2018 Synod Assembly Agenda
Friday, May 11
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Registration & Check-In
Ballroom
9:00 am
Orientation for Voting Members
Ballroom
10:00 am
Opening of the Assembly
Grand Ballroom
10:15 – 11:30
Plenary Session I
Welcome
Introductions
Introduction of Reference and Counsel
Introduction of Nominations and Elections
Orientation to Voting Devices
Registration and Attendance Report
Adoption of Agenda
Rules and Procedures
Natural Systems Process
Presentation of Budgets
Building Bridges Moment: Lutheran Ministries in Higher Education
Conclusion and Prayer
11:30 – 12:45 pm
Lunch
12:30 – 1:45 pm
Registration
Hotel Lobby
1:00 – 2:30 pm
Plenary Session II
Call to Order
Report of the Vice President, Part I
Introduction of Synod Officers / Synod Council
Report of the Vice President, Part II
Building Bridges Moment: ELCA AMMPARO
Portico
Introduction of Nominated Officers / Candidate statements
Registration and Attendance Report
Process for the Election of the Bishop
Reference and Counsel – Introduction of resolutions and Hearings / locations
Conclusion and Prayer
3:00 – 3:45 pm
Registration
Hotel Lobby
2:30 – 3:45 pm
Hearings, Forums, Workshops, Worship Rehearsal
Reformation 500: Committed to Unity in Christ Video (Grand Ballroom)
Anti-Racism Forum (Roosevelt Room)
Claimed Strategy Forum (Whitman Room)
Gathered Strategy Forum (Suffolk Room)
Sent Strategy Forum (Vanderbilt Room)
Ref & Counsel Hearings (Cypress Room)
Ref & Counsel Hearings (Melville Room)
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Plenary Session III
Call to Order
Prayer
Attendance and Registration Report
Reference and Counsel Part I
Building Bridges Moment: Congregational Vitality
Common Ballot 1
Building Bridges Moment: Mission Investment Fund
Introduction of Conference Deans and Rostered Ministers new to MNYS
Recognition of Anniversaries / Rostered Ministers and Congregations
Building Bridges Moment: Multicultural Committee
Hunger Committee
Conclusion and Prayer
6:00 – 7:15 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm
Festival Eucharist with Ordination
Grand Ballroom
Saturday, May 12
7:00 – 8: 00 am
Budget Breakfast
Suffolk Room
8:00 – 10:00 am
Registration
Hotel Lobby
8:30 am
Morning Prayer
Grand Ballroom
9:00 – 10:00 am
Hearings, Forums, Workshops, Worship Rehearsal
Center for Evangelical Mission (Suffolk Room)
Congregational Vitality Forum (Whitman Room)
Diakonia Forum (Roosevelt Room)
Multicultural Committee (Atrium / Lobby)
Portico Forum (Vanderbilt Room)
Ref & Counsel Hearings (Cypress Room)
Ref & Counsel Hearings (Melville Room)
10:15 – 12:30 pm
Plenary Session IV
Call to Order
ELCA Churchwide Report
Attendance and Registration Report
Adoption of the Revised 2018 / Proposed 2019 Budgets
Reference and Counsel Part 2
Building Bridges Moment: Diakonia
Common Ballot 2
MNYS Communications Report
Building Bridges Moment: Pinecrest
Conclusion and Prayer
12:30 – 1:15 pm
Lunch
12:30 - 4:00 pm
Registration check-out
Hotel Lobby
1:30 pm
Eucharist / Rite for Closing of the Assembly
Grand Ballroom