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The Synod Council of the Eastern North Dakota Synod,
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,
cordially invites you to the
Installation of
William E. Rindy
as
Synod Bishop
Saturday, August sixteenth,
two thousand eight,
at four o’clock in the afternoon.
Hope Lutheran Church, South Campus
3636 25th Street South
Fargo, North Dakota
Clergy are invited to vest. The color is red.
Reception following the service.
Updates and Prayer Requests
Pastor Joyce and Ian Graue, missionaries serving in CAR, share the following:
The construction of the Women’s Center - known as “Chez Marthe et Marie” - is complete. Support from congregations for this project is ongoing as the center begins serving area women and is dependent on gifts. The adjacent church is complete but needs furniture including pews, benches, lectern, and communion table. Representatives from companion synods (Eastern ND, Western ND (external link) and Texas-Louisiana Gulf (external link)) traveled to CAR for the dedication in February.
The Village Education Project of the Lutheran Church (20 schools established so far) continues to need support. To begin phase two of the VEP Continue reading…
Minutes of the 21st Annual Assembly
of the Eastern North Dakota Synod of the ELCA
Fargo Civic Memorial Auditorium - Fargo, ND
April 5 & 6, 2008
Theme: “Let Mutual Love Continue: Living as God’s Abundant Gifts”
Saturday, April 5, 2008 - 8:30 a.m.
Opening Worship:
Bishop Rick Foss led our opening worship. He preached on the text from Colossians 1:15-20. Bishop Foss’s remarks were centered on the words, “In Christ Jesus all things hold together!”
Opening of the Assembly - 9:30 a.m
The opening of this Assembly was called by Bishop Rick Foss.
Introductions:
Bishop Foss introduced the Synod officers, Shar Gumke, VP; John Leininger, Sec.; and Dave Molmen, Continue reading…