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17 WEEKS BEFORE REFORMATION SUNDAY Up until Luther’s day, catechism was not an essential tool for Christian churches. There were the historic formulations of basic Christian principles by Cyril in…

18 WEEKS BEFORE REFORMATION SUNDAY “Every day it rains Luther books,” exclaimed a Martin Luther opponent in 1521, a reference to the enormous out-pouring of writing on Luther’s part. Alec…

Here is the final blog post of the day! FINAL ACTIONS After the conclusion of lunch, the Assembly had another Q & A session, this one with Dr. Williams. Again,…

Newly elected leaders on the Synod Council are as follows: Vice President Evelyn Crenshaw Treasurer Julie Hamre D.C. Conference Lay Representative Michael Sonnenberg Fairfax Conference Clergy Representative the Rev. Albert…

By action of our 2017 Synod Assembly, the following Resolutions/Memorials were adopted (in sequence of consideration during our gathering). Greetings to Other ELCA Synods Meeting In Assembly Twenty Fifth Anniversary…

The Assembly continues to be hard at work, with more voting business and a special guest. As part of the New Connections campaign, the Rev. Phil Hirsch introduced a video…

As many of us have been moved by videos shown during our time together, here are the links so you can share with others (in order of their presentation). New…

The Assembly gathered back together this morning with a breakfast and an informal Q&A with Presiding Bishop Eaton. It was a long day yesterday, and an early morning today, so…

USING THOSE LITTLE BUTTONS Our final session of the day began with the report of the Mission Spending Plan. The Assembly then affirmed the Synod Council members running uncontested. The…

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