Messages from Bishop Hanson
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ELCA Presiding Bishop's Statement on
Senate Passage of Budget Reconciliation Bill
- 12/21/05
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ELCA
Presiding Bishop's Statement on Remarks by the President of Iran
- 12/19/05
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ELCA Presiding Bishop's Statement on
the Life of Rosa Parks
- 10/29/05
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Letter from
Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson on the Devastation of Hurricane
Katrina
- 09/02/05
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Letter from Presiding Bishop
Mark Hanson to Jewish and Muslim leaders
- 08/15/05
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Report of the
Presiding Bishop to the Ninth Biennial Churchwide Assembly
- 08/09/05
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"Statement by The Lutheran World Federation - A Communion of
Churches, upon the election of Pope Benedict XVI"
This statement is signed by Bishop Mark Hanson as LWF President
and the Rev. Dr. Ishmael Noko as LWF General Secretary
- 4/05
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ELCA Presiding
Bishop Mark S. Hanson's Letter on
Earth Day 2005
- 4/05/05
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Statement of the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, ELCA Presiding Bishop, Upon the
Death of Pope John Paul II
- 4/02/05
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Statement of the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, ELCA Presiding Bishop on the
Report and Recommendations of the ELCA Studies on Sexuality Task
Force
- 1/13/05
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Declaración
del Rev. Mark S. Hanson, Obispo Presidente de la IELA Reporte y
Recomendaciones del Grupo de Trabajo de los Estudios de la IELA
sobre la Sexualidad 13 de enero, 2005
PDF, 65KB
- 1/13/05
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Statement of ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark
S. Hanson on the U.S. Presidential Election
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11/04/04
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An Open Letter to President George W.
Bush and Senator John F. Kerry
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09/27/04
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To Sisters and Brothers Facing Natural
Disaster
(PDF)
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09/17/04
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Letter Regarding the
Anniversary of September 11
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09/11/04
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Letter Regarding the Hurricanes
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09/03/04
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Prayer for Peace for Use on
Easter -
04/04
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Statement to His All Holiness
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Orthodox Church -
1/04
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Statement to His Beatitude Mesrob II,
Armenian Orthodox Church -
1/04
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"Fleeing or Engaging the World" (John 20) -
1/18/04
from the
television program "30 Good Minutes"
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Caring for Creation Now! -
11/03
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Statement in response to decisions of The Episcopal Church - 08/05/03
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Lutheran
Education Conference of North America - 02/03/03
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Global
Mission Event 2002 - Minneapolis, Minnesota - 07/02
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Speech
- 02/02
- ELCA Congregation-based Organizing Strategic Summit II
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Dial
Bishop Hanson
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These semimonthly telephone messages
to the ELCA and the world ran from 2001 to Easter 2003.
To get these messages, following this link allows you to hear
a RealAudio® file of each message or read the text.
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Messages
to Rostered Leaders
- Occasional e-mail messages from
the Presiding Bishop to ELCA pastors, associates in ministry,
deaconesses and diaconal ministers.
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Information about the ELCA Churchwide
Assembly
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08/03/05
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Words of concern, gratitude and hope
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06/05
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Epiphany reflections from
your Presiding Bishop
- 01/05
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Public Church Reflections.
- 06/04
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Two requests from
Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson: Support Vision for Mission and
subscribe to The Lutheran magazine.
- 04/04
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Fall
2003 reflections from the Presiding Bishop to rostered leaders
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11/03
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Pastoral
Letter to ELCA Rostered Leaders "Reflections on
Evangelism"
- 05/03
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Pastoral
Letter to ELCA Rostered Leaders on War with Iraq - 03/20/03
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Summer
2002 reflections from the Presiding Bishop to rostered leaders - 08/02
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Easter
Greeting to Rostered Leaders - 03/02
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ELCA
Planning for Mission
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2004 Letter
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Letter
to Synod Assemblies - 2003
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October
6th Webcast (RealOne video) addressing your questions
about "The Future of the ELCA"
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"The
ELCA in 2012" - 10/04/02
- Keynote Address by Presiding Bishop Hanson to 2002 Synod-Churchwide
Consultation | read
text |
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Synod
Assembly VIDEO- 2003
- On This Mountain
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Planning
for Mission Web site
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Messages
in Times of Peace and War
Istanbul
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Peace Statement
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09/21/05
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Istanbul
Bombings -
Statement
of ELCA Presiding Bishop
Statement in Response to Bombings in Istanbul
- 11/24/03
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Iraq |
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A Call to Conversation on Iraq
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Iraq
Statement -
Statement
of ELCA Presiding Bishop
"End of Overt Hostilities in Iraq War"
- 04/16/03
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Iraq
Statement - Statement from Presiding Bishop Mark
Hanson in response to U.S. pre-emptive military strike on
Iraq - 03/20/03
(also en
Español)
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"Peace
Knows No Deadlines" - 03/17/03
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"ELCA
Presiding Bishop Criticizes White House on Iraq"
- 03/11/03
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Iraq
Statement
- 11/26/02 -
ELCA Presiding Bishop
Mark S. Hanson's Statement on Iraq, U.N., U.S. Actions
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Iraq
Statement
- 08/30/02 -
ELCA Presiding Bishop
Mark S. Hanson's Statement on Iraq Situation
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Palestine and Israel
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"ELCA
Presiding Bishop Thanks President Bush for Public Statements
in Support of the Road Map"
- 05/27/05
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National
Interreligious Leadership Initiative
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12/02/03
ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson's Statement at
the National Press Club, Washington, DC
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Middle
East Statement
- 06/27/02
- Statement of Presiding
Bishop Mark S. Hanson on Recent Developments Regarding the
Middle East
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Palestine
Statement - 03/02
- ELCA Conference of Bishops (Other
Middle East Statements and Resources) |
September
11
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September
11, 2002 - (RealAudio) From Lutheran World
Federation Council Meeting, Hanover, Germany
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Holy
Day Messages
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 2005 Christmas Message
(
audio
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MP3
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RealPlayer Stream
)
- 12/05
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Christmas greetings
from
Manger Square in Bethlehem
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2005
Easter Message (
en Español
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(
audio
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MP3
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RealPlayer Stream
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2004
Christmas Message
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audio
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(
en Español
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2004
Easter Message
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2003
Christmas Message
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2003
Easter Message
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2002
Christmas Message
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2002
Easter
Message
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Synod Assemblies |
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2005 Synod Assembly Video
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2005
Letter to Synod Assemblies
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2004 Synod Assembly Video
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2004 Letter
to Synod Assemblies
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