The rules of procedure to be adopted during the first plenary session of the 2021 synod assembly are available for review at gcsynod.org/assembly/rules. You can also view the rules of procedure as a PDF or a Word document.
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Voting members at the synod assembly should plan to attend one of three available “Tech Check” training sessions. All sessions are the same, we’ve provided multiple times and dates for your convenience. Register for these dates below.
This is it: Friday, May 7, 2021 is your deadline to register for synod assembly. Click here to register today!
Registration closes 5/7/2021, with no exceptions. We are strictly enforcing our registration deadline this year because of the complexity of our online voting system, training, and sending of materials.
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We thank all who signed up to participate in our first ever virtual choir, to be presented at our first ever online synod assembly!
Our song is “I Love To Tell The Story,” and director Bruce Ewing, with Community Lutheran in Las Vegas, has created some great resources to help you record your video by May 15, 2021. View our virtual choir page to submit your video.
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All members of the Grand Canyon Synod are invited to participate in the Diakonia Graduation, June 11, 2021, 5 pm MST/PDT. Congratulations to our 12 graduates!
Register for the Diakonia graduation here, and learn more about this great program at diakoniaaz.org.
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All members of the Grand Canyon Synod are invited to participate in a Q-&-A Zoom presentation of the 2022-2023 Mission Spending Plan, hosted by Erik Rehms, the Synod Treasurer. Each session is the same, with two dates to choose from.
Saturday, May 22 at 10:00 am MST/PDT. Register for this meeting here.
Monday, May 24 at 6:00 pm MST/PDT. Register for this meeting here.
Just one week before the May 7, 2021 deadline to register for synod assembly. Click here to register today!
Registration closes 5/7/2021, with no exceptions. We are strictly enforcing our registration deadline this year because of the complexity of our online voting system, training, and sending of materials.
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Mission and ministry partners to the Grand Canyon Synod are asked to provide your ministry’s story in a way that works best for you. You can provide us with a written story, photos, audio, video, or a combination of all of these media. Our only requirement is that the story can be consumed in less than five minutes, with 2-3 minutes being ideal.
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There’s a lot of moving parts in our first-ever online assembly. For your sanity and ours, here’s a one-page list of all upcoming important dates for the 2021 Grand Canyon Synod Assembly.
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A reminder that the May 7, 2021 deadline to register for synod assembly is approaching. Only voting members need to register. Visitors can view via Facebook live at no cost. Click here to register today!
Registration closes 5/7/2021, with no exceptions. We are strictly enforcing our registration deadline this year because of the complexity of our online voting system, training, and sending of materials.
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Due to the online nature of the assembly this year, we are unable to accept nominations from the floor. The nomination window closes on Friday, 4/23/2021 for nominations of synod council members, committee members, and voting members to attend Churchwide Assembly.
Visit our nominations page to nominate yourself or someone else, and see the current list of nominees. Full photos and bios will be available soon.
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The nomination window closes on Friday, 4/23/2021 for nominations of synod council members, committee members, and voting members to attend Churchwide Assembly. Members will then be elected at our 2021 assembly.
Visit our nominations page to nominate yourself or someone else, and see the current list of nominees. Full photos and bios will be available soon.
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As we inch closer every day to our first online assembly, June 11-12, 2021, help us to spread the word about important dates and deadlines. While detailed assembly info can be found at gcsynod.org/assembly, this post compiles dates for voting and non-voting members.
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Resolutions for the 2021 Grand Canyon Synod assembly must be submitted to the Reference and Counsel Committee by the close of business on Friday, April 30, 2021. View our resolutions and memorials page for more info.
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Feel the call to be a leader? Know someone who would make a good leader?
Learn more on our nominating page about open positions on synod council, job descriptions, and info on Churchwide assembly. Elections to fill these positions will take place at the 2021 Synod Assembly on June 12, 2021.
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In conjunction with the amazing audio/video technicians and Bruce Ewing at Community Lutheran in Las Vegas, we are putting together a virtual choir as part of the 2021 Grand Canyon Synod Assembly.
The deadline to sign up for virtual choir sign up is April 30, 2021, limited to 80 people. Learn more on our virtual choir page.
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Save $20 when you register early for our June 12, 2021 synod assembly. $105 early bird registration through 3/31/2021. Only voting members need to register. Visitors can view via Facebook live at no cost. Click here to register today!
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Our 2021 synod assembly worship service will be made available for use by all congregations for use on the weekend of June 12 and 13, 2021.
Our assembly is Saturday June 12, 2021, with worship tentatively scheduled to be live-streamed at 3:30 pm MST/PDT. If our worship service is pre-recorded, the file will be made available earlier that week. If we are recording live, we will make the file available as soon as possible on Saturday.
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Our 2021 Assembly will elect synod council members, committee members, and will also elect voting members to attend the Churchwide Assembly which will be held in August, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio.
Our nominations page is the place to nominate yourself or someone else for leadership roles in synod council, synod committees, as well as voting members at our Churchwide Assembly in August, 2022.
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Register today for our first-ever online assembly, June 11 and 12, 2021! Only voting members need to register. Visitors will be able to stream via Facebook live and other platforms at no cost.
Register by 3/31/2021 and save $20 on your registration. Registration closes 5/7/2021, with no exceptions. We are strictly enforcing our registration deadline this year because of the complexity of our online voting system, training, and sending of materials.
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