All Names" Text: Naida Hearn. Music: Naida Hearn. © 1974 Scripture in Song, a division of Integrity Music, Inc. "Open Our Eyes, Lord" Text: Robert Cull, b. 1949. Music: Robert Cull, b. 1949. © Maranatha! Music, admin. The Copyright Company. "Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ" - Text: Fred Kaan, b. 1929. Music: LINSTEAD, Jamaican folk tune, adapt. Doreen Potter, 1925-1980. Text and music © 1975 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Duplication in any form prohibited without permission or valid license from copyright administrator.
September 1, 2024 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 15th Sunday after Pentecost
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September 1, 2024 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 15th Sunday after Pentecost

Jesus protests against human customs being given the weight of divine law, while the essence of God’s law is ignored. True uncleanness comes not from external things, but from the intentions of the human heart. Last week Jesus told us “the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life” (John 6:63). Now James says God has given us birth by the word of truth. We who were washed in the word when we were born in the font return to it every Sunday to ask God to create in us clean hearts. Liturgical music and selected liturgies from sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright © 2024 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted/ podcast/ streamed by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS103718. New Revised Standard Version Bible (Updated Edition), copyright © 2022, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under OneLicense.net License #A-722966. All rights reserved. CCLI License #21591520 and #21591513. All rights reserved. "Rejoice in the Lord Always" Words: Philippians 4:4, Music: Anonymous, Worship & Rejoice, Hymnary.org "Thy Word Is a Lamp" Text: Amy Grant, 1984. Music: Michael W. Smith, 1984; arr. John Sharber. Text and music © 1984 Meadowgreen Music Company (admin. EMICMGPublishing.com/Word Music) "Lord's Prayer" Music (C) 2009 Marge Ahlstrand. Used with permission. "Lord, Let My Heart Be Good Soil" Text: Handt Hanson, b. 1950. Music: Handt Hanson. Text and Music © 1985 Prince of Peace Publishing, Changing Church, Inc. "Change My Heart, O God" Text: Eddie Espinosa b. 1953. Music: CHANGE MY HEART, Eddie Espinosa. Text and music © 1982 Mercy/Vineyard Publishing, admin. Music Services. Duplication in any form prohibited without permission or valid license from copyright administrator." "Let Justice Flow Like Streams" Text: Jane Parker Huber, b. 1926. Music: ST. THOMAS, Aaron Williams, 1731-1776. Text © 1984 Jane Parker Huber, admin. Westminster John Knox Press. Duplication in any form prohibited without permission or valid license from copyright administrator.
August 25, 2024 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 14th Sunday after Pentecost
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August 25, 2024 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 14th Sunday after Pentecost

In today’s gospel many people take offense at Jesus’ invitation to eat his flesh and drink his blood; even many of Jesus’ disciples peel off. This is the backdrop in John’s gospel for Peter’s confession of faith. “To whom can we go?” asks Peter, in words we sometimes sing just before the gospel is read. “You have the words of eternal life.” In order to take such a stand, as Peter and Joshua did, Paul tells us to arm ourselves with the word of God. We pray in the Spirit that we might be bold ambassadors of the gospel. Liturgical music and selected liturgies from sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright © 2024 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted/ podcast/ streamed by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS103718. New Revised Standard Version Bible (Updated Edition), copyright © 2022, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under OneLicense.net License #A-722966. All rights reserved. CCLI License #21591520 and #21591513. All rights reserved. Ionan Creed © The Iona Community from The Iona Abby Worship Book, published by Wild Goose Publications, Iona Community, Glasgow, UK. Used by permission from the publisher. "Now We Join in Celebration" Text: Joel W. Lundeen, 1918-1990. Music: Johann Crüger, 1598-1662. Text (X) Joel W. Lundeen, admin. Augsburg Fortress. “Let There Be Peace On Earth” Words: Sy Miller (1908-1971) and Jill Jackson (1913-1995), alt. Music: Sy Miller (1908-1971) and Jill Jackson (1913-1995); harm. Charles H. Webb (1933-) Words and Music © 1955, Ren. 1983 Jan-Lee Music.
August 18, 2024 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 13th Sunday after Pentecost
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August 18, 2024 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 13th Sunday after Pentecost

