Office of the Bishop Updates: 6/17/2022

We want thank all who attended our 2022 Assembly, and all who helped make our biggest event of the year a success! And after a few days of break, we head into our summer of events and planning.

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

  • Conference of Bishops quarterly meeting on zoom

  • Office of the Bishop staff and other pastor/lay conversations

  • Cruzando Fronteras board meeting

  • First communion blessings La Sagrada Familia

Rev. Miguel Gomez-Acosta
Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM) and Bishop’s Associate for Congregational Vitality

  • ELCA Latino Strategy team meeting

  • BSBC Student Information Sessions

  • Luther Action Team coaching

  • Leading Well planning team

Rev. Jacqueline Pagel
Bishop’s Associate for Candidacy and Faith Formation

  • Preach at Esperanza

  • FCTE Regional review

  • Candidacy committee

Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events

  • Synod Assembly Planning

  • Synod Council Meeting preparations

  • General administrative tasks of the Synod Office

Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication

  • Synod assembly wrap-up

  • Synod assembly planning for 2023

  • Game plan summer work goals

Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator

  • Continue work on end of month activities for May 2022, work on bank reconciliation, available to provide reporting and analysis as needed.

Dr. Jerry Kingston
Special Bishop’s Associate for Mobility

  • Researching RMPs and MSPs for the Synod

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