June 1-3, 2007 at Midland Lutheran College Event Center, Fremont, Nebraska
Date(s): June 1-3, 2007. Album by Nebraska Synod, ELCA. Photos by lf, jw, mf, jf, lejg, submitted. 1 - 287 of 287 Total. 45980 Visits.
enlarge 48KB, 442x640 1 I have set before you an open door ... Stand UP! Step Through! SHOUT FOR JOY!
enlarge 46KB, 640x426 2 Ready to participate! An eager toddler awaits the beginning of Friday morning worship at Assembly & Festival 2007 lf
enlarge 38KB, 640x426 3 Learning about Assembly, and fellowship with Dad. lf
enlarge 60KB, 640x480 4 Bible Village - a replica village from the 1st century offered children of all ages a chance to "visit" a place Jesus might have visited in his travels mf
enlarge 63KB, 640x426 5 Several groups of children visited the Bible Village in the Hopkins Arena while Assembly and Festival were in sesssion sub
enlarge 47KB, 640x426 6 FLYs - First Lutheran Church of Fremont acoloytes await worship Sunday morning lf
enlarge 35KB, 640x426 7 Smiling faces - enjoying fellowship at Assembly and Festival 2007! Hundreds upon hundreds of Nebraska ELCA Lutherans gathered June 1, 2 and 3 in Fremont .
enlarge 32KB, 640x426 8 Smiling faces - enjoying fellowship at Assembly and Festival 2007 People came for worship, workshops and forums, concerts,
enlarge 34KB, 640x426 9 Smiling faces - enjoying fellowship at Assembly and Festival 2007 as well as a Bible Village experience, conversations and church business
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enlarge 49KB, 640x426 11 .... ready to teach in the Bible Village ...
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enlarge 65KB, 640x480 13 Bible Village mf
enlarge 73KB, 640x480 14 Bible Village weaving mf
enlarge 63KB, 640x480 15 Bible Village treats mf
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enlarge 68KB, 480x640 17 Bible Village - weaving mf
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enlarge 72KB, 640x480 19 Bible Village - rope belts mf
enlarge 65KB, 640x480 20 Bible Village -- water at the well mf
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enlarge 64KB, 640x480 22 Bible Village - basket weaving mf
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enlarge 54KB, 640x480 24 Bible Village- making crosses mf
enlarge 52KB, 640x480 25 Bible Village - learning ancient games mf
enlarge 63KB, 480x640 26 Bible Village - making belts mf
enlarge 64KB, 640x480 27 Bible village - basket making mf
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enlarge 29KB, 640x426 30 A pensive moment at Assembly and Festival 2007!
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enlarge 31KB, 640x426 32 Voting Members register for workshops and events
enlarge 65KB, 640x426 33 Getting ready! SpiritBorne provides video enhancement. Order DVDs from them on our website.
enlarge 47KB, 640x426 34 Assembly Planning co-chair, Paul Coen, preps the stage for opening worship preacher, Kathy Fick.
enlarge 45KB, 640x480 35 Pastor Helen King prays with presenter Gerald Thomas Straub. Straub offered a 90-minute forum on Friday and Saturday, Poverty and Prayer lejg
enlarge 36KB, 640x426 36 Time to meet and greet other voting members.
enlarge 47KB, 640x426 37 Planning Team Stephen Peeler and Mike Thomas greet Synod Councilman Rex Kirchhoff
enlarge 61KB, 640x480 38 Getting ready! Bishop David deFreese, Dr. Harry Wendt, and AF Co-chair Pr. Mike Thomas discuss presentation details. lejg
enlarge 58KB, 640x480 39 Getting ready! Musician Peder Eide chats with the Nebraska Synod liturgical dancers lejg
enlarge 50KB, 640x426 40 John Burch prepares for the video enhancement
enlarge 56KB, 640x426 42 Thursday night registration - volunteers and Ellie Kuhlmann
enlarge 38KB, 640x426 43 Clarifying the plan ...
