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Hello Registered Voting Members & Observers of the 2021 Northwest Washington Synod Assembly!

The Synod Assembly is TWO weeks away - and the planning team is finalizing plans for our online time together on Sat., May 15, 9am-4pm.

Each week we will send an email to you - highlighting various aspects of the assembly and inviting you to review materials so that you are well-prepared for the assembly. PLEASE check in with your fellow congregational voting members to make sure they are receiving and reading these emails!

You will find all the information as it becomes available (including each of these weekly emails) posted on our website: www.lutheransnw.org/synod-assembly. Be sure to head over there and check out all of the reports, proposed business items, nominations, etc.!!

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Assembly Agenda

  • You will find the Proposed Agenda HERE

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Orientation Sessions are NEXT WEEK!
With over 370 voting members set to attend this one day assembly, it is VERY important that you attend one of these sessions so that you are prepared and have any questions answered before the assembly begins!

During each of the sessions, we will review:
  • Zoom etiquette and tricks
  • How we will do our business - Parliamentary Procedure & Standing Rules
  • How we will vote - Voting Procedures
  • What to expect - Overview of the Assembly Agenda
  • Proposed Constitutional Changes

On the day/time of the meeting of your choice, simply click on the link to join the meeting:



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2022 Synod Budget Spending Plan

  • Find the proposed 2022 budget spending plan HERE.

  • Pre-Assembly Budget Hearing - Wednesday, May 5 at 6pm on Zoom
  • If you would like to learn more about the budgeting process and the proposed synod budget, please plan to attend the additional meeting on Zoom. Our Synod Treasurer and other key leaders will be there to share information and answer questions you may have.
  • That day/time, join the hearing here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88954776355

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PLEASE NOTE: more about the check in process on May 15:

  • In order to begin on time at 9am, we must begin checking people in at 8am.
  • The check in process will take time - please be patient and be ready to wait in the waiting room. We will be sending the assembly meeting zoom link a few days before the assembly to all voting members.
  • When you are let into the meeting from the waiting room, you will be sent off into a breakout room where our registration teams will verify you as a voting member, mark that you are in attendance for their credential report, and ensure that your name appears correctly on your screen - just like we would at an in-person meeting.
  • Once you are checked in, you will be sent back into the main meeting.

  • All people in the meeting will have their names appear in this format:
  • First Name, Last Name, Congregation/City, Preferred pronouns:
  • Example: Patti Gonzales, First/Bellingham, she/her/hers
  • (Learn more about pronouns here.)

  • We have designated staggered check in times based on last names:
  • 8:00am - A-G | 8:15am - H-P | 8:30am - R-Z
  • Please mark your calendar for your assigned check in time. THANK YOU!

  • Please note: YOU MUST BE LOGGED INTO meeting by 9:30am to participate in the first plenary session. If you arrive later, we will admit you to the meeting during an upcoming break - this allows our credentialing to be accurate.

  • Please be sure to log on early - and STAY LOGGED ON throughout the meeting.

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With gratitude for your partnership,
The 2021 Synod Assembly Planning Team

Northwest Washington Synod / ELCA
5519 Phinney Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98103
206-783-9292