Synod Notes

Information from the Bishop's Office Intended for Church Leaders

Synod Notes is available to all clergy, members of Synod Committees and any other interested individuals who have internet access. Email notification is sent from Synod Office to a selected list each time a new issue has been uploaded.

The pages below are all published using Adobe's Acrobat format.

July / August 2010

• Cover Page
• Index Page
• Pulpit Supply List
• Swing Low – Edgewood Camp and Conference Centre Golf Tournament Registration Form
• Waterloo Seminary/Eastern Synod Anniversary Celebrations
• Edgewood Anniversary Dinner Invitation

May / June 2010

• Cover Page
• Index Page
• Pulpit Supply List
• Governance and Ministry - Training Institute for Church Leaders - June 15-17, 2010
• Edgewood Camp and Conference Centre Corporate Membership Registration Form
• Walking We Make the Way - KAIROS Annual Conference - October 1-3, 2010

March / April 2010

• Cover Page
• Index Page
• Pulpit Supply List
• Stewardship in Perspective
• The Charities File: On Board is on Youtube
• Eastern Synod Youth and Young Adult Ministries Committee (ES-YAYA) 2010
• Edgewood Camp and Conference Centre Hike in the Woods


• Lutherhostel 2010
  • Brochure
  • Registration Form


• The Song of the Church: Bridging All Times and Places
• Interfaith Leaders and the G8 - A Call for Action

January / February 2010

• Cover Page
• Index Page
• Pulpit Supply List
• 2010 Lay Delegate Credential Form
• 2010 Registration Fees
• 2010 Leadership Award Nomination Form
• CCCC Regional Seminars


• Edgewood Camp and Conference Centre 65th Anniversary Events
• Edgewood Camp and Conference Centre Summer 2010 Volunteer Application Form


• Living Light - Lay Retreat, April 9-11, 2010
  • Invitation Letter
  • Flyer
  • Registration


• National Worship Conference - July 4-7, 2010
• Governance and Ministry: Building Effective Partnership Among the Leaders of the Church

November / December 2009

• Cover Page
• Index Page
• Pulpit Supply List
• Potentials for Engagement - January 30, 2010
• Clarity and Courage in Our Ministries and Vocations - Bishop's Spiritual Retreat for Clergy,
  February 7-10, 2010
  • Invitation Letter
  • Registration
  • Agenda
• Will Our Children be Stewards?

September / October 2009

• Cover Page
• Index Page
• Pulpit Supply List
• Global Encounter 2010 - CLWR Travel Experience
• New Canada Revenue Agency Requirements
• ES-YAYA - 2009-2010 Outline
• Eastern Synod Justice, Compassion and Service Ministry Survey
• Taking Care of the Neighbourhood - 2010 National Worship Conference
• Nominations, Please!
  • Nominating Committe Contact Listing
• In Mission for Others Registration Form (Nov 14, 2009 Event)
• The Wheat Ridge Fund Request for Applications

July / August 2009

• Cover Page
• Index Page
• Pulpit Supply List
• Stewardship in Challenging Times - October 2009 Stewardship Conference
• Keep In Touch Listing
• In Mission for Others
  • Information Flyer (Autumn 2009 Events)
  • Registration Sheet (Autumn 2009 Events)

May / June 2009

• Cover Page
• Index Page
• Pulpit Supply List
• Called to Adventure
• Pity Me!
• Stewardship of Creation "Service of Repentance"
• Introduction to the Service of Repentance Service of Repentance
• Pandemic Preparedness Letter
• In Mission for Others Update

March / April 2009

• Cover Page
• Index
• Pulpit Supply List
• Notice to Congregations and Charities in Ontario
• Lutheran Campus Ministry Appreciation Dinner - March 21, 2009
• "In Mission for Others: Taking It Home" - Year Two
  • Cover Letter
  • Registration Form
• Edgewood "Hike in the Woods" Poster and Registration Form - April 26, 2009
• Hard Copy Print Production of Synod Notes
  

January / February 2009

• Cover Page
• Index
• Pulpit Supply List
• "In Mission for Others: Taking It Home" - Year Two
  • Cover Letter
  • Registration Form
• Eastern Synod Scholarship Fund & Spencer-Barche Education Trust Fund
  
  • Scholarship Details
  • Scholarship Application Form
• "Lent 2009: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus" - Bishop's Spiritual Retreat for Clergy - Feb. 15-18, 2009
  
  • Invitation Letter
  • Registration Form
• Interchurch Health Ministries Invitation
• Creating Disciple Making Communities Flyer/Registration Form
• Conflict Management and Congregational Leadership Flyer
• Lutherhostel Details
• Magnetic Faith - 2009 Eastern Synod Youth Gathering Flyer
  

