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As you enter
the County Fair check out the Model T Ford at the Communication
Station. Get your map of the County Fair and a
special gift from the
Departments
for Communication and Information
Technology. Visit the rest area and browse in our
information picnic baskets. Place your orders for
Mosaic,
Lutheran Vespers and
other materials.
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Join the
Division
for Higher Education and School's Farm
Team. Test your pitching skills! A well pitched
ball will reveal information about ELCA schools, colleges,
and universities. You're on your way to the Majors!
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The faith of our fathers
will come to life in the Country
Church display, sponsored by the ELCA
Archives. Spend some time with the pictures and
artifacts that remind us of the history and strength of
our rural congregations.
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Get the recipe for great
women leaders. Share a favorite recipe of your own. Take home a jar of preserves when you visit the Commission
for Women's "Preserving Places for
Women in the Church"
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Come and play
in the Board
of Pensions Arcade,
where
you can play toss the hoop, test your strength, and receive
prizes tied to the "retirement savings" theme.
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The
Grange Hall is where you gather
under the
theme of "Fruits of the Harvest." People
from the Division
for Outreach and the
Mission
Investment Fund will tell you how you can be involved
in "sowing, planting, growing, and harvesting
congregations." You can help to create the stained glass window which will be given to a new
congregation. If you are mission investor, you may
dunk the "dunkee" in the dunk tank!
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Walk over to the Post Office
window in the General
Store to pick up information describing what
Management Services and the Advantage Program can do for you. Throw stress balls into a bushel basket, or
join in another of the variety of games that are provided
to keep you amused and relaxed.
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Step
right up! and
discover your Leadership Gifts.
The
Division for Ministry will show you how! Pathways lead
to points of discovery and challenge!
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Have fun at the
Pie Eating Contest,
sponsored by the Department
for Research and Evaluation, "Where the Church
Counts!" While you are there, take a look at
their beautiful pie charts.
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Pick up your
wild flower seeds and Foundation Lollipops where you
see the antique tractor.
"Planting now, Harvesting Forever," is the theme
of the ELCA Foundation.
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Justice for Latino migrant
farm workers is the focus of the Commission for
Multicultural Ministries
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How much do you
know about the Lutheran World
Federation? The
Department for Ecumenical
Affairs will test your knowledge in a ring toss game
on the midway.
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Receive a hand painted
pin from Zimbabwe to remind you to "Stand
with Africa," the theme of the World
Hunger Appeal. It is presented by the folks in the Livestock
Barn! The
Division for Congregational Ministries' wheelbarrows
are full of resources to inspire you to bring home the
message of, "Congregations Alive!" Earn a blue ribbon
from the
Division for Church in Society. Join the Division
for Global Mission's Quilting
Bee, while learning how to walk with people in
global ministry. All of the quilts will be
distributed by LWR after
the Assembly.
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Grab your fishing rod and
step up to the Wishing Well,
sponsored by the Women
of the ELCA. Take home your prize catch!
you will also be invited to become involved in
"interactive devotions."
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Come and "enlist"
your support of our ELCA Federal
Chaplaincies. We'll be at our County Fair Recruiting
Booth. Look for a Jeep set up for a worship service. Meet
our chaplains and learn about Military, Veterans Affairs,
and Federal Bureau of Prisons chaplain ministries. Receive
an ID cross.
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Personnel resources are blue
ribbon winners for congregations and synods. Come to the Department
for Human Resources booth for position descriptions,
tips for interviewing, performance reviews and MORE.
Receive your own blue ribbon magnet.
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Visit the Grandstand
where
you can tap your foot, clap your hands or sing along with
a great entertainment line-up including a jazz band, the
New City Parish choir and a barber shop quartet.
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Relax with Augsburg
Fortress at the Idea Fair
while you sit down and enjoy a book in a
rocking chair that has been hand painted by members of
churches in the Indiana/Kentucky synod. See recent books,
educational resources, periodicals, and worship resources.
Receive a computer screen brush from the Association for
Lutheran Resource Centers.
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Stroll down the midway.