7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Maryville College Breakfast FREE (Sheraton Hotel)
The Student Experience: Faith in Action
at Maryville College
Speakers: President Gerald W. Gibson, The Rev. Anne D. McKee, recent
MC graduates
Last fall, MC students, faculty and staff came together for
a thought-provoking and meaningful worship series exploring
the ways that faith informs our actions in the world. Please
join us for a complimentary breakfast and the mini-series as
we consider “What in the world do you do with your faith?”
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
The Elise Woodward Stutzer National Health Ministry Award $6.00
(Sheraton Hotel)
This breakfast will honor the first Elise Woodward Stutzer Award
recipient – a woman of the Presbyterian Church who has
unselfishly given of her time to minister to the health needs
of her congregation and community.
7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Rural Ministry Coffee Hour $3.00 (Sheraton Hotel)
Stop by for coffee and an opportunity to talk about the latest
rural ministry issues with friends from the PC(USA), Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, and Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America.
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Advocacy Committee for Women’s Concerns Consultation (ACWC)
(Convention Center)
Meet with ACWC members in an open forum format for an ongoing
discussion of the Clergywomen’s Experiences in Ministry:
Realities and Challenges report and other issues facing women
clergy in the Church.
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Mission/Cultural Tour 11
Huntsville, Alabama: Rocket City U.S.A., Antebellum to Anti-Gravity
$50.00
Huntsville is nestled in the foothills of the beautiful Appalachian
Mountains, and is steeped in history, extending from the writing
of the first Alabama constitution to man walking on the moon.
We will take a riding tour of Twickenham, the Downtown Historic
District, containing scores of outstanding 19th century homes
dating from as early as 1814. Afterwards, we will enjoy a box
lunch and tour at the historic First Presbyterian Church. This
church was founded in 1818, and still occupies the original
site purchased by the congregation in 1822.
After lunch, we will tour the U.S. Space and
Rocket Center to see an incredible display of artifacts from
the nation’s space program. There are hands-on exhibits,
and an IMAX documentary film is included. The U.S. Space and
Rocket is unlike any other you will ever see.
8:15 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Mission/Cultural Tour 12
Tusacaloosa, Alabama: “Art and Education” $40.00
Stillman College dates back to 1874 when a group of Presbyterians
from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, headed by the Reverend Doctor Charles
Allen Stillman, presented an overture to the General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church in the United States asking the Church
to establish a training school for Black male ministers. Authorized
by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United
States in 1875, Stillman Institute held its first classes in
the fall of 1876 and was chartered as a legal corporation by
the State of Alabama in 1895. Stillman provided high school
education for African-Americans before the state assumed its
responsibility. It opened its doors to women before these rights
were recognized and offered hospital care to African-Americans
when it was unobtainable elsewhere in the area. The institute
became Stillman College and for 129 years has afforded unique
service and quality education. A virtual tour of the campus
will be presented in the Education Building, followed by a visit
to the Library where some of Dr. Stillman’s handwritten
sermons dating to the 1800’s, as well as viewing missionary
William Sheppard’s display.
After a delicious lunch at the Cypress Inn,
we’ll tour the Westervelt Warner Museum of American Art,
containing one of the premiere private collections of American
Art in the world today. It houses one of the world’s finest
collections of American paintings, sculpture, furniture and
decorative arts. The halls are filled with works by prominent
American artists such as Thomas Cole, Duncan Phyfe, Paul Revere,
Hiram Powers, John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, James McNeill
Whistler and Mary Cassatt. Transportation departs from the convention
center.
8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Morning Prayers (Medical Forum)
Sponsored by the Covenant Network of Presbyterians. (Medical
Forum)
All are invited to begin the day by praying for our church,
our world and the work of the General Assembly, led by Covenant
Network board members.
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Related Ministries (PCHARM)
Workshop (Medical Forum)
This is a mini-workshop of interest and importance to social
service agency administrators and others working with children
and families.
9:00 a.m. – Noon
Business Meeting (Convention Center)  (what's this?)
Report from committees: (02) Bills and Overtures, (03) General Assembly Procedures, (08) Mission Coordination (Financial Implications), Nominations Committee, Executive Director Confirmation (order of the day) and (06) Ecclesiology
9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Mission/Cultural Tour 13
Music, Music, Music $17.00
The Alabama Theater is a 1920’s movie palace that has
been beautifully restored and called “The Showplace of
the South.” Visitors will enjoy a twenty-minute concert
from “The Mighty Wurlitzer,” the largest pipe organ
in the South. A second stop will be the Alabama Jazz Hall of
Fame, housed in the Carver Theater. This art-deco museum honors
jazz greats with ties to Alabama, including Nat King Cole, Duke
Ellington, Lionel Hampton and Erskine Hawkins. The guide will
be Dr. Frank Adams, a renowned jazz clarinet and saxophone soloist.
Transportation departs from the convention center.
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Mission/Cultural Tour 14
Birmingham: Gateway to Good Health and the Good Life $12.00
The Lakeshore Foundation is a state-of-the-art fitness center
for individuals with physical disabilities and chronic health
conditions. In February 2003 the center was designated by the
U.S. Olympic Committee as an Olympic and Paralympics training
site. The USOC and Lakeshore have selected Birmingham as a community
partner, meaning that the city and Lakeshore will be one of
the sites for several events that lead up to the Beijing Olympics
in 2008. The facility offers a wide range of fitness, recreation,
athletic and education programs to children and adults who experience
diagnostic conditions including spinal cord injuries, cerebral
palsy, stroke, amputation and multiple sclerosis.
