Thursday, September 9, 2010

Summary of Council and Congregational Action

Thank you to all who stayed after liturgy last Sunday for our congregational meeting to consider recommending a call to Pastor Sanna Reinholtzen. Unanimously, the congregation voted on the following motion:


"In keeping with ELCA Guidelines Related to Non-Stipendiary Ministry as set forth in the Roster Manual 2009, page 39, University Lutheran Chapel of Berkeley recommends to the Synod Council of the Sierra Pacific Synod that the Synod Council extend a part-time, non-stipendiary call to the Rev. Sanna Reinholtzen to be an associate pastor at the Chapel for a one-year term."


From here, this resolution goes to the Synod Council meeting at the end of September, and then to the Council of Bishop's meeting in October. Hopefully by All Saints Day we will have a reason to throw a party to welcome Pr. Sanna here at the Chapel officially as a part of our pastoral staff!


In other news, the Congregational Council met on August 24th. Here's a summary of some of the actions/discussions prepared by Council secretary, Jacob Ruff.

  • Episcopal Chaplain Tom Poynor joined the Council meeting to discuss the launch of the partnership between Lutheran and Episcopal campus ministries. The Chapel is hosting this joint ministry this year and Chaplain Tom and Pastor Jeff will be sharing the lead on this outreach. (Tom will preach at the Chapel on 9/19)
  • Thursday campus ministry evenings will include creative worship building on the traditions and experiences students bring from congregations across the country. "Open Space" will be an opportunity for practice and discussion in the middle of the eveng's structured activities. The first campus ministry night will be Thursday the 2nd at 6:30 followed by dinner at 7:30 pm.
  • Council considered the specific plan for Pr. Sanna Reinholtzen's ministry if her call is approved by the congregation, synod council, and the conference of bishops.
  • The Chapel is building up its Web 2.0 communication by making fuller use of Facebook, Twitter, and online video. At Work in the World's upcoming transformation will make it easier to access! It will continue to be available in print, but the electronic form will be integrated with the website and easier to connect to Facebook and Twitter.

Posted by Chapel Carol at 4:56 PM

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