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:
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President's Message
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Treasurer's Report
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List of Synodical Board Members
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News from around the synod
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Love Offering
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In-Kind Gifts
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Convention Information
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Lutheran World Relief
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Resources
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Churchwide Organization
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Triennial Gathering
To subscribe to the newsletter for only $10.00 a year or to receive the free e-mail version, please contact Diana Palma at: palmadbmax@gmail.com
or 404-769-8253.
Annual Resource Guide
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:
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Planning Calendar
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Love Offering
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In-Kind Gathering
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Treasurer’s Information
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Lutheran World Relief
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Ronald McDonald House Charities
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Samaritan’s Purse
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Church Women United
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Rachel’s Day - Justice for Children and Youth
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Women of the ELCA Sunday
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Bold Women’s Day
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Katie's Fund
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Scholarships
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Annual Convention
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Cluster Information
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Speaker’s Bureau
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Other Resources
Bulletin of Reports
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:
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General information about the convention
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Convention agenda
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Nominees for synodical board and Triennial voting members
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Information about our special guests and workshop leaders
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Descriptions of the workshops
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List of exhibitors
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Reports of the synodical board
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Maps of the convention facility and hotel
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Convention themes and locations for the previous years
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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.
Leadership Manual
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
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Expressions of the Women of the ELCA
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Leadership
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Triennial Convention
SYNODICAL ORGANIZATION
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Region 9 Synodical organizations
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Leadership
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Committees
CLUSTER
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Leadership
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Cluster Meetings
CONGREGATIONAL UNITS
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Leadership
ANNUAL CONVENTION
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Responsibilities of a Voting Member to the convention
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Responsibilities of the Synodical Board
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Non-Board Member Responsibilities
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Responsibilities of the Convention Committees
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Responsibilities of the Host Cluster
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Other Responsibilities
APPENDIX
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Glossary of Terms
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Forms (Cluster Reports, Congregational Unit Update, Sample Constitution)
Zoom Assistance
Need help setting up a Zoom meeting for your cluster or congregational unit? Or maybe you want to hold a monthly Bible Study like Cluster 3 or start a craft workshop? Our organization has a Zoom account which is available to congregational units, clusters or synodical committees.
All you have to do to get started is fill out the Request Form attached below and send it to our ZOOM Coordinator, Christeen Yerby, at cyerby@bellsouth.net. She will set the meeting up for you and send you the link to invite others to your event. It's as simple as that!
Women of the ELCA
Our Purpose
As a community of women,
created in the image of God,
called to discipleship in Jesus Christ,
and empowered by the Holy Spirit,
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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 in the world.
Our Mission
The mission statement of an organization states briefly the organization’s reason for being and how the organization wants to be remembered. It complements and summarizes the longer purpose statement. The mission statement of the Women of the ELCA was adopted in 2001 by the Executive Board.
Our Logo
The symbol - with cross, water, and a lily - identifies the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America as children of God, baptized, forgiven, adopted into God’s family, full of grace and hope in eternal life. It is a reminder of the growth, beauty, and vitality that rises out of that life-giving baptism water.
It is also a reminder of the church’s mission to “Go, therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”
