Upcoming Events
ADVOCACY DAY: February 13, 2007
Theme: IMMIGRATION
Date: February 13, 2007
Place: Reinartz Hall,
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary,
4201 N. Main St., Columbia
Seminary number: (803) 786-5150 (directions or emergency number only, please
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For a detailed discussion of Immigration, finding out what is happening in South Carolina and how we-- the faith community--can join the discussion, THIS is the place to be on February 13, 2007!
Pre-registration is $15, including lunch. Registration must be received by February 6, 2007. Registration form available on line at www.sccouncil.net. Click here for form. Registration at the door: $10—no lunch.
AGENDA
Break out Session Choices:
12:00 Welcome/opening prayer/lunch 12:05 Plenary: The State of Immigration in SC 1:30 Short Break 1:45 Break-out Sessions (see below) 3:15 Plenary: Theological Reflections on the day and "What are we called to do? Elizabeth O'Donnell Gandolfo, Hispanic Ministries Program Coordinator, St. Francis, Greenville 4:00 Adjourn
- Advocacy and Immigration
- The Face of South Carolina's Immigrants
- Exploding the Myths and Preparing to Help
Upper SC's Clay+ and Jane Turner to offer marriage enrichment retreat at Kanuga, February 15-18
Kanuga Conferences will sponsor a Marriage Enrichment
Retreat February 15-18 to provide opportunities for committed
married couples to enhance their lives together. Led by the
Rev. Clay and Jane Turner of Spartanburg, S.C., certified
marriage enrichment specialists, this Thursday-Sunday
retreat will enable couples to nurture their invaluable yet
constantly changing relationships.
Couples will learn to dream new dreams together, improve communication, process conflict effectively, increase their sense of humor, deepen their intimacy and develop new insights, while in the company of other couples who also want to improve their marriages.
Here's the link to registration info. For more information on the Marriage Enrichment Retreat or other Kanuga-sponsored conferences, guest periods and camps, visit www.kanuga.org or call