Please print ONLY the pages you want to keep. Paper copies of items to be voted upon will be distributed to voting members at the assembly. Partial Section A includes a letter from ELCA Presiding Bishop Hanson, a letter from MNYS Bishop Rimbo, the anniversary report (rostered leaders and congregations, with congregation info from some of the congregations celebrating "special" anniversaries and reflections from pastors celebrating their 50th anniversaries), the Standing Rules of the Assembly, and the PROVISIONAL (subject to change) agenda. The reports of the Nominating Committee and the Reference and Counsel Committee will be posted when they become available. Partial Section B includes committee and staff reports as of April 22; this document will be replaced when the report for the April Synod Council meeting has been submitted. Items for Section C (which will NOT have footers like those in Sections A and B) include the Partnership report, the revised 2010/proposed 2011 budget as amended 4/15, the long-term plan and the auditors' report for 2009.

Pre-Assembly Reports Section A (partial) 4-7-10 This is actually the final document; the agenda, nominating committee report and Reference and Counsel report will be given to voting members at the assembly. The items in Section A are:

* Greeting from Bishop Hanson, page A-1
* Greeting from Bishop Rimbo, page A-3
* Anniversary reports (with notes about special anniversaries), page A-4
* Standing Rules of the Assembly, page A-14
* Provisional Agenda, page A-16 The final agenda, budget, Nominating Committee Report and Reference and Counsel Committeewill be distributed at the assembly.

* Standing Rules of the 2010 Assembly

* Reference and Counsel Committee Report

* Nominating Committtee Report

Pre-Assembly Reports Section B (final, 5-3-10) This report includes the actions taken at the April Synod Council meeting. The reports in Section B are:

* Synod Council, page B-1
* Asian Ministries and leaders, page B-21
* Candidacy Committee, page B-22
* Child, Youth & family Ministry Committee, page B-24
* Commission for Evangelical Outreach, page B-26
* Commission for Gay and Lesbian People, page B-28
* Eastern Nassau Conference Youth Program, page B-28
* ELCA Fund for Leaders, page B-29
* ELCA Region 7, page B-30
* German Seamen's Mission of New York, page B-30
* Gustavus Adolphus College, page B-31
* Koinonia, page B-31
* Leif Ericson Day School, page B-32
* Lutheran Counseling Center, page 33
* Lutheran HealthCare, page B-34
* Lutheran Men in Mission, page B-35
* Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, page B-36
* New York State Council of Churches, page B-37
* Romania Companion Committee, page B-39
* Romania Missionaries' Report, page B-39
* Seafarers & International House, page B-41
* Tanzania Companion Committee, page B-43
* The Wartburg Adult care Community, page B-44
* World Hunger Committee, page B-45
* MNYS Staff Reports
* Communication and Interpretation, page B-46
* Congregations, page B-47
* Evangelical Mission, page B-48
* Finance and Administration, page B-50
* Formation, page B-51
* Global and Multicultural Mission, page B-55
* Synodical Administration, page B-56
* MNYS Office Directory, page B-57