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Bishop Wollersheim opens the 18th annual Synod Assembly |
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Folks enjoy visiting the Augsburg Fortress display |
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President Bahls from Augustana College welcomes voting members and visitors |
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Musical volunteers create a synod assembly choir |
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Pr. Jeffrey Clements makes announcements |
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Esther Prabhakar prays for Pr. Sisouphanthong |
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Pr. Khamphou Sisouphanthong from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Laos greets the voting members |
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Voting members and visitors enjoy singing the opening hymn |
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Rostered leaders new to the NI Synod this year. |
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Registration was in Centennial Hall this year - a new location that worked very well. |
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Voting members and visitors register for Synod Assembly |
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Wonderful registration volunteers help people check in |
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Synod attendees singing opening hymn |
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The beautifully decorated stage of Centennial Hall |
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Bishop Wollersheim welcomes rostered leaders new to the synod this year. |
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Volunteers from the host congregations drive golf carts for people who don't wish to walk the hilly campus. |
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Bishop Wollersheim takes time during a break to listen to the concerns of a voting member. |
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Dr. Craig Nessan leads a forum on Ministry of the Baptized. |
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Bishop Wollersheim presides over the assembly... |
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Synod attendees had a variety of forums to choose from. |
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Pr. Fran Olson leads the Outreach Committee forum |
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The Ministry Support Committee forum |
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ELCA Representative Pastor Richard Magnus gives his presentation to the assembly. |
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Mr. Bob Anderson gives the Social Ministry Committee report. |
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Pr. Dennis Heaney gives the Outreach Committee report to the assembly. |
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Pr. Tom Rogers gives the Ministry Support Committee Report. |
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Pr. Jeffrey Clements shares announcements with the assembly. |
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Assembly participants join in song. |
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The prayer chapel was open during the whole assembly for participants to stop and pray. |
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Pr. Brant Clements prepares for worship |
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Bishop Wollersheim preaches at Friday night's worship service of Holy Communion and Ordination. |
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The assembly welcomes newly ordained Pastor Susie Hill with applause |
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Pr. Susie Hill receives her stole. |
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The reception in the College Center for Pr. Susie Hill |
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