 Clergy Orders Retreat
for Deacons, Elders, and Local Pastors
We Walk By Faith: Moving Forward Together as Colleagues
in Christ
October 17-19, 2006
Snow Mountain Ranch
Winter Park, CO
Final Word from Planning Team
Friends,
It is nearly time for you to pile in the car and head for Snow Mountain
Ranch for the 2006 Orders Retreat. As usual, a good deal of thoughtful
planning has gone into making this event happen, and the Design Team is
very much looking forward to its coming to fruition. If you are registered
and ready to go, thank you. If you are not registered it is still not too
late! Just get online and fill out the form on the Conference website,
then bring your payment with you.
Here you will find the schedule for our time together. I want to point
out a couple of changes this year from schedules past. One concerns
our free time, the other our gatherings as Orders and Fellowship.
Note that
worship will once again be held in the Chapel, with van transportation
available for anyone not confident about making the fifteen minute
walk up there from our other venues.
You’ll notice that free time on Wednesday afternoon doesn’t
begin until 3:30. While this limits the daylight hours on your own,
we have attempted to compensate by making both evenings, Tuesday
and Wednesday, more flexible and open for setting your own agenda.
You’ll
notice that interesting and fun activities are
scheduled Wednesday afternoon and each evening, but these events
are intentionally optional and informal. (YMCA
Activities.)
The second change is a slightly extended time spent in our Deacon, Elder,
and Local Pastor gatherings on Thursday morning. This is in response to
requests from years past, so that we can perhaps accomplish a bit more
during this time.
A few people will be joining us for all or part of the retreat and bringing
information that may be of interest to you. We are pleased to announce
that David Trickett, clergy colleague and new President of Iliff
School of Theology, will be joining us. Felicia George of The
Interfaith Alliance
of Colorado will also be around to meet you and answer questions
about that organization. In addition, Linda and Carl Gardner will
be present from the United Methodist Foundation to discuss with you the
new
tax benefit
related to parishioners’ contributions from IRAs. And don’t
forget to bring your Cokesbury card!
Finally, a word about registration and check-out. Registration will happen
at Indian Peaks Lodge beginning by 11 a.m. Tuesday. If you are late in
arriving you may need to register at the main desk of the Administration
building. Details for check-out will be shared during the event, but be
prepared to pack up and have your belongings out of your room before we
begin on Thursday morning. There is another event beginning that evening
and Snow Mt. Ranch needs to clean the rooms.
That’s enough for now. Everyone please drive
safely and hold one
another in prayer as we gather.
Peace,
Your Design Team
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Facilitator, Worship
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