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The Bishop's Retreat
Bishop Marcus Matthews invites clergy to a time of personal retreat, learning and sabbath
October 14 to 16, 2009 at Casowasco Camp, Conference, and Retreat Center in Moravia, NY.
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Room still available for The Bishop's Retreat – Beginning this Wednesday!
There are some last minute accommodations that have opened up for The Bishop's Retreat to be held at Casowasco Camp, Conference & Retreat Center in Moravia NY beginning this Wednesday, October 14 – Friday October 16 th . If you were looking to stay on site for this exciting event, now's the time to register!
Wednesday Night: • 2 male (double accommodations) $80 (includes three delicious hot meals) • 2 male (Group accommodations 3 or more to a room) $60 (includes three delicious hot meals)
• 2 female (double accommodations) $80 (includes three delicious hot meals) • 1 female (Group accommodations 3 or more to a room) $60 (includes three delicious hot meals)
Thursday Night: • 2 male (Group accommodations 3 or more to a room) $60 (includes three delicious meals) • 1 female (Group accommodations 3 or more to a room) $60 (includes three delicious meals)
(Fees are indicated in addition to the $50 event fee/ Group accommodations for both nights and all meals is $104 per person). If interested please contact David Riddell ASAP at david@campsandretreats.org or phone 315-354-8756 |
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Schedule
Directions to Casowasco
Keynote speaker - Lovett Weems
Message from Bishop Matthews to SPRC/PPRC chairs
Registration - Please note: online registration is closed. Please contact Shelly at registrar@casowasco.org or call the Casowasco office at 315-364-8756.
Meals and accommodations Also see note on left
Other Overnight Accommodations: If you need to stay overnight near Casowasco you can contact the following hotels (you need to contact the hotel directly):
• Inn at the Finger Lakes, Auburn (holding a block of rooms for us at a rate of $75 for a single or a double, including breakfast—essentially until they are gone - 315-253-5000)
• Holiday Inn, Auburn (no event discount)
• Days Inn, Auburn (no event discount)
• Super 8 Motel, Auburn (no event discount) |
Hope for Africa Children's Choir to perform at The Bishop's Retreat
Clergy are invited to come for a wonderful evening and hear The Hope for Africa Children's Choir perform a wonderful, high energy concert Wednesday evening, October 14 th at 7pm in the Lakeview Chapel. The children range in age from 5 to 11, and were all rescued from various African refugee camps. |
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According to a press release, the children are all orphans and, “Despite its difficult background, the group is lauded for its ability to create joy through music." The children will perform traditional African songs, spirituals and modern praise songs that feature native instruments, dance and costumes. Join your fellow clergy sisters and brothers for a wonderful evening of music, fun and fellowship. More information about the Choir can be found at: http://www.hopeforafricachildrenschoir.org/ |
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Speaker for The Bishop’s Retreat -
Dr. Lovett H. Weems, Jr
Dr. Lovett H. Weems, Jr., is Distinguished Professor of Church Leadership and Director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. He is the author of Take the Next Step: Leading Lasting Change in the Church; Leadership in the Wesleyan Spirit; Church Leadership: Vision, Team, Culture, and Integrity; John Wesley’s Message Today, and (with Ann A. Michel) The Crisis of Younger Clergy. He co-edits the online newsletter, Leading Ideas, available free at www.churchleadership.com. |
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Morning Session: “A Future Worthy of Our Past”
Description: Upper New York has a rich United Methodist history from which to draw as it seeks to preserve and extend the United Methodist witness of changed lives and communities.
Afternoon Session: “Only Babies Like to be Changed”
Description: Change is not easy for anyone. Yet change is essential for leadership since the current state of things is never synonymous with God’s ultimate will. Finding ways to understand the loss experienced in change while staying focused on God’s new vision can make for a wonderful start to a new conference.
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Registration
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Register Online Closed. Please contact Shelly at registrar@casowasco.org or call the Casowasco office at 315-364-8756. |
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Printable version (Word Format) of the Registration Form (Fill out this form on your computer, print and send, with your remittance, to: NCNY Conference, PO Box 1515, Cicero, NY 13039) |
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Printable version (PDF format) of the Registration Form (Fill out the form by hand and send, with your remittance, to: NCNY Conference, PO Box 1515, Cicero, NY 13039) |
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