What turns a trip into a pilgrimage? Presenters will take up that topic at the all-day event "Global Stories: From Trip to Pilgrimage" taking place Nov. 10 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church by The Narrows in Tacoma.
The Rev. Dave Ellingson, professor of children, youth and family studies at Trinity Lutheran College, will give an account of his amazing 2,350-mile paddle down the Mississippi River last summer to the ELCA Youth Extravaganza in New Orleans. He'll share relationships he forged with people on the shore he met along the way.
The Rev. Jan Ruud of St. Mark's will reveal what he discovered through his own pilgrimages in France, Spain, Greece, California and the even the inner city streets of Vancouver, B.C.
Ruud also will help enable listeners to find spiritual renewal through their own pilgrimages.
Lyle Morse, husband of the Rev. Valinda Morse, assistant to the bishop, will give a presentation about how the couple represented the synod in a visit in May to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia.
And, youth from Mountain View Lutheran Church of Edgewood will share about the relationships they forged during work in Appalachia in July.
The event, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. also will include worship, time for fellowship and lunch. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The suggested donation of $10 will be split equally between support for the ELCA's campaign to battle malaria and the synod's companion relationship in Namibia.
The church is at 6730 North 17th St. No advance registration is necessary. the even is organization by the synod's Global Mission Committee. Contact Ed and Diane Armbrust at dparmbrust@hotmail.com for more information.
Pictured: Ellingson on the Mississippi
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