Nominations and Elections Report
Leadership Program for Musicians
First Call Theological Education
Synod Event Calendar
| September 2008 | |
| September 1 | Office Closed Labor Day |
| September 3-4 | Region 5 Steering Committee (ML) |
| Region 5 Bishops' Executive Assistant Gathering (CJ) | |
| Region 5 Synodical Officers Gathering | |
| September 4 | Mission & More Training, 10:00, Synod Office (RM) |
| School of Evangelism Planning, 3:30, Synod Office (CJ) | |
| September 5 | Companion Synod Committee, 10:30, Synod Office (CW) (ML) (LE) |
| September 6 | Installation of Michael Burk as Southeastern Iowa Synod Bishop (ML) |
| Trinity, Alta, 9:00 (RM) | |
| September 7 | Installation of Pastor Rod Hopp, 10:00, Immanuel, Forest City (ML) |
| Spirit of Life, Sergeant Bluff, 9:00 (DJ) | |
| September 10 | Faith, Odebolt, 7:30 (DJ) |
| Bethel, Graettinger (ML) | |
| September 11 | ABC, 5:00, Synod Office (ML) (CJ) |
| September 13 | Synod Boards & Committees, 9:30, Lakeside Presbyterian, Storm Lake |
| September 14 | Soldier Lutheran Dedication of Siding, 10:30 (ML) |
| Marcia Young Consecration, 9:30, St. John, Le Mars (DJ) | |
| Augustana, Manson, 10:00 (RM) | |
| Tanzania Trip Debriefing, 2:00, Synod Office (ML) | |
| September 16 | Spouses Retreat Planning Phone Call, 8:15 (DJ) |
| Conference on Solutions to Poverty (MT) | |
| September 17 | Barnabas Uplift Board, Waverly (MT) (ML) |
| September 18 | New to Synod, 9:30, Synod Office |
| September 19 | Rural Practicum Pastors, 10:00, Synod Office (DJ) |
| September 19-20 | Lay School Retreat, Synod Office (DJ) (KB) |
| September 19-20 | Skien, Sloan Planning Retreat (ML) |
| September 20-21 | St. Paul, Rockwell City 100th Anniversary Celebration |
| September 21 | LYO Meeting, 2:00, St. Paul, Holstein (LE) |
| September 23 | First Call, 12:00, Synod Office (DJ) |
| September 25 | Latino Strategy Meeting, 2:30, Grace, Fort Dodge (DJ) |
| September 27 | Synod Council, 9:30, Synod Office |
| September 28-30 | Fall Theological Convocation, Marina Inn, South Sioux City, Nebr. |
| October 2008 | |
| October 2 | Mutual Ministry Training, 6:30, Synod Office (DJ) |
| Discovering Hope Planning, 3:00, Trinity, Sibley (DJ) (LE) | |
| October 2-7 | Conference of Bishops, Chicago (ML) |
| October 3 | Compensation Guidelines, 11:30, Synod Office (CJ) (DJ) |
| October 5 | Holy Hats (Elementary Gathering), 2:00, St. Mark, Storm Lake (LE) |
| October 9 | Mission Endowment Committee, 6:00, Synod Office (RM) |
| October 11 | Trinity, Alta, 9:00 (RM) |
| October 15 | ConFest 2008, 6:00, St. Paul, Atlantic (LE) (ML) |
| October 17-18 | Candidacy Retreat (DJ) (ML) (LE) |
| October 18 | Lay School Mark Class, 9:30, Synod Office |
| October 19-21 | Spirituality Retreat, Creighton Retreat Center (DJ) |
| October 20 | Mission Health Presentation, Visiting Nurse's Service, 1:00, Des Moines (MT) |
| October 21-22 | Bishops' Visit to Wartburg Seminary (ML) |
| October 22 | ConFest 2008, 6:00, First, Algona (LE) (ML) |
| October 23 | LSI Board, Ames (ML) |
| October 25-26 | Installation of Dan Taylor, Bethany, Spencer (ML) |
| October 29 | ConFest 2008, 6:00, Bethlehem, Cherokee (LE) (ML) |
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October 31- November 2 |
Food & Faith Conference, Faith Lutheran, Clive |
| November 2008 | |
| November 1-2 | St. Paul, Atlantic 125th Anniversary (ML) |
| November 7-8 | Junior High Youth Event (LE) |
| November 7-9 | School of Evangelism, Trinity, Sibley |
| November 8 | Discovering Hope Event, Trinity, Sibley (DJ) |
| November 15 | Iowa Lutheran Campus Ministry, UNI (DJ) |
| Lay School Class, Synod Office | |
| November 22 | Transformation Ministry Workshop (DJ) |
| November 27-28 | Office Closed Thanksgiving |
| December 2008 | |
| December 5-7 | Waldorf Board (ML) |
| December 6 | Synod Boards, 9:30 |
| December 13 | Synod Council, 9:30, Synod Office |
| December 18 | LSI Board, Des Moines (ML) |
| December 20 | Lay School Class, Synod Office |
| December 24-26 | Office Closed Christmas |
| January 2009 | |
| January 1 | Office Closed New Year's Day |
| January 5-14 | Bishops Academy, Holy Land (ML) |
| January 6 | Candidacy, 9:30, Synod Office (DJ) (LE) |
| January 9-10 | Lay School Retreat, Storm Lake |
| January 23-25 | Spouses Retreat |
| January 24 | Executive Committee, 9:30, Synod Office |
| January 25-28 | Spirituality Retreat, Okoboji (DJ) |
| February 2009 | |
| February 4-5 | Mobility Conference (ML) |
| February 7 | Synod Committees, 9:30 |
| February 17 | Lutheran Day on the Hill, Des Moines |
| LSI Board (ML) | |
| February 21 | Western Iowa Synod Lay Academy |
| February 26-28 | Covenant Cluster Gathering (DJ) |
| February 28 | Lay School Class, Synod Office |
| March 2009 | |
| March 5-10 | Conference of Bishops (ML) |
| March 7 | Synod Boards, 9:30 |
| March 14 | Lay School Class, Synod Office |
| March 19-22 | Bishop's Assistants Gathering (DJ) (RM) |
| March 20 | Executive/Finance Committees, 4:00, Synod Office |
| March 21 | Synod Council, 9:30, Synod Office |
| April 2009 | |
| April 14-16 | EOCM Staff Meeting, Chicago (RM) (DJ) |
| April 18 | Lay School Class, Synod Office |
| April 25-26 | Grace, Spirit Lake 60th Anniversary (ML) |
| April 30-May 3 | Synod Assembly, Sioux City (exact days tbd) |
| May 2009 | |
| May 9 | Lay School Class, Synod Office |
| June 2009 | |
| June 7 | Faith, Marcus 50th Anniversary (ML) |
| June 12-13 | Synod Council |
| July 2009 | |
| July 26 | Ullensvang, Thor 125th Anniversary Celebration (ML) |
| August 2009 | |
| August 17-23 | 2009 Churchwide Assembly, Minneapolis |
| September 2009 | |
| September 2 | Region 5 Steering Committee (ML) |
| October 2009 | |
| October 1-6 | Conference of Bishops (ML) |
| November 2009 | |
| December 2009 | |