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2021 Synod Assembly

Love Ignites Us!

​Friday, April 30 & Saturday, May 1
The 2021 Synod Assembly will be held remotely on Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1.  Assembly Central will be at Salem Lutheran in Hermantown and the Synod Office.  The Synod Assembly will use the  Zoom platform.   Click here for information on using Zoom.
​It will be important that each Voting Member to the Assembly have access to a device on which to watch and participate in the Zoom assembly.  Each Voting Member will need an individual email address to register and to vote.  

Click on the  link to see/download the file.    (date in parenthesis indicates date of update)
Synod Assembly 2021 Synopsis  from Deacon Brenda Tibbetts
Practice Walkthrough for the Assembly - Thur., April 22, 11:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m.
         Information on the Practice Walkthrough
        Zoom  Meeting  Tips with Photos
​         YouTube video of the 11:00 practice  Walkthrough
           YouTube video of the 7:00 pm practice Walkthrough
​Proposed Synod Assembly Agenda     (4/19)
Bulletin of Reports   -    (5/1)
         Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton's Letter to the Assembly
​          Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton's Letter to the Assembly (Spanish)
Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton's Keynote and Q&As  (YouTube available soon)  
Virtual Exhibitors Hall (with drawing for door prizes)  (4/29)
NE MN Synod Facebook (to watch the Assembly as a visitor)
Quilt Auction and MarketPlace
Proposed 2022 Synod Budget

Friday, April 30 Worship
        Worship Bulletin (pdf)           Worship Bulletin (Word)
Saturday, May 1 Worship
           Worship Bulletin (pdf)         Worship Bulletin (Word)
Sunday, May 2 Synod Worship  
       Worship Service  (YouTube)
       Worship   Bulletin (pdf)            Worship Bulletin (Word)  
        Bishop Odgren's sermon (mp4)
      Bishop Odgren's sermon (pdf)         Bishop Odgren's sermon (Word)
         Prayers of the People

Nominations and Biographical Information
       Conference Nominations
         Synod Wide Nominations and Biographical  Information
         Blank Biographical  Form

Registration  Information:
  • The registration fee is $25 per voting member (rostered leaders and laity).
  • Registration for the assembly has opened.  Registration is through Eventbrite.
Please click here for the registration letter.  

​Pre Assembly Test Runs for Voting Members:
  • There will be two practices for the Voting Members and the AV Tech Team to do a test run of Zoom for the group, to practice voting, get a feel for watching, listening and participating in the assembly.
  • The two, identical Pre Assembly Test Runs will be Thursday, April 22 at 11:00 a.m. OR 7:00 p.m.
  • Zoom links for the Test Runs will be emailed out to registered Voting Members one week prior.

Assembly Schedule:
Friday, April 30
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.    Zoom Check In and Registration
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.    Synod Assembly Plenary 1
Saturday, May 1
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.      Zoom Check In and Registration
8:30 - 12:00 noon  Synod Assembly Plenary 2
Sunday, May 2
Synod Led Worship
Bishop Amy Odgren preaching
Prerecorded for worship throughout the Synod
               "Love Ignites Us!"
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Assembly Notes:
  • ​ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton is our churchwide representative and will give a keynote address Friday evening!  
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  • The Bulletin of Reports will be made available here and elsewhere when it is available.  The Bulletin of Report will contain the agenda, reports, nominations, recommendations from the Synod Council, etc.  Stay tuned for its release.
 
Business items for the Synod Assembly includes:
  • Elections of Conference and Synod Positions, including Voting Members to the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Columbus, Ohio.
  • Proposed 2022 Synod Budget
  • Proposed 2022 Compensation Guidelines
  • Five Amendments to the Synod Constitution
  • Resolutions from the Conferences and/or Synod Committees
  • Presentation of the Holy Cow! Award
  • Other Business that may come before the Assembly