This note is a reminder to all the churches of the cluster that we will be gathering at Christ Lutheran Church in Paddock Lake this Sunday, October 4 at 1PM. Clergy and lay representatives to the Synod Assembly from each congregation are invited to conversation where we will lift up names of identified leaders who may be called to lead the Greater Milwaukee Synod of the ELCA as our next Bishop.
We will gather and prayerfully ask that GOD would guide our conversation and deliberation. We will explore the gifts and needs of our synod. We will outline ministry priorities. We will also examine what all this suggests are necessary gifts for our next Bishop to possess. Finally, we will lift up three names of ordained leaders within the ELCA who we feel possess these gifts and talents and call to leadership.
Other important calendar dates:
November 2 and 3 (6:30 – 9PM) at Resurrection Lutheran in Racine – Identified Leaders Forum. A number of potential candidates for Bishop who have been lifted up in cluster meetings will be available to answer questions. These forums will also be an opportunity to get to know these leaders better. These forums will also happen on November 4 and 5 at Lake Park Lutheran in Milwaukee.
December 4 and 5 at Our Saviors Lutheran in Milwaukee (30th and Wisconsin) – Bishop Election. We will gather for the election of the next Bishop of the Greater Milwaukee Synod. Our special assembly will start at 6PM on December 4 and at 8AM on December 5.
March 14, 2010 at Holy Cross Lutheran in Menomonee Falls – Installation of the new Bishop.
