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Delegates pray following the statement from Bishop Bruce R. Ough about sexuality and the church from the denomination's Council of Bishops on May 18 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.
IAEA 61th General Conference. Plenary, M-Building, IAEA Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2017
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
The Rev. LaTrelle Easterling, New England Conference, presents a petition from the Church and Society legislative committee at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.
The Rev. William Allen, Upper New York Conference, presents a petition to the delegates on May 17 during the United Methodist 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.
Delegates pray following the statement from Bishop Bruce R. Ough about sexuality and the church from the denomination's Council of Bishops on May 18 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.
IAEA 60th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 30 September 2016.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
“Nuclear Olympiad and Developing a Youth Talent Pipeline”, a GC side event co-hosted by the Department of Management and Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications at the IAEA 59th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2015.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Exhibits at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2013.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Exhibits at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2013.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
The Rev. Sandra Olewine, California-Pacific Conference, speaks on a petition from the Global Ministries legislative committee at the 2016 United Methodist Church in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.
The Rev. Tyler Amundson, Yellowstone Conference, asks a question regarding a petition during the May 17 plenary session of the United Methodist 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.
Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton presides over a May 17 session of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS
Exhibits at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2013.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Bishop Elaine Stanovsky of the Mountain Sky Area, presides over the May 16 election of members to the judicial council at the United Methodist 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.
Emily Saliers sings during a reception hosted by the United Methodist Board of Church and Society at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Saliers is part of the Grammy Award winning Indigo Girls. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS
IAEA 60th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 30 September 2016.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Although admittedly not a particularly remarkable sunset, this image is a reprise of another picture taken by me and posted six months previously, from the same location, and for precisely the same reason. My description of the other photo is incorporated here by reference, as whatever I could say here would be substantially the same as what I wrote that time. Suffice it to say that I wasn't able to hear a lot over the telephone, but what I did hear was pleasant and edifying. I hope to be able to attend the Madsens' gathering in person the next time it is held, in April of 2007. (This image, by the way, differs from the previous one in two respects. First, our palm tree has been trimmed since then, although it looks like it might need it again soon. Second, this photo was taken in October, with the sun a bit further south in its journey along the ecliptic.)
There are a couple of things I can add this time, however. First, while I listened in, I frequently heard birds chirping over the telephone, and for a few minutes figured the Madsens must have decided to buy a couple of cockatiels as well, following my example. After a while, however, I noticed that the Madsens' birds chirped and squealed a fraction of a second after one of our birds emitted an identical chirp or squeal. In other words, our birds' noise echoed over the telephone, although I am not sure whether Barney and the others at his end heard any of it.
The other item is this. My wife was cooking dinner while I was listening in to the post-Conference wrap-up. At one point she walked out the front door, only to return less than a minute later, which I thought rather unusual for her. Then she appeared upset or annoyed about something, and I wondered if it was my fault somehow. Later I found out that it wasn't, but when I learned what had happened, I couldn't blame her for being a little upset. She and Vanessa had gone to the store late the previous evening, which was Saturday. I went to bed while they were gone, and must have fallen asleep almost immediately because I never heard them come home. As it turned out, while in the course of preparing our meal, Sheila discovered that about $25.00 worth of meat, which she had purchased the night before, was missing. She finally went out to the car looking for it. The high temperature that day in the Phoenix area had been about 100 degrees, so she opened the trunk of our car, and -- well, the odor told her immediately that the meat was no longer edible. They had somehow overlooked it when bringing in the groceries after that little Saturday-night excursion to Fry's supermarket.
So much, then, for my Conference weekend, which as always was memorable, and a spiritual feast as well -- even though the more literal, material feast ended up being something less than it could have been.
Supporters of LGBTQ rights in The United Methodist Church rally around the central Communion table at the close of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS
IAEA 60th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 30 September 2016.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Bishop Minerva Carcaño celebrates the 60th anniversary of the ordination of women clergy during the May 19 plenary session of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.
Bishops who will be retiring from active service gather on the stage May 19 to be recognized by the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS
Members of the Jefferson Dance Group help celebrate The United Methodist Church's Imagine No Malaria campaign May 18 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS
Sahel Reception at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2013.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
IAEA 59th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2015.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
“Nuclear Olympiad and Developing a Youth Talent Pipeline”, a GC side event co-hosted by the Department of Management and Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications at the IAEA 59th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2015.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at a reception given by the Royal Thai Embassy of Vienna hosted by Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand at the IAEA 58th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 24 September 2014.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
The Rev. Susan Henry-Crowe, top executive of the denomination's Board of Church and Society, presents the Global Social Principles to the May 16 plenary of the United Methodist 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.
Exhibits at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2013.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Bilateral meeting between Mr. Gunther Oettinger, Commissioner for Energy, European Commission, and IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2013.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Bishop Christian Alsted presides over the May 20 afternoon plenary sessio of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.
Richard Shaffer, West Virginia Conference, speaks on a petition that asks The United Methodist Church raise awareness of the harm caused by some sports teams by mascots and/or symbols promoting expressions of racism and disrespect of Native American people. He spoke during the May 19 plenary session of the 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.
IAEA 59th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2015.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
57th General Conference President, H.E. Mr. Xolisa Mfundiso Mabhongo of South Africa welcomes delegates and Member States at the opening of the first day of the 57th IAEA General Conference. M-Building, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Bilateral meeting between Ms. Marja Rislakki, State Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Finland, and IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Activists raise their hands in prayer following a silent march through the May 18 plenary session of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. They are protesting what they believe is an attempt to silence LGBTQ voices. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.
Bishop Elaine J.W. Stanovsky preaches during a May 20 worship service at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.
Ann Jacob of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference is hugged by fellow young people after reading a statement on church unity adopted by the Global Young People's Convocation and Legislative Assembly. She presented the statement adopted in July 2015 during the afternoon plenary on May 18 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference May 18 in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS
Bishop Sally Dyck, Chicago Episcopal Area, presides over the May 20 plenary session of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Behind her are Bishops Gregory Palmer and Janice Riggle Huie. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.
IAEA 59th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2015.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
The Rev. Shalom Agtarap helps lead a pop-up worship service in the rain outside the Oregon Convention Center at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. The service was sponsored by Young People's Ministries, a ministry of Discipleship Ministries of The United Methodist Church. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS
Representatives of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes are recognized May 18 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore., where delegates received a tutorial on the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, in which U.S. troops led by a Methodist preacher-turned-cavalry officer attacked unsuspecting Indians. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS
“Nuclear Olympiad and Developing a Youth Talent Pipeline”, a GC side event co-hosted by the Department of Management and Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications at the IAEA 59th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2015.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
The Rev. Alfred T. Day, III, gives a history of the founding of the African Methodist Episcopal Church May 17 during the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS
IAEA 60th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 30 September 2016.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Lara Wagner provides sign language interpretation during the May 19 session of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Double exposure by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.
“Nuclear Olympiad and Developing a Youth Talent Pipeline”, a GC side event co-hosted by the Department of Management and Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications at the IAEA 59th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2015.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
The Rev. Terri Rae Chattin, Baltimore Washington Conference, introduces a petition form the Church and Society legislative committee May 19 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.
Bishop Bruce R. Ough, Dakotas-Minnesota Episcopal Area, presides over the May 19 afternoon session of the 2016 United Methodist General Church in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.