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SYNODICAL RESOURCES


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Synodical Newsletter
The Southeastern Weaver is the official newsletter of the Southeastern Synod Women of the ELCA. It is published four times a year and contains all the latest information about the synodical board, annual convention, programs of our organization, and other articles such as:

  • President's Message
  • Treasurer's Report
  • List of Synodical Board Members
  • News from around the synod
  • Love Offering
  • In-Kind Gifts
  • Convention Information
  • Lutheran World Relief
  • Resources
  • Churchwide Organization
  • Triennial Gathering

To subscribe to the newsletter for only $10.00 a year or to receive the free e-mail version, please contact our editor Kathy Hill at kathyshill1@gmail.com or (404) 310-7112.                                          
              

The latest issue of The Southeastern Weaver is attached below 

Annual Resource Guide

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Each year the board of the Southeastern Synod Women of the ELCA publishes a resource guide to help clusters and congregational units plan their programs.

It includes the following information: 
  • Planning Calendar 
  • Love Offering
  • In-Kind Gathering 
  • Treasurer’s Information
  • Lutheran World Relief  
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities
  • Samaritan’s Purse 
  • Church Women United 
  • Katie’s Fund 
  • Women of the ELCA Sunday 
  • Bold Women’s Day 
  • Rachel’s Day - Justice for Children and Youth
  • Scholarships 
  • Annual Convention 
  • Cluster Information
  • Speaker’s Bureau 
  • Other Resources
A copy of the 2020 Annual Resource Guide is attached below

Bulletin of Reports

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The Bulletin of Reports is a document of the Southeastern Synod Women of the ELCA.  It is published each year just before the annual convention and contains the following information:
  •     General information about the convention
  •     Convention agenda
  •     Nominees for synodical board and Triennial voting members
  •     Information about our special guests and workshop leaders
  •     Descriptions of the workshops
  •     List of exhibitors
  •     Reports of the synodical board
  •     Maps of the convention facility and hotel
  •     Convention themes and locations for the previous years
  •     Much more!
All convention registrants will receive an electronic version of the Bulletin of Reports a few weeks before the convention to give the voting members ample time to look over all the convention information as well as issues they will be voting on at the convention.  Everyone will receive a printed copy of the Bulletin of Reports when they register at the convention.  It is also available online as soon as it is published.                           
The 2019 Bulletin of Reports is attached below  

Leadership Manual

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The Leadership Manual is a resource guide for synodical, cluster and congregational unit leaders. It includes an explanation of the four   expressions of the Women of the ELCA - churchwide, synodical, cluster and congregational - as well as job descriptions for the leadership of each expression. It also includes forms such as congregational unit updates, a sample constitution, and cluster meeting reports.
        
It includes the following information:

CHURCHWIDE ORGANIZATION
  • Expressions of the Women of the ELCA
  • Leadership
  • Triennial Convention
SYNODICAL ORGANIZATION
  • Region 9 Synodical organizations        
  • Leadership
  • Committees
CLUSTER
  • Leadership
  • Cluster Meetings
CONGREGATIONAL UNITS
  • Leadership
ANNUAL CONVENTION
  • Responsibilities of a Voting Member to the convention
  • Responsibilities of the Synodical Board
  • Non-Board Member Responsibilities
  • Responsibilities of the Convention Committees
  • Responsibilities of the Host Cluster
  • Other Responsibilities 
APPENDIX
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Forms (Cluster Reports, Congregational Unit Update, Sample Constitution)
The Leadership Manual is attached below

weaver_jul20.pdf
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weaver_apr20.pdf
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weaver_jan20.pdf.pdf
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2020_arg.pdf
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2019_final_bor.pdf
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leadership_manual__2018_rev.pdf
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Our Purpose Statement


As a community of women created in the image of God, called to discipleship in Jesus Christ, and empowered by the Holy Spirit,we commit ourselves to grow in  faith, affirm our gifts, support one another in our callings, engage in ministry and action, and promote healing and wholeness in the church, the society, and the world.

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