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Rev. Sean Rowe, Preacher: The Rev. Ken Beason</div> <bR> <div> <B>10:00:11:00am          Keynote address</B>     Young Vocations </div> <div>  <I>The Rt Rev Sean  Rowe, Bishop of Northwestern  Pennsylvania</I></div> <div> <I>               </I>     </div> <bR> <div> 11:00-11:15 a.m.          Break</div> <bR> <div> <B>11:15a.m.-12:15 -Keynote Address</B>: “Update on Church Pension Fund</div> <div>                <I>     Dennis Sullivan, President Church Pension Group</I></div> <bR> <div> 12:30 p.m.               Noon Prayers</div> <bR> <div> 12:30-2:00 p.m.          Lunch</div> <bR> <div>             <B>2:00-3:30  p.m.         Workshop Session 1</B> <I>Choice of 2workshops</I></div> <div>                          1. Starting,  Nurturing, Reviving a Local NNECA Association</div> <div> <I>          Bruce Robison & Laurie Rofinot</I></div> <div>                          2. Church Pension Fund; Q & A with Dennis Sullivan</div> <bR> <div>             3:30-3:45 p.m.          BREAK</div> <bR> <div>             <B>3:45-5:15 p.m.          Workshop Session 2</B>:     <I>Choice of 2 workshops</I></div> <div>                          1.  Title IV Provisions          </div> <div>                               Barbara et al. </div> <div>                          2.. Ministry during Transition</div> <div>                               <I>The Rev. Barry Miller, The Rev. Dr. Molly Dale Smith</I></div> <div>      </div> <div>            5:30 p.m.               Evening Prayer</div> <bR> <div>            6:00 -7:00 p.m.     Cash Bar Fellowship at the hotel</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>Evening on your own or attend AGO event</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Wednesday, June 25, 2008</div> <div> <B>8:30- 9:30 a.m.          Holy Eucharist</B></div> <div> Celebrant: <I>The Rev. Canon Charles Robertson,</I> </div> <div> Preacher  <I>The Rev .Angela Ifill</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>9:45:10:45 am -  Keynote Address: </B>“Leadership in Times of Conflict”</div> <div>           <I>The Rev. Canon Charles Robertson</I></div> <bR> <div> 10:45-11:00 a.m.          Break</div> <bR> <div> <B>11:00-12:00 p.m.  Panel Discussion :</B></div> <div>  “Being an Ordained Person in a Multicultural World”</div> <div> <I>Angela Ifill, Anthony Guillen, Donald Whipple Fox</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I> </I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> 12:00 p.m.          Noon Prayers</div> <bR> <div> 12:15-2:00 p.m.          Lunch & Conversation with Dennis Sullivan</div> <div> <I>sponsored by Church Pension Fund</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>2:00-3:30 p.m.     Workshop Session 1</B> <I>Choice of 2 workshops</I></div> <div>                     1.  Multi Cultural Ministry: </div> <div>                          <I>Angela Ifill, Anthony Guillen, Donald Whipple Fox</I></div> <div>                     2. "Responding to General Convention: Mandatory Lay Pensions  </div> <div>                            and Denominational Health Plan".</div> <div>                          -<I>Linda Puckett. Tim Vanover</I></div> <div>             3:30-3:45 p.m.          BREAK</div> <bR> <div>             <B>3:45-5:15 p.m.          Workshop Session 2:</B>     <I>Choice of 2 workshops</I></div> <div>      1. Partners in Ministry: Deacons and the Richness of  </div> <div>           Distinctive Orders. - <I>Susanne Watson Epting</I></div> <div>       2. Deployment Issues: </div> <div>      The Rev.<I>Mike Link , Deployment Officer, </I></div> <div> <I>      Diocese of Nevada</I></div> <div> <I>     The Rev. Win Lewis, Deployment officer, </I></div> <div> <I>     Diocese of Southern Virginia</I></div> <bR> <div> 5:30 p.m.               Evening Prayer </div> <bR> <div> 6:00 p.m.              Cash Bar fellowship at the hotel</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>Evening on your own or attend AGO event</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday, June 26, 2008</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> 9:00- 10:30 a.m.          Putting it All Together:  \</div> <div>                     <I>A panel conversation with members of  the NNECA Board</I></div> <div> <I>                    </I>Elections</div> <div>                     Evaluations distributed & filled out</div> <bR> <div> 11:00-12:00 a.m.           Closing Holy Eucharist</div> <div>                     Celebrant <I>The Rt Rev. Jelinek, Bishop of Minnesota</I></div> <div>                     Preacher <I>The Rev Chris Thompson, New President NNECA</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> See you at <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Albertus Extra Bold" >NNECA 39</FONT></div> <div> “Getting Ready for General Convention”</div> <div> April 27-29 in Pittsburgh, PA</div> <bR> <div> <I>Conference Presenters</I></div> <div> <I><B>Keynote Addresses:</B></I></div> <div> <B>The Rev. Canon Charles Robertson</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Mr. Dennis Sullivan</B></div> <bR> <div> <I>Panel Discussion, Preachers  & Workshop Leaders:</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Rev. Ken Beason, </B>a Graduate of Seabury Northwestern, has been ordained 35 years;  he  served 26 years as Air Force chaplain - retired in 1996 as full colonel. Upon retirement took interim position as Dean at St. John's Cathedral, Spokane, WA - 1996-99. In July 2000, accepted fulltime position as rector of St.James Episcopal church in Paso Robles, CA. He retired in December 2007. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Deacon Susanne Watson Epting</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Anthony Guillen</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Donald Whipple Fox</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Rev. Angela Ifill</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Rev. Win Lewis</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Rev. Mike Link</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Rev. Barry Miller </B>has spent most of his ministry serving congregations in the specialized area of transitional ministry and is a member of the faculty of the Interim Ministry Network.  Rev. Miller also provides consulting services for congregations. A graduate of The General Theological Seminary he has received certificates from The Church Development Institute and The Center for Congregational Health. <B>  </B><U>Workshop: “Ministry during Transition”</U></div> <bR> <div> <B>Linda Puckett</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Matthew Price</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Rev. Bruce Robison</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Rev. Laurie Rofinot  </B>is on the board of NNECA and co-president of the Massachusetts Episcopal Clergy Association (MECA).  A priest for 22 years, Laurie has served parishes in Cambridge, Charlestown and Lincoln MA, and is currently a priest associate at St. James's in Cambridge.  <U>Workshop: Starting,  Nurturing, Reviving a NNECA Assn.</U> </div> <bR> <div> <B>The Rev. Dr. Molly Dale Smith</B>, is<B> </B>President of TMEC (Transitional Ministries in the Episcopal Church) and NNECA Board Member.  She has served as a trained  intentional Interim Pastor since 1998 and is on the Faculty of the Interim Ministry Network.  <U>Workshop: “Ministry during Transition”</U> </div> <div> <B>The Rev. C. Christopher Thompson</B>, President-elect of NNECA,  is Rector of Eastern Shore Chapel in Virginia Beach , Virginia .  He has previously served in small, pastoral and program size churches in the Dioceses of West Virginia, Southern Ohio and Southwest Florida .   <U>Preacher at Thursday Holy Eucharist</U></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>