2010 Ecumenical Journey
The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, ELCA presiding bishop and president of the LWF, leads a delegation of ELCA clergy and lay leaders to visit world church leaders in London, Istanbul, Rome and Geneva, February 3–17, 2010.
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Bishop Jana Jeruma-Grinberga, left, Lutheran Church in Great Britain, visits with Ione Hanson, center, wife of ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson and the Rev. Susan Langhauser, Olathe, Kan., member of the ELCA Church Council.
ELCA Presiding Bishop and LWF President Mark S. Hanson, left, has a conversation with Bishop Jana Jeruma-Grinberga, Lutheran Church in Great Britain.
Bishop Jana Jeruma-Grinberga, left, Lutheran Church in Great Britain, listen as Bishop Claire Burkat, ELCA Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod, makes a point.
Members of the 2010 ELCA Ecumenical Journey delegation met Feb. 4 with leaders of the Anglican Consultative Council in London. Speaking is Dr. Rocky Piro, Seattle, president of the Lutheran Ecumenical Representatives Network.
The Rev. Donald McCoid, executive director, ELCA Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations, comments during a Feb. 4 meeting of the ELCA delegation with the Anglican Consultative Council.
Bishop Michael Burk, right, ELCA Southeastern Iowa Synod, presents a copy of Evangelical Lutheran Worship to the Rev. Canon Kenneth Kearon, general secretary, Anglican Consultative Council. ELCA Presiding Bishop and LWF President Mark Hanson is in the center background.
The Parliament building, London.
Lambeth Palace, London, is where the ELCA delegation met the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams
Three members of the ELCA Church Council are part of the 2010 Ecumenical Journey: From left, Deborah Chenoweth, Hood River, Ore.; the Rev. Steven Loy, Las Cruces, N.M.; and the Rev. Susan Langhauser, Olathe, Kan.
ELCA Presiding Bishop and LWF President Mark Hanson, left, presents a "Savior of the World" cross to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams.
The 2010 ELCA Ecumenical Journey delegation, with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, fourth from the left, first row.
Taking notes during the ELCA delegation's Feb. 5 meeting with officials of The Church of England are, from left, Bishop Michael Burk, ELCA Southeastern Iowa Synod; Mitzi Budde, Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, and Lutheran co-chair, Lutheran-Episcopal Coordinating Committee; and Pastor Steven Loy, Las Cruces, N.M., a member of the ELCA Church Council.
The ELCA delegation attended 'Evensong' Feb. 5 at Westminster Abbey, London
The Rev. Susan Langhauser, Olathe, Kan., is one of three ELCA Church Council members on the 2010 ELCA Ecumenical Journey.
Pastor Donald McCoid, executive, ELCA Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations, left, speaks with Dr. Martin Davie, The Church of England, during the ELCA delegation's Feb. 5 meeting in London with Church of England officials.
The ELCA delegation met with officials of The Church of England in London Feb. 5.
The Rev. Dr. Leslie Nathaniel, left, European secretary and deputy secretary for ecumenical affairs, and the Rev. Dr. Paul Avis, general secretary, Council for Christian Unity, both with The Church of England, met with the ELCA delegation in London Feb. 5.
The Rev. Dr. Leslie Nathaniel, European secretary and deputy secretary for ecumenical affairs, The Church of England, was among those who addressed the ELCA delegation in London Feb. 5.
Two members of the ELCA delegation on the 2010 Ecumenical Journey are, left, Bishop Robert Hofstad, ELCA Southwestern Washington Synod and Bishop Claire Burkat, ELCA Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod.
The ELCA delegation visits the library of the Theological School of Halki (Turkey) Feb. 7. The library houses some 60,000 volumes and is used by researchers and journalists.
Bishop Callon Holloway, left, ELCA Southern Ohio Synod, greets Metropolitan Apostolos of Mosholmisia, who hosted the ELCA delegation at the Theological School of Halki (Turkey), Feb. 7.
The main building of the Monastery of the Holy Monastery and and Theological School of Halki (Turkey).
Hosting the ELCA delegation during its visit to Halki Island, Turkey, Feb. 7, was Metropolitan Apostolos of Mosholmisia, second from right. With him, are, from left, Ione Hanson, ELCA President Bishop and LWF President mark Hanson and The Rev. Donald McCoid, executive, ELCA Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations.
ELCA Presiding Bishop and LWF President Mark Hanson signs the guestbook Feb. 7 at the Theological School of Halki (Turkey).
The bookstacks at the library of the Theological School of Halki (Turkey).
The ELCA delegation visits the chapel of the Theological School of Halki (Turkey).
Deacon Joachim Billis, right, Orthodox Ecumenical Patriachate, Istanbul, speaks with the Rev. Susan Langhauser, Olathe, Kan., ELCA Church Council member, during a trip to Halki Island, Turkey, Feb. 7. At left is Deacon Nephou Tismalis, Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Icon in the chapel of the Theological School of Halki (Turkey).
Icon in the chapel of the Theological School of Halki (Turkey).
Father Dorotheos, the Theological School of Halki (Turkey).
Mitzi Budde, head librarian and professor, Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, and member of the ELCA delegation, views an icon at the Theological School of Halki (Turkey).
The ELCA delegation of clergy and lay leaders met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, world Orthodox leader, in Istanbul Feb.8.
The Rev. Don McCoid, left, executive, ELCA Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations, and ELCA Presiding Bishop and LWF President Mark Hanson, center, greet the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I Feb. 8 in Istanbul.
The ELCA delegation visited the Church of Chora, a Christian Church in Istanbul that became a mosque, and is now being restored back to its original state.
A restored mosaic of Jesus inside the Church of Chora, Istanbul.
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I presents a gift to Saundra McCoid, during a Feb. 8 meeting with an ELCA delegation of clergy and lay leaders in Istanbul.
A restored mosaic of the Apostle Peter inside the Church of Chora, Istanbul.
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, right, greets Ione Hanson, left, during a Feb. 8 meeting of ELCA representatives in Istanbul. In the center is the Rev. Donald McCoid, executive, ELCA Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations.
Bishop Rob Hofstad, ELCA Southwestern Washington Synod, greets Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I during a meeting in Istanbul Feb. 8.
The Rev. Steven Loy, Las Cruces, N.M., ELCA Church Council member, greets Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I Feb. 8 in Istanbul.
ELCA Presiding Bishop and LWF President Mark Hanson, left, listens as the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I speaks during a Feb. 8 meeting in Istanbul with ELCA clergy and lay leaders.
ELCA Presiding Bishop and LWF President Mark Hanson, left, reads a prepared statement to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I during a Feb. 8 meeting in Istanbul with ELCA clergy and lay leaders.
ELCA Presiding Bishop and LWF President Mark Hanson, left, presents a 'Savior of the World' cross to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I during a Feb. 8 meeting in Istanbul.
ELCA Presiding Bishop and LWF President Mark Hanson, left, addresses the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, at a Feb. 9 farewell luncheon for the ELCA delegation, hosted by the patriarch.
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, world Orthodox leader, addresses the ELCA delegation at a farewell lunheon Feb. 9 in Istanbul. ELCA Presiding and LWF President Bishop Mark Hanson, to the patriarch's right, looks on.
Bishop Callon Holloway, ELCA Southern Ohio Synod, right, speaks with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I following a farewell luncheon the patriarch hosted for the ELCA delegation Feb. 9 in Istanbul.
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, left, hosted a farewell luncheon for the ELCA delegation Feb. 9 in Istanbul. With him is the Rev. Susan Langhauser, Olathe, Kan., a member of the ELCA Church Council and the delegation.