Friday, June 1, and Saturday, June 2, 2012
Tinley Park Convention Center
18451 Convention Center Dr.
Tinley Park, IL 60477
This year’s synod assembly will be held on June 1 and 2, 2012, at Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451 Convention Center Dr., Tinley Park, IL 60477. The theme is - For God All Things Are Possible - from Mark 10:27.
The site change for this year’s assembly (the first time the remodeled Tinley Park Convention Center has been available for use) means that we will have:
- free parking in a lot with more than enough spaces for our event,
- all events on one level,
- displays prominently featured, and
- a lower cost for attendees.
Cost ( throughr May 22, 2012 - online):
- Voting members, visitors, and display hosts - $160
- Retired voting members - $115
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Book of Reports
(includes draft agenda)
Online registration for voting members and visitors
Online registration for displays
Online registration for workshops
Registration for workshops has reached capacity and is now closed.
Child care will not be provided during the assembly.
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Hotel Accommodations
Overnight accommodations are available at the Holiday Inn in Tinley Park (attached to the convention center).
Click here to register for the hotel or call 1-877-834-3613 to register at the CHICAGO-TINLEY PARK-Convention Center. The group code is LUT.
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Bible Study Leader
The Rev. Dr. Raymond Pickett was ordained in 1989. He has pastored congregations in Kansas and Oklahoma and came to the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago after teaching at the Lutheran Seminary Program of the Southwest (LSPS). His book, The Cross in Corinth: The Social Significance of the Death of Jesus (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1997) and “Conflicts at Corinth” in Christian Origins: A Peoples’ History of Christianity, Vol. 1 (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2005) established Pickett’s reputation as a Pauline scholar. His interests are wide-ranging and he is currently working on a book on the Gospel of Luke.
More information about Pickett is available here.
Volunteer at the Assembly
To volunteer at this year's synod assembly, click here. A member of the synod assembly planning team will be in contact with you. Thank you for serving the synod in this way.
Nomination Form
This form is to nominate someone, or yourself, as a possible voting member to the 2013 Churchwide Assembly, August 12-18, 2013, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Nominees must be able to attend the churchwide assembly if elected.
Nominations are due May 10, 2012. If you have any questions, please contact the Rev. Cynthia K. Hileman at ckhileman@mcselca.org or 773-248-0021, ext. 12.
This PDF form may be filled-out and e-mailed to the synod office. Please save the form with your last name. You need to save it to your desktop before completing it. Send to ckhileman@mcselca.org
Synod Assembly Dates
- February 15, 2012 - Online registration begins
- April 1, 2012 - Resolutions due in synod office
- May 10, 2012 - Early assembly registration and discounted hotel reservations end. Nominations due for 2013 Churchwide Assembly voting members
- May 20, 2012 - Display and workshop registrations end (may end earlier if filled)
- May 22, 2012 - Online registration ends. After May 22, 2012, individuals may register at the assembly site.
All deadlines are absolute.
Resolutions
Resolutions are due April 1, 2012.