[Contacts] FW: CONTACT:World Conference Information

[Steve Hampton]

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From: Terry Shelton [mailto:tshelton1 at sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 8:48 AM
Subject: CONTACT:World Conference Information

 

Linda and Steve, 

Please send the message below to pastors and communiation contacts to share
with those who will attend World Conference and with their congregations. 

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Friends, Please note the information below concerning schedule and other
information regarding the upcoming World Conference. Contained within the
message are links for more detailed information about certain aspects of the
schedule.

 

In Christ,

 

Terry

 

 

FROM:  Susan Naylor
Director Support
World Conference 2010


Register for World Conference. 
Register online at  <http://www.cofchrist.org/WC2010/registration2010.asp>
www.CofChrist.org/WC2010/registration2010.asp. Registration forms are also
available through your mission center and in the March Herald. 

Registration Booth opens Monday, April 5, at 9 a.m. 

 

Spiritual Formation

Delegate spiritual-formation sessions are a part of the 2010 World
Conference experience. The First Presidency and the Spiritual Formation Team
have collaborated on the following list of spiritual-formation sessions for
Monday, April 12, from 2:00–3:30 p.m. Sessions are scheduled as part of
Conference delegate responsibilities to pray and discern as they listen for
God’s guidance for the needs of the church.
<http://www.cofchrist.org/wc2010/pdfs/SpiritualFormationDiscernmentMondaySes
sions.pdf> Click here for a listing of session choices. 

 

Registration for one of the 21sessions will take place after you collect
your Conference books and name tags in the Lower Auditorium (no
pre-registration available). Maps will be available. Translations will be
provided in the four locations indicated. If you missed this part of
registration, return to the Auditorium first floor, east side, to make your
choice.

 

Discussion and Information Sessions 
The goal of deliberation and decision-making at World Conference is to allow
the church to speak prophetically, to organize, and to address legislation
in a way consistent with our beliefs and rules. Discussion and information
sessions are available as avenues of deliberation for World Conference
delegates and attendees.  <http://www.cofchrist.org/wc2010/discussions.asp>
Click here for the Discussion and Information Session schedule Saturday,
April 10.

 

Extreme Makeover Service Project: 

As with past World Conference service projects, (like the Habitat for
Humanity build in 2007) the Makeover Project invites volunteers from all
over Community of Christ to come be a part of something special during
Conference week.   Volunteers will have the opportunity to paint, landscape,
build, clean and so much more, as we transform the Boys and Girls Club into
a place where kids can thrive.  This story will not be complete without
volunteers with a servant's heart from every skill level who want to make a
difference in someone's life.

 

The Extreme Makeover Project has a second and very exciting element that
promises to be of great value to individuals, congregations and
congregational outreach teams who are looking for ways to reach out to their
communities once the project is over and they have returned home.  The Boys
and Girls Club will have representatives on site at various times during the
week to help members of Community of Christ make connections to Boys and
Girls Clubs all over the United States.

 

You are invited to help write the ending to this story.   Your willingness
to volunteer during conference week will put your fingerprints on a great
chapter in the ongoing relationship with the Boys and Girls Club and
Community of Christ.  Come share in the project and be prepared to return to
your community with the tools necessary to make a difference where you live.

 

If you would like to find out more about this project or have specific
questions you are encouraged to contact the project manager
<mailto:conferencemakeoverproject at centralmission.org> Tom Cochran This
e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled
to view it or telephone 816-595-1737.  

 

WORSHIP:

 

Communion Service and Dietary Restrictions

At the Sunday-morning Communion service, those with dietary restrictions
involving bread or wine should sit in the first row of section D or E, by
the rostrum (front and center). Water will replace the grape juice, and
we’ll use gluten-free bread. If you are able, contact Donna Spicer at
dmspicer52 at yahoo.com or (816) 591-8353 before the service regarding your
need. Otherwise, go to these reserved seats before the Communion service.
Someone near the rostrum will help you locate these seats.

 

Morning Meditation

Sunday morning from 8:00 to 9:30 in the Temple Sanctuary, David Brock will
lead moments of meditation, music, prayer, confession, and silence, focusing
on “Finding Beauty in Our Brokenness” in preparation for the Communion
service at 10:00 in the Conference Chamber. Please plan to spend at least 15
minutes in the Temple Sanctuary before the Communion service. The ringing of
a chime will mark each quarter hour of meditation, but worshipers may come
and go as they wish throughout the 90 minutes.

