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In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month which is celebrated in the United States September 15- October 15, we share this message from the Associate of Latino Ministries of the ELCA.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Credit: This image is from the October 10, 2024 Living Lutheran Magazine online post entitled “Thoughts for Thursday during National Hispanic Heritage Month” which can be found here<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

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For more information on the Association of Latino Ministries of the ELCA:\u00a0 AML de la ELCA<\/a><\/p>\n

For more on the Latino Community of the ELCA:\u00a0 Latino<\/a><\/p>\n

For more on Hispanic Heritage Month from Living Lutheran, check out these recent articles:\u00a0 2025<\/a>, 2024<\/a>, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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