Run, Walk 'n' Roll

Living well – all week long

It’s Churchwide Assembly! You’ll be attending important sessions throughout the week. That means a lot of speaking, listening and thinking. It also means a lot of sitting and possibly some stress. 

The ELCA Board of Pensions is here to help you find balance this week. We have suggestions how you can attend to your well-being throughout the assembly – in all six dimensions of the Wholeness Wheel. 

The Wheel reminds us to care for our whole self by centering ourselves in our faith and making the effort to balance our many dimensions – physical, emotional, intellectual, social, vocational and spiritual.

 Around the Wheel challenge

This year, the Wholeness Wheel is our guide. The Around the Wheel challenge invites each voting member and guest to experience all six dimensions of the Wheel – daily. Each morning, stop by the Board of Pensions’ table (near the registration desk at Navy Pier) and pick up a card listing the six dimensions of the Wheel. You simply check off which dimensions you experienced that day. At day’s end, drop your card off at our table and pick up a new card for the next day.

We will tally how many participated in the various dimensions of the Wheel that day and publish the results. No names – but a collective statement that reflects our commitment to care for our well-being and the well-being of this church. 

As in past years, we will also sponsor the daily activities: Run, Walk ‘n’ Roll and Stretch & Pray. These early morning activities have become Churchwide Assembly traditions, and we invite you to join us Tuesday – Saturday mornings. 

Run, Walk ‘n’ Roll

Go at your own pace through Grant Park and along the scenic Lake Michigan

5:30 a.m. – 7 a.m.

Check-in point: West-tower lobby of the Hyatt Hotel 

Stretch & Pray

Join Bishop Murray Finck for low-impact stretching and high-impact prayer

6:30 a.m. – 7:10 a.m.

Truffles Conference Room (West tower, Blue level of the Hyatt Hotel)