Synod Hearings (external link) provide an opportunity for participants to share with the task force their concerns, appreciation, and suggestions about the draft of a social statement. A record of comments from each hearing is shared with the task force, who will consider this feedback while developing a revised document called a “proposed” social statement. The proposed statement is scheduled to be finished in February of 2011, which will be considered by the 2011 ELCA Churchwide Assembly (external link).
Hearings are a very important step in the social statement process because the goal is broad participation in the development of social teaching and policy documents. Please encourage farmers and other interested folks to attend. We often complain about “not being heard”; hearings give us a chance to offer the task force a North Dakota perspective!
EaND Synod Hearings on Genetics:
Emmanuel Lutheran Church – Gackle, ND (directions (external link))
Sunday, August 8, 2010
10:30 am
All are invited to worship at 9:30 a.m.
Mountain Lutheran Church – Adams, ND (directions (external link))
Sunday, August 8, 2010
5:30 pm
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