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"Life With or Without Amendment
B" |
| Regional conference planned for Nov.
9-10 on "Life With or Without Amendment B"
[10-3-01]
Please join other Presbyterians for this two-day
regional conference for New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey and New
England.
DATE:
November 9 - 10, 2001, Westminster Presbyterian
Church, Buffalo, NY
TITLE:
What Does God
Require of Us Now:
Life With or Without Amendment B
FOCUSING ON:
 | Strengthening unity during a time of disagreement
& change |
| Celebrating our oneness in Christ during this time |
| Being called to change |
CONFIRMED COLLABORATORS: Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Barbara Wheeler
President, Auburn Theological Seminary
Jack Haberer
Past Chair of Presbyterian Coalition, author of "God Views"
KEYNOTE THEME:
Implications from both perspectives (liberal &
conservative) if new amendment passes or does not pass
CONFIRMED WORKSHOP LEADERS:
Rev Oscar McCloud, 5th Ave Presbyterian Church, New
York
WORKSHOPS:
1 & 2 - Talk Back / Discussion With Each Keynote
3 - "I Feel Caught in the Middle, What Do I
Do?"
4 - "Holding the Congregation Together During
This Difficult Time"
CONFERENCE FORMAT:
Friday, Nov. 9
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Welcome Reception- Case Library
6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Opening Worship (Westminster),
Amherst Saxophone Quartet
6:30 - 7:15 p.m. Dinner - Parish Hall
7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Keynote I: "Why We
Differ"/Q&A, Barbara Wheeler & Jack Haberer, Sanctuary
9:00 - 10:00 p.m. Closing Reception - Case Library
Saturday, Nov. 10
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast - Parish Hall
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Worship (Hymn & Prayer) (String
ensemble) Rochester
9:15 - 10:30 a.m. Keynote Topic II: The Future of
the Presbyterian Church With or Without Amendment B/Q&A, Barbara
Wheeler & Jack Haberer, Sanctuary
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 - 11:30 a.m. Workshop Session I (offer all
four workshops)
11:45 - 12:30 p.m. Workshop Session II (offer all
four workshops)
12:30 - 1:15 p.m. Closing Remarks & Prayer
(Rochester) Sanctuary
1:15 - p.m. Light Lunch/Adjourn - Parish Hall
COST:
| Full Conference, $60 |
| Friday only, $35 |
| Saturday only, $25 |
Areas are organizing car caravans now!
For more information, reservations, or, to confirm
your congregation as a conference collaborator,
contact Margaret Crait at 716-884-9437 or unity@westminster-bflo.org
Westminster Presbyterian Church
724 Delaware Ave
Buffalo, NY 14209 |
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Some blogs worth visiting |
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PVJ's
Facebook page
Mitch Trigger, PVJ's
Secretary/Communicator, has created a Facebook page where
Witherspoon members and others can gather to exchange news and
views. Mitch and a few others have posted bits of news, both
personal and organizational. But there’s room for more!
You can post your own news and views,
or initiate a conversation about a topic of interest to you. |
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Voices of Sophia blog
Heather Reichgott, who has created
this new blog for Voices of Sophia, introduces it:
After fifteen years of scholarship
and activism, Voices of Sophia presents a blog. Here, we present the
voices of feminist theologians of all stripes: scholars, clergy,
students, exiles, missionaries, workers, thinkers, artists, lovers
and devotees, from many parts of the world, all children of the God
in whose image women are made. .... This blog seeks to glorify God
through prayer, work, art, and intellectual reflection. Through
articles and ensuing discussion we hope to become an active and
thoughtful community. |
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John Harris’ Summit to
Shore blogspot
Theological and philosophical
reflections on everything between summit to shore, including
kayaking, climbing, religion, spirituality, philosophy, theology,
politics, culture, travel, The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), New
York City and the Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood by a progressive
New York City Presbyterian Pastor. John is a former member of the
Witherspoon board, and is designated pastor of North Presbyterian
Church in Flushing, NY. |
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John Shuck’s Shuck and Jive
A Presbyterian minister, currently
serving as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton,
Tenn., blogs about spirituality, culture, religion (both organized
and disorganized), life, evolution, literature, Jesus, and
lightening up. |
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Got more blogs to recommend?
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send a note, and we'll see what we can do! |
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