Eastern North Dakota Synod

23rd annual Eastern North Dakota Synod Assembly

April 17 – 18, 2010
Jamestown Civic Center
Jamestown, ND

Reminders:

• Synod Assembly information and materials will not be mailed; All Voting Member business materials will be on our website March 26 to view, download, and print. Please bring all required documents with you to assembly.
• Voting Member Registration closes March 29, 2010
• Visitor Registration closes April 5, 2010
• Global Mission Breakfast deadline is April 5, 2010

Highlights:

• Opening Worship: Saturday, 8:30 am, everyone welcome!
• Churchwide Representative – Rev. Gemechis Buba, ELCA Director for African National Ministries
• Mission Blitz – our theme in action – service projects for everyone Saturday afternoon!
• Together in Mission Celebration: Saturday, 6:30 pm;
  celebrating our “Mission Blitz” experiences, celebrating our synod & churchwide shared ministries, and honoring clergy and congregations marking significant anniversaries; a casual buffet dinner and a short program
• Global Mission Breakfast: Sunday, 7 am, Trinity Lutheran, Jamestown, Paul Aladin, Haitian Ministries, speaker
• Worship with Holy Communion: Sunday, 9 am;
  offering designated 1/3 to Lutheran Malaria Initiative, 1/3 to Lutheran Disaster Relief; 1/3 to Sudanese Worship Community

Registration:

• Synod Assembly information and materials will not be mailed; all registration forms and general information are available on our website.
• You may register one of two ways:

1. Complete and submit the registration form online and send in your registration fee to the synod office
2. Download and print the registration form on our website, complete, and mail it with your payment to the synod office.

• Fee per voting member is $125; fees are non-refundable.
• If substitutions of voting members are made, please inform the synod office as soon as possible!
• Email addresses will be required this year. If you do not have email, please use your church email address when registering.
• Visitors are welcome to attend all events at no cost (except meals) Pre-registration is required for meals. Visitors may register as outlined above (same as Voting Members).
• If you do not have internet access, please call the synod office at (701) 232-3381

Together in Mission – Saturday Mission Blitz!

• Our “theme in action” (service projects) will take place Saturday afternoon. All voting members and visitors are welcome to be a part of doing “God’s work” with “Our hands.”
• Please indicate your activity level on the assembly registration form (need to stay at the Civic, somewhat active, moderately active, or highly active).
• You will be given your service project assignment (including details) upon arrival at the Civic Center Saturday morning.
• Transportation will be provided for many of the projects.
• Plan to wear casual, comfortable clothes Saturday. For those who checked “highly active,” dress accordingly (bring work gloves).
• There will be additional activities / education components to experience at the Civic Center if you arrive back early from your project.

» Download: Synod Assembly 2010: March Reminders (download pdf file)