Wisdom prepares a feast, sets her table, and invites everyone to eat her bread and drink her wine. The first chapter of John’s gospel owes much to the biblical tradition that imagined Wisdom as existing before anything was created and having a role in the work of creation. Christ, the wisdom of God (1 Cor. 1:24), today invites us to eat his flesh and drink his blood. John’s gospel includes no account of the institution of the Lord’s supper, but here we can't help hearing Jesus’ words as an invitation to the meal of bread and wine we share. Liturgical music and selected liturgies from sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright © 2024 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted/ podcast/ streamed by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS103718. New Revised Standard Version Bible (Updated Edition), copyright © 2022, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under OneLicense.net License #A-722966. All rights reserved. CCLI License #21591520 and #21591513. All rights reserved. Ionan Creed © The Iona Community from The Iona Abby Worship Book, published by Wild Goose Publications, Iona Community, Glasgow, UK. Used by permission from the publisher. "Be Still for the Presence of the Lord" Words and music: David Evans (b. 1957) © 1986 Thankyou Music (PRS), admin. worldwide at EMICMGPublishing.com except Europe which is admin. by Kingswaysongs. "God Sent His Son" (Because He Lives) Text: Gloria Gaither, b. 1942, William Gaither, b. 1936. Music: William Gaither, b. 1936. © 1971 William J. Gaither, Inc. "Where Could I Go" CCLI Song #13034. James B. Coats © Words: 1940 Bridge Building Music, Inc. “Let There Be Peace On Earth” Words: Sy Miller (1908-1971) and Jill Jackson (1913-1995), alt. Music: Sy Miller (1908-1971) and Jill Jackson (1913-1995); harm. Charles H. Webb (1933-) Words and Music © 1955, Ren. 1983 Jan-Lee Music. "Taste and See" Text: James E. Moore Jr., b. 1951, based on Ps. 34. Music: TASTE AND SEE, James E. Moore, Jr., Text and music © 1983 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Duplication in any form prohibited without permission or valid license from copyright administrator. "This Is Christ's Body" - Text: Anne Krentz Organ, b. 1960. Music: BROKEN AND BLESSED, Anne Krentz Organ. Text and music © 2020 Augsburg Fortress. Duplication in any form prohibited without securing permission from copyright administrator or reporting usage under valid license.
August 11, 2024 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 12th Sunday after Pentecost
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August 11, 2024 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 12th Sunday after Pentecost

Jesus says that the bread he gives for the life of the world is his flesh, and whoever eats this bread has eternal life now and will be raised on the last day. In Ephesians, Paul tells us what this life Jesus gives us looks like, this life we live as those marked with the seal of the Holy Spirit in baptism. We live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us. The whole purpose of life is to give yourself to the other. Liturgical music and selected liturgies from sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright © 2024 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted/ podcast/ streamed by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS103718. New Revised Standard Version Bible (Updated Edition), copyright © 2022, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under OneLicense.net License #A-722966. All rights reserved. CCLI License #21591520 and #21591513. All rights reserved. Ionan Creed © The Iona Community from The Iona Abby Worship Book, published by Wild Goose Publications, Iona Community, Glasgow, UK. Used by permission from the publisher. "He Has Made Me Glad" Words and Music: Leona Von Brethorst (1923- ) Words and music © 1976 Maranatha Praise, Inc. (Admin. The Copyright Company) “Let There Be Peace On Earth” Words: Sy Miller (1908-1971) and Jill Jackson (1913-1995), alt. Music: Sy Miller (1908-1971) and Jill Jackson (1913-1995); harm. Charles H. Webb (1933-) Words and Music © 1955, Ren. 1983 Jan-Lee Music. "Eat This Bread: Jesus Christ, Bread of Life" - Text: Taizé Community. Music: BERTHIER, Jacques Berthier, 1923-1994. Text and music © 1984 Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications, Inc., agent, Chicago IL. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Duplication in any form prohibited without permission or valid license from copyright administrator. "We Are All One in Christ" Text: Anonymous; tr. Gerhard M. Cartford, b. 1923. Music: SOMOS UNO, anonymous. English text © 1998 Augsburg Fortress. Duplication in any form prohibited without permission or valid license from copyright administrator.
August 4, 2024 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 11th Sunday after Pentecost
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August 4, 2024 - Lutheran Church of the Foothills, 11th Sunday after Pentecost

