Synod Assembly will be held on Saturday, June 15th from 12:00-3:00 p.m. Pacific Time/9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Hawaii Time
Online registration is now open for the 2024 Pacifica Synod Assembly (AKA Azoombly) AND Regional Gatherings! Please note that there are two separate registration links for these two events! ALL voting members are expected to attend the Regional Gathering in their area and the online Synod Assembly on June 15.
To prepare for registration so that you have the necessary information on hand when you are ready to do so, we have prepared registration instructions and a worksheet for each event. They have been mailed to all congregations.
You may download these forms HERE.
The Pre-Assembly Notebook will be available around May 27th.
REGIONAL GATHERINGS
In-person Regional Gatherings will occur on four Saturdays between May 4 and June 1, all held from 10 AM to 2 PM, with lunch provided. All are invited to the Regional Gatherings: rostered persons, lay persons, voting members, and non-voting members.
San Diego Area: May 4 at Bethlehem Lutheran, Encinitas (Registration Ended)
Inland/Desert Area: May 11 at First Lutheran, Redlands (Registration Ended)
Orange County Area: May 18 at Gloria Dei, Dana Point (Register by May 4)
Hawaii Area: June 1 at Lutheran Church of Honolulu, Honolulu (Register by May 18)
ONLINE SYNOD ASSEMBLY (AZOOMBLY)
Voting members ONLY must register for the online Synod Assembly that will take place Saturday, June 15 from 12:00-3:00 PM (Pacific)/9:00 AM-12:00 PM. Prepayment of your congregational assembly registration fee invoice did NOT register your voting members. Registration of voting members for the Azoombly closes on June 1.
If you have any questions about registration for these events, please contact Terri Robertson at 714-692-2791, Ext.732 or at terrirobertson@pacificasynod.org.
Those ministry teams and affiliated organizations wishing to submit a Pre-Assembly Report to be included to the Assembly notebook provided to all voting members may do so by using this link. Questions can be directed to TaSh Elzie, Synod Communications Director at communications@pacificasynod.org. We are only able to accept reports in electronic format (Word or PDF attachment) and ask that you limit your report to a single page, if possible. The deadline for submitting a report is May 1st. |
RESOLUTIONS
Given this year’s limited time frame, we will not be soliciting resolutions for the 2024 Assembly. However, we will be having substantive conversations at the Regional Gatherings concerning resolution/memorial topics of importance to the synod. These will become resolutions for the 2025 Assembly. If you have topics you care about, plan on bringing them to the regional gatherings.
Questions about Synod Assembly can be directed to Pr Laura Ziehl and Rachel Line.
Register NOW for Online Synod Budget & Assembly Resolutions Hearings
To better prepare for discussion on Synod Constitutional Amendments and the 2025-2026 Synod Budget, Assembly voting members are provided the opportunity to attend online hearings which will be offered prior to the Assembly over Zoom. Each will be held on Saturday, June 8, and will last approximately one hour. Separate registration for each hearing is required.
Online 2025-2026 Synod Budget Hearing
Saturday, June 8
10:00 AM (PDT) / 7:00 AM (HST)
Online Constitutional Amendments Hearing
Saturday, June 8
11:15 a.m. (PDT) / 8:15 a.m. (HST)
Come learn about the Synod constitutional amendments we will consider at the 2024 Azoombly! Because of the way the constitutional amendment process works, we will not be able to amend the language during the Azoombly–it will be a straight up-or-down vote–so this is a great opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the amendments or the process. We will also cover the recommended annual baseline salary increase for rostered leaders in 2025. We did not solicit resolutions this year because of the assembly’s shorter meeting time, but if you have any questions about the resolution process, this is a great chance to ask them, too.
To register for a hearing, please contact Terri Robertson at 714.692.2791, Ext. 732 or by email at terrirobertson@pacificaynod.org. After you register, you will be sent the Zoom link with further instructions. Copies of the 2025-2026 Synod Budget and Synod Constitutional Amendments will be available for download along with the rest of the Pre-Assembly reports May 27th.