enlarge 44KB, 640x426 44 Chris Kendall helps with challenging registration issues
enlarge 46KB, 640x426 45 Pr. Tom Wilson discusses Friday's opening worship which highlighted Campus Ministry's 100 Anniversary with Crystal Corman, Kathy Fick and Julia Shear
enlarge 78KB, 640x480 46 Assembling! voting members and many visitors gather on both levels of the Midland Lutheran Event Center as Assembly and Festival 2007 begins lejg
enlarge 32KB, 640x426 47 Kathy Fick preaches about "radical hospitality" of campus ministry Friday morning
enlarge 42KB, 640x426 48 Kathy Fick at Friday's Opening Worship
enlarge 38KB, 640x426 49 Kathy Fick at Friday's Opening Worship
enlarge 39KB, 640x426 50 Kathy Fick at Friday's Opening Worship
enlarge 36KB, 640x426 51 Kathy Fick at Friday's Opening Worship
enlarge 43KB, 640x426 52 Christian musician Peder Eide opens with humor and song!
enlarge 48KB, 640x426 53 Zach Meissner, Messiah/North Platte, continues as camera operator
enlarge 28KB, 640x426 54 Peder Eide
enlarge 58KB, 640x426 55 Getting into Eide music!
enlarge 42KB, 640x426 56 Getting into Eide music
enlarge 29KB, 640x426 57 Pastor Marcus Pera touts Campus Ministry during our opening worship
Pera is ELCA Regional Director for Campus Ministries
enlarge 30KB, 640x426 58 Praying the Lord's Prayer .. in German. Pat Branson
enlarge 32KB, 640x426 59 Praying the Lord's Prayer in Spanish ... Pr. Liz Conner
Pastor Maria "Liz" Conner serves Cristo Rey/Omaha
enlarge 22KB, 640x426 60 A blessing from Campus Pastor Andrea Ng'weshemi who serves at Dana College in Blair
enlarge 23KB, 640x426 61 Peder Eide ... God is good. All the time. All the time. God is Good
enlarge 88KB, 640x426 62 Assembled!
enlarge 65KB, 640x426 63 Learning body movements with Peder
enlarge 68KB, 640x426 64 Learning body movements with Peder
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At Center are the video team: Assistant to the Bishop Jim Petersen, John Burch, Eide staffer
enlarge 35KB, 640x426 66 Pastor Eric Bostrom is introduced by Pastor Pera as the newly called campus pastor at Campus Lutheran, University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
enlarge 48KB, 640x426 67 Lutheran Youth of Nebraska help receive offering for Nebraska Synod Campus Ministry at Friday morning's worship
enlarge 30KB, 640x426 68 Prayer offered by Julia Shear, Interim Campus Minister, Wayne State College
enlarge 32KB, 640x426 69 Praying the Lord's Prayer ... in Nuer (John Gokkuang)and Lakota (Pr. Will Voss) ...
enlarge 34KB, 640x426 70 Pr. Will Voss serves the Lakota Lutheran Chapel and Center in Scottsbluff
enlarge 64KB, 640x426 71 Secretary of the Synod Council, David Sites, participating in the Assembly
enlarge 42KB, 640x426 72 Peder Eide
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enlarge 64KB, 640x426 75 People on the Assembly floor, and around the upper levels listen to gathering music on Friday.
enlarge 31KB, 640x426 76 It was easy to follow along and join in the words of the songs
enlarge 38KB, 640x426 77 Dana Campus Pastor Ng'weshemi
enlarge 32KB, 640x426 78 Pr. Tom Wilson, UNK Campus Pastor
enlarge 82KB, 640x426 79 Kathy Fick addresses voting members and visitors
enlarge 51KB, 640x426 82 Liturgical dance opens Friday worship ... Shout to the Lord!
enlarge 47KB, 640x426 83 Liturgical dancers added grace and beauty to our worship
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enlarge 77KB, 640x426 87 Friday morning worship
enlarge 61KB, 640x426 88 Liturgical dancers at Friday morning worship
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enlarge 33KB, 640x426 90 Smiling faces show people enjoying fellowship at Assembly and Festival 2007!
