What is a memorial and how do we submit one to the churchwide women's organization?

A memorial is a formal written proposal that a specific action or position be taken. If said proposal affects the entire organization and it is the desire for it to reach the Triennial Convention for consideration, it must be presented at a synodical women’s convention and adopted by same. This action must then be officially submitted to the churchwide women's organization for action by the Triennial Convention.

The official form for submitting a memorial is attached. The official memorial form must be certified by the synodical secretary; she is responsible for seeing that the memorial is sent to the churchwide office.

All memorials must be sent to the churchwide office no later than November 30, 2007; a completed form must be attached to each memorial if the memorial does not fit within the provided form.

Please send memorials in as soon as they are acted upon at your synodical convention.

We encourage you to submit memorials electronically and direct them to deb.bogaert@elca.org

Please follow up by submitting a hard copy with the official signature of the synodical secretary to Women of the ELCA, c/o Deb Bogaert, 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631-4101

The memorials committee of the Seventh Triennial Convention will consider these actions prior to the convention. The committee's recommendations for handling these actions will appear in the Convention Program and Reports that will be mailed to delegates prior to the Triennial Convention.