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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America- Southeastern Synod |
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PREPARING FOR THE 2007 SYNOD ASSEMBLY Click the link below to learn more about:
Use the button below for on-line pre-registration for the 2007 Southeastern Synod Assembly.
(If you have trouble with the button, the direct link to register is: https://www.sporg.com/registration?link_type=reg_info&form_id=72166&view_type=windowed&returnURL=http://www.elca-ses.org)
Pre-Registration - Early Bird pre-registration for the 2007 Synod Assembly will be available February 15-April 15, 2007. Late pre-registrations will be accepted April 16-April 25, 2007. After April 25, 2007, attendees must register on-site at the late fee cost. Payments by check, Visa or Mastercard will accepted for pre-registrations on-line. On-site registrants are asked to bring a check for payment.
2/15/07 thru 4/15/07 Early Bird pre-registration Voting members and visitors—$75.00 Retired rostered persons or their spouses—$37.50 each.
4/16/07 thru 4/25/07 Late pre-registrations accepted (on-line or postmarked by 4/25) Voting members and visitors—$90.00 Retired rostered persons or their spouses—$45.00 each.
After 04/25/07, all attendees must register on-site at the late fee cost. If you have any questions regarding the pre-registration process or if your congregation will not have selected voting members by the Early Bird pre-registration deadline (April 15, 2007), please contact the synod office at synod.office@elca-ses.org or 404-589-1977, ext 220. Remember: Registration for Synod Assembly DOES NOT include a hotel reservation.
Our Evangelism Strategy Team is making a banner for the
Churchwide Assembly and assembly attendees are invited to participate in a photo
contest!
To save postage costs, all pre-assembly information will be available for viewing on the synod website, www.elca-ses.org, the week of 05/07/07. Voting Members and Visitors will then pick up materials AT ASSEMBLY upon check in at the registration desk. Those unable to access the internet to view pre-assembly materials may request a packet be mailed.
Assembly at a glance UPDATED 3-15-07
Friday, June 1 9:00 AM-5:00PM Registration Desk open 10:00AM-7:00PM Augsburg Fortress Bookstore available 10:00AM-7:00PM Ministry Exhibits available
12:30PM-1:00PM Orientation-Plenary Hall 1:00PM-3:15PM First Plenary Session (this plenary session is scheduled to include 1st ballot for Bishop and Keynote speaker)
3:30PM-4:15PM Workshop Choices
4:30PM-5:45PM Second Plenary Session (this plenary session is scheduled to include 2nd ballot for Bishop)
5:45PM-6:15PM Conference Caucuses 6:15PM-7:00PM Dinner break (on your own) 5:30PM-11:00PM Shuttles available between hotel & church 7:30PM-10:30PM Festival Eucharist (with Bishop’s Reception to follow)—Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Peachtree Road, Atlanta
Saturday, June 2 7:00AM-4:00PM Augsburg Fortress Bookstore available 7:30AM-8:15AM Morning Prayer and Praise 8:15AM-6:00PM Ministry Exhibits available
8:30AM-11:00AM Third Plenary Session (this plenary session is scheduled to include recognition of rostered person’s anniversaries, speeches by remaining candidates for Bishop, 3rd ballot for Bishop and formulation of questions by Voting Members for top 3 candidates for Bishop)
11:15AM-Noon Resolution Hearings Noon-1:00PM Lunch Break (on your own)
1:00PM-6:30PM Fourth Plenary Session (this plenary session is scheduled to include presentation by ELCA Churchwide representative, Resolutions, and breakout session times for Question and Answers with remaining candidates for Bishop)
Free evening
Sunday, June 3 8:30AM-12:30 PM Fifth Plenary Session (this plenary session is scheduled to include final ballots for Bishop, completion of Resolutions, a Workshop of the Whole and closing Worship Service)
1:00PM-2:30PM Synod Council/Deans Luncheon
Hotel
Information and Reservations
Southeastern Synod Assembly Conference participants can receive $2 off the round trip fare from the airport to the Sheraton Midtown at Colony Square through The Atlanta Link airport shuttle. The discounted price for the Southeastern Synod is $18.50 one way/$31 round trip.
