2017 Synod Assembly

June 9-11

English Lutheran Church &

Western Technical College

La Crosse, Wis.

ASSEMBLY INFO:

  

Speaker's Video Files

• Bishop Arends' Report

• Pr. Libby Howe's Sermon, Friday evening

• Mikka McCracken's Sermon, Sunday morning

• Report of the ELCA, Mikka McCracken

• Report of Dir. for Evangelical Mission, Pr. Libby Howe

• Re-Formation Greeting from Martin Luther, by Pr. John Ashland 

• Reflection by Twyla Sandvick

• Guest Speaker, Wanda Deifelt (professor of Religion, Luther College)

• Beth Lewis' presentation, Gutenberg to Google

• Rev. David Larson's Address (outgoing Pres./CEO of LSS of Wis. and Upper Peninsula of Michigan)

      

Workshop/Presenter Resources

• Building Vital Congregations - Congregational Vitality web page

• For Everything a Season - Resources for Ending Ministries web page

• Racism resource list from The Hidden Power of Racism in Our Community  

• Mikka McCracken's Power Point - Report of the ELCA

• Behold, I Make All Things New, liturgy by Ben Splichal Larson

    

    Business Documents

• Workshops

• Treasurer's Report

• Proposed 2018 Minimum Salary Guidelines

• Changes to model synod constitution from the 2016 Churchwide Assembly to be            adopted by the 2017  Synod Assembly

• Agenda

    

Resolutions - ALL PASSED

• R1 - Resolution of Synod Goal for World Hunger

• R2 - Resolution Regarding Congregational World Hunger Leaders

• R3 - Resolution in Recognition of Rev. David Larson's Service as Pres/CEO of LSS

• R4 - Resolution Regarding Adoption of Changes to Synod Constitution​

   

Worship Resources from Assembly

• Paper version of sermon from Bishop Arends that can be used in congregations the Sunday of Synod Assembly

• YouTube of sermon from Bishop Arends

• Scripture texts: Numbers 27:1-11, Ephesians 2:8 and Revelation 21:1-5

• Worship service, including intercessory prayers

   

Endowment Fund Board Video

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2017 Synod Assemblies' ELCA Churchwide Report (in detail, PDF file)

--Called Forward Together in Christ

  

Assembly Worship Service Offerings

3 worship services offerings were collected:

• Companion Synod Connections

• Lutheran Social Services - in honor of Pres/CEO Rev. David Larson who will be retiring in 2018.

• Menu of options: ELCA World Hunger, "Always Being Made New: - The Campaign for the ELCA, Synod Seminarian Endowment, Lutheran Campus Ministry - La Crosse, Lutheran Campus Ministry - La Crosse Endowment or Synod General Fund

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Behold, I Make All Things New

A Setting of the liturgy by Ben Splichal Larson

   

Click link for access to page devoted to Ben's liturgy being introduced and taught at the 2017 La Crosse Area Synod Assembly.

Assembly Coulee Courier

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