Special
focus this year: Celebrating 100 years of Lutheran Campus Ministry! The offering
at the opening Eucharist will be for I-K Synod Campus Ministries.
Our
Keynote Speaker will be the Rev. Ruben Duran Executive for New Congregational
Development
Pastor
Ruben Duran serves as Executive for New Congregational Development in the Division
for Outreach of the ELCA. He is responsible for promoting the development of area
strategies, local initiatives and emerging models for the multiplication of new
communities of faith in the USA and the Caribbean.
ELCA
Representative: The Rev. Mark Grorud, Director for Relationships with Large
Membership Congregations, ELCA Evangelical Outreach and Congregational Mission
Hotel
reservations must be made by 3:00 p.m. on May 18, 2007 in order to get the assembly
rate. Room rates and availability will not be guaranteed after this time.
The
Assembly Needs Volunteers! Do you know someone who would like to
volunteer to serve as a greeter, registration staff, page, booth area attendant,
or other important role during the assembly? Perhaps a spouse who is accompanying
a voting member or a member of your youth group who'd benefit from an assembly?
Contact the synod office to sign up at (317) 253-3522.!
Calendar
March
1 Annual Reports due to the synod office from synod committees, ministries,
institutions March 14
Nominations due April 6 Breakout proposals and requests for Lunch Conversations
due April 9 Early registration discount ends April 13 Booth
reservation request forms due April 20 Resolutions from congregations,
committees due May 4 Pre-assembly Bulletin of Reports and other information
mailed to registrants May 18 Hotel Room Block release date May
21 Pre-Assembly registration ends; nominations and resolutions from conferences
due Mailing of pre-assembly materials will cease after this date May
25 Deadline for 800 copies of pre-approved materials for information packet
sent to Grace Lutheran, Fort Wayne
School
Supplies for 