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Subject: Re: [SCVLP] *draft* minutes of conference gathering at district

Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:59:28 +0000 (UTC)

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Randy these look terrific.=C2=A0 I believe you captured the sense of the me=
eting.=20

Everyone please check your attendance and send Randy any corrections.=20

Blessings=20

Anne=20



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From: "Randy Presuhn" <randy_presuhn@mindspring.com>=20
To: scvlp@googlegroups.com=20
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 10:40:32 PM=20
Subject: [SCVLP] *draft* minutes of conference gathering at district assemb=
ly=20

Hi -=20

Here's a draft of minutes from our conference gathering on November 10.=20
Please let me know if there are any significant errors or omissions.=20

In particular, it looks like the following congregations had NO=20
representation, so please let me know if someone skipped the sign-in:=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0Bethel Lutheran Church in Cupertino=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0Grace Church of Evergreen in San Jose=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church in San Jose=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in San Jose=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0Immanuel Lutheran Church in Saratoga=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0Los Altos Lutheran Church in Los Altos=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0Our Savior Lutheran Church in Santa Clara=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0Pueblo de Dios in San Jose=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0St. Luke Lutheran Church in Sunnyvale=20

Randy=20

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The conference meeting of the Santa Clara Valley Lutheran Parish=20
was held at 1:15 the afternoon of November 10, 2012 in conjunction with=20
the District D gathering of the Sierra Pacific Synod at Grace Lutheran=20
Church in Palo Alto.=20

The following people indicated their presence on the clergy sign-in sheet:=
=20

Pastors Anne, Carlson, Gwen Hermanson Schaefer, James Friedrich, Jim=20
Clark-Moor, Joan Randall, John Sullivan, LaVinnia Pierson, and Peggy=20
White.=20

The following people indicated their presence on the lay sign-in sheets:=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0All Saints Lutheran Church in Cupertino=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0Joan Randall (voting, female)=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in San Jose=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0Randy Presuhn (visiting, male)=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0Margaret Valliant (voting, female)=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0Michael Flanagin (voting male)=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0Immanuel Lutheran Church in Los Altos=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0Dolks Daetz (voting male)=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0Gisela Daetz (voting female)=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0New Creation Lutheran Church in San Jose=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0Karen Apland (voting female)=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Saratoga=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0Amanda Nelson (visiting female)=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0St. John Lutheran Church in Sunnyvale=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0Linna Harnack (voting female)=20

Conference dean Pastor Anne Carlson presided at the meeting.=20

The nomination for the lay male slot on the Synod Council was=20
discussed. =C2=A0It was moved, seconded, and approved without dissent=20
to nominate Mark Nelson for another term.=20

The group discussed shortcomings in how word of the District and=20
Conference gathering was delivered to congregations, as evidenced=20
by the sparse attendance. =C2=A0It was suggested to create an additional=20
e-mail list for congregational points-of-contact to supplement=20
SCVLP@googlegroups.com in announcing meetings. =C2=A0Conference secretary=
=20
Randy Presuhn agreed to create such an email list.=20

The remainder of the group's time together was spent in discussion=20
of a possible reconfiguration of districts and conferences to avoid=20
the current situation in which our processes result in more people=20
being elected to attend Churchwide Assembly as voting members than=20
there are votes allotted to our synod.=20

