Dear partner in ministry:

Women of the ELCA is grateful for your leadership in your congregation and all you do to support the growth of the church.

We invite you to be refreshed, inspired, and renewed this summer at Women of the ELCA’s Seventh Triennial Gathering, July 10–13, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Gathering features worship, Bible study, inspiring speakers, and workshops focused on helping us better understand our faith and what it means to live it out in our congregations and communities as baptized children of God. (All plenaries and workshops are eligible for continuing education units; see our Web site for details.)

Workshop leaders include Diane Jacobson, director of the ELCA’s Book of Faith initiative; Catherine Malotky, regular columnist for Lutheran Woman Today magazine and a retirement planning manager for the Board of Pensions; and Karris Golden, a speaker and frequent writer for Café: Stirring the Spirit Within.

	Sister Joan Chittister, O.S.B.

Our keynote speaker is Sister Joan Chittister, O.S.B., a visionary voice and spiritual leader for more than 30 years on topics concerning women, peace and justice, and contemporary spirituality. Additional featured speakers include the Rev. Heidi Neumark, author of the highly acclaimed book Breathing Space: A Spiritual Journey in the South Bronx, and the Rev. Karen Bockelman, author of the Lutheran Woman Today 2008 summer Bible study and Gathering Bible study, “Come to the Waters.”

We invite you to visit www.womenoftheelca.org/tg08 to learn more about these exciting events and to register online.

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The Triennial Gathering is the largest gathering of women in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—we look forward to seeing you there!

Warm regards,

Women of the ELCA