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Last updated 05/13/2008
Synod Assembly 2008
May 29-31, 2008
Split Rock Resort
See below for detailsClick here for assembly
forms and materials
Register online. Online registration deadline is May 22. Note:
the lower registration fee is no longer available.
The Twenty-First Annual Synod Assembly of the Northeastern Pennsylvania
Synod, ELCA, will be held at
Split Rock
Resort, Lake Harmony, Pa., from Thursday, May 29, through Saturday, May 31.
It begins with dinner at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday for those staying at Split
Rock, with the official opening at 7:00 p.m.; it will end at 4 p.m. on
Saturday.
The first ballot for bishop will occur on Thursday night. The full
agenda is available by clicking here.
Pre-assembly materials, including the
report of the Synod Council on
synod needs, concerns, and priorities, the
assembly program,
biographical information on
nominees, the Bulletin
of Reports, and other information, will be posted online over the coming
weeks.
Check the calendar page for the dates and locations
of mission district assemblies.
On this Page
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Election of a New Synod Bishop
Since Bishop Strobel has announced that he intends to retire at the end
of this term, a major agenda item for the assembly is the election of a new synod
bishop.
Note: At its March 13, 2008,
meeting, the Synod Council adopted a continuing resolution that
provides for "background checks for persons nominated for synodical
office prior to the Synod Assembly at which the election will take
place or as soon as possible after the Synod Assembly for newly elected
officers nominated from the floor who were not identified as nominees
prior to the assembly" (S9.01.A08; emphasis added). The full text of the
resolution may be found on page 16 of the
March 13, 2008, council
minutes.
The Synod Council approved a study process to prepare for the
election of our next bishop and assembled additional
materials for use at special gatherings in the mission districts held last
fall.
These materials are available online by clicking the links below:
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Report of the Synod Council on Synod Needs, Concerns, and Priorities
The Synod Council report on synod needs, concerns, and priorities,
compiled with the assistance of the ELCA Synodical Relations and Research
and Evaluation offices, is now available.
Click here for a copy of the
report.
The report is based on conversations at the fall mission district
assemblies and meetings of invitation-only focus groups. The spring
mission district assemblies provide an opportunity to discuss the report
as it impacts the election of a synod bishop.
If you are a voting member at the 2008 assembly, please print this report
and bring it to your spring mission district assembly. Top of page
Information for the 2008 Assembly
Below are additional items that are posted on this website. Click the links
below for more information on each topic.
The deadline has passed for these forms. They are included here
for information purposes only.
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 Days of Prayer and Discernment
As part of the preparation for the election, the synod council designated two days of prayer and discernment on the synod territory.
These days afforded people across the synod an opportunity for engaging in prayerful
reflection and seeking the guidance of the Holy Spirit as part of the
pre-election process. The Rev.
Gregory Pile, bishop of the ELCA
Allegheny Synod, provided leadership for these days and shared his
perspective on the office of bishop.
For a copy of the
agenda for the day, click here.
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From the western Lehigh Valley and the Reading Area
Take I-476, the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, north to
Exit 95. Make a left onto Route 940 east and follow signs to Split Rock
Resort. At the first traffic light, turn right onto Moseywood Road. You
will see two large stone pillars at the entrance to Split Rock Resort.
Proceed to the Galleria for registration. From Hazleton-Lehighton-Scranton area
Take I-476, the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike,
south to Exit 95. Make a left onto Route 940 east and follow signs to
Split Rock Resort. At the first traffic light, turn right onto Moseywood
Road. You will see two large stone pillars at the entrance to Split Rock
Resort. Proceed to the Galleria for registration.
From the eastern Lehigh Valley and southern Poconos
Take Route 33 north to Interstate 80 west to PA Exit 284. Make a right
onto Route 115, then left onto Route 940 west and follow signs to Split
Rock Resort. At the next traffic light, turn left on to Moseywood Road.
You will see two large stone pillars at the entrance to Split Rock Resort.
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