2009 Synod Assembly

During the opening session of the assembly, there were more than two dozen tweets (messages posted on Twitter) tagged #nesynod that followed the progress of our work together, reports Bill Petersen, vicar at Christ the King Lutheran Church, Nashua, N.H. His (@VicarBill) opening tweet: "#nesynodBishop Payne rocks! Using Boston Red Sox/Fenway Park images in her report (much to the chagrin of the Yankees fan next to me)" was picked-up by BOS RedSox who re-tweeted it to their followers.                                                              

Bishop's Spoken Report 2009 Bishop Assembly Report                                                                                                 

View slide show http://www.standrewri.org/slideshow/assembly09/

(photos by Pr. Jim Hazelwood, Pr. Doug Behm, Lisa Teichmann and Sister Virginia Strahan)

Kirsten Bredvik, 15, was elected to a two-year term as youth representative -- at large to the Synod Council. She is a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church, Wilbraham, Mass.                                                                         

* Soli Deo Gloria Award -- Paula Rosenbeck, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Torrington, Conn., and Betty Fairchild, Emanuel Lutheran Church, Hartford, Conn., received the Soli Deo Gloria Award, the synod’s highest honor given to a lay person. The award honors those who have “proclaimed the Gospel of Jesus Christ and magnified the ministry of Christ’s Church by distinguished service through the synod.”

* Citation from Synod Council -- Katherine A. Duffy, Trinity Lutheran Church, Worcester, Mass., and Maria del Carmen Perez were honored with a citation from the Synod Council. Perez died earlier this year.                                  

Twelve memorials and resolutions were approved, most dealing with social concerns, including the genocide in Darfur, the conflict between Israel and Palestine, recognition of the diaconate, improved health care for rostered leaders, providing ELCA resources in Braille and large print, observing a day of peace, and calling for an ELCA social statement on disabilities. Click PDF file for complete list.  2009 Resolutions

* Thursday, May 28, 2009  2009 Assembly Thursday Newsletter

* Friday, May 29, 2009  2009 Assembly Friday Newsletter

* Saturday, May 30, 2009  2009 Assembly Saturday Newsletter                                                                                        

Table of Contents, Assembly Rules, Reports 2009 Assembly Reports

Synod Constitution Synod Constitution

Compensation Guidelines for 2010  2010 Compensation Guidelines

Budget Report with Proposal for 2010  2010 Budget Proposal

Auditor's Report  Audit Report FY 2008