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enlarge 40KB, 640x426 93 Pr. Judy Gifford and and voting members from her congregations
enlarge 81KB, 640x426 94 during a break
enlarge 46KB, 640x426 95 Bishop deFreese takes time out of leading the Assembly to talk with pastors and lay members.
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enlarge 37KB, 640x426 97 Bishop deFreese takes time out of leading the Assembly to talk with pastors and lay members.
enlarge 69KB, 640x426 98 Pastor Nathan explains procedure to his congregation delegation
enlarge 48KB, 640x426 99 Bishop David L. deFreese calls Assembly to order Friday morning
enlarge 56KB, 640x426 100 As we have each year, we place a chair near the podium, in which none of us will sit. It will be reminder to all of us that we are gathered in Jesus' name, and we trust He is in our midst.
enlarge 25KB, 640x426 101 Co-chair of the Planning Team Pr. Mike Thomas
enlarge 33KB, 640x426 102 Pastor Helen King, Planning Team, Prayer Team
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enlarge 48KB, 640x426 104 Co-chair of Planning Team Pastor Paul Coen
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enlarge 37KB, 640x426 108 Smiling faces show people enjoying fellowship at Assembly and Festival 2007!
enlarge 35KB, 640x426 109 Peder Eide and Pastor Chip Borgstadt have worked together often, including on the 2001 Nebraska Synod Youth Mission Trip to Thunder Bay
enlarge 36KB, 640x426 110 Searching for companions at Assembly and Festival 2007!
enlarge 28KB, 640x426 111 An adventure at Assembly and Festival 2007!
enlarge 52KB, 640x426 112 Concentrating on the materials...
enlarge 85KB, 640x480 113 These anonymous Assembly participants bring their own seats after years of bleacher sitting!
enlarge 43KB, 640x426 114 Dr. Harry Wendt talks about the Jesus as the Radical Messiah
enlarge 69KB, 640x426 115 Dr. Wendt addresses Assembly
enlarge 50KB, 640x426 116 The Nebraska Synod shirt -- to be worn on Tuesdays -- is a traditional gift for Assembly presenters
enlarge 26KB, 640x426 117 Don Bussian, parliamentarian
enlarge 57KB, 640x426 118 Contemplating Eide retail store
enlarge 29KB, 640x426 119 Nebraska Synod Secretary Pastor David Sites
enlarge 35KB, 640x426 121 Dr. Tex Sample discusses justice in Biblical terms
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enlarge 52KB, 640x426 123 Linda Parsons, Administrative Assistant to Bishop deFreese shares a laugh break with David Sites during their minute-taking responsibilities
enlarge 55KB, 640x426 124 Bishop thanks synod staff: Chris Kendall, Linda Parsons, Marty Jones, Sharon Miley, Judy Williams, Ellie Kuhlmann, Connie Stover, Lee Griess, Martin Russell, Damon Laaker, Judy Gifford Not pictured: Jim Petersen, Linda Janssen Gjere .. at the video workstation
enlarge 23KB, 640x426 125 Dr. Tex Sample
enlarge 45KB, 640x426 126 Visitors from the Bible Village in costume
enlarge 19KB, 640x426 127 Midland Lutheran College Interim President Dr. Stephen Fritz welcomed the Nebraska Synod Assembly and Festival to campus.
enlarge 54KB, 640x426 128 voting yes
enlarge 64KB, 640x426 129 Gifts from particpants for the Low Income Food Pantry in Fremont
enlarge 51KB, 640x426 130 Terry Boggs conducts a forum on Church in Public Life - What is the role of the Church in the public life of God’s people, our nation and this world? How do we stay true to the Biblical mandate for justice and yet not cross the line into partisan politics?
enlarge 36KB, 640x426 131 LYON Board members test the inflatables behind the Bible Village
enlarge 49KB, 640x426 132 Seeds” — Religious Art exhibit by Cindy Rhodes and Denise Weyhrich.
enlarge 45KB, 640x426 133 Good Samaritan Society booth
enlarge 65KB, 640x426 134 Bible Village pottery shop
enlarge 49KB, 640x426 135 Terry Boggs
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enlarge 75KB, 640x480 137 Some Lutheran lunch under the One Way sign ...
