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- H. Julian Gordy, bishop of the Southeastern Synod, (left) and Robert Schaefer, bishop of the Florida-Bahamas Synod, pause on their way to the White House. Both bishops are members of the Immigration Ready Bench.
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- Michael Burk, bishop of the Southeastern Iowa Synod, with U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, after a visit to the office of U.S. Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa.
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- Larry Wohlrabe, bishop of the Northwestern Minnesota Synod (Domestic Ready Bench); James Arends, bishop of the La Crosse Area Synod (International Ready Bench); and Claire Burkat, bishop of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod (Immigration Ready Bench) during the meetings.
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- Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton celebrated her birthday at the Lutheran Prayer Breakfast. During the breakfast ELCA member U.S. Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif., presented Bishop Eaton with a birthday cake.
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- Murray Finck, bishop of the ELCA Pacifica Synod and chair of the ELCA Middle East Ready Bench meets Melissa Rogers, executive director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
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- Bishops’ Advocacy Convenes From left, Robert Rimbo, bishop of the Metropolitan New York Synod (Immigration Ready Bench); Marie Jerge, bishop of the Upstate New York Synod (Immigration Ready Bench); and Richard Jaech, bishop of the Southwestern Washington Synod (Middle East Ready Bench), during the meetings.
Thirty-two bishops representing the 65 ELCA synods met with congressional leaders in Washington, D.C., for the 2014 ELCA Bishops’ Advocacy Convening, March 31 – April 2. The meetings focused on the ELCA’s commitment to advocate for public policies that create opportunities to overcome poverty, promote peace and justice, and care for creation.
