Introduction | About the Regions | Schedule
Registration | Workshops | Accommodations and Transportation
Children & Youth Programs |
Business Meeting Agenda
Introduction
Our conference will be held July 16-19, 2009 in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania (USA). To learn more about Pittsburgh, visit the
Pittsburgh City Visitors Bureau: www.visitpittsburgh.com.
About the Regions
MCC Region 3 Office
MCC Region 5
Conference Schedule*
Wed, July 15
7:00-9:00pm - On-site registration/check-in
Thu, July 16
8:00am - On-site registration/check-in opens
9:30a-12:30p - Coinciding Retreats (Clergy with Rev. Elder Nancy Wilson,
Laity with the Lay Ministry Council)
2:00p-5:00p - Coinciding Retreats (Laity with Rev. Elder Nancy Wilson,
Clergy with Rev. Elders Arlene Ackerman and Diane Fisher)7:00pm -
On-site registration/check-in closes
7:00-8:30pm - Opening worship (Rev. Elder Diane Fisher preaching)
9pm - Special Performance by Peterson Toscano
Fri, July 17
7:00am - On-site registration/check-in opens
8:30-10:00am - Worship (DeWayne Davis preaching)
10:30am - 12:00pm - Trainsition Forum facilitated by Rev. Elder Nancy
Wilson
1:30-3:00pm - Workshops
3:30-5:00p - Workshops
7:00pm - On-site registration/check-in closes
7:00-8:30pm - Worship (Rev. Marilyn Bowens preaching)
9:00pm - Marsha Stevens-Pino/Justin Ryan Concert
Sat, July 18
7:00am - On-site registration/check-in opens
8:30-10:00am - Worship (Bryan Parker preaching)
10:30am-12:00pm - Business meetings
1:30-3:00pm - Workshops
3:30-5:00pm - Workshops
7:00-8:30pm - Worship (Rev. Elder Arlene Ackerman preaching)
9pm - Talent Showcase
Sun, July 19
9:00am-11:00am - Closing worship (Rev. Elder Nancy Wilson preaching)
12:00pm - Check-out time for hotel
*subject to change
Children & Youth
Programs
Headed by Mary Ann Durborow
For this conference, we will have a section for children ages 2 and up.
(Potty-trained, please.) Here are the general hours for our Children and
Youth Groups:
Youth (ages 10-17)
at the "Juice and Java Café"
After morning worship, until lunch break.
Beginning of afternoon sessions, until dinner break.
ALL YOUTH WILL ATTEND EVENING WORSHIP WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
Youth can then return to the "Juice and Java Café" after
evening worship for activities and snacks until 11
pm.
Children (ages 2 - 9)
After morning worship, until lunch break.
Beginning of afternoon session, until dinner break.
SORRY, BUT THERE WILL BE NO CHILDREN ACTIVITES AFTER EVENING
WORSHIP.
*Hours, locations and activities are subject to change.
Please check in with us every day at conference for the
schedule and if there might be anything your child may need to bring
along.
2009 REGIONAL CONFERENCE
BUSINESS AGENDA
Region 3: Moderated by Rev. Elder Arlene Ackerman
Region 5: Moderated by Rev. Elder Diane Fisher
Opening Prayer
Assurance of Quorum Met
Approval of Agenda
Check Ballots
Video Presentation for Moderator Candidates
Voting for the Candidate for Moderator
Report of the Regional Elder
REGION 5 ONLY:
Voting for Region 5 Candidate for Elder
Celebrations and Thank yous
Announcement of Candidate
Closing Prayer
*subject to change
(There will be a separate forum regarding the transition with a
question-and-answer time. More details on this next week.)
Conference Registration
Regional conference registration is now closed!
Workshops
Workshop titles and presenters are subject to change
(listed in no particular order). For descriptions of the workshops, please click
here.
