Evangelical Lutheran Church of England

56th Annual Synod and Budget Conference

Behold I am doing a new thing (Isaiah 43:19a)

Schedule

FRIDAY

10:00 Opening Worship (including charge to delegates)
11:00 Preliminaries (roll call, minute secretaries, acceptance of late resolutions, and welcome of dignitaries and reception of greetings)
11:30 Sessions closed with prayer: St Paul lay delegate; Morning Tea;
12:00 Synod Session 1—Presentation and small groups on New Things —ELCE
13:00 Session closed with prayer: Luther Tyndale's lay delegate; Lunch
14:00 Synod Session 2 (Congregation Life Committee; Worship Committee; Westfield House; Commission on Theological and Social Concerns; Lutheran Women's League of Great Britain; Nominations Committee and first reading of the nominations; Executive Council—Resolution 3
15:30 Session closed with prayer: St Columba lay delegate; Afternoon Tea
16:00 Annual General Meeting of ELCE Trust and Budget Conference of the ELCE1—Resolution 2
Session closed with prayer: St Andrew lay delegate
17:30 Closing Worship
18:30 Evening meal and fellowship

SATURDAY

8:30 Opening Worship (including charge to delegates)
9:30 Synod Session 3 (including Chairman's report, second reading of nominations and In Memoriam)—Resolution 1
10:30 Session closed with prayer: Christ Church lay delegate; Morning Tea
11:00 Synod Session 4 (Committee Reports—Salary Review Committee, Board for Overseas Missions, Board for Youth, Election of officers, Congregational Reports2
12:30 Session closed with prayer: Redeemer lay delegate; Lunch
13:30 Synod Session 5 (Congregational reports [cont], further business, results of elections, and details of next synod)
15:30 Session closed with prayer: Good Shepherd lay delegate; Afternoon Tea
16:00 Closing worship (including the installation of ELCE Chairman and newly appointed ELCE officers and the close of synod)
17:00 Depart for home / dinner

1 Finance reports for the ELCE and the ELCE Trust will be distributed separately from the Book of Reports prior to synod.

2 Congregational reports are not included in the Book of Reports. They will be presented at synod and a copy given to the Secretary for inclusion in the minutes.