THANKOFFERING SERVICE
THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION
Congratulations to the following women who answered the call and were elected to serve two year terms on the synodical board!
President - Patti Austin, Treasurer - Karen Andrews, and board members - Terry Chongulia, Shirley Connelly, and Sissy Gifford.
President - Patti Austin, Treasurer - Karen Andrews, and board members - Terry Chongulia, Shirley Connelly, and Sissy Gifford.
Thank you to everyone who made our convention a success!
To the synodical board - Louise Iconis, Tara Spray, Margery Kellar, Deborah Covin Wilson, Janice Hawkins,Beth Drane, Jayne Young, Beverly Pilgrim, Peggy Bowker and especially Linda Few who not only served as our AV Coordinator once again but also designed our logo, had the t-shirts made, and wrote the Wonder-ful board skit.
To our churchwide representative, Laura Krueger; our chaplain, Pastor Beverly Brown Shaw; our keynote speaker, Pastor Kathryn Love; our music director, Dana Lee Smith; Bishop Julian Gordy; our registrar, Barbara Schwanebeck;
our parliamentarian, Jennie Mae Smith; our Bible study leader, Connie Walker; our convention nurse, Kristina Smith;
our workshop leaders - Patti Austin and Jordan Slappey, Laura Krueger, Pastor Trina Petersen, Dr. Santha Jetty, Pastor David Hendrix and Pastor Morgan Gordy; our exhibitors - Debbie Lundell, Jordan Slappey, Clara Cheseboro, Pastor Morgan Gordy; our convention committee chairs - Carol Schuefler, Muriel Williams, Carolyn Davis, Anne Spray and Min. Angelina DeWindt-Smith; our morning activity leaders - Beverly Pilgrim and Jean Minkin; our photographer, Pastor David Hendrix; and especially our convention chair Sissy Gifford and the women of Cluster 9.
To all the voting members, participants, and many others too numerous to name.
And special thanks to the wonderful staff at the beautiful Lakepoint State Park! They were short-staffed that weekend but pulled together and still outperformed other facilities with a full staff. Blessings to Sone, Rhonda, Charles and all the other staff who helped our convention run smoothly.
To the synodical board - Louise Iconis, Tara Spray, Margery Kellar, Deborah Covin Wilson, Janice Hawkins,Beth Drane, Jayne Young, Beverly Pilgrim, Peggy Bowker and especially Linda Few who not only served as our AV Coordinator once again but also designed our logo, had the t-shirts made, and wrote the Wonder-ful board skit.
To our churchwide representative, Laura Krueger; our chaplain, Pastor Beverly Brown Shaw; our keynote speaker, Pastor Kathryn Love; our music director, Dana Lee Smith; Bishop Julian Gordy; our registrar, Barbara Schwanebeck;
our parliamentarian, Jennie Mae Smith; our Bible study leader, Connie Walker; our convention nurse, Kristina Smith;
our workshop leaders - Patti Austin and Jordan Slappey, Laura Krueger, Pastor Trina Petersen, Dr. Santha Jetty, Pastor David Hendrix and Pastor Morgan Gordy; our exhibitors - Debbie Lundell, Jordan Slappey, Clara Cheseboro, Pastor Morgan Gordy; our convention committee chairs - Carol Schuefler, Muriel Williams, Carolyn Davis, Anne Spray and Min. Angelina DeWindt-Smith; our morning activity leaders - Beverly Pilgrim and Jean Minkin; our photographer, Pastor David Hendrix; and especially our convention chair Sissy Gifford and the women of Cluster 9.
To all the voting members, participants, and many others too numerous to name.
And special thanks to the wonderful staff at the beautiful Lakepoint State Park! They were short-staffed that weekend but pulled together and still outperformed other facilities with a full staff. Blessings to Sone, Rhonda, Charles and all the other staff who helped our convention run smoothly.
THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION
The Thirty-Second Annual Convention of the Southeastern Synod Women of the ELCA will be held at the Music Road Hotel and Convention Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee from September 20-22, 2019.
Pigeon Forge is a mountain town and vacation area in eastern Tennessee. It is the home of Dollywood, country singer Dolly Parton’s Appalachian-themed park consisting of rides, an adjoining water park and a museum of her costumes and memorabilia. The city’s other attractions include country music revues like the Smoky Mountain Opry, and dinner theaters such as Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede.
It only minutes to the beautiful town of Gatlinburg, the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Many of its key attractions offer sweeping views of the park, including the 407-ft. Space Needle observation tower and the Sky Lift, a 2.1-mile aerial cable car that journeys from downtown to the popular amusement park and ski resort at Ober Gatlinburg. Other attractions include the aquarium, water park, museums and lots of fun shops.
So save the date and start saving your money for registration, lodging, and to spend at the area's many attractions and outlet malls!
Pigeon Forge is a mountain town and vacation area in eastern Tennessee. It is the home of Dollywood, country singer Dolly Parton’s Appalachian-themed park consisting of rides, an adjoining water park and a museum of her costumes and memorabilia. The city’s other attractions include country music revues like the Smoky Mountain Opry, and dinner theaters such as Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede.
It only minutes to the beautiful town of Gatlinburg, the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Many of its key attractions offer sweeping views of the park, including the 407-ft. Space Needle observation tower and the Sky Lift, a 2.1-mile aerial cable car that journeys from downtown to the popular amusement park and ski resort at Ober Gatlinburg. Other attractions include the aquarium, water park, museums and lots of fun shops.
So save the date and start saving your money for registration, lodging, and to spend at the area's many attractions and outlet malls!