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ELCA NEWS SERVICE August 11, 2007 Aug. 11 ELCA Churchwide Assembly News Summary The 2007 ELCA Churchwide Assembly at Chicago's Navy Pier completed its work today. The assembly was Aug. 6-11, and the theme was "Living in God's Amazing Grace: Thanks be to God!" Here are the stories for Saturday, Aug. 11 (additional stories will be issued in the next few days): ELCA Assembly Approves Budgets for 2008 and 2009 http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3701 ELCA Assembly Elects David Swartling Secretary of the ELCA http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3702 ELCA Assembly Listens to Youth Voice at Assembly http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3703 ELCA Assembly Honors Lowell Almen with Servus Dei Medal http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3704 ELCA Assembly Adopts 21 Changes to Constitution, Bylaws http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3705 ELCA Assembly Encourages Restraint in Discipline of Congregations, Leaders http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3706 ELCA Assembly Requests Clarification of Bishops' Accountability http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3707 ELCA Assembly Requests HIV and AIDS Strategy Development http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3708 ELCA Assembly Acts to Strengthen the Church's Financial Future http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3709 ELCA Assembly Receives Multicultural Ministries Report http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3710 ELCA Assembly Receives Report from Lutheran Disaster Response http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3712 ELCA Assembly Hears Bible Study on Lutheran Ethics http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3713 2009 ELCA Assembly Scheduled for Minneapolis http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3714 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/news