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Synod Assembly
Dates and Location

Next year's synod assembly will be held on June 5-6, 2009, at the Crowne Plaza O'Hare Hotel, 5440 River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018.
 


2009 Rostered
Salary Guidelines

The 2009 Salary Guidelines for Rostered People are available online as a PDF here.
 


Registration Open for the 2009 ELCA Youth Gathering
from November-December Seeds for the Parish

The excitement has begun! Online registration for the 2009 ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans opened September 15th and will close on January 15, 2009, unless the maximum of 36,000 participants is reached earlier.

The 2009 gathering will be a different experience than previous gatherings. Based on Philippians 2:1-8, the 2009 ELCA Youth gathering will look and feel more like a servant school. The focus of the program is God’s call to servanthood and a deepening understanding of basic Christian practices related to servanthood.

The daily programming for the Gathering will feature intentional preparation, action, reflection and celebration. The program will also include worship, music, speakers, Bible study, community service, recreation, learning opportunities, the Interaction Center and a lot more.

To register, prepare for or learn more about the 2009 ELCA Youth Gathering, visit the Web site.

The Gathering staff and its planners have been closely monitoring the hurricane conditions in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. While some areas have been hit hard, the impact of this season’s hurricanes in the Gulf Coast region has not diminished the ability and commitment of the city of New Orleans and the ELCA to safely host the 2009 ELCA Youth Gathering.

 

 

 


2009 Conference of Bishops Academy

More than half of the 66 bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), and five bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) are visiting the Middle East, Jan. 6-13, 2009.  Bishop Wayne N. Miller and his wife, Pam, are among the participants.  Bishop Miller has started a blog about the trip that is available at http://www.crosstheborders.blogspot.com/

More information about the conference is available online
here

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Read the January Synod Newsletter Online

The January issue of the synod newsletter is available online here.

Read the December Synod Supplement to The Lutheran
 


All-Synod Worship Service, November 30, 2008


Bishop Wayne N. Miller discusses the mission of the Church.
Photograph courtesy of Ms. Jan Boden, director, communications and marketing, LSTC

The synod held this year's final All-synod Worship Service and education event on November 30, 2008, at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 1100 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60615.  Photographs of the event are available here. 
 


Race Relations: Better or Worse? An Antiracism
Town Hall Event and Worship Service, November 2, 2008


Participants at the Antiracism Town Hall Event and Worship service. 
Photograph courtesy of Ms. Kristin Holm, seminarian, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

On Sunday, November 2, 2008, at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (1100 E. 55th St., Chicago, IL 60615) more than 100 people gathered for a candid conversation, facilitated by the synod's Antiracism Team, regarding the state of race. The conversation was followed by a worship service of healing and reconciliation.  Photographs are available here.  For more information about antiracism efforts in the synod, visit the synod's antiracism Web page.
 


IRS Announces 2009 Standard Mileage Rates

The IRS has issued Revenue Procedure 2008-72 announcing the 2009 standard mileage rates. The optional standard mileage rate for business miles will be 55 cents per mile beginning January 1, 2009.
 


Read the December Synod Newsletter Online
 


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