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div style=3D'font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><P>Randy =
these look terrific.&nbsp; I believe you captured the sense of the meeting.=
</P>
<P>Everyone please check your attendance and send Randy any corrections.</P=
>
<P>Blessings</P>
<P>Anne<BR><BR></P>
<P>
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</P>
<P><B>From: </B>"Randy Presuhn" &lt;randy_presuhn@mindspring.com&gt;<BR><B>=
To: </B>scvlp@googlegroups.com<BR><B>Sent: </B>Wednesday, November 28, 2012=
 10:40:32 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>[SCVLP] *draft* minutes of conference gathe=
ring at district assembly<BR><BR>Hi -<BR><BR>Here's a draft of minutes from=
 our conference gathering on November 10.<BR>Please let me know if there ar=
e any significant errors or omissions.<BR><BR>In particular, it looks like =
the following congregations had NO<BR>representation, so please let me know=
 if someone skipped the sign-in:<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Bethel Lutheran Church in C=
upertino<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Grace Church of Evergreen in San Jose<BR>&nbsp;&nbs=
p;Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church in San Jose<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Immanuel Evangel=
ical Lutheran Church in San Jose<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Immanuel Lutheran Church in=
 Saratoga<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Los Altos Lutheran Church in Los Altos <BR>&nbsp;&=
nbsp;Our Savior Lutheran Church in Santa Clara<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Pueblo de Dio=
s in San Jose<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;St. Luke Lutheran Church in Sunnyvale<BR><BR>R=
andy<BR><BR>-----------------------------<BR><BR>The conference meeting of =
the Santa Clara Valley Lutheran Parish<BR>was held at 1:15 the afternoon of=
 November 10, 2012 in conjunction with<BR>the District D gathering of the S=
ierra Pacific Synod at Grace Lutheran<BR>Church in Palo Alto.<BR><BR>The fo=
llowing people indicated their presence on the clergy sign-in sheet:<BR><BR=
>Pastors Anne, Carlson, Gwen Hermanson Schaefer, James Friedrich, Jim<BR>Cl=
ark-Moor, Joan Randall, John Sullivan, LaVinnia Pierson, and Peggy<BR>White=
.<BR><BR>The following people indicated their presence on the lay sign-in s=
heets:<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;All Saints Lutheran Church in Cupertino<BR>&nbsp;&nbs=
p; &nbsp;Joan Randall (voting, female)<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Christ the Good Sheph=
erd Lutheran Church in San Jose <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Randy Presuhn (visit=
ing, male)<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Margaret Valliant (voting, female)<BR>&nbs=
p;&nbsp; &nbsp;Michael Flanagin (voting male)<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Immanuel Luthe=
ran Church in Los Altos<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dolks Daetz (voting male)<BR>=
&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Gisela Daetz (voting female)<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;New Creation=
 Lutheran Church in San Jose<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Karen Apland (voting fem=
ale)<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Saratoga<BR>&nbsp;&n=
bsp; &nbsp;Amanda Nelson (visiting female)<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;St. John Lutheran=
 Church in Sunnyvale<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Linna Harnack (voting female)<BR=
><BR>Conference dean Pastor Anne Carlson presided at the meeting.<BR><BR>Th=
e nomination for the lay male slot on the Synod Council was<BR>discussed. &=
nbsp;It was moved, seconded, and approved without dissent<BR>to nominate Ma=
rk Nelson for another term.<BR><BR>The group discussed shortcomings in how =
word of the District and<BR>Conference gathering was delivered to congregat=
ions, as evidenced<BR>by the sparse attendance. &nbsp;It was suggested to c=
reate an additional<BR>e-mail list for congregational points-of-contact to =
supplement<BR>SCVLP@googlegroups.com in announcing meetings. &nbsp;Conferen=
ce secretary<BR>Randy Presuhn agreed to create such an email list.<BR><BR>T=
he remainder of the group's time together was spent in discussion<BR>of a p=
ossible reconfiguration of districts and conferences to avoid<BR>the curren=
t situation in which our processes result in more people<BR>being elected t=
o attend Churchwide Assembly as voting members than<BR>there are votes allo=
tted to our synod.<BR><BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR><BR>-- <BR>You received this mes=
sage because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SCVLP" group.<BR>To p=
ost to this group, send email to scvlp@googlegroups.com.<BR>To unsubscribe =
from this group, send email to scvlp+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.<BR>For m=
ore options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/scvlp?hl=3D=
en.<BR><BR></P></div></body></html>
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