November / December 2008

• Cover Page
• Index
• Pulpit Supply List
• "In Mission for Others: Taking It Home" - Year Two
  • Cover Letter
  • Registration Form
• World Aids Day

September / October 2008

• Cover Page
• Index
• Pulpit Supply List
• Beyond Security - North American Stewardship Conference - June 18-20, 2009
• Jeremiah Project: New Orleans
  • Flyer
  • Information Sheet
  • Application Form
    
• B Tru 2 U - Training Events for Youth Leaders
  • Flyer
  • Information Sheet and Registration Form
    
• Eastern Synod Ministry Directors
• ALYFE - Anglican Lutheran Youth Fellowship Events
  • Information Flyer
  • Poster - October 18, 2008 Event
  • Poster - February 28, 2009 Event

July / August 2008

• Cover Page
• Index
• Pulpit Supply List
• "Raising the Bar on Stewardship" Conference - October 18, 2008
  • Information Flyer/Registration Form
• "Meeting Our Muslim Neighbours" - Bishop's Study Conference for Church Workers - October 20-22, 2008
  • Flyer
  • Registration Form
• "B Tru 2 U" - Renewal Events for Youth Leaders
  • Flyer/Registration Form
• A Renewed Vision for Mission in the Eastern Synod 2006-2010

May / June 2008

• Cover Page
• Index
• Pulpit Supply List
• Reclaiming the Light - Rural Ministry Symposium Brochure
• In Mission for Others: Taking It Home September 27 & 28, 2008
  • Information Page
  • Registration Form
  • Description
• "Journeying on the Edge" Conference - September 27, 2008
  • Information/Registration Form
  • Postcard
• Canadian Passport Information
• Model Constitution for Congregations Memo
  
  

March / April 2008

• Cover Page
• Index
• Pulpit Supply List
• "Remember the Sabbath" Bulletin Inserts
• Lutherhostel Information Sheet
• "God's Fiesta" Global Worship Event Information Flyer
• Order and Chaos - National Worship Conference Flyer
• Keep In Touch Listing

January / February 2008

• Cover Page
• Index
• Pulpit Supply List
• "The Tender Heart: Forgiven and Forgiving" - Lay Spiritual Retreat - April 4-6, 2008
  • Invitation Letter
  • Flyer
  • Registration Form
• Eastern Synod Assembly 2008 -- Delegate Registration Fee Details
• Eastern Synod Scholarship Fund & Spencer-Barche Education Trust Fund
  • Information
  • Application Form
• Transfer of Congregational Records Policy
• Eastern Synod Reunion Youth Worship Service: (February 24, 2008 - Lent 3)
• Bishop Pryse' Letter to Prime Minister Harper re Canadian Corporations
• Bishop Pryse' Letter to Prime Minister Harper re Poverty
• Attention Photographers!
• "Time's a-wastin'!" - Bulletin Inserts

November/December 2007

• Cover Page
• Index
• Pulpit Supply List
• Additional Synod Scholarship Funds Available!
  • Pages 1-2
  • Pages 3-6
    
• "Life Today: Paul, Romans, You and Me" -- Bishop's Spiritual Retreat for Clergy -- February 17-20, 2008
  • Invitation Letter
  • Registration
  • Agenda
    
• "See You Next Week" Book Flyer
• Leadership Awards Nomination Form
• Eastern Synod Assembly 2008 "Lay Delegate Credential Form
• Late Additions
  • Eastern Synod Assembly 2008 Registration Fees
  • Annual Diaries/Appointment Books

Spetember/October 2007

• Cover Page
• Index
• Pulpit Supply List
• In Mission for Others: Taking It Home Event Reminder
• Another World is Possible - Challenge for Change Event November 2/3, 2007
  • Flyer
  • Brochure Inside
  • Brochure Outside
• A Celebration of Our Partnership in Ministry with National Bishop Susan Johnson - October 17, 2007
• A Pandemic-Emergency Plan for the Eastern Synod
  • Cover Letter
  • Emergency Plan
  • Guidelines for the Celebration of Holy Communion During a Pandemic
• ELCIC Policy for Protection of Children, Youth and Other Vulnerable People (PPCYOVP)
  • Cover Letter
  • Protection Policy Commitments
• Attention Lutheran Youth Groups and Confirmation Classes
  • Confirmation Events Cover Letter
  • Confirmation Events Flyer
  • Poster - October 20, 2007 Youth Event
  • Poster - February 9, 2008 Youth Event
  • Poster - April 26, 2008 Youth Event
  • The Wheat Ridge Fund - Request for Applications

