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Ninth Biennial Convention
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Saturday, June 14, 2003, 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Report of the Committee on Registration and Credentials
Report of the Committee on Minutes NC-03-08 MS That the corrected minutes from the second sitting be adopted as presented. CARRIED Report of the Elections Committee NCC: ABT Lay
Carl Sorensen was declared elected for this position. BC Lay
Judy Kochendorfer was declared elected for this position. BC Ordained
Nolan Gingrich was declared elected for this position. E. Lay
Maaike Froelich was declared elected for this position. E. Ordained (1st position)
Sonja Free was declared re-elected for this position. E. Ordained (2nd Position)
No election. MNO Lay
Roger Kingsley was declared elected for this position. SK Lay
Tom Brook was declared elected for this position. SK Ordained
Roger Haugen was declared elected for this position. ELCIC Group Service Inc. Board of Directors: Lay
Daniel Skaret was declared re-elected for this position. Ordained (Position One)
Krister Ulmanis was declared elected for this position. Ordained (Position Two)
Andrew Paulsen was declared elected for this position. The Court of Adjudication: Lay (Position One)
Rochelle Shafer was declared elected for this position. Lay (Position Two)
Janet Morck was declared elected for this position. Ordained (Position One)
Jan Malina was declared elected for this position. Ordained (Position Two)
Eric Krushel was declared elected for this position. A second ballot for the E. Ordained position on NCC was distributed. The Chair closed the balloting for the E ordained position available on NCC. LWF Report Greetings from Anglican Church of Canada Archbishop Michael Peers, Primate of the ACC sent electronic greetings. GHDA and CLWR Joint Report Items removed from Consent Agenda Additions are bold, deletions are italic. Section 2. A convention of this church shall be held biennially in accordance with the ELCIC Act of Incorporation at a time and place determined by the National Church Council. Section 3. Special conventions shall be called for specified purposes by the bishop of this church to be held within ninety days of receiving a request in writing from two-thirds of the members of the National Church Council or from two-thirds of the synods. Section 3. The frequency, function, composition and responsibilities of the convention shall be defined in the Administrative Bylaw, Part V. Section 4. The secretary shall publish the time and place of each regular convention at least six months in advance. The secretary shall give written notice of a special convention to each congregation and each ordained minister serving under call, and shall publish the same at least thirty days prior to the opening date of the convention. Section 5. The voting membership of conventions shall consist of a. Two hundred ordained ministers elected by the conferences as allocated by the National Church Council on the basis of baptized membership; b. A lay delegate elected by each parish* not already represented by an ordained minister and an additional lay delegate elected by every parish with more than eight hundred baptized members. Any parish with less than eight hundred members represented by an ordained minister for two consecutive conventions may not be represented by an ordained minister at the following convention. Section 6. The voting membership at a special convention shall consist of the delegates seated in the preceding regular convention provided they have not been disqualified by termination of membership in the parish they represented. Vacancies in delegations shall be filled by conferences and parishes as necessary. Section 7. A quorum shall consist of twenty per cent of the eligible voting members provided that such members are from at least two-thirds of the synods. *A parish is defined as consisting of those baptized persons served by a common pastoral ministry in one or more congregations. CARRIED Item 11 page G9 Part X Section 1. There shall be a Conference of Bishops composed of the National Bishop and the synodical bishops. Section 2. The Conference of Bishops shall be convened by the National Bishop at least annually. Section 3. The Conference of Bishops shall: a. attend to the spiritual and collegial nurture of its members; b. reflect and provide vision on issues that affect the life of the church; c. develop and share objectives and strategies concerning pastoral leadership; d. recommend policy and practice to the National Church Council; e. advise National Church Council on referred matters; and f. strive to achieve consistent practice across the synods. CARRIED Approval of the 2004 Budget NC-03-10 MS that the 2004 budget be approved as presented. CARRIED NC-03-11 MS To authorize NCC to approve the 2005 budget. CARRIED Second Report of the Committee on Reference and Counsel CARRIED (Submitted by: The Rev Kevin J Baglole, The Rev Beth Conroy, The Rev Rasma Caune, The Rev Neil C Thomson, The Rev Jo Barkley-Probst, Franklin Famme, Eleanor McLeod, The Rev Terri-Ann Mattiason, The Rev Stephen Weber, and The Rev Mark Ehlebracht.) ELW Report Announcements were made regarding special lunches and transportation. The Chair thanked the Convention for their cooperation. Rev Marty Tuer led the Convention in prayer. The Fourth Sitting was closed at 12:15 pm |
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