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Synod elects Froiland
Elected: Mary Stumme Froiland, 55, as bishop of the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin, effec- tive Nov. 1.
When: Sept. 28 on the fifth ballot with 200 votes at a special meeting of its assembly. Bryan Engfer, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Fort Atkin- son, Wis., received 177 votes. Bio: Pastor of Luther Valley Lutheran Church, Beloit, Wis. Served another
congregation in Wisconsin and one in Ohio. Earned degrees from Augs- burg College, Minneapolis, and Luther Northwestern Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Replaces: Bruce Burnside, who faces trial, accused of hit-and-run, drunken driving in the death of a woman.
A return engagement The Northeastern Ohio Synod Coun- cil appointed Marcus J. Miller as interim bishop, effective Nov. 1. The synod’s bishop from 1995 to 2006, Miller retired in 2012 as president of Lutheran Southern Seminary,
Columbia, S.C. He succeeds Eliza- beth A. Eaton, who had served as bishop since 2007 and was elected ELCA presiding bishop by the 2013 Churchwide Assembly (see page 8).
Lutheran relief for Syria
As conflict in Syria continues to claim thousands of lives and displace mil- lions from their homes, nearly 4 mil- lion Syrians are at risk for severe mal- nutrition. Economic sanctions against Syria prevent supplies and medicines from reaching people in need. At the Lutheran World Federation-managed Za’atri Refugee Camp in Jordan, more than 120,000 displaced people have found food and shelter. To help, ELCA Lutheran Disaster Response has provided more than $1 million in gifts. Send checks (write “Syria Con- flict” on the memo line) to Lutheran Disaster Response, 39330 Treasury Center, Chicago, IL 60694-9300; or give by credit card at 800-638-3522 or
www.elca.org/syria.
Rally in the Valley returns
“Rally in the Valley,” a faith enrich- ment gathering, will bring Lutheran seniors and others (there is no age limit) to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Phoenix, Feb. 17-18, 2014. Under the theme “Sing a New Song in Your Third Chapter of Life,” the event will feature speaker Peter W. Marty, an ELCA pastor and a col- umnist for The Lutheran; musician
Hands of service John Pollman and Wilma Kucharek, bishop of the Slovak Zion Synod, prepare food on “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday. On Sept. 8, hundreds— maybe thousands—of congregations celebrated the ELCA’s 25th anniver- sary by participating in the day of community service. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Trumbull, Conn., packaged enough macaroni and cheese meals to feed 10,000 in the Bridgeport, Conn., area, and donated cases of bagged meal mixes to a food bank. More than 25 percent of Holy Trinity’s mem- bers participated (85 volunteers, ages 4 to 84), along with three other ELCA churches. For the service day, more than 60,000 yellow shirts were sold and at least 500 congregations signed up on the ELCA website indicating their projects—from cleaning up parks to feeding the hungry.
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www.thelutheran.org 12 Quote
We can no longer pretend that we are a moral majority in this coun- try. We are a prophetic minority.
Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, speaking in his inau- gural address in September at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.
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