Children & Youth Ministries - Arlene
Ackerman, Jen Glass
Virtual Church - BK Hipsher
Adult Spiritual Education at a Profit - Jo
Bell
Thank God I'm Free! Or Are We? - Eva O'Diam,
Andrea Ferguson
PREP for Lay Delegates - Bryan Parker, Marsha
Stevens-Pino, Judy Dale
What's Theology Got to Do With It? - Kharma
Amos, Belva Boone, Edgard Danielsen-Morales
Outfitted for Inclusion (2 parts) - Craig
Anderson
Founding Your Congregation's Future: Planned
Giving - Irma Bauer-Levesque
MCC's Ecumenical and Inter-religious
Ministries - Stan Kimer
Visiting The Shack - Beth Rakestraw
Strong at the Broken Places: How God Uses Illness and
Disability - Josie Byzek, Terra Muncy
That's Not How I See It! Celebrating Theological
Diversity - Jim Siburt / Lancaster Theological
Seminary
Debunking the Myths and Misunderstandings about Conflict
Resolution - Paulette Armstead, Stephanie Burns, Lori
McPherson
Global Justice Team - Pat Bumgardner
Equipping Our People to Grow Their Souls -
Jeff Miner
MCC Structure Evaluation Team seeking
Feedback/Input - Stan Kimer
Ecology & Ministry - Deb Dysert, Marion
Cenci
Stewardship: The Jesus Way! - Patrick
Rogers
Global Partnership Panel - Diane Fisher, Pat
Bumgardner, Florin Buhuceanu, Mihaela Copot, Jen Glass, Deb Coggin,
Kharma Amos, Amanda Ackerman
Everything Must Change: Our Next 40 Years -
Kevin Downer, Jason O'Neill
Homo No Mo?! Orientation, Gender and the Ex-Gay
Movement - Peterson Toscano
Children's Sunday School Live: Exciting Children's
Programming on a Budget - Barb Sagat
So You Wanna Be a Pastor? - Mona
West
Confessions of a Matriarch: Lay Leaders & Clergy in
Partnership - Deb Krusemark, Jim Mulcahy
Diversity: Maps, Plans & Penguins -
Sharilyn Steketee
Founding Your Congregation's Future: Capital
Campaigns - Irma Bauer-Levesque
Family with a Twist - Joe Cobb, Leigh Anne
Taylor
Child Abuse Prevention and Mandatory Reporter
Training - Lori McPherson
Seminary 101 - Jenn McGowan / Claremont School
of Theology
Educating our Faith Communities about Gender
Identity - Eli Nealy
*subject to change
Roots & Fruits
A Retreat for Laity (Thursday, July 16, 2-5pm)
Led by Rev. Elder Nancy Wilson
Laity, you are often pushed and pulled between a full-time job, family
obligations, and your volunteer roles at church. Does your
spiritual life sometimes feel like one more thing on your "to do"
list? Where do you go for refuge and strength? What
nourishes your spirit? In a constantly changing environment, where
are the places of consistency and reliability for you? How do you
find the time and space to simply be, to let God find you? Let's
gather together and be with these and other questions. Come to share,
learn, or just be.
(The clergy retreat with Nancy will be held the same day, Thursday, July
16, 9:30a-12:30p.)
2009 REGIONAL CONFERENCE TRANSITION FORUM
Facilitated by Rev. Elder Nancy Wilson
There will be a forum, open to everyone, on Friday, July 17,
10:30a-12noon. We will discuss the implications of the proposed
transition that will begin on August 1, 2009. There will be a
question-and-answer time at the end of the session.
More details will be posted soon!
Accommodations
Our host hotel for the conference is the Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh Green Tree
We have secured a special group rate of US $102.00* per night for up
to quad occupancy. (This rate is valid for 3 additional nights on
either side of the conference, should you wish to stay longer.)
NOTE: A deposit equal to one night's
stay is due at the time of reservation! Group Rate is only
guaranteed until June 24 and does not include hotel and government
taxes.
Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh Green Tree
101 Radisson Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
1-800-333-3333
CLICK HERE to visit their website or follow
this link: http://www.radisson.com/pittsburghpa_greentree
Make your hotel reservation today!
Group Code: MCC09
Transportation and Parking Info
The Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh Green Tree offers a complimentary airport
shuttle for hotel guests. AFTER you have your baggage in Pittsburgh,
call 412-922-8400 to alert them of your arrival. They will let you know
the estimated time of the next shuttle. Your wait should be no longer
than 20 minutes.
The Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh Green Tree is also offering free parking
for all hotel guests AND all MCC guests for this conference.
Travel / Flu Info
Effective June 11, 2009, the WHO (World Health Organization) raised
the level of influenza A (H1N1) pandemic alert from phase 5 to phase 6.
While they do not recommend travel restrictions, they
offer suggestions at this link: What Can I Do?
We will have alcohol-based hand sanitizer available at conference in
various locations in an effort to keep you healthy and safe.
Going Green . . .
We are committed to making this regional conference as green as
possible. If you notice something in our planning or at conference,
please do not hesitate to contact Jason
O'Neill or Jen Glass so that
we can make corrections immediately.
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