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| The Rev. Mark
Hanson was elected presiding bishop, with 533 of 1,032
votes cast. He introduced his wife Ione to the assembly as
he accepted the "call."
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| Other churches
with which we are in full communion, including our sister
churches in the Lutheran World Federation, sent greetings.
Here we see President Huberto Kirccheim of the Evangelical
Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil addressing the
assembly. |
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| The stage
backdrop reflects the Assembly theme on a giant scale. |
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| Karen Smith of
New York uses a closed-captioned monitor so she doesn't
miss anything.
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| Not all voting
takes place electronically. |
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| Between plenary
sessions, presiding bishop-elect Hanson had his first news
conference. |
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Brandon Morton,
a poet from Chicago, led the daily
Bible study. |
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| Assembly-goers
line up early and often for free coffee in the County
Fair, |
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| including
Pastor Steven Silver of Portersville, Calif., who tests
the slogan "Good to the last drop." |
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| Jim Childs is
determined eventually to hit that bell! |
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| In fact, many
different activities took place at the County Fair,
including singing some old favorites in the Archives
exhibit.
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| Youth and young
adult convos will be reporting to the assembly later.
Meanwhile, they have to get prepared ...
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| Saturday ended
with Holy Communion, as does every day at the CWA. |
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