July/August 2007

• Cover Page
• Index
• Pulpit Supply List
• New ELCIC Mobility Documents
  • Cover Letter
  • Availability for Call Letter (Sample)
  • Availability for Call Form
  • Congregational Mission Profile
  • Confidential Mobility Form for Synod Bishops
• In Mission for Others: Taking It Home Renewal Events 2007
  • Information Page
  • Registration Form
• Are You a Student Welcoming Church?
• A Very Grand Celebration
• Project Reunion
• Music and Worship at Waterloo Lutheran Seminary
• Bishop's Study Conference for Church Workers - October 15-17, 2007
  • Flyer
  • Registration Form
  • Agenda
• Worship Conference 2008
  • Brochure
  • Advertisement
• Lutheran Student House - Waterloo
• Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance - Trade for People, Not People for Trade Campaign

May/June 2007

• Cover Page
• Index
• Pulpit Supply List
• Greening Suggestions for Congegations
• Preparing Your Congregation for Disaster
• ELCIC Volunteers in Mission
• CLWR International Volunteer Service
• See It: Feel It: Believe It: Live It
• Celebrating Hymn Heritages

March/April 2007

• Cover Page
• Index
• Pulpit Supply List
• Government Relations (Ontario)
  • Update
  • Accessability Letter
• Luke, Liturgy and Life
• Connecting Worship, Experience, and Sacrament
• Benny Retires
• Mission and Ministry in the ELCIC: What's at Stake?
• A Letter from the Eastern Synod Communication Advisory Committee
• Keep in Touch

January/February 2007

• Cover Page
• Index
• Pulpit Supply List
• Waving Palms of Hope - Lay Spiritual Retreat
  • Invitation Letter
  • Flyer
  • Registration Form
• Pilgrimage of Solidarity to the Holy Land: The People, the Land and the Book
  • Invitation Letter
  • Registry Form
  • Itinerary
• Eastern Synod Scholarship & Spencer-Barche Education Trust Fund
  • Information Pages
  • Application Form
• See It, Feel It, Believe It, Live It - ELCIC Young Adult Conference
  • Information Page
  • Registration Sheet
• Reunion - A Project to Assist with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bolivia's Youth Gathering
  • Information Letter
  • Worship Outline
• Summer Ministry Position
• Our Budget... Is it a Faith Statement?

November/December 2006

• "Our Going Out and Coming In" - Bishop's Spiritual Retreat for Clergy
  • Invitation Letter
  • Registration Form
  • Agenda
• Sexual Abuse or Harassment Policy of the ELCIC
  • Reminder Note
  • ELCIC Policy Document
• International Travel Seminar to Mexico
  • Information Poster
  • Brochure
• Refugee Resettlement
  • Memo from the Eastern Synod Public Policy Advisory Committee
  • CLWR Information Page
  • Citizenship and Immigration Canada Application Form
• Christmas Wish List provided by the Eastern Synod Stewardship Committee

September-October 2006 Index

• September-October 2006 Cover Page
• Pulpit Supply List
• Evangelical Lutheran Worship - For individual conference posters and registration forms, click here.
• The Wheat Ridge Fund - Request for Applications
• Building a Restorative Community (use of restorative practices within faith communities) - October 28, 2006 - Information Flyer

July-August 2006 Index

• Pulpit Supply List
• Challenge for Change 2006 - October 27 and 28, 2006
  • Flyer  
    
• Brochure inside
  
• Brochure outside
• Village People Golf Tournament - August 22, 2006
  • Information/Registration Brochure
• HIV and Aids Letter, Invitation and Resource Page
• Campus Ministry and Student Recognition Sunday - September 17, 2006
  
  • Poster  
    
  • Bulletin Inserts  
  • Student Registry Form
• LARC Day of Renewal - "Hidden for All to See: Reflections on Saints and Souls" - November 2, 2006
  • Information Flyer and Directions
  • Registration Form
• Bishop's Study Conference for Church Workers - October 16 to 18, 2006
  • Information Flyer
  • Registration Form 
  • Agenda

May/June 2006 Index

• Pulpit Supply List
• New ELCIC Policy Documents
• Covering Memo from Bishop Pryse
• Sexual Abuse or Harrassment
• Honourary Assistant Pastors
• "Explore Youth Ministry - Go Deeper!"
• "Sent! By God's Grace for the Sake of the World" - ELCA Global Mission Event - July 27-30, 2006 - Information Flyer
• "The Gifts You Have Are the Gifts You Need" - Potentials Conference - June 8, 2006 - Information Flyer
• "Digging Around the Roots" - Rural Ministry Symposium - October 23-25, 2006 - Information Flyer

