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Welcome your clergy brothers and sisters from Penn Central as they join together for the first time with Pennsylvania Southeast and Penn Northeast Conferences for a time of collegiality, spiritual renewal and education for authorized ministries and members in discernment…Clergy Convocation
2022 !    All attendees are asked to be fully vaccinated against Covid 19!

Phoenix Faith: Catching up with the Spirit of God
“The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”. (John 3: 8)

We know the saying “like a phoenix rising from its ashes” – and we know that from the burn out of recent years, we are ready for an image of life anew. Our Christian faith recognizes the cycle of life, death, and new life. It is the transformation of the Holy Spirit. At least, that’s what we say. How do we encounter the Spirit of God? Is it elusive? Tangible? Nourishing? Challenging?

Our times of presentation and prayer will be facilitated by Rev. Cindy Garis. Come and explore our relationship with mysticism and contemplative prayer practices. In this time away, you will receive refreshment through rest, food, fellowship – and, yes, the Holy Spirit. This renewal will beaccompanied by times for small group discussion, worship and personal free time.

You may already be familiar with spiritual practices and with other clergy, but this time apart will be restoring and renewing for you in body, mind and spirit.

To register, click here.

2022 Clergy Convocation Flyer

Detailed Description and Outline

Bio – Cindy Garis August

Welcome your clergy brothers and sisters from Penn Central as they join together for the first time with Pennsylvania Southeast and Penn Northeast Conferences for a time of collegiality, spiritual renewal and education for authorized ministries and members in discernment…Clergy Convocation
2022 !    All attendees are asked to be fully vaccinated against Covid 19!

Phoenix Faith: Catching up with the Spirit of God
“The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”. (John 3: 8)

We know the saying “like a phoenix rising from its ashes” – and we know that from the burn out of recent years, we are ready for an image of life anew. Our Christian faith recognizes the cycle of life, death, and new life. It is the transformation of the Holy Spirit. At least, that’s what we say. How do we encounter the Spirit of God? Is it elusive? Tangible? Nourishing? Challenging?

Our times of presentation and prayer will be facilitated by Rev. Cindy Garis. Come and explore our relationship with mysticism and contemplative prayer practices. In this time away, you will receive refreshment through rest, food, fellowship – and, yes, the Holy Spirit. This renewal will beaccompanied by times for small group discussion, worship and personal free time.

You may already be familiar with spiritual practices and with other clergy, but this time apart will be restoring and renewing for you in body, mind and spirit.

To register, click here.

2022 Clergy Convocation Flyer

Detailed Description and Outline

Bio – Cindy Garis August

Welcome your clergy brothers and sisters from Penn Central as they join together for the first time with Pennsylvania Southeast and Penn Northeast Conferences for a time of collegiality, spiritual renewal and education for authorized ministries and members in discernment…Clergy Convocation
2022 !    All attendees are asked to be fully vaccinated against Covid 19!

Phoenix Faith: Catching up with the Spirit of God
“The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”. (John 3: 8)

We know the saying “like a phoenix rising from its ashes” – and we know that from the burn out of recent years, we are ready for an image of life anew. Our Christian faith recognizes the cycle of life, death, and new life. It is the transformation of the Holy Spirit. At least, that’s what we say. How do we encounter the Spirit of God? Is it elusive? Tangible? Nourishing? Challenging?

Our times of presentation and prayer will be facilitated by Rev. Cindy Garis. Come and explore our relationship with mysticism and contemplative prayer practices. In this time away, you will receive refreshment through rest, food, fellowship – and, yes, the Holy Spirit. This renewal will beaccompanied by times for small group discussion, worship and personal free time.

You may already be familiar with spiritual practices and with other clergy, but this time apart will be restoring and renewing for you in body, mind and spirit.

To register, click here.

2022 Clergy Convocation Flyer

Detailed Description and Outline

Bio – Cindy Garis August

These workshops are for all churches that identify as small - whether rural, suburban or urban.

Rev. Dr. Marisa Laviola, ACM for Congregational Transitions, is planning Small Church Vitality Workshops that will be offered on four (4) Saturdays across the conference. These workshops are for any church that self-identifies as “small.”

Small refers to size and not importance or robustness! Typically, small churches are less than 100 members and/or cannot afford a fulltime minister. The focus of the workshops is to celebrate the small church as a sacred part of the future of God’s church, including validating lay leadership to supplement parttime pastorate and identifying the vital mission opportunities of each church as beacons of light to their greater community. Each church is asked to bring a pastor plus two laity and be prepared to share joys and trials with other churches present.

***For information or to register, contact Dr. Laviola: mlaviola@pccucc.org***

Bring a lunch or a snack

If COVID prevents us from meeting in person, we will meet by ZOOM