2. 8th Triennial Convention and Gathering

Thursday, July 14, 2011

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Barbara O'Keefe, Alexandria, Va., has a long line of prayer shawls behind her. In her lifetime, she's knitted more than 100. "I've given them to speakers at our [synodical] women's gatherings, to people who are sick and to people celebrating happy occasions," O'Keefe said at the shawl display at Camp Dianoigo. "The pattern I use is a Trinity of stitches. Three stitches you knit; three stitches you purl. I tell people to use it in times of happiness and sadness." O'Keefe contributed some of these shawls, which will be distributed to ministries and communities in the Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod. EH
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Barbara O'Keefe, Alexandria, Va., has a long line of prayer shawls behind her. In her lifetime, she's knitted more than 100. "I've given them to speakers at our [synodical] women's gatherings, to people who are sick and to people celebrating happy occasions," O'Keefe said at the shawl display at Camp Dianoigo. "The pattern I use is a Trinity of stitches. Three stitches you knit; three stitches you purl. I tell people to use it in times of happiness and sadness." O'Keefe contributed some of these shawls, which will be distributed to ministries and communities in the Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod. EH

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  • Women gather up in-kind gifts.
  • Participants decorate prayer journals.
  • Camp Cafe volunteer Stacey Valentin talks about Cafe, Women of the ELCA's on-line magazine for young women.
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  • Carolina Jimenez, 5, plants marigolds at Camp Dianoigo. EH
  • Joe Young, ELCA director for community development services, helps participants learn how to build their capacity for mission. EH
  • As many as 1,000 shawls made by Women of the ELCA participants hung along a wall at Camp Dianoigo. The shawls will be given to ministries in the host synod, ELCA Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod. EH
  • Carolina Jimenez, 5, plants marigolds at Camp Dianoigo. EH
  • Barbara O'Keefe, Alexandria, Va., has a long line of prayer shawls behind her. In her lifetime, she's knitted more than 100. "I've given them to speakers at our [synodical] women's gatherings, to people who are sick and to people celebrating happy occasions," O'Keefe said at the shawl display at Camp Dianoigo. "The pattern I use is a Trinity of stitches. Three stitches you knit; three stitches you purl. I tell people to use it in times of happiness and sadness." O'Keefe contributed some of these shawls, which will be distributed to ministries and communities in the Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod. EH
  • Ada Junge, Roswell, GA, and Mary Lou Fish, Marietta, GA, admire the crocheted edge on some of the prayer shawls in the exhibit area. Hundreds of shawls made by Women of the ELCA participants will be distributed to ministries and communities in the ELCA's Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod. EH
  • One of a kind fair-trade gifts, books, DVDs, conversations and more brought Women of the ELCA participants to the bookstore. EH
  • Even before Leymah Gbowee spoke Saturday, triennial participants were buying copies of the film starring Gbowee, "Pray the Devil Back to Hell." EH
  • Sisters Angela and Sarai Nieves-Miranda unpack prayer shawls, many of which were sent to the gathering by Women of the ELCA participants unable to attend the 2011 triennial.
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  • Sister Sally Kerr, from the ELCA Deaconness Community, asks women to consider serving God as deaconnesses. EH
  • Participants of multiple generations relaxed with chocolate and marshmellow jelly beans at Camp Dianoigo.
  • Emily Hamilton, a Lutherans Concerned North America intern, spoke to participants about ministry with gay and lesbian people. Hamilton, a Lutheran Volunteer Corps member, is spending a year working for LCNA. EH
  • Some participants had an opportunity to refresh their hula hoop skills. EH
  • Jensen Seyenkulo explains to participants the need for clean water and water filtration kits for the Kuwaa Mission in Liberia. EH
  • Kathy Shattuck spoke to participants about Lutherans Concerned North America, a ministry that affirms God's love for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. EH
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