Environmentally conscious and architecturally
creative, the Southern Progress Corporation’s three-building
complex embodies the its dedication to preservation of the environment.
Southern Progress has a rich heritage in the publishing industry,
beginning with The Progressive Farmer in 1886 and continuing
with Southern Living, Cooking Light, Health, Coastal Living,
Southern Accents, Cottage Living, and Sunset magazines.
Our last stop is at the Andrew Gerow Hodges
Chapel of Samford University’s Beeson School of Divinity.
This building has been called "a sermon in stone.”
The dome, 90 feet above the chapel floor, is painted with "a
great cloud of witnesses." Our guide through this lovely
building will be the architect, Neil Davis. Transportation departs
from the convention center.
Accessibility Advisory: There is a considerable
amount of walking at Southern Progress, but lots of benches
for resting.
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch Break
Noon – 1:15 p.m.
Presbyterians For Renewal Lunch-time Briefings (Convention Center)
Presbyterians For Renewal offers updates and progress reports
on the work of the committees and the emerging issues for the
plenary sessions. Lunch will be provided for $10.00 per person.
Observers are welcome.
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Finding The Center For Ministry In Changing Times $20.00 (Sheraton
Hotel)
Sponsored by the Association of Presbyterian Interim Ministry
Specialists.
Speaker: Dr. Gil Rendle, Senior Consultant, Alban Institute.
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Association of Retired Ministers, Their Spouses or Survivors Luncheon $25.00 (Convention Center)
Speaker: The Rev. James F. Reese, ARMSS President-Elect. “The
Glory and Greatness of Aging”. Come share the continuing
expanding roles and possibilities for retired persons. A primary
focus will be on the utilization of gifts by retired elders,
deacons and Ministers of Word and Sacrament. Warren Rutledge
will provide special music and speak on the future of ARMSS
in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
PASTCF Luncheon $30.00 (Sheraton Hotel)
Sponsored by the Presbyterian Association on Science, Technology
and the Christian Faith, a membership organization in covenant
relationship with the Congregational Ministries Division.
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Presbyterian Historical Society Luncheon $30.00 (Sheraton Hotel)
Speaker: Taylor Branch, Presbyterian elder and Pulitzer Prize-winning
and best-selling author, Watershed 1963: How Birmingham Still
Changes America. Join us to celebrate 300 years of Presbyterian
witness in America.
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Presbyterians for Restoring Creation Eco-Justice Luncheon $23.00
(Convention Center)
Sponsored by Presbyterians for Restoring Creation. Do you care
for God’s creation? Break bread and share ideas in community.
Celebrate with us examples of praiseworthy eco-justice ministry
through this year’s awards and exciting guest speaker.
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Council for Military and VA Chaplains Luncheon $18.00 (Medical
Forum)
Gather with military and VA chaplains including some recently
returned from operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hear how they
serve and of the pressing need for more Presbyterian chaplains.
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
The Network for Churchwide Transformation Luncheon $19.00 (Sheraton
Hotel)
Speaker: Mike Bonem, President of Kingdom Transformation Partners,
co-author of Leading Congregational Change: A Practical Guide
for the Transformational Journey.
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Synod of the Sun Luncheon (Convention Center) $16.00
Come and enjoy a time for good food and great fellowship with
commissioners and friends from the Synod of the Sun.
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Presbyterians Writers Guild Award Luncheon $25.00 (Sheraton
Hotel)
Speaker: The Rev. Gayraud S. Wilmore. Presbyterians who write
and writers who are Presbyterian present the David Steele Distinguished
Writer Award to a thinker, teacher, and pastor who is recognized
as a giant in the African-American community.
1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Business Meeting (Convention Center) (what's this?)
Speakout (15 minutes)
Reports from committees: (02) Bills and Overtures, (04) Church Orders and (08) Mission Coordination
4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
MLP Mini-Workshops (Sheraton Hotel)
Sponsored by the More Light Presbyterians and That All May Freely
Serve.
Telling Our Stories: "Reel" life and real life - LGBT
faith stories.
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Dinner Break
5:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
MLP/TAMFS Hospitality Suite (Sheraton Hotel)
Hosted by More Light Presbyterians and That All May Freely Serve.
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
12-Step Meetings (AA, NA, OA, ALANON) (Convention Center)
Sponsored by Presbyterians for Addiction Action (PAA), a network
of the Presbyterian Health, Education and Welfare Association (PHEWA).
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Presbyterian Men’s Dinner $37.00 (Medical Forum)
Speaker: The Rev. Dr. Roger C. Harp, Synod Executive, Synod of the
Mid-Atlantic.
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Evening Worship (Concert Hall)
Planned and led by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
The Reverend Jean Marie Peacock, Vice-Moderator of the 216th General Assembly and associate pastor, Lakeview Presbyterian Church, New Orleans, Louisiana
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
University of Dubuque Reception (Sheraton Hotel)
8:15 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Business Meeting (Concert Hall) (what's this?)
Ecumenical Greetings (30 minutes)
World Prayer (15 minutes)
Presbyterian Church of Columbia 150th (5 minutes)
Presbyterian Church of Cuba (5 minutes)
Self-Development of People (15 minutes)
Mission Initiative (10 minutes) |