March/April 2006 Index

• Pulpit Supply List
• "Faith in Action" - Ecumenical Aids Pre-Conference - August 10-12, 2006
  • Information Flyer
  • Registration Form  
• "Digging Around the Roots" - Rural Ministry Symposium - October 23-25, 2006
  • Information Flyer
• "Making All Things New" - ELCIC/ACC National Worship Conference - July 12-15, 2006
  • Information Flyer
• "Deadlines for Removal or Upgrade of Ontario's Fuel Oil Storage Tanks"
  • Details and Deadline Dates  
    
• "Sent! By God's Grace for the Sake of the World" - ELCA Global Mission Event - July 27-30, 2006
  • Information Flyer
    
• "Dealing with Differences in the Family of Faith" - Conciliation Services Canada Workshop - June 13-16, 2006
  • Information/Registration Flyer
    

January/February 2006 Index

• Pulpit Supply List
• "Fools for Christ" - Lay Spiritual Retreat - March 31- April 2, 2006
  • Letter
  • Flyer
  • Registration Form
• "God Shaped Hole" - Southern Ontario Youth Retreat - February 24-26, 2006
• "Get a Lyfe" - Anglican Youth Fellowship Events
• "Mission Possible" - National Youth Project
  • Letter
  • Worship Outline
• "Canadian Churches' Racial Justice Week"
  • Poster and Information Page
• "The Final Declaration, Lutheran World Federation Consultation on Illegitimate Debt"
  
• "The Magnetic Church"
  • Information Sheets
  • Registration Flyer
• Personal Health Information Protection Act and Spiritual/Religious Care Legislative Update
• From Membership to Discipleship

November/December 2005 Index

• Pulpit Supply List
• Bishop's Spiritual Retreat for Clergy - February 19-22, 2006
  "Edges of Faith-Edges of Doubt: Questions Along the Way"
  • Letter
  • Agenda
  • Registration Form
• It's Your Call Sunday
• ELA Bus Trip to "FULL SERVE" LYM - August 13-22, 2006
  • Registration Information
  • Registration Form
• 2006 Leadership Award Nomination Form

September/October 2005 Index

• Pulpit Supply List
• Challenge for Change - October 21-22, 2005
  • Brochure
  • Flyer
  • Registration Form
• In Mission for Others
• Mission Possible: Building Hope - 2004-2006 National Youth Project
  • Donation Flyer
  • Fundraising Flyer
• Press Release - Televised Reformation Sunday Service - St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kitchener, ON
• KAIROS - Human Rights Program Coordinator Vacancy
• ELA Bus Trip

July/August 2005 Index

• Pulpit Supply List
• Come Away With Me and Pray: A day of prayer with Icons
  • Flyer
  • Registration Form
• Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - October 2005
• Campus Ministry and Student Recognition Sunday
  • Student Registry Form
  • Poster
  • Church Bulletin Inserts
• Congregational Record Keeping
• CLWR Executive Director Vacancy
• The Wheat Ridge Fund - Request for Applications
• Bishop's Study Conference for Church Workers - October 2005
  • Flyer
  • Registration Form
  • Agenda

May/June 2005 Index

• Pulpit Supply List - May 2005
• Hey Youth Leaders
• Keep in Touch
• WLU News Release
• Daily Discipleship
• Jazz Vesper Service

March/April 2005 Index

• Pulpit Supply List - April 2005
• Same Sex Blessings
• Attention: Youth Workers!
• Affirmation of Ordination Vows
• Return to Sender
• Good News from Edgewood Camp and Conference Centre
• Procession
• Good Idea!

January/February 2005 Index

• Pulpit Supply List - January 2005
• Ontario Water Regulations and Rural Churches
• Opening The Bible - 2005 Lay Spiritual Retreat Registration Form
• Opening The Bible - 2005 Lay Spiritual Retreat Letter of Invitation
• Opening The Bible - 2005 Lay Spiritual Retreat Flyer
• Eastern Synod Scholarship Fund and Spencer-Barche Education Trust Fund These documents are not available on the website
  Please contact your Pastor for the Current Application Package.
• Congregation Constitutional Addition
• National Convention - Lay Delegate Information Sheet
• National Convention - Lay Delegate List
• National Convention - Lay Delegate Memo
• How Your Congregation Can Act on its Gifts
• Synod Notes Now Online Announcement

November/December 2004 Index

• Spiritual Retreat for Clergy - Letter
• Spiritual Retreat for Clergy - Agenda
• Spiritual Retreat for Clergy - Poster
• Walking Wet - Poster
• LARC Common Baptism - Letter
• LARC Common Baptism - Bishops' Letter
• LARC Common Baptism - Worship Resources
• Lutheran Health Care Assoc of Canada (LHCAC) brochure
• 2005 Synod Youth Gathering registration forms and info
• Edgewood Camp and Conference Centre Incorporation
• SACEM Brochure - The Church in Mission

September/October 2004 index