THIRTY-THIRD CONVENTION
Patti Austin, president of our organization has issued the 2021 Call to Convention. The Thirty-third Convention of the Southeastern Synod Women of the ELCA will be a virtual meeting held on Zoom on Saturday, September 18, 2021. It will include a worship service, workshops, Cluster Muster, and a business session which will include the election of a president, treasurer and three board members.
Our theme is “Jars of Clay” based on Corinthians 4: 7. The Churchwide Representative will be Raeann Purcell from Wilbur-by-the-Sea, Florida and the chaplain is Pastor Karen Boda. The Love Offering will go to the churchwide organization of the Women of the ELCA and the In-Kind Gifts to Must Ministries in Marietta, Georgia.
Attached below you will find the Call to Convention letter, a registration form, a convention poster, a nomination form and information for voting members.
The board of the Southeastern Synod Women of the ELCA would like to encourage each cluster or nearby congregational units to come together as you are able on Saturday, September 18 to participate in the convention on Zoom at your local churches. Each cluster/congregational unit will be responsible for planning their own gathering.
For example, the ladies of Clusters 2 & 3, or anyone close enough to come for the day, will meet at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 731 Peachtree Street NE in Atlanta (see flyer attached below), and the ladies of St. Andrew in Franklin, Tennessee will come together and work on their quilting while watching the convention. If you plan to do this we suggest that you have a potluck lunch or cater your meal because there will only be a hour or so for lunch. Each gathering will need to make their own plans for lunch. Tipsy Pig in Lilburn, Georgia will be catering the lunch at Redeemer for only $10.00 per person. If you are in the Atlanta area and would like to join us for the Zoom meeting, please check the proper line on the registration form, total the fees and send it with your payment to Barbara Schwanebeck, our Convention Registrar.
So mark your calendars for September 18 and watch for more details on the website as they become available and the next issue of the Weaver. This will be a new experience for all of us so please be patient as we work out the details.
Our theme is “Jars of Clay” based on Corinthians 4: 7. The Churchwide Representative will be Raeann Purcell from Wilbur-by-the-Sea, Florida and the chaplain is Pastor Karen Boda. The Love Offering will go to the churchwide organization of the Women of the ELCA and the In-Kind Gifts to Must Ministries in Marietta, Georgia.
Attached below you will find the Call to Convention letter, a registration form, a convention poster, a nomination form and information for voting members.
The board of the Southeastern Synod Women of the ELCA would like to encourage each cluster or nearby congregational units to come together as you are able on Saturday, September 18 to participate in the convention on Zoom at your local churches. Each cluster/congregational unit will be responsible for planning their own gathering.
For example, the ladies of Clusters 2 & 3, or anyone close enough to come for the day, will meet at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 731 Peachtree Street NE in Atlanta (see flyer attached below), and the ladies of St. Andrew in Franklin, Tennessee will come together and work on their quilting while watching the convention. If you plan to do this we suggest that you have a potluck lunch or cater your meal because there will only be a hour or so for lunch. Each gathering will need to make their own plans for lunch. Tipsy Pig in Lilburn, Georgia will be catering the lunch at Redeemer for only $10.00 per person. If you are in the Atlanta area and would like to join us for the Zoom meeting, please check the proper line on the registration form, total the fees and send it with your payment to Barbara Schwanebeck, our Convention Registrar.
So mark your calendars for September 18 and watch for more details on the website as they become available and the next issue of the Weaver. This will be a new experience for all of us so please be patient as we work out the details.
The registration form and other documents for our convention are attached below.
Pictures from our 2019 convention can be found on the Photos page under News & Events above.
Pictures from our 2019 convention can be found on the Photos page under News & Events above.
LWR GATHERING SITES
Friday, August 27 and Saturday, August 28
2021 LWR Key Leader: Janice Hawkins Email: jchawkin@bellsouth.net Phone: 770-712-6090
THE 2021 LWR REPORTING FORM IS ATTACHED BELOW
ALABAMA - Coast
Friday and Saturday: 9 am - 12 noon
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Church Phone: 251-621-2968 (call coordinator))
8271 Whispering Pines, Daphne 36526
Site Coordinators: Tommie Morgan Phone: 251-591-1019 or 251-342-9337
Eileen Becker Phone: (cell) 251-454-5912 or (home) 251-666-1896
ALABAMA - Central - Call coordinator to drop off at church Aug 23-26 for truck loading on Friday (27th)
Shades Valley Lutheran Church Church Phone: 205-871-3512 (call coordinator)
720 Shades Creek Parkway, Birmingham 35209
Site Coordinators: Anne Scholl Phone: 770-403-0023
Kathryn Waters Phone: 205-967-8101 or 205-243-8038
ALABAMA - Northeast
Saturday: 9 am - 12 noon NO FRIDAY DROP-OFF
Messiah Lutheran Church Church Phone: 256-721-0041 (call coordinator)
7740 Hwy 72 West, Madison 35758
Site Coordinator: Rhonda Gaede Phone: 256-679-2931
GEORGIA - Atlanta Area
Friday 8:30am – 1 pm and Saturday 8:30am-noon
Trinity Lutheran Church Church Phone: 770-972-4418 (call coordinator)
1826 Killian Hill Road, Lilburn 30047
Site Coordinator: Janice Hawkins Phone: 770-712-6090
GEORGIA - Coast
Friday: 1 pm - 5 pm Saturday: Drop-off by appointment/Sandy Gibson, 912-658-0868
St. Johns Lutheran Church Church Phone: 912-826-5411 (call coordinator)
Highway 21 & 7th Street, Rincon 31326 Address for GPS is: 301 N. Columbia Ave
Site Coordinators: Sandy Gibson Phone: (cell) 912-658-0868 or (home) 912-826-5005
Marty Hendrix Phone: (cell) 912-661-4122 or (home) 912-754-4860
TENNESSEE - Nashville Area
Friday: 9 am - 1 pm Saturday: Drop-off by appointment/Joni, 615-584-9309
Saint Andrew Lutheran Church Church Phone: 615-794-1624 or 615-714-2928-
908 Murfreesboro Rd, Franklin 37064 call Jolene Richardson to arrange time and place for truck
Site Coordinator: Joni Donegan Phone: 615-584-9309
TENNESSEE - East/Central
Friday: 4-8 pm Saturday: 8:30 am – 11
Reformation Lutheran Church Church Phone: 423-638-4627 (call coordinator)
400 West Main St., Greeneville 37743
Site Coordinators: Mary Jane Gray Phone: (cell) 423-525-2177 or (home) 423-422-4828
Barbara Richards Phone: 423-525-3254
ALL SITES WILL BE FOLLOWING CDC AND STATE COVID-19 GUIDELINES. EXTRA TIME WILL
BE NECESSARY WHEN DROPPING OFF DONATIONS TO ALLOW FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING.
IF POSSIBLE PLEASE BRING SOMEONE ABLE TO UNLOAD YOUR ITEMS FROM YOUR VEHICLE.
| call_to_conv21.pdf |
| 2021_reg_form.pdf |
| redeemer.pdf |
| 2021_conv_flyer.pdf |
| vm_resp21.pdf |
| nom_form21.pdf |
| weaver_jul21.pdf |
| weaver_may21.pdf |
| weaver_feb21.pdf |
| lwr_rpt21.docx |