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 Neumark
Tells Women of the ELCA that Bold Sisters Change the World
July 12, 2008; 08-115-FI/JB
ELCA NEWS SERVICE
SALT LAKE CITY (ELCA) -- Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah may not
be household names, but the Rev. Heidi B. Neumark, Trinity of Manhattan
Lutheran Church, New York, related their story from the biblical book of
Numbers and how they changed ancient tradition in a way that is still
observed today. Neumark spoke during morning worship July 12 for Women
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
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 Women
of the ELCA Told of God's 'Building Blocks'
July 11, 2008; 08-114-JB
ELCA NEWS SERVICE
SALT LAKE CITY (ELCA) -- In a July 11 worship service at the Women of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Seventh Triennial
Gathering here, the Rev. Marysol Diaz, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, focused
her sermon on "Water, Spirit, Word."
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 Women
of the ELCA Hosts 23 Workshops for Gathering Participants
July 11, 2008; 08-112-FI
ELCA NEWS SERVICE
SALT LAKE CITY (ELCA) -- Advocacy, antiracism, the Bible, discipleship,
health and wholeness, international
guests, liturgy, money, neighbors' beliefs, participation, politics,
prayer, sabbath, sacred space, self-expression, singing, social
statements, witnessing and young adults were workshop topics that drew
the attention of more than 2,000 participants of Women of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
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 Women
of the ELCA Donates Blankets, Assembles Health Kits
July 11, 2008; 08-113-LT*
ELCA NEWS SERVICE
SALT LAKE CITY (ELCA) -- Volunteers at the Women of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) gathering here worked to assemble and
distribute "in-kind gifts" to congregations and non-profit agencies in
the area. These gifts include gift cards and pre-paid phone cards;
materials for school and health kits; quilts, heart pillows and fleece
for blankets; and yarn for knitting hats and preemie caps.
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 Chittister
Tells Women of the ELCA to Boldly Challenge War, Peace Processes
July 11, 2008;
08-111-FI/JB
ELCA NEWS SERVICE
SALT LAKE CITY (ELCA) -- Women of faith have a special calling to
restore religion's principles of nonviolence, Sister Joan Chittister,
O.S.B., told more than 2,000 women July 11 in the keynote of the Seventh
Triennial Gathering of Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America (ELCA). Her address on women, religion and war challenged the
audience to reclaim religion from those who would misuse it "to justify
a world at war."
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 Women of the ELCA Tackles
Community, Church, Global Issues
July 11, 2008;
08-110-FI/JB/LT*
ELCA NEWS SERVICE
SALT LAKE CITY (ELCA) -- A hearing and three briefings offered
participants of Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA) opportunities for education and conversation July 10 between
their 2008 convention and gathering. The hearing was related to the
ELCA's draft social statement on human sexuality. The briefings dealt
with commercial sexual exploitation, water issues, and women and
children living in poverty.
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 ELCA Presiding Bishop Thanks Women of the ELCA for Church Leadership
July 11, 2008; 08-109-JB
ELCA NEWS SERVICE
SALT LAKE CITY (ELCA) -- In a wide-ranging
presentation July 10 the presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA) thanked Women of the ELCA participants for the
"countless ways" in which they are leading the church, and he commented
on topics such as biblical literacy, evangelism and diversity for the
whole church. The Rev. Mark S. Hanson presented a "State of the ELCA"
address here to delegates attending the final session of the Women of
the ELCA convention.
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 Women of the ELCA Elects Vice President, Other
Officers, Board Members
July 10, 2008; 08-108-FI
ELCA NEWS SERVICE
SALT LAKE CITY (ELCA) -- Charlene Spillmann, Kyle, Texas, was elected
July 9 to a three-year term as vice president of Women of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The organization in
convention elected Betty Brandt, Grand Rapids, Minn., secretary;
Anjanette B. Hodges, Christiansburg, Va., treasurer; and 17 other women
to three-year terms on its executive board. Earlier July 9 the delegates
elected Beth Wrenn, Kill Devil Hills, N.C., president of Women of the
ELCA.
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 Women of the ELCA Delegates Adopt Proposals on Environmental Matters
July 10, 2008; 08-107-LT*
ELCA NEWS SERVICE
SALT LAKE CITY (ELCA) - At a July 9 session of
Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Triennial
Convention, delegates adopted by a vote of 356-16 resolutions that
focused on topics such as minimizing or eliminating the use of plastics,
reducing the consumption of bottled water and raising awareness of
mountaintop removal mining. The delegates adopted the memorials en bloc.
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 Women
of the ELCA Elects Beth Wrenn President for 2008-2011
July 10, 2008; 08-106-JB
ELCA NEWS SERVICE
SALT LAKE CITY (ELCA) -- Voting delegates
attending the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
Triennial Convention here elected Beth G. Wrenn, Kill Devil Hills, N.C.,
as the organization's president for the next three years. Wrenn, a
member of Kure Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kure Beach, N.C.,
was elected July 9 on the third ballot for president.
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Lutheran women gather in Salt Lake for
convention
July 9th, 2008 @ 4:15pm
By Carole Mikita
KSL Newsradio
Some 2,100 women of the Lutheran faith, from across the United States
and the Caribbean, have begun arriving in Salt Lake for their Triennial
Convention.
The leaders of the Lutheran women's convention are gathering here to
worship. Joining them this week, more than 1,000 others in what they
call their "gathering."
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