2. 9th Triennial Convention and Gathering

9th Triennial Gathering: Saturday, July 26

Ninth Triennial Gathering | July 24-27 2014 | Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, N.C.
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Graciela Ortiz, Delavan, Minn., made a paper doll to explore the life of a child who is a beneficiary of the ELCA World Hunger program. The ELCA World Hunger and ELCA Malaria Campaign had Ortiz and other participants spin a wheel to land on one of many beneficiaries they could use to make a doll. EH.
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Graciela Ortiz, Delavan, Minn., made a paper doll to explore the life of a child who is a beneficiary of the ELCA World Hunger program. The ELCA World Hunger and ELCA Malaria Campaign had Ortiz and other participants spin a wheel to land on one of many beneficiaries they could use to make a doll. EH.

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  • (left to right) Jessica Morgan (Pasco, Wash.), Vilma Rodriguez, Deb Stewart and Flor Hernandez all met at the triennial gathering, where Morgan and Hernandez discovered they had something in common: Both of their families adopted them as children from El Salvador, Vilma Rodriguez' country. EH.
  • (left to right) Jessica Morgan (Pasco, Wash.), Vilma Rodriguez, Deb Stewart and Flor Hernandez all met at the triennial gathering, where Morgan and Hernandez discovered they had something in common: Both of their families adopted them as children from El Salvador, Vilma Rodriguez' country. EH.
  • My Haley creates a quilt of stories of "shared breath" with her grandmother. Haley, the widow of author Alex Haley, led "Generations: The Quilt of Your Life," a workshop that helped women connect their past to their future by telling stories that are the patchwork quilts of their lives. EH.
  • My Haley creates a quilt of stories of "shared breath" with her grandmother. Haley, the widow of author Alex Haley, led "Generations: The Quilt of Your Life," a workshop that helped women connect their past to their future by telling stories that are the patchwork quilts of their lives. EH.
  • My Haley creates a quilt of stories of "shared breath" with her grandmother. Haley, the widow of author Alex Haley, led "Generations: The Quilt of Your Life," a workshop that helped women connect their past to their future by telling stories that are the patchwork quilts of their lives. EH.
  • My Haley creates a quilt of stories of "shared breath" with her grandmother. Haley, the widow of author Alex Haley, led "Generations: The Quilt of Your Life," a workshop that helped women connect their past to their future by telling stories that are the patchwork quilts of their lives. EH.
  • My Haley creates a quilt of stories of "shared breath" with her grandmother. Haley, the widow of author Alex Haley, led "Generations: The Quilt of Your Life," a workshop that helped women connect their past to their future by telling stories that are the patchwork quilts of their lives. EH.
  • Triennial volunteer Mildred Duke (left) poses with her daughter Deborah Calvert, Women of the ELCA associate executive director. EH.
  • Judy St. Pierre (left) and Victoria Jackson (right) embrace Victoria's daughter, Stephanie Hamilton Muwunganirwa (middle). EH.
  • Three generations of Post-Bushkofky women: Jordyn, Judy Jackson and Linda. Linda Post-Bushkofsky is executive director for Women of the ELCA. EH.
  • Graciela Ortiz, Delavan, Minn., made a paper doll to explore the life of a child who is a beneficiary of the ELCA World Hunger program. The ELCA World Hunger and ELCA Malaria Campaign had Ortiz and other participants spin a wheel to land on one of many beneficiaries they could use to make a doll. EH.
  • Participants laugh during My Haley's workshop on telling stories to create a quilt of your life. EH.
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  • Participants listen to stories of My Haley as a little girl, her grandmother and their community during Haley's workshop on telling stories to create a quilt of your life. My Haley is the widow of the late author Alex Haley. EH.
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  • Bible study leader Diane Jacobson enjoys a conversation with a triennial participant near the wall of quilts. EH.
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