Hello Voting Members of the 2021 Northwest Washington Synod Assembly!
Synod Assembly is FOUR 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. 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.
This week, we first want to say thank you to our Nominating Committee who worked diligently to identify nominees for our open positions - thank you! We are also very grateful for the knowledgeable, skilled, and passionate persons who are allowing their names to go forward in our election process - thank you! Please take some time to read about the various roles and the nominees in this Elections Packet.
Second, if you have limited (or no) experience using the Zoom platform, you will find a brief tutorial on their website here. Please take a few minutes to watch the video and read the info that is available there. They even have a test meeting you can join to see how that works.
Next, take some time to review the rules that will guide our assembly here:
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Proposed Standing Rules for our assembly HERE
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Synopsis of Robert's Rules HERE
Finally, a reminder to please mark your calendar and plan to attend one of these (highly-encouraged-to-attend) one-hour online Orientation Sessions:
- Monday, May 3 at 7pm
- Tuesday, May 4 at 5pm
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 for our time together on May 15. 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
If you would like to learn more about the budgeting process and the proposed synod budget, please plan to attend the additional Pre-Assembly Budget Hearing via Zoom on: Wednesday, May 5 at 6pm.
Zoom links for these three pre-assembly meetings will be sent in the April 30 email!
With gratitude for your partnership,
The 2021 Synod Assembly Planning Team