To receive the discount and reserve your spot, click to make your shuttle reservation now! (Please note: There are several Sheraton Hotels in listed in the drop-off location list--the Assembly will be at the Sheraton Colony Square.) For more information: 866-545-9633, www.theatlantalink.com
Directions to the Sheraton Midtown Atlanta at Colony Square
From Interstate 75 (North)
Take Interstate 75 South to Exit 250 (10th and 14th Streets). Turn left onto 14th Street and proceed to the hotel. From Interstate 85 (North) From East From West From Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
The Festival Eucharist service will be Friday evening at 7:30 PM at Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, located at 2744 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30305. Shuttles will be available from the hotel. Information regarding the cathedral can be found at www.stphilipscathedral.org.
Offerings collected at the assembly will be divided: 1/2 to Katrina Recovery and Rebuilding and 1/2 in support of ELCA-Southeastern Synod Campus Ministries (in recognition of the 100th anniversary of Lutheran Campus Ministry.)
There will also be a Saturday Morning Prayer service and closing Assembly Worship/Eucharist on Sunday.
TO BE ELECTED AT THE 2007 ELCA-SOUTHEASTERN SYNOD ASSEMBLY SYNOD BISHOP Click here for information about the 2007 Southeastern Synod Election of Bishop. 6-year term (eligible for re-election) The Bishop of the Southeastern Synod is elected by ecclesiastical ballot at the synod assembly. This allows each assembly voting member to nominate a candidate for the office of synod bishop. Ecclesiastical balloting is done by writing in the name of the candidate on the ballot paper provided at the assembly. All ELCA pastors are eligible for nomination, regardless of which synod they are currently rostered in. Biographical forms will only be required of nominees who reach the third ballot. Click here for a sample Biographical form. Nominees for Bishop need not fill out a Nomination Form.
An election for Synod Treasurer will take place at the 2007 Southeastern Synod Assembly. The term of office is four years in length, beginning September 1, 2007 and ending August 31, 2011. The incumbent, Dennis Wieckert, is not eligible to serve another term. Your assistance is needed in identifying qualified candidates for this position. The office of Treasurer is a volunteer position that requires the flexibility to attend several Synod Council meetings, all or a portion of the Synod Assembly and at least one Budget and Finance meeting, most often in the metro-Atlanta area. Thank you for helping identify potential nominees for this important leadership position within our synod. For information, contact:
Mr.
Dennis Wieckert
Ms.
Debbie Baumgartner (404)817-5769
(678)445-2757
Dennis.Wieckert@ey.com DebKay@yahoo.com
Pastor Matt Henning (770)712-7816 SYNOD TREASURER--4-year term (eligible for re-election) The Synod Council makes initial nominations for the office of the Treasurer. Floor nominations are also accepted at the synod assembly. Nominees for Treasurer need not fill out a Nomination Form. Due to the specialized nature of the office of the Treasurer, a separate biographical form is required. If you would like to discuss the nomination process for Treasurer, please contact Mr. Dennis Wieckert at (404) 817-5769 or dennis.wieckert@ey.com. Synod Treasurer Position Description Synod Treasurer Nomination/Biographical Form
OTHER POSITIONS TO BE ELECTED AT THE 2007 SYNOD ASSEMBLY (NOMINATION FORM REQUIRED)
Must be at least in 10th grade, able to complete 2-year term prior to graduation from high school.
Submit
nominations form to: Nominations,
ELCA-Southeastern Synod, 100 Edgewood Ave, NE, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30303
until April 15, 2007.
After
April 15, nominations may be submitted during the first two plenary session at the Southeastern
Synod Assembly, June 1, 2007, in Chattanooga, TN.
Resolutions are accepted until the end of the Friday afternoon plenary session of assembly. Mail or fax the Resolution Submittal form to the Committee on Reference and Counsel, ELCA-Southeastern Synod, 100 Edgewood Ave. NE, Suite 1600, Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, fax number 404-521-1980, by April 15; or submit to the committee on Friday afternoon, June 1, 2007, at assembly.
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