complete intro section - Central States Synod

Central States Synod AssemblyJune 6-9, 2013 Sheraton Hotel, Overland Park, Kansas• Bishop Gerald Mansholt and Vice-President,Melba Bangert for leading the Synod Assembly• Secretary, Loren Mai; Treasurer, Scott Schulte;and all Synod Council members for their work• Mark Fischer, Display Table Coordinator• Bishops Election Committee, Norm Koch, Chairand the Synod Council members for their work• Nominations Committee, Alice Boschek,Chair and the nominations committee• Colin Truhe, Savannah Lockwood CredentialReporting and Delvin Strecker Credential Chair• Phil Knox, Elections Chair• Nate Haaland, Compensation Guidelines Chairand the Compensation Guidelines Committee• Carolyn Wilson Assembly Floors Chair assistedby Kathie Smith and all those who served onthe Assembly Floor Team• David Mareske and Hollis Renewal Centerfor creation of this years’ anniversary crosses• Bethany College for hosting the Bishop’sReception• Brenda Crossfield Hospitality Chair, membersof Faith, Prairie Village, Kan. and Area Ministry6 & 7 congregations that provided beveragesand snacks.• Lutheran Planned Giving and Joyce Palmer forproviding coffee cups for the hospitality room.• Lesley Radius, Assembly NewspaperEditor, AJ Striffler and Jon Wolf, Social Mediaand all those who contributed• Adam Wutka, Resolutions Chair and theResolutions Committee• The Synod Assembly team; Dawne Bockelman,Jim Erdman, Dan Glamann, Janice Kibler,Patricia Reep, Lowell Michelson• Local arrangements committee members –Sharon Bockelman, Brenda Crossfield,Anne Dale, Rick Deasley, Adam Erickson,Mark Fischer, Cherri Jestmore, Norm Kochand Carolyn WilsonAcknowledgementsSpecial Thanks to…• Evelyn Wilson, Parliamentarian• Youth Facilitators Adam Erickson andAustin Krug• Ashley Masoni for coordinating our Chaplains• Those who organized worship services; RickDeasley, Atonement, Overland Park Kan., KawPrairie Praise Band, KC Brassworks and all themusicians and volunteers• Sharon Bockelman for organizing the PrayerRoom• For those who offered workshops;Stephen Bouman, Joseph Chu, StephanieDoeschot with Elizabeth Reinking & JimErdman, Len Dale, Eva Creydt- Schulte,Michael Peck and Donna Simon• Mission Investment Fund, ELCA and Paula Kittfor sponsoring a coffee break and supplyinglanyards• Atonement, Overland Park, Kan., for printingand collating materials for the Assembly• Thrivent Financial for Lutherans for assistingwith the cost of voting keypads and for thefolders• Local congregations for taking care of so manyother details to welcome us to this Assembly• The Assembly Office staff — Dawne BockelmanCherri Jestmore and Sandra Van Tuyl• Technical Staff — Dan Glamann, AndreaHodges, Dave Mareske, Shawn Norris,Jim Williams, Keith Hohly and numerousvolunteers; and the Southwest Audio VisualstaffCentral States Synod, ELCA Assembly 2012, Introduction Section25 years together in Christ