Synod Assembly 2008

Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 21st Annual Synod Assembly

Quick links	Friday and Saturday, June 6-7, 2008 Crowne Plaza O'Hare Hotel 5440 River Road Rosemont, IL 60018 Online Registration (Register online using Visa, MasterCard, or check) Dates to Note and Assembly Costs • Deadline for submitting resolutions: April 1, 2008. • $140 for voting members (includes lunch Friday) • $100 for retired voting members (includes lunch Friday ) • $100 for visitors (includes lunch on Friday) • $100 per agency/organization display space (includes one lunch on Friday) If you do not have Internet access, please call Marilyn at 312-337-1168 on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Thursday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. The registration deadline is May 22, 2008. A $10 late fee will apply to registrations submitted after May 22, 2008. Hotel Reservations The deadline for hotel reservations is May 22, 2008. To make hotel reservations, go online to https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.domode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=62252 or call for reservations at 888-233-9527 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. CST and mention ID Code: MTS. For reservations assistance. you may call 888-233-9534 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. CST. The cost per room is $116 plus tax. Up to four individuals may share a room. However, you must identify your own roommates, and indicate that information when you make your reservations. This year's assembly theme is "God's work. Our hands." and is suggested by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Kelly Fryer to Speak at Assembly The plenary speaker will be Kelly Fryer. She is the co-founder and executive director of A.R.E.: A Renewal Enterprise, and a faculty member in the non-profit management graduate program at Spertus College in Chicago, Ill. She is a graduate of Valparaiso University (BA, economics and political science), Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia (MDiv), and Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago (MTh, missional ecclesiology), and a former church redevelopment/mission pastor and seminary professor. Friday afternoon - Church Reborn: Acts I & II It’s tempting to look around – at our world, our congregations, and even ourselves! – and think that CHANGE is impossible. Well, think again! In this presentation, we’ll dive into the story of the early church together, as it’s told in the Book of Acts, and find that CHANGE is what happens whenever the Holy Spirit shows up. Bring your Bibles. For more information, visit http://reclaimingthefword.typepad.com/are. Pictorial Directory LifeTouch will take photographs of rostered leaders for the synod’s pictorial directory at this year’s synod assembly. Please stop by and have your picture taken for the directory. If you have any questions about this, please contact Jeff at the synod office at jdrake@mcselca.org or 773-248-0021. [Synod Assembly 2007]
Resolutions Displays Nominating Form Workshops
Resolutions Resolutions are must be received in the synod office by April 1, 2008. Instructions Submittal Form Displays Display Guidelines All display organization must register for the assembly. Nominations for Voting Member to 2009 Churchwide Assembly Forms are due by May 26, 2008. Complete the form using Formatta and e-mail it to the synod office, or download the form as a PDF and mail or fax the form. Nomination form (PDF is not fillable.) Nomination form- in Formatta If you have any questions, please contact the Rev. Cynthia K. Hileman at the synod office at ckhileman@mcselca.org, or 773-248-0021. Workshops To apply to host a workshop at the synod assembly, read and complete the information on the Workshop Information Sheet, and e-mail to ptregoning@comcast.net Deadline: May 15, 2008 Online Workshop Information Form (Complete and e-mail) or use Workshop Information Form (PDF is not fillable.) Forms available in PDF format. Adobe Acrobat Reader needed to view and print files. Download FREE Adobe Acrobat.
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