2010 Synod Assembly

2010 Metro D.C. Synod AssemblyThe 2010 Metro D.C. Synod Assembly will again take place in two parts:

 

C o m i n g   u p   –   S P R I N G   S E S S I O N

Kristin Glass, ELCA Vocation and Education UnitELCA Churchwide Representative will be Kristen Glass, Director for Young Adult Ministry, ELCA Vocation and Education unit

Leadership elections, including Voting Members to the 2011 ELCA Churchwide Assembly (August 14-20 in Orlando, Florida)

Karen Ward, 20SynAsm Keynote SpeakerOur keynote speaker will be Karen M. Ward, Vicar and Abbess of Church of the Apostles. Church of the Apostles is a young, emerging, Episcopal and Lutheran mission congregation located in Seattle, Washington. Along with a worship team, Ward will talk with us and help us experience some exciting new opportunities in ministry.

 

registernowbuttonOnline registration is open from Monday, March 1 through Friday, April 23 at 5:00 p.m.
•  Due to the need for accurate room and meal counts, absolutely NO late registrations will be accepted.
•  Please register each attendee separately.
30under30•  Congregational Voting Members of the 2010 Metro D.C. Synod Assembly serve in both Spring and Fall sessions. Registration fees for Voting Members include the cost of registration, all materials and food during the spring AND fall events.
•  Rostered leaders who WILL NOT be coming to synod assembly are required to submit a letter (by post or email) to Bishop Graham asking to be excused.
• To encourage young adult participation, a “30 under 30″ discount ($30) will be offered on the registration fee for participants 30 and under.*

 

materialsbuttongifStay tuned! Materials needed for Synod Assembly business will be posted here as available. (All are pdf files unless otherwise indicated.) Each congregation is responsible for getting the Synod Assembly materials to their rostered leaders, Voting Members and visitors.

• ANOUNCEMENT LETTER – Wonder  how many voting members your congregation has? Review the Announcement Letter containing official synod assembly facts.
• DRAFT AGENDA – Althought not yet available in print, the draft of the agenda indicates that 1) CHECK-IN begins at noon on Friday, May 7; 2) ORIENTATION for new voting members will be held from 1-1:45 p.m. on that day; and 3) the Assembly will ADJOURN by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 8.

 

QUESTIONS? Contact Amy Acland, Synod Assembly Coordinator, at aacland@metrodcelca.org or 202-822-1901.

 

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* Not only is increased young adult participation a goal of the Metro D.C. Synod which has themed 2010 ”The Year of the Young Adult,” but also the 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly adopted the following among amendments to the Constitution for Synods:

†S6.04.B09. It is the goal of this synod that at least 10 percent of the voting members of the Synod Assembly, Synod Council, committees, and organizational units of this synod be youth and young adults. The Synod Council shall establish a plan for implementing this goal. For purposes of the constitution, bylaws, and continuing resolutions of this synod, the term “youth” means a voting member of a congregation who has not reached the age of 18 at the time of election or appointment for service. The term “young adult” means a voting member of a congregation between the ages of 18 and 30 at the time of election or appointment for service.