2010 Conference Schedule and Workshops

Preliminary Conference Schedule

Thursday, November 4
12:00 – 8:00      Registration
12:00                  Free Time for Connecting/Reconnecting
3:00                    Opening Our Family Album
4:30                    Welcome
4:45                     Plenary: Bob Dykstra, “The Gospel of Kindness”
6:15                     Dinner and Free Time
7:30                    Worship – Katie Morrison, preaching
Music offered by Bering United Methodist Church Choir
9:00                    Welcoming Reception

Friday, November 5
8:00 – 11:00      Registration
8:00                    Young Adult Breakfast
8:30                    Worship led by Church of the Servant Savior Orchestra
9:15                     Greetings and a Family Story
9:30                     Plenary: Margaret Aymer,“Biblical Family Values: Problems and Promise”
11:15                    Workshops
12:30                   Lunch and Free Time
2:30                     Workshops
4:00                    Covenant Network Presentation and Discussion
5:30                    A Family Meeting
6:30                    Dinner and Family Meetings/Table Conversations
7:30                    Worship and Communion – Cliff Kirkpatrick, preaching
Music offered by St. Philip Choir
9:00                    Young Adult Reception

Saturday, November 6
9:00                   A Family Story and Announcements
9:15                   Plenary: David Myers,
“What God has Joined Together: The Christian Case for Gay Marriage
11:00                 Worship – David Van Dyke, preaching
Music by Woodlands Community Presbyterian Church Choir
and Harbor Lights, a Salvation Army Choir
12:00                 Conference Closes

Workshops

Workshops will include conversations with the speakers and perennial favorites such as ‘What the Bible says and Doesn’t Say about Homosexuality’, ‘Marriage Rites and Rights’, ‘Organizing in Your Presbytery’, and ‘The Legal Landscape in the PC(USA)’. Additional workshops related to the conference theme will provide opportunities not only to learn but also to share

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