24th Annual EaND Synod Assembly
May 14-15, 2011
Ramada Plaza – Fargo, ND
Theme: “God’s Work. Our Hands: Meeting the Needs of a Hungry World”
Eastern North Dakota Synod
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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2011 Synod Assembly Recap
May 23, 2011
Meeting the Needs of a Hungry World: Nourished and More at God’s Table!
by Julie K. Aageson
Synod assemblies are a lot of work. Planning committees, speakers, worship and workshop leaders, voting members, synod council members and synod staff prepare for months for this annual event. It’s a bit like a very large Sunday dinner gathering with all the family around the table—voting members, visitors and others from all the congregations of the Eastern North Dakota Synod family. It’s a place for learning and growing, for doing synod business, for thinking more intentionally about what it means to be the church. It’s also a place, perhaps even a table, where all are fed and nourished. Continue reading…
2011 Synod Assembly Photos
May 23, 2011
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25 + 28 + 22 = :)
May 4, 2011
» Download: 25 + 28 + 22 = :) Sermon (download .pdf file)
A sermon by Bishop Rindy for congregational use on May 15, 2011
Based on Matthew 25:34-40 (external link)
This weekend, the congregations of our synod are gathering in Fargo for our annual assembly. As we and they gather, we do so around the theme, God’s Work. Our Hands: Meeting the Needs of a Hungry World. This theme was adopted by our synod at last year’s assembly. Much of what they will be doing revolves around our care for the hungry.
The Bible is a big book. The Word of God comes to us through these Holy Scriptures. It comes bringing laws which accuse, restrict, guide, and shape us. The law even sentences us to death. These same Scriptures also reveal the Living Word to us in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, the Christ, who alone can raise us up to new life, where as it says in the Small Catechism, (and Romans 6) to serve him in righteousness and blessedness all of our days.
Living in North Dakota, we know about ditches. Ditches are actually good things. They help to move water. They help to point out the road. But when you are driving down the road, they are good to avoid. In times like we’ve been experiencing, ditches can even be fatal. It’s good to avoid the ditches. Continue reading…
Pray, Create, Worship
April 13, 2011
A Creative Prayer Retreat
Pre-Assembly Event
May 13, 2011
9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church – Moorhead, MN
All who wish to participate are invited. This year we wish to shift our focus and claim that we are not just the future of the church but we a vibrant expression of the body of Christ right now. As such we know that it is good for us to gather as the body of Christ, to pray and dwell in the presence of God and of one another, and to join the Holy Spirit in a time of creativity and expression. All of this combined will come together to create a worship experience that is completely unique to this day.
If we define worship as the creative expression of what God is up to in our lives then our worship may or may not look different than it does now. If we were free to express worship through artwork or gratitude through poetry what might a worship experience be like? Continue reading…
Hanson and Bouman to Speak at Town Hall Meeting
March 7, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Christian Life Center at Trinity Lutheran Church – Moorhead, MN
Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson and Pastor Stephen Bouman of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America churchwide office will co-lead a Town Hall Meeting. The Town Hall Meeting will highlight ministries and initiatives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Continue reading…
Calvary Lutheran, Grand Forks, featured in ELCA synod assembly video
February 27, 2011
Submitted by Julie Aageson, EaND Resource Center director
In January, the ELCA churchwide filming crew asked for names of congregations they might highlight in the video for upcoming synod assemblies. Calvary in Grand Forks (external link) won the prize! Continue reading…
2010 Synod Assembly Minutes
May 17, 2010
April 17-18, 2010
Jamestown Civic Center – Jamestown, ND
Theme: “God’s Work. Our Hands: Together in Mission”
» Download: 2010 Synod Assembly Minutes (download .pdf file)
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