MNO Synod Elects New Bishop

On the fourth ballot for Synod Bishop, Rev. Elaine Sauer was elected as MNO Synod Bishop. Rev. Sauer is currently the Assistant to the Bishop for Synodical Relations at the ELCIC National Office.

MNO Bishop Richard Smith is retiring after twelve years of service. In his Report from the Bishop at the convention, Bishop Smith recalled a recent question from his youngest daughter on what he was most proud of in his twelve years. Among the areas he noted, Bishop Smith remarked that he was proud of the youth ministry within the synod, as well as how the people within the synod had responded to being a church In Mission For Others.

BC Synod Reaffirms Faith in Presiding Bishop

On the second ballot of the voting for the Bishop of the BC Synod at the 2006 BC Synod Convention, Bishop Gerhard Preibisch was re-elected.

 Voting for the Bishop continues at the MNO Synod.

MNO Synod Honors Pastors for Years of Ordinator

On the opening evening of the 2006 MNO Synod Convention, the following pastors were honored for their years of ordination.

2006 MNO Clergy Anniversaries, originally uploaded by ELCIC.

50 Years
Rev. Lee Luetkehoelter

40 Years
Rev. Ken Kuhn
Rev. Ray Shultz
Rev. Richard Smith
Rev. Ron Nelson

25 Years
Rev. Bruce Gelhorn
Rev. Cam Harder
Rev. Richard Sauer
Rev. Hugh Laidlaw

Synod Conventions Share Greetings

As events got underway this morning at the MNO Synod Convention, Bishop Smith of the MNO Synod shared greetings with the MNO Synod Convention delegates from Bishop Pr and the BC Synod. At almost the same point in the agenda at the BC Synod Convention, Bishop Preibisch shared greetings from Bishop Smith and the MNO Synod with delegates of the BC Synod Convention.

 In one of the first motions at the MNO Synod Convention, youth delegates were granted voice at the convention.

In Mission For Others

This year, all five synods within the ELCIC will be holding their biennial conventions. Join us as we ask delegates what it means to them to be part of a church In Mission For Others.

As well, we will update this blog with information on the synods, as that information becomes available.

Should you not be attending a synod convention this year, but would like to share your thoughts on what it means to be part of a church In Mission For Others, please email your comments to info@elcic.ca with "ELCIC Blog" in the subject line.