Here are two of our 40+ visitors, Marie and Sandi. One of the things that I am amazed by is how widely throughout the Southwest Conference the deep love and appreciation for the United Church of Christ and its mission is spread. That is evidenced by how many use their own precious time and money just to be here - with no real responsibility at all. I love that very much - it is really cool.
Here is our delegation piling into the van - which we do every morning around 8:00am. You may think that means they get to sleep in late each morning, but no. By this time we have spent the previous 90 minutes caucusing - going over the previous day's activities and talking about what is coming up in the coming days. Synod is very demanding on our delegates. They are often up till midnight or later, and the morning starts very early for them.
Here is our Honored Laywoman, Mary Lou Carson. She is standing next to our Moderator, Alissa Marquis. One of the best moments at Synod is the honoring of laywomen whose lives have been given in service to mission and justice. Mary Lou, a member of United Church of Santa Fe, was selected by our Board of Directors as the Southwest Conference Honored Laywoman.
We are very proud of her.
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