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["Frank Imhoff" <FRANKI@elca.org>]

Canadian Artists' Expression of 'For the Healing of the World'

GENEVA, 11 March 2002 (LWI) - In sixteen-months time, over 430
delegates from the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches
will gather in Winnipeg, Canada, for the LWF Tenth Assembly,
hosted by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC).

Assemblies, considered milestones for, and manifestations of the
whole Federation take place every six or seven years. They hold
highest authority over LWF policy and activity.

A theme is chosen for each Assembly. 'For the Healing of the
World' is the theme for the 21-31 July 2003 Assembly.

ELCIC National Bishop Raymond Schultz says the Assembly will be an
opportunity for the host Lutheran church members' to experience
what it means to be part of a global communion of churches.
Canada's largest Lutheran church, the ELCIC has 189,000 baptized
members represented in 627 congregations. Its five synods, each
served by a bishop, range in membership from 15,000 to 73,000.

Canada, a nation of 31 million inhabitants, is a built on the
contribution of immigrants and Aboriginal peoples. 'For the
Healing of the World' in the local context "means integrating all
these people into one society," Schultz told Lutheran World
Information (LWI) during a February visit to the LWF Geneva
Secretariat.

The Tenth Assembly Logo

The logo for the LWF Tenth Assembly invites curiosity and comment.
It shows a broken landscape-white cracks in earth or mountains-set
against a cross on the left and an olive branch with three large
leaves on the right. The Assembly theme, "For the Healing of the
World," cradles it. The cross implies movement. One of the leaves
is leaning over the earth while the others are reaching toward the
sky as a sign of creation and healing.

The logo was designed by two artists from the Canadian city of
Regina, Saskatchewan. Erik Norbraten is an art director and
graphic artist. Richard Nostbakken is a teacher and works as an
independent artist. Both ELCIC members, their artwork for national
church events is well known.

For information on use of the logo, please contact:

The Lutheran World Federation
Office for Communication Services
P.O. Box 2100
CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
E-mail: info@lutheranworld.org,

You are invited to respond to the following questions via E-mail,
fax or by post:

What does the logo suggest to you, in the context of your country,
local community and church?

What does it say about the Assembly theme in relation to your
context?

Which insights and questions does it evoke?

(The LWF is a global communion of Christian churches in the
Lutheran tradition. Founded in 1947 in Lund (Sweden), the LWF now
has 133 member churches in 73 countries representing over 60.5
million of the 64.3 million Lutherans worldwide. The LWF acts on
behalf of its member churches in areas of common interest such as
ecumenical relations, theology, humanitarian assistance, human
rights, communication, and the various aspects of mission and
development work. Its secretariat is located in Geneva,
Switzerland.)

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