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ELCA NEWS SERVICE

June 19, 2003

MOSAIC TO RECEIVE AWARD FOR 'LUTHERAN ROOTS'
03-133-JAC*

     CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Concordia Historical Institute, a division
of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, recently selected MOSAIC, the
video magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), to
receive an Award of Commendation.  The award is for the production of
"Lutheran Roots in America" hosted by the Rev. Lowell G. Almen, ELCA
Secretary.  This production was the Spring 2002 edition of MOSAIC.
     The video was chosen by the Concordia Historical Institute for its
"unique contribution to Lutheran literature" according to a  letter sent
to the program's producer, Tim Frakes, associate director for
interpretation, ELCA Department for Communication.
     According to Frakes, Lutheran Roots in America is the "dramatic
tale of Lutheran migration to America."  He said the video is designed
for new church members, for confirmation classes and to help Lutherans
understand their history.
     In creating the video, Frakes and others spent several days
traveling and shooting in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Minnesota
and Missouri.  "Really, it is the story of America itself," he said.
     This is the second award that the Concordia Historical Institute
has presented to MOSAIC.  The first award was for the MOSAIC Spring 1999
issue about members of a Lutheran family who had served in Madagascar as
missionaries for several generations.
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     Specific information about MOSAIC can be found at
http://www.elca.org/mosaic
 on the Web.

* Jessica A. Crane is completing her bachelor of arts degree at
Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn.  This summer she is an intern with
ELCA News and Media production.

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