Dixie Downes

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Dixie Downes

My vocation (or calling in life): executive assistant, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois.

My congregation: Luther Memorial Church of Chicago.

My favorite hymn: “Children of the Heavenly Father.”

My favorite Bible verse: Isaiah 55:12, “For you shall go out in joy, and be led back in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.”

My favorite person in the Bible: Ruth.

My favorite liturgical season: Advent.

My favorite potluck dish: lasagna.

My favorite junk food: guacamole and chips.

I prefer to sit here during worship: a third of the way back on the right.

My perfect day: a cook-out with friends on a sunny day after church.

People would be surprised to know that: I was a scuba diver, saxophone player and rifle sharpshooter.

I was most proud of my congregation when: we came together for more than a year to prepare meals and help an amputee without health insurance or a job.

I feel most Lutheran when: we work together on community ministries.

What “living Lutheran” means to me: attending worship, serving on church committees, Women of the ELCA, serving at congregational celebrations and participating in ecumenical activities.

I’m doing God’s work with my hands when: I work at my job tasks, when I serve at church and when I donate to charitable and needy causes.

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