Jesus says that the bread he gives for the life of the world is his flesh, and whoever eats this bread has eternal life now and will be raised on the last day. In Ephesians Paul tells us what this life Jesus gives us looks like, this life we live as those marked with the seal of the Holy Spirit in baptism. We live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us. The whole purpose of life is giving yourself for the other. Liturgical music and selected liturgies from sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright © 2024 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted/ podcast/ streamed by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS103718. New Revised Standard Version Bible (Updated Edition), copyright © 2022, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Hymns reprinted/ podcast/ streamed with permission under OneLicense.net License #A-722966. All rights reserved. CCLI License #21591520 and #21591513. All rights reserved. Ionan Creed © The Iona Community from The Iona Abby Worship Book, published by Wild Goose Publications, Iona Community, Glasgow, UK. Used by permission from the publisher. “Let Us Go Now to the Banquet” Text: Guillermo Cuéllar, b. 1955, Misa popular salvadoreña; tr. Bret Hesla, b. 1957, and William Dexheimer Pharris,b. 1956. Music: Guillermo Cuéllar, b. 1955. Text and music © 1988, 1996 GIA Publications, Inc. "I Am the Bread of Life" Text: Suzanne Toolan, RSM, b. 1927, based on John 6. Music: Suzanne Toolan, RSM. Text and music © 1966, 1970, 1986, 1993 GIA Publications, Inc. “Let There Be Peace On Earth” Words: Sy Miller (1908-1971) and Jill Jackson (1913-1995), alt. Music: Sy Miller (1908-1971) and Jill Jackson (1913-1995); harm. Charles H. Webb (1933-) Words and Music © 1955, Ren. 1983 Jan-Lee Music. "We Are All One in Christ" Text: Anonymous; tr. Gerhard M. Cartford, b. 1923. Music: SOMOS UNO, anonymous. English text © 1998 Augsburg Fortress. Duplication in any form prohibited without permission or valid license from copyright administrator. "Welcome Table" Text: African American spiritual. Music: African American spiritual; arr. Mark Hayes, b. 1953. Arr. © 2003 Augsburg Fortress.
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At Lutheran Church of the Foothills, we believe that God has blessed us so that we may be a blessing to others. Thus, we encourage “First Fruits” giving, that is, sharing our blessings of money in an intentional, consistent way to help others.

We offer the following opportunities for making a monetary donation:

  • Give online via credit card. Click here to securely give online with your credit card. You may use this form for a one-time gift or to give on a regular basis. 

  • Give during Sunday worship with a check or cash put in the offering basket as part of your worship activities.

  • Give “Sunday Dollars” during worship. The loose one dollar bills put into our offering basket at Sunday morning worship services are automatically designated to help that month’s “Offering of Service,” as promoted by our Community Service Team. 

  • Give via the automatic payment system you set up through your bank.

If you would like to give an in-kind gift to the church, or a gift in memory or honor of a loved one, please talk with our Pastor, Treasurer, or Financial Secretary. Thank you for joining us in giving to God’s work through Lutheran Church of the Foothills.

 

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5102 N. Craycroft Rd.
Tucson, AZ  85718
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Land Acknowledgement

Lutheran Church of the Foothills is located on the original and ancestral homelands of the Tohono O’odham and Pascua Yaqui nations, and we give thanks for their presence here since time immemorial. We also wish to recognize and honor all our Indigenous siblings who have and continue to call this land their home. We acknowledge the historical injustices and colonialism perpetrated on these Indigenous Peoples, past and present, and we strive to be mindful of our complicity and work toward building right relationships with all Native nations and Native peoples.

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