Nominations and Elections Report
Leadership Program for Musicians
First Call Theological Education
Synod Event Calendar
| May 2008 | |
| May 7 | Outreach Committee Conference Call, 5:30 (DJ) |
| May 8 | Fort Dodge Forum, 9:30, Grace, Fort Dodge (speaker tbd) |
| Spouses Retreat Planning Conference Call, 7:15 (DJ) | |
| May 9-10 | Shepherd of the Valley Planning Retreat (ML) |
| May 10 | Our Savior's, Council Bluffs, 5:45 (ML) |
| May 11 | Our Savior's, Council Bluffs, 9:45 (ML) |
| May 18 | Spirit of Life, Sergeant Bluff, 10:15 (DJ) |
| May 19 | The Church of the Damascus Road/AfterCare, 10:00 (DJ) |
| Meeting with Sudanese Worship Group, 3:00, Synod Office (DJ) (ML) | |
| May 20 | CAD Meeting, Des Moines (CW) (ML) |
| Youth Leader Meeting, 6:30, St. Paul, Manson (LE) | |
| May 22 | Chaplains & Deans Colloquy, 9:30, Synod Office |
| May 23-24 | Spirit of Life Planning Retreat (ML) (DJ) |
| May 26 | Office Closed Memorial Day |
| May 29 | Intentional Interim Pastors, 9:30, Synod Office |
| May 30-31 | Spirit of Life Retreat (ML) (DJ) |
| June 2008 | |
| June 1 | Emmanuel, Shenandoah 125th Anniversary Celebration |
| Pr. Fred Jordan Installation, 10:30, American, Hawarden (DJ) | |
| June 6-7 | Synod Assembly, Storm Lake |
| June 8 | Pr. Keith Sievers 30th Ordination Anniversary, St. Paul, Rolfe (DJ) |
| Plymouth Ministries Meeting, 1:30, Craig (ML) (RM) | |
| June 12-Sept. 4 | Pr. Danette Johns Sabbatical |
| June 14-23 | Youth Mission Trip to New Orleans (LE) |
| June 17 | Barnabas Uplift Board, 10:30, Waverly (ML) (MT) (CW) |
| June 18 | Candidacy, 9:30, Synod Office (DJ) (LE) |
| June 19 | Fall Convo Planning, 2:00, Bethlehem, Cherokee (CJ) |
| June 22 | St. John, Akron, 10:00 (RM) |
| June 22-23 | Money Leadership for Pastors, Storm Lake (RM) |
| June 26 | LSI Board, Waverly (ML) |
| WIS Mission Endowment, 6:00, Synod Office (RM) | |
| June 28 | WIS Women's Organization Convention, Bethlehem, Cherokee (DJ) |
| June 29 | Orientation for Tanzania Travelers, 2:00, St. Mark, Storm Lake (ML) (CW) (LE) |
| Pr. Gene Broughton Ordination Anniversary, Our Saviour's, Humboldt (ML) | |
| July 2008 | |
| July 1 | Education & Family Ministry Meeting, 9:30, Faith, Odebolt (LE) |
| July 4 | Office Closed Independence Day |
| July 8 | Tri-Synod Fall Convo Planning, 12:00, West Des Moines (CJ) |
| July 11-12 | Synod Council |
| July 9-August 6 | Bishop Last in Tanzania |
| July 13 | Zion, Rake 80th Anniversary Celebration (RM) |
| July 16-19 | Celebrating Rural Life Event, Midland College, Fremont, NE |
| July 21-Aug. 13 | Youth Mission Trip to Tanzania; Companion Congregation Trip to Tanzania |
| August 2008 | |
| August 7 | Candidacy, 9:30, Synod Office (DJ) (LE) |
| Companion Synod Committee Retreat, Clive (CW) | |
| August 7-10 | ELCA Communicators Conference |
| August 11-12 | Assembly Planners Conference, Chicago (CJ) |
| August 13-15 | Bishops' Administrative Staff Gathering, Chicago (CJ) |
| August 20-24 | SYMBOL Network Gathering, Philadelphia (LE) |
| August 24 | Holmes 125th Anniversary Celebration (RM) |
| Pr. Robert Kruempel Ordination Anniversary, St. Paul, Missouri Valley (MLl) | |
| September 2008 | |
| September 1 | Office Closed Labor Day |
| September 3-4 | Region 5 Steering Committee (ML) |
| Region 5 Bishops' Executive Assistant Gathering (CJ) | |
| Region 5 Synodical Officers Gathering | |
| September 13 | Synod Boards & Committees, 9:30 |
| September 18 | New to Synod, 9:30, Synod Office |
| September 19-20 | Lay School Retreat, Okoboji |
| September 20-21 | St. Paul, Rockwell City 100th Anniversary Celebration |
| September 27 | Synod Council, 9:30, Synod Office |
| September 28-30 | Fall Theological Convocation, Marina Inn, South Sioux City, Nebr. |
| October 2008 | |
| October 2-7 | Conference of Bishops, Chicago (ML) |
| October 5 | Elementary Leaders Gathering, 2:00, Synod Office (LE) |
| October 15 | ConFest 2008, 6:00 (LE) (ML) |
| October 19-21 | Spirituality Retreat, Creighton Retreat Center (DJ) |
| October 21-22 | Bishops' Visit to Wartburg Seminary (ML) |
| October 22 | ConFest 2008, 6:00 (LE) (ML) |
| October 23 | LSI Board, Ames (ML) |
| October 29 | ConFest 2008, 6:00 (LE) (ML) |
| November 2008 | |
| November 8 | Discovering Hope Event, Trinity, Sibley (DJ) |
| November 15 | Iowa Lutheran Campus Ministry, UNI (DJ) |
| November 27-28 | Office Closed Thanksgiving |
| December 2008 | |
| December 5-7 | Waldorf Board (ML) |
| December 6 | Synod Boards, 9:30 |
| December 13 | Synod Council, 9:30, Synod Office |
| December 18 | LSI Board, Des Moines (ML) |
| December 19 | Candidacy, 9:30 (DJ) (LE) |
| December 24-26 | Office Closed Christmas |
| January 2009 | |
| January 1 | Office Closed New Year's Day |
| January 3-8 | Bishops Academy (ML) |
| January 9-10 | Lay School Retreat, Storm Lake |
| January 25-28 | Spirituality Retreat, Okoboji (DJ) |
| February 2009 | |
| February 4-5 | Mobility Conference (ML) |
| February 7 | Synod Committees, 9:30 |
| February 17 | Lutheran Day on the Hill |
| LSI Board (ML) | |
| February 21 | Western Iowa Synod Lay Academy |
| March 2009 | |
| March 5-10 | Conference of Bishops (ML) |
| March 7 | Synod Boards, 9:30 |
| March 20 | Executive/Finance Committees, 4:00, Synod Office |
| March 21 | Synod Council, 9:30, Synod Office |
| April 2009 | |
| April 14-16 | EOCM Staff Meeting, Chicago (RM) (DJ) |
| April 26 | Grace, Spirit Lake 60th Anniversary (ML) |
| April 30-May 3 | Synod Assembly |
| May 2009 | |
| June 2009 | |
| June 12-13 | Synod Council |
| July 2009 | |
| July 26 | Ullensvang, Thor 125th Anniversary Celebration (ML) |
| August 2009 | |
| August 17-23 | 2009 Churchwide Assembly, Minneapolis |
| September 2009 | |
| September 2 | Region 5 Steering Committee (ML) |
| October 2009 | |
| October 1-6 | Conference of Bishops (ML) |
| November 2009 | |
| December 2009 | |