yup. going to the synod assembly. for those that don't know the lutheran structure, synod is like a diocese. or like a small region within a big region. you see, we have regions. multiple synods make a region.
now some places have lots of people and/ or lutherans so there a lots of synods:
Minnesota=6 synods. the minneapolis area synod has 167 congregations. i'm sure the st. paul synod is similar.
Metro DC Synod= Washington, DC, parts of maryland, parts of virginia. 75 congregations.
big difference in the density of lutherans!
and...
i am a good northern minnesota kind of lutheran...well, somedays i am. there is a strong (don't laugh) scandinavian influence. the churches are pretty sparse and so is worship. there isn't much processing. the synod assemblies in northern minnesota aren't known for fancy pants worship.
i came east....
i will wear my collar this weekend. not something i would do up north. i will be processing in both the opening and closing worships. the vicars were asked to participate in worship. i am happy to be helping out in my adopted synod. but, it feels very odd to be doing such fancy worship on a day other than Easter! or at an assembly other than churchwide. it is one of those moments when internship could be better categorized as cross-cultural. i only crossed one time-zone and stayed in the same nation, but there is certainly some cross-cultural experience.
just thought i would share my assembling experience from the...dare i say it...lutheran diaspora.
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