 

Participate in World Conference worship services via live webcasts from
<http://www.cofchrist.org/> www.CofChrist.org. See the schedule at
<http://www.cofchrist.org/wc2010/schedule.asp>
www.CofChrist.org/wc2010/schedule.asp. Get daily updates, photos, official
minutes, and more during the Conference at
<http://www.cofchrist.org/wc2010> www.CofChrist.org/wc2010. 

 

AFFILIATES AND ASSOCIATIONS:

 

Children’s Peace Ministry Network

All those who work in peace programs for children, want to learn more about
them, or want to start one are invited to our meeting Tuesday, April 13,
5:00–6:30 p.m. in the Stone Church Hospitality Room. Bring a brown-bag
dinner or enjoy pizza with us. This is for any Young Peacemakers Clubs,
Peace Mobiles, Peace Pavilion leaders, or similar outreach programs that
teach peacemaking to children from around the world. Experienced leaders
will share and answer questions. Learn about these programs and exciting new
plans for the Children’s Peace Pavilion. If you have an existing program,
you’re invited to bring a display board or brochures to showcase it. The
Children’s Peace Pavilion Team will sponsor the event. For more information
contact Andria Melham at (770) 789-6012; amelham at juno.com or Diane Barnett
at (510) 377-9383; sbsent at sbcglobal.net.

 

Children’s Peace Pavilion: The Children’s Peace Pavilion is constructing a
new exhibit "Walk A Mile in My Shoes." Conference participants are invited
to bring a pair of children’s shoes representing their country to donate to
the Pavilion. The exhibit is designed to help create empathy and for
children to walk in another’s shoes. Contact Marla Blevins at
<mailto:mblevins54 at hotmail.com> mblevins54 at hotmail.com for more information.
If shoes are valuable and should be for display only, please indicate with
your donation. 

 

Bar Association
The Community of Christ Bar Association will meet at Ophelia’s, 206 North
Main Street, Independence, at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 10. To learn more
about the association contact lmccrosson at cofchrist.org or (816) 833-1000
ext. 2217.

 

Association of Saints Church Radio Amateurs Meeting

The ASCRA general membership meeting will be Saturday, April 10th. Join us
at 9:00 a.m. (CST) at the Gudgell Park Congregation, 500 East Gudgell,
Independence, MO 64055, phone (816) 521-4069. Talk-in frequency is 146.73
MHz, using ASCRA’s WØSHQ 13/73(-) repeater (no PL). The meeting should begin
by 09:30 a.m. and should last no more than two hours.  We will adjourn for
lunch at Ryan’s Family Steak House (buffet), 1511 East 23rd Street, 64055.
After lunch those interested may tour the Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
in Fire Station No. 1 at 950 N. Spring Street, Independence, MO 64050.  For
more information visit the ASCRA Web site at  <http://www.ascra.org/>
www.ascra.org

 

Health Ministries Association

The association’s open-membership meeting will be at Graceland University,
Independence Campus, Room 219, on Saturday, April 10, from 9:00–11:00 a.m.
Everyone is invited to the celebration luncheon from noon–2:00 p.m. at the
Truman Memorial Building, 416 W. Maple.  Reservations are required. The cost
is $25.  To make a reservation for the celebration or for more information,
contact Paula Rummel at HMA at CofChrist.org or (816) 833-1000, ext. 1262, or
Diane Rogers at ext. 1418. HMA is an association of health professionals,
chaplains, and interested individuals who promote health in the
congregation, the community, and internationally.

 

Professional Law Enforcement Officers’ Association

The association will hold its pre-Conference meeting Saturday, April 10,
from 1:00–2:00 p.m. in the Auditorium North Conference Room, fifth floor.
The agenda will include election of officers and Conference assignments. For
more information, contact John Bullard Jr., phone (816) 564-7949, or e-mail
<mailto:jrbfop at micro.com> jrbfop at micro.com  The association is open to all
active, retired, or reserve law-enforcement officers, including armed
services members who served as military-police specialists. Guests and other
interested people also are welcome.

 

Find out more about World Conference at  <http://www.cofchrist.org/wc2010>
www.CofChrist.org/wc2010. 




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