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(19 November 2024) Synod Website UpdatesThe synod website updates frequently (as in often) and
irregularly (as in not on a particular schedule). Click here (or on the picture at
right) to find out what has been recently updated. Welcome: PalzerWe welcome The Rev. Jack Palzer to the WV-WMD. Palzer has coming out of retirement to serve St. John's Lutheran Church, Redhouse, MD, in cooperation with the synod. For more information, visit our Clergy page. Proposed Constitutional AmendmentsSynod Council is recommending a set of five amendments to the synod's constitution. Review them on our Proposed Constitutional Amendments page. Has Your Congregation Elected Its Synod Assembly Voting Members?Assuming your congregation's constitution does not predate the formation of the ELCA, *C5.04 applies: *C5.04. This congregation shall elect from among its voting members laypersons to serve as voting members of the Synod Assembly as well as persons to represent it at meetings of any conference, cluster, coalition, or other area subdivision of which it is a member. The number of persons to be elected by this congregation and other qualifications shall be as prescribed in guidelines established by the West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The constitutional default locates this election process
in the Congregation Meeting unless delegated to, for
example, the Congregation Council consistent with *C5.03.
On the hunch that most of the synod's congregations have
not formally delegated the authority to elect voting
members to Synod Assembly and seeing that this is
congregational meeting season, now would be a good time to
take care of this constitutional duty. Since posting this information in a recent Bishop's
Roadshow, a question came into HQ about
congregational tradition and practice. To help navigate
this question, a dedicated page has been posted under the
title "Who Elects
Congregational Lay Voting Members to Synod Assembly?".
Review the page for suggestions on how to address this in
your congregation.
Thinking about Advent and Christmas?It's not too early. Visit out Worship page for resources
covering appointments (wreaths, trees, paraments, and
candles), lessons & carols, and prayers. Malagasy VisitOur global companion synod presidents from the Betioky
and Betroka Synods of the Malagasy Lutheran Church visited
WV-WMD in October. For details, visit our Global
Missions page. Hurricanes Helene
& Milton
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West Virginia-Western
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