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Subject: Re: [SCVLP] Draft minutes from Conference Gathering
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 11:37:57 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
From: Randy Presuhn <randy_presuhn@mindspring.com>
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From: Randy Presuhn <randy_presuhn@mindspring.com>
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Hi -

Thanks for the feedback on the draft minutes.
Responses in-line below, corrected minutes attached.

Randy

>From: pastor-anne <pastor-anne@comcast.net>
>Sent: Nov 19, 2013 9:51 AM
>To: scvlp@googlegroups.com
>Subject: Re: [SCVLP] Draft minutes from Conference Gathering
...
>1.=C2=A0 LaVinnia cannot sign in as "Rev." and should be noted
> as interim pastor,voting member.=20

Fixed.

>2.=C2=A0 Bethel is not "Bethelhem" -- I cannot help you with representativ=
es spelling.=20

Fixed.  Pastor Derek provided the correction of my
mis-spelling of Cristina Beauchemin's name.

>3.=C2=A0 under review of congregations:=C2=A0 Bethel does not own=20
>the Good Shepherd property -- the synod does.=C2=A0=C2=A0 Bethel
> ma y retain=C2=A0a =C2=A0financial administration role, but no
> other relationship is happening.=C2=A0 Also mentioned is the
> Bethel sign in front to Good Shepherd.=C2=A0 According to
>=C2=A0Bethel's pastor that will be coming down -- no time
> designation on this.=C2=A0 I do not know the forma l
> designation by the synod for this congregation.
>=C2=A0 I believe we also discussed Pueblo de Dios and their
> new interim pastor whose name and spelling I do not have,
> but will obtain.=20

Fixed.  The interim pastor at Pueblo de Dios is Eduardo Trejo.

>4.=C2=A0 The 7th item should read that the synod is in the
>process of restructuring conferences & districts.=C2=A0 There
>is no time table on this, yet.=C2=A0 The Dean's will be addressing
> this at their annual retreat.=C2=A0 (I may not have said this,
> but should have)=20

Fixed.

>All is good.=C2=A0 I will try to schedule a parish =C2=A0"executive
>committee" meeting after Christmas.=20

Ok.

Randy
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Minutes of the Santa Clara Valley Lutheran Parish's
Breakout Session at the November 9th 2013 of
District D of the Sierra Pacific Synod of the ELCA

Conference dean Rev. Anne Carlson convened the breakout session
at 12:45 in classroom 2 at Advent Lutheran Church in Morgan Hill
on Saturday, November 9th, 2013.

The following clergy signed in:
=09Rev. Anne T. Carlson (New Creation, San Jos=E9)
=09Rev. Gwen Hermanson-Schaefer (Faith, Los Gatos)
=09Rev. Joan R. Randall (All Saints, Cupertino)
=09Rev. John Sullivan, Jr. (Hope, Santa Clara)
=09LaVinnia Pearson (Interim Pastor, Christ the Good Shepherd, San Jos=E9)

The following lay voting members from congregations signed in:
=09Bethel Lutheran Church in Cupertino:
=09=09Nick Arnett (male)
=09=09Cindy Arnett (female)
=09Christ the Good Shepherd in San Jos=E9
=09=09Randy Presuhn (male)
=09Faith Lutheran Church in Los Gatos:
=09=09Eva Woodall (female)
=09Grace Church of Evergreen in San Jos=E9:
=09=09Cathy Duncan (female)
=09Hope Lutheran Church in Santa Clara:
=09=09Colette Krinock (female)
=09Immanuel Lutheran Church in Los Altos
=09=09Doug Daetz (male)
=09=09Gisela Daetz (female)
=09New Creation Lutheran Church in San Jos=E9
=09=09Annette Howell (female)
=09St. John Lutheran Church in Sunnyvale
=09=09Linna Harnack (female)

The following visitors signed in:
=09Cristina Beauchemin (New Creation Lutheran Church in San Jos=E9)
=09Marsha Brashear (St. John Lutheran Church in Sunnyvale)

Also present was Rev. Jos=E9 Luis La Torre Cuadros, Assistant to the Bishop=
.

The following congregations had no presence at the meeting:
=09Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church in San Jos=E9
=09Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in San Jos=E9
=09Immanuel Lutheran Church in Saratoga
=09Los Altos Lutheran Church in Los Altos
=09Our Savior Lutheran Church in Santa Clara
=09Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Saratoga
=09Pueblo de Dios in San Jos=E9
=09St. Luke Lutheran Church in Sunnyvale

The first item of discussion was identification of potential nominees
for the Synod Council seat currently occupied by Rev. Susan Birkelo, who
will be termed out.  Action was deferred to the conference's breakout
session at Synod Assembly in 2014.

The second item of discussion was a review of the various congregations in
transition.  The status of Good Shepherd Cupertino was clarified:
although the property is owned by the Synod, and Bethel Cuprtino may
have a financial administrative role (there is a Bethel sign in front
of Good Shepherd, but according to Bethel's pastor that will be coming
down at some unspecified time), the Good Shepherd congregation
is a mission of one of the Lutheran Church bodies in Taiwan.
No other actions were taken in this review. Also mentioned was
Peublo de Dios in San Jos=E9 and its new interim pastor, Eduardo Trejo.

The third item of discussion was publicity for District / Conference
gatherings and their agenda.  Problems include getting the information
to the pastors and ensuring that that information gets to the voting
members.  One of the challenges is that, for example, the contact
information for congregations' voting members is not generally
forwarded to the conference secretary.  After some discussion, no
action was taken.

The fourth item discussed was a suggestion by Pastor John Sullivan of
Hope, Santa Clara, to employ synod video segments to foster identity.
No action was taken.

The fifth item was the election of a dean.  Rev. La Torre Cuadros
supervised the ecclesiastical ballot.  Rev. Anne Carlson was
elected unanimously on the first ballot.

The sixth item was the identification of potential nominees for
next year's election of a bishop.  After some discussion,
five names were surfaced for forwarding to the Synod Nominating
Committee:
=09Rev. Elizabeth Eckdahl of St. Mark's in San Francisco
=09Rev. Jim Friedrich (retired) recently of Prince of Peace, Saratoga
=09Rev. Anita Warner of Advent in Morgan Hill
=09Rev. Mark Holmerud (current bishop, Sierra Pacific Synod)
=09Rev. Jeff Thiemann of Portico Benefit Services
Randy Presuhn took the action item to relay this information to the
Synod Nominating Committee.

The seventh item of discussion was the assignment of congregations
to conferences and districts, including the need for constitutional
changes to implement some of the possibilities that have been
considered. This is still under discussion, and there is no time
table yet.  The Deans will be discuss this at their annual retreat.
No action was taken.

The eight item was election of a conference secretary.  Randy
Presuhn was elected to a second term.

With no other business to transact, the meeting adjuourned.

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