2018 Synod Assembly

June 8-10

English Lutheran Church & Western 

Technical College

La Crosse, Wis.

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ASSEMBLY INFO:

 Business Documents

• Assembly Agenda   

• Mission Support Budget Proposed for 2019 

• Workshops 

Assembly Audio Recordings   

Click each individually below or see entire playlist. 

• Bishop Arends' Sermon, June 8  

• Pr. Libby Howe, Dwelling in the Word, June 9  

• Bishop H. Julian Gordy's Sermon, June 9   

• Pr. Libby Howe, Dwelling in the World, June 10

• Rev. Kevin Strickland's Sermon, June 10  

• Report of the Bishop, Rev. Jim Arends   

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Resolutions   

• ​R1 - Resolution to Protect the Human Rights of Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation: No Way to Treat A Child   PASSED

  • Supporting documentation: No Way to Treat a Child

• R2 - Resolution: Feed My Sheep  PASSED

• R3 - Resolution  Regarding the Farm Bill  PASSED

  • Supporting documentation: Food, Farms, Faith: The Impact of federal policy on our food system

• R4 - Resolution Regarding the Separation of Immigrant Children from Parents​  PASSED

Worship Resources from Assembly 

• Bishop's Sermon for congregations to use Assembly weekend:

  • YouTube  

  • paper copy  

  • DVDs (can be picked up in the synod office; call first)

• Congregational Worship Service (click for full service that can be used Sun., June 10 while        your pastor is at Synod Assembly)

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Assembly Worship Service Offerings

3 worship services offerings to be collected:

• Friday evening - menu of choices (ELCA and synod programs and ministries)

• Saturday - Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren connections, our new companion synod (the ECCB)

• Sunday - ELCA Federal Chaplaincy

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2018 Hunger Project --

122 sheep at Synod Assembly
Read MORE about the project!

See Interactive Map of

Western Technical College Campus

Assembly Edition of

Coulee Courier HERE ! 

See PHOTOS of ALL

the sheep at synod assembly