2002 Southeastern Minnesota Synod Assembly
Making Christ Known: Promise for a New Day

The 2002 Southeastern Minnesota Synod Assembly was held May 3-4 at the Mayo Civic Center Exhibit Hall in Rochester.

• Recap of the Assembly

  • Assembly Recap in Adobe Acrobat format (NOTE: You will need to download & install the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this document. Get it at www.adobe.com.) 

  • Assembly Recap in HTML Format, on the web

  • Download the June River Crossings issue, featuring photos and news from the Synod Assembly! (To read this issue, you will need to download the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader from www.adobe.com.)

• Resolutions

  • 2002-01 - Fair Representation, failed

  • 2002-02 - Future Assembly Dates, failed

  • 2002-03 - Scholarship Fund for Seminarians, passed as amended

  • 2002-04 - ELCA Sexuality Study, passed as amended

  • 2002-05 - Supporting Ordinations Outside the Historic Episcopacy, failed

  • 2002-06 - 2003 Minimum Compensation and Benefits Guidelines, passed as presented

  • 2002-07 - Voting Privileges at Synod Assembly, passed

  • 2002-08 - Stand with Africa - Year 2, passed

  • 2002-09 - Hunger - 25 By 25 ($25 million by 2005), passed

  • 2002-10 - Welcome: Peace Lutheran Church, Eyota, passed

  • 2002-11 - Mission Emphasis Sunday, passed

  • 2002-12 - Hear the Borning Cry of Colombia, passed as amended

  • Download all Resolutions in Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf) (NOTE: You will need to download & install the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this document. Get it at www.adobe.com.) 

• Report of Elections

Old 2002 Assembly Stuff:

• Elect Voting Members

• Proposed Agenda

• Resolution Guidelines & Worksheet

• Various Assembly Details

  • Registration

  • Housing

  • Parking

  • Meals

  • Clothing

  • On-Site Phone Number

  • Child Care

  • Special Needs

  • Displays

  • Offering

  • No Smoking

  • Prayer Chapel

  • Bring Sharing the Faith photos

  • Board of Pensions Representatives

  • Environmental Stewardship

• Workshops

• Speakers

• Assembly Vocabulary

• Maps of Downtown Rochester and the Mayo Civic Center (Note: You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file. Download it FREE from www.adobe.com)

• Assembly Rules & Procedures

  • Voting Membership
  • Voting Member Credentials
  • Quorum
  • Privilege of the Assembly Floor
  • Voice Granted
  • Budget Impact
  • Committee on Reference and Counsel
  • Nominee Biographical Information
  • Invalid Ballots
  • Motion to Adjourn
  • Distribution of Materials
  • Visitor Seating

• Parliamentary Procedure

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