2005 Synod Assembly

Assembly Honors Ordination Anniversaries, Retirements, Award Recipients

(Live Update added 6:15 p.m., Friday, May 6, 2005)

Ordination Anniversaries
25 years
Pastor Paul Andree
Pastor David Fredrickson
Pastor Karen Grandall
Pastor John Holt
Pastor Craig Koester
Pastor Fred Rengstorf

40 years
Pastor Kieran Darcy
Pastor Allen Gunderson
Pastor Charles Haertel
Pastor Norman Omodt
Pastor James Peterson
Pastor Howard Reinschmidt
Pastor John Sime
AIM Marion Voxland

50 years
Pastor Ivan Fagre
Pastor Roy Hendrickson
Pastor Gerhard Huggenvik
Pastor Ronald Onnen
Pastor Robert Paulsen
Pastor Raymond Peterson

60 years
Pastor Marvin Nygaard
Pastor Betrand Petrick
Pastor Sylvester Schreitmueller
Pastor Marvin Witte

65 years
Pastor Jennings Feroe

Retirements
Pastor Donald Larson
Pastor Allan Tveite
Pastor Duane Everson
Pastor Leonard Pankuch
AIM Helen Beckstrand
Pastor Gary Terrio
Pastor Kieran Darcy

Lutheran Social Service Servant of Christ Award
Ascension, Albert Lea

This congregation has been an active participant in and supporter of disaster services. Lutheran Disaster Response staff set up operations in their facility during the recent flooding in Southeastern Minnesota. The Award has not lifted up this area of support since the Award was first presented in 1998. Ascension's exemplary work in this cooperative ministry again this year stands out as deserving of recognition and as a reminder to Lutherans around the state of how we offer extraordinary care for our neighbors when the needs are great. Ascension also gives $1,000 a year in undesignated support.

Southeastern Minnesota Synod Fund for Leaders in Mission Scholarship Recipients
Kari Casper from Central Lutheran, Winona attending Luther Seminary, St Paul as a Junior
Charles Ruud from First English Lutheran, Cannon Falls attending Luther Seminary, St Paul as a Junior
Rachel Oldfather from Our Savior's Lutheran, Kiester, attending Luther Seminary, St Paul as an Intern

These $1,500 scholarships will be awarded in the fall of 2005 toward their seminary tuition. One of these three scholarships is awarded from the Rev. Elmer and Adella Valen Endowment Fund.

First Call Debt Retirement Awards
Rev. Lynn Enloe, Trinity Lutheran, Blue Earth
Rev. Laura Fladten, Our Savior Lutheran, Spring Valley
Rev. Patrick Ziems, St John Lutheran, Montgomery

The $1,300 First Call Debt Retirement awards are presented to pastors who are in their first call in congregations in the Southeastern Minnesota Synod. These awards come from the ELIM Endowment Fund of the Southeastern Minnesota Synod Endowment Fund. In order to be eligible, a pastor must apply and provide information about current debt they have incurred from their seminary years.

Wacholtz Seminary Student Rural Scholarships Recipients
Cary Larson, Solor Lutheran, Webster currently serving as an Intern at LeSueur River Lutheran and Vista Lutheran of New Richland and attending Luther Seminary, St Paul as an Intern
Karen Martinson, Redeemer Lutheran, Alden attending Luther Seminary, St. Paul as a Junior
Joy Norquist, St John's Lutheran, Northfield attending Luther Seminary, St Paul as a Junior

These $1,500 scholarships are awarded by the Southeastern Minnesota Synod Candidacy Committee to currently enrolled seminary students from congregations in our synod who are interested in rural ministry. Seminary students must apply and recipients are awarded on the basis of interest in rural ministry. An applicant is only eligible to receive one such scholarship during their seminary years. This scholarship was established in memory of Harry & Frieda Wacholtz of the Mansfield Lutheran Church, Alden.

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