Documents and Policies
2011 Budget Summary and 2011 Budget Detail NOTE: Revisions to the 2011 budget and the Proposal for 2012 were approved by the 2011 Synod Assembly voting members in June.
Auditors Report to 2011 Assembly (1.5 MB) is for fiscal year ending Jan. 31, 2011.
Call Process and Mobility
ELCA Call Process & Mobility Page
Compensation Guidelines
2012 Compensation Guidelines- Adopted by the 2011 Synod Assembly.
Employer contribution rates & calculator are available from the ELCA Board of Pensions (New England Synod is 7B).
Congregational Finance
The ELCA Office of the Treasurer offers advice for handling congregation funds, including how to conduct an internal audit. Please visit this ELCA page Resources for Congregational Treasurers and Bookkeepers for documents and helpful information.
Congregational Statistics
NE Synod Congregational Parochial reports for 2010: ELCA cong financial listing for 2010 and ELCA cong statistics listing for 2010. Summaries: Form A Summary for NE Synod congs and ELCA Form C summary
Constitution and Bylaws
Contact List (Who ya gonna call?)
First Contact Brochure
For a definition of sexual misconduct and more information please read the First Contact Brochure. For more information, including contact information, please see the First Contact Team page.
Guidance for Same-Gender Committed Relationships
Guidance for Marriages (January 2011)
Listening Resources
In 2007, at the annual assembly of the New England Synod, Bishop Margaret G. Payne introduced Called to Listen, Called to Live as the theme for the next five years of our life together as a synod. “It’s not easy to listen deeply,” Bishop Payne noted, as she invited the synod to join her in a five-year effort of holy listening, beginning with the 2007 synod assembly and running through the end of her second term in 2012.
Introduction:
Called to Listen, Called to Live: Five Year Guide for ministry in the New England Synod, 2007-2012
2007-2008 Resource
On the Way and Listening (Isaiah 55:3)
2008-2009 Resource
Listen: What is the Spirit saying to our Church (Revelation 2:29)2009-2010 Resource
Listen: What is Jesus asking of us? (Mark 9:7) Six resources written by Bishop Margaret G. Payne and her staff2010-2011 Resources
Listen: What does the Bible say about justice? (Isaiah 59:15, 16)
Doing Justice Means Doing What Matters to God
Justice Through Immigration Reform
The Kairos Document: A Moment of Truth Cries for Justice from the Holy Land
2011-2012 Resources
Listen: What is God’s plan for our work together? (John 15:4, 5)Pulpit Supply List
Pulpit Supply List , updated February 6, 2012. Recommended Honoraria for Supply Pastors (from the New England Synod 2012 Compensation Guidelines): $175 minimum for a single worship service, plus $.555 per mile (2012 IRS rate) $75 for each additional service that week (same preparation) NOTE: LAY PERSONS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO PRESIDE AT EUCHARIST WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE BISHOP. If your name or information is listed incorrectly, or if you would like your name added, please contact the
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with that information.
Sabbatical Policy
Safe Church
The Rev. Ted Asta, Associate to the Bishop, serves as the Safe Church Coordinator of the New England Synod and facilitates relations with our Episcopal sisters and brothers in Province I, a province which corresponds geographically to our synod and includes the dioceses of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Western Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine and Vermont.
Pastors and congregations are encouraged to check the websites of these dioceses for information regarding Safe Church workshops and local resources for addressing safe church issues such as elder abuse, date rape, the Faith Trust Institute in Seattle , Washington , the Advocacy Web which provides advocacy for survivors, child abuse and policies for churches with regard to these issues.
Sexual Misconduct Policy
Transitions
Healthy Transitions Note: The 2012 compensation guidelines are included beginning on page 45 and also available near the top of this page.
