Events

Synod Calendar

November 2020
5	m	Interim Ministry Colleague Group, Zoom Meeting, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
5		Youth Ministry Network, Zoom Meeting, 10 a.m.
12		New to Synod, Zoom Meeting, 9:30-11:15 a.m.
26-27		Office Closed, Thanksgiving


December 2020
3	m	Interim Ministry Colleague Group, Zoom Meeting, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
3		Youth Ministry Network, Zoom Meeting, 10 a.m.
3-4		Candidacy Committee, Zoom Meeting
24-31		Office Closed, Christmas


January 2021
1		Office Closed, New Year’s Day
7	m	Interim Ministry Colleague Group, Zoom Meeting, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
7		Youth Ministry Network, Zoom Meeting, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
9		Synodical Women’s Organization Cluster, Zoom Meeting, 8 a.m.-12 noon
9		Congregation Treasurers Meeting, Zoom Meeting, 10 a.m.-12 noon
18		Office Closed, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day


February 2021
4	m	Interim Ministry Colleague Group, Zoom Meeting, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
4		Youth Ministry Network, Zoom Meeting, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
23		Lutheran Day on the Hill, Virtual Event
26		Candidacy Committee, Shalom Spiritual Center, Dubuque, 1-4 p.m.
26-28		Candidacy Retreat, Shalom Spiritual Center, Dubuque


March 2021
4		Interim Ministry Colleague Group, Zoom Meeting, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
4	m	Youth Ministry Network, Zoom Meeting, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
9		Executive Committee, Location TBD, 9 a.m.
20		Synod Council, Location TBD, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Upcoming Dates

June 11-13, 2021		Northeastern Iowa Synod Assembly, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
June 24-28, 2022	M	ELCA Youth Gathering, Minneapolis, Minn.
Aug. 8-13, 2022		Churchwide Assembly, Columbus, Ohio

Online Synod Worship Services

Videos produced by the Northeastern Iowa Synod can be found on the Northeastern Iowa Synod YouTube Channel.

All Saints Sunday Worship Service
Nov. 1, 2020
This service includes a sermon by Interim Bishop Andrea DeGroot-Nesdahl, children’s sermon by Pastor Mark Anderson, music by choirs from Luther College and Wartburg College, and music and readings by others from throughout the synod.

Two videos are available: one of the entire service with a place to pause to remember friends and loved ones who have passed away; the other with only the Bishop’s sermon.

All Saints Worship Service Full Video (46:20)

Bishop Andrea’s Sermon Video (8:33)

Worship Service Bulletin (pdf)

Transcript of the Bishop’s Sermon (pdf)

Ascension Worship Service
May 24, 2020
This recorded worship service for Ascension Sunday features Bishop Steven Ullestad preaching the sermon, with synod staff and others also participating. An Order of Service is also available to download.

Ascension Service Full Video (50:37)

Order of Service and Sermon (pdf)

Bishop’s Sermon Video (13:14)

Ascension Sermon by Bishop Steven L. Ullestad (pdf)

2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly Recap

The ELCA Churchwide Assembly met at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee Aug. 5-10, 2019, to discuss and make decisions about how to go about God’s work as a church, with the theme “We are church.” Some 17 voting members represented the Northeastern Iowa Synod.

Actions taken during the assembly by the more than 900 voting members:

Re-elected Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton to a second six-year term.
Elected Deacon Sue Rothmeyer as Churchwide Secretary.
Adopted the new social statement, “Faith, Sexism, and Justice: a Lutheran Call to Action.”
Approved Constitutional change for Deacons (rostered ministers of word and service) to be ordained, from the previous practice of consecration.
Approved a resolution to endorse the World Council of Churches’ “Thursdays in Black” movement for a world without rape and violence.
Adopted “A Declaration of Inter-religious Commitment.”
Voted to commemorate June 17 as a day of repentance and remembrance of the martyrdom of the Emanuel 9 — the nine people who were shot and killed June 17, 2015, during a Bible study in Charleston, S.C.
Adopted a resolution to condemn white supremacy.
Presented a declaration of apology to people of African descent.
Approved a memorial that declares the ELCA a sanctuary church.
Celebrated the milestones of 50 years of women’s ordination.

Advent Preaching Series

The Northeastern Iowa Synod staff will provide a recorded sermon for every Sunday in Advent, based on the ELCA World Hunger Advent Study God With Us.

The sermons can be used as part of a worship service, mid-week devotion, Bible study resource or however a congregation would like.

Advent 1 – Nov. 29, 2020
“Keep Awake” by Pastor Joelle Colville Hanson, Director for Evangelical Mission

Advent 2 – Dec. 6, 2020
“Prepare” by Interim Bishop Andrea DeGroot-Nesdahl

Advent 3 – Dec. 13, 2020
“Comfort” by Pastor Steve Brackett, Assistant to the Bishop

Advent 4 – Dec. 20, 2020
“Presence” by Pastor Mark Anderson, Assistant to the Bishop

First Sunday of Christmas – Dec. 27, 2020
Interim Bishop Andrea DeGroot-Nesdahl

Videos of the sermons will be posted each week on the Northeastern Iowa Synod YouTube Channel.

Virtual Christmas Concerts

This year’s Christmas concerts by Luther College and Wartburg College will be available online

CHRISTMAS AT LUTHER

The online premiere of “Christmas at Luther 2020: For Everyone Born” will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4. Newly formatted for this unique time in history, this magical performance will be available to view from the comfort of home, free of charge.

2021 Northeastern Iowa Synod Assembly

June 11-13, 2021
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa

2019 Synod Assembly Recap

Celebrating Renewal: Katherine von Bora Luther — Faith in the Home

The 2019 Synod Assembly gathered at Wartburg College, Waverly, June 14-16, for business surrounded by word and sacrament, with the theme, “Celebrating Renewal: Katherine von Bora Luther — Faith in the Home.”

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