Today was a day of Women of Faith, spectacular worship, and Wow! for the fireworks display over the Mississippi River.
The day started with significant rain on my way to the Women of Faith breakfast. The National Weather Service reports 0.10 inches in the first hour this morning. It seemed like more than that as I walked two blocks from my hotel to where I could get onto the wonderful sky walk system that kept me dry to the Hyatt hotel 5 more blocks away.
Our friend after we moved to Pendleton almost 33 years ago, Elona Street-Stewart, received a woman of faith award at a breakfast this morning. In her acceptance speech she remembered the congregation of the Tutuilla Church which supported her when she was ordained as an elder. She also participated in the Native American call to worship at General Assembly worship. It was good to see Elona and her husband, David Stewart again.
From the Women of Faith Breakfast I went with Linda Toth to worship in the Convention Center. The pre-worship estimates were that there would be 7,000 to 8,000 participating. The worship was inspiring, spectacular, and emotional. Former moderator Bruce Reyes-Chow inspired us to reach out with a church that welcomes all in ways that they can respond to. An abbreviated order of worship is at the PC(USA) web site, a .pdf document.
After sitting in on the preliminary meeting of the Committee on Polity, I walked to Nicollet Island for long lines to greet Moderator Cynthia Bolbach, to have a Minnesota picnic dinner, and watch a spectacular 15 minute fireworks display over the Mississippi River. I walked back to the hotel, arriving as buses from Nicollet Island were bringing folks back to their hotels.
The day was filled with the inspiration of four extraordinary women of faith, worship, and the celebration of Independence Day.
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