enlarge 79KB, 640x426 138 Camel waits outside the Bible Village
enlarge 68KB, 640x426 139 Lutheran Campus Ministry Forum
enlarge 47KB, 640x426 140 Dr. Harry Wendt's workshop the Importance of Adult Education
enlarge 47KB, 640x426 141 Peder Eide workshop on working with Youth
enlarge 51KB, 640x426 142 Mary Ann Johnson's workshop discusses Diversity and focus on how the Church is stronger with diversity and the multiplicity of gifts of color, culture and context
enlarge 52KB, 640x426 143 Kathy Fick talks about campus ministry
enlarge 68KB, 640x426 144 Bible Village
enlarge 44KB, 640x426 145 Mission Interpreter Leader Jim Schmidt staffs the booth with Virginia Geu
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enlarge 53KB, 640x426 147 Chuck Bentjen musical group performs during Friday "indoor" picnic
enlarge 46KB, 640x426 152 Carol Joy Holling Camp Counselors come in for Eide Concert
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enlarge 54KB, 640x426 156 A standing ovation for the leaders of our Serving Arms --
enlarge 37KB, 640x426 157 Women of the ELCA Nebraska President Beth Meyer Nebraska Women will convene in Kearney this fall
enlarge 35KB, 640x426 158 Lutheran Men in Mission Nebraska President Dean Heairet Nebraska will host the 2008 National Gathering of Lutheran Men in Mission in Omaha
enlarge 42KB, 640x426 159 Lutheran Youth of Nebraska President Katie Larson
enlarge 42KB, 640x426 160 Bishop deFreese thanks David Nelson for his 6 years of service on the ELCA Church Council
enlarge 37KB, 640x426 161 Bishop deFreese gives ELCA Representative Don Hallberg a corn head hat!
enlarge 33KB, 640x426 162 With great good humor, Pastor Hallberg dons the cornhead hat for the Assembly
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enlarge 29KB, 640x426 164 Nebraska Synod Treasurer Bill Davis
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enlarge 28KB, 640x426 167 Yessenia Vazquez Mendez tells the story of her journey to the U.S.
enlarge 30KB, 640x426 168 Yessenia Vazquez Mendez
enlarge 61KB, 640x426 169 Yessenia Vazquez Mendez
enlarge 35KB, 640x426 170 Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska President and CEO Ruth Henrichs talks about immigration Presentation available on our website lf
enlarge 61KB, 640x426 171 Box lunch distribution
enlarge 56KB, 640x426 172 Eating out!
enlarge 63KB, 640x426 173 Sudanese visitors
enlarge 56KB, 640x426 174 Sudanese visitors vist Bible Village
enlarge 45KB, 640x426 198 Saturday Evening Prayer Service Pr. helen King, worship leader
enlarge 51KB, 640x426 199 Saturday Evening Prayer Service
enlarge 48KB, 640x426 200 Saturday Evening Prayer Service Lonna Grabenstein and Gary Peterson on guitar
enlarge 63KB, 640x426 201 Saturday evening prayer service
enlarge 55KB, 640x426 202 Bible Village residents and soldier!
enlarge 62KB, 640x426 203 Bible Village visitors write prayers for the prayer wall
enlarge 57KB, 640x426 204 Choir rehearses for Sunday worship Vocal choir included Sinai Lutheran (Fremont) Senior Choir & friends from Dana College director Cindi Lamprecht
enlarge 52KB, 640x426 205 Brass Choir for Sunday worship Trumpets: Kirk Conyers, Brett Conyers Horn: Helne Jordon, Trombone: Andrew Lund
enlarge 64KB, 640x426 206 Organist Claire Bushong, instructor at Dana College and Midland Lutheran College
enlarge 50KB, 640x426 207 Ecumenical Partners go over order of worship early Sunday morning with Pastor David Bronstadt, Master of Ceremonies (seated at left)
enlarge 30KB, 640x426 208 Pr. Phil Nielsen, Resolutions, Reference & Counsel Committee chair, explains complicated actions taken by Assembly on Immigration resolution
enlarge 32KB, 640x426 209 Bishop David deFreese conducts the Sunday morning plenary session
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enlarge 29KB, 640x426 212 Pr. Bill Shaner, Minutes Committee
enlarge 24KB, 640x426 213 Pr. Pam Cuilla announces the 2008 Assembly location: Grand Island!
enlarge 49KB, 640x426 214 Assembly & Festival 2007 CoChairs Pr Paul Coen and Pr. Mike Thomas
enlarge 64KB, 640x426 215 Bishop deFreese welcomes Nebraska Synod Pr. Matthew Groenke before worshp commences
enlarge 67KB, 640x426 216 Worship will begin soon. The stoles and streamers were loaned to us by St. John's Parish/Creighton University and the Jesuit Community
enlarge 66KB, 640x426 217 The procession begins
enlarge 36KB, 640x426 218 Children in the Bible Village helped weave the white altar cloth
enlarge 66KB, 640x426 219 Preacher - Bishop David deFreese Presiding Minister - Pr Nicki McIntyre and Assisting Minister - Pr. Matthew Groenke flank Bishop deFreese
enlarge 67KB, 640x426 220 Ecumenical Partners & Communion Assistants Presbyterian: Executive Presbyter Rev. Dr. Lowell Knauss United Church of Christ: the Rev. John Finster, Chair of UCC board of directors Interchurch Ministries: Mrs. Marily Mecham, executive director
enlarge 63KB, 640x426 221 Ecumenical Partners & Communion Assistants Episcopal: Rev. Dr. John Schaefer III, Canon for ministry development, parish renewal United Methodist: Bishop Ann Brokshire Sherer Reformed Church of America: the Rev. Randy Blumer
enlarge 71KB, 640x426 222 Saved to Serve Volunteer of the Women of the ELCA Ardie Hoins sprinkles baptismal waters
enlarge 59KB, 640x480 231 Pastor David Bronstad addresses assistants during worship.
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enlarge 75KB, 639x426 234 Visitors sat on the bleachers for Sunday morning worship LF
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enlarge 66KB, 640x480 236 People watched worship from the lobby area ... lejg
enlarge 56KB, 640x480 237 ... and from around the top of the arena area
enlarge 89KB, 640x480 238 Healing Assistants for Sunday morning worship included: Pastors Vernon Jacobs, Will Voss, Liz Conner, Dan Monson, Russell Anderson, E. Howard Tollefsrud, Benard Nelson (front row) and (in white) Doua Lo, Neisa Martin, Arthur Phillips (second row). Women in blue shirts are Saved to Serve participants.
enlarge 100KB, 640x480 239 The blue shirted women are the Saved to Serve contingency from the Women of the ELCA in Nebraska who served in the Bible Village throughout Assembly
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enlarge 47KB, 640x426 241 Peder Eide offered a Children's Message at Sunday morning worship
enlarge 66KB, 640x426 242 Children's Message
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enlarge 64KB, 640x426 246 Children's Message ... with motions~
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enlarge 59KB, 640x426 249 Happy worshippers
enlarge 70KB, 640x426 250 Children's Message - God is Strong!
enlarge 59KB, 640x426 279 Communion was distributed at several stations around the Assembly floor. lf
enlarge 62KB, 640x426 280 Neisa Martin marks a cross in oil at a healing station Lay Healing Assistants included Doua Lo and Arthur Phillips. Clergy Healing Assistants included Russell Anderson, Del Hutton, Benard Nelson, Howard Tollefsrud, Maria Coner, Vernon Jacobs, William Voss lf
enlarge 48KB, 640x426 281 Pr. Michael Thomas offers communion wafer. LF
enlarge 45KB, 640x426 282 PMA Shirley Daire receives a healing oil cross at worship. LF
enlarge 69KB, 640x426 283 The Recessional LF
enlarge 59KB, 640x426 284 Bible Village visitors wore costumes to worship LF
enlarge 62KB, 480x640 285 Lyle Fodnes is the man taking a photo of worship leaders on Sunday morning Lyle graciously donates his time and talents at our past 7 Assembly and Festival gatherings lejg
