Synod office closed some days in December and January

Readers,

The synod office staff met this morning and hammered out the schedule for Christmas and New Year's.

Christmas falls on a Sunday, Dec. 25, this year. New Year's Day is the following Sunday.

The synod office will be closed on Friday, Dec, 23; Monday, Dec. 26; and Monday, Jan. 2.

Bishop Robert D. Hofstad will be working from home during the week between Christmas and New Year's, as will Office Manager Allison Ramsey. The Revs. Ron Hoyum and Valinda Morse, assistants to the bishop, will be off beginning Dec. 14. The Rev. Melanie Wallschlaeger, director for evangelical mission, will be off then, as well.

I have the week of Dec. 19 off from my day job in Bremerton, and am using some of it to do some synod stories that take a little more time. I'll be in Tacoma a couple of days and in Poulsbo, so far. This is a good week to invite me to your congregation.

Here's a photo of the gang I took in early November during a staff retreat at Rob's.

Rachel Pritchett, communicator (206) 498-0920 rachelpritchett@msn.com