EWAID Synod Assembly will be in Yakima, Washington, April 27 - 29, 2018. Genesee Lutheran Parish council elected Rosanna Cartwright and Verna Studer to attend the event.
Events include:
FRIDAY, April 27
Registration
Hearings/Workshops
Opening/Eucharist
Gathering/Social
Family-Style Meal
Program featuring Churchwide Rev. Ron Glusenkamp
SATURDAY, April 28
Breakfast Table Talks
Business Session I
Business Session II
Lunch
Workshops
Business Session III
Business Session IV
Dinner
Program
Evening Prayer
SUNDAY, April 29
Breakfast
Shorts and Reports (folks share what is working with their congregations--one of the best parts!)
Closing Eucharist
Business includes elections for Synod Council members (1 clergy and 4 laypeople); election for the Discipline Committee (2 clergy); and Voting Members for 2019 Churchwide in Wisconsin, August 5 - 10, 2019 (bishop, Vice-President, 1 youth, 1 person of color or language other than English, 2 clergy, and 2 lay people).
Rosanna and Verna think that the BEST part of Assembly is the opportunity to network with fellow Lutherans who have similar situations that Genesee Lutheran Parish does. They will do their best to bring back to you all of the wonderful things that they have learned!
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