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Orientation To Parliamentary Procedure

In this video, Parliamentarian Rev. Joey Klinger explains Synod Assembly procedures and the several ways of voting that will be used.

Watch now | Read: Parliamentary Guidelines

Please note: Documents for the assembly are scheduled to be posted on April 19.

Plan Now For Document Access

We are not able to guarantee WiFi access for everyone attending assembly. When documents and reports are published in late April, we suggest that you download and print them at home or plan to download them to a laptop or tablet device that you will bring with you. If you will need to access documents in real-time at the assembly, plan to use cellular internet access.

Plan To Attend: Learn About Synod Finances And Budget

Wednesday, April 24, 7 p.m. on Zoom. 

Treasurer Janet Neff, CPA, and finance committee chair Pia Graham will host a pre-assembly Zoom meeting to review synod financial reports and the proposed 2025 budget. All voting members are strongly encouraged to attend. This will be a time to learn and ask questions of our fiscal leaders. Register Now

Assembly Volunteers

Volunteers are ESSENTIAL to making Synod Assembly successful, especially this year! We will need more volunteers than ever to help make a great experience for what could be over 600 people.

We need many volunteers to help with the check-in process collecting voter cards and giving out nametags, t-shirts and voting devices. We also need communion assistants, ushers, friendly faces to greet and answer questions, hospitality helpers to assist at refreshment times, pages to help with voting, and ingathering volunteers to help collect and pack items in the truck.

Can you help in any of these areas? You don’t have to be a voting member to volunteer. Indicate your interest using the form at this link: assembly-volunteers

Join The Assembly Choir

The Synod Worship Team is inviting you to assist in providing musical leadership for the Assembly’s opening worship on Friday, May 3. You’ll be supporting the hymns and liturgy in addition to singing during the Offering. You do not need to be a voting member of the Assembly to participate. Rehearsal will begin at 8:15 a.m. at the Meeting House in the sanctuary. 

Please indicate your interest by emailing the choir director, Deacon Tom Snyder, Director of Music at St. John’s Phoenixville at ftsiii@gmail.com by Tuesday, April 16th. On the subject line state “Assembly Choir 2024” and be sure to include your voice part. You’ll receive a link to the music and further information as it becomes available. We look forward to you joining us in song!

Bishop Election: Pre-Identified Individuals

The first names of persons who have agreed to be put forward as pre-identified for the bishop election are now posted here. These individuals are not nominated for the office of Bishop; that will take place at the first ecclesiastical ballot on Friday, May 3 at the assembly. Please note that one does not have to be pre-identified to be nominated, and pre-identification does not mean that the person will be nominated. They are distinct processes. 

• View the information here.

Questions? Contact Vice President Tracey A. Beasley via email at vp@sepa.org.

Bishop Discernment Resources

Ingathering Information

Full information here

The 2024 LWR Ingathering will take place at the Synod Assembly at Franconia Mennonite Church on Saturday, May 4th, 2024. Congregations are invited and encouraged to bring quilts and kits (personal care, baby care, school and fabric kits) to load on the truck between 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., which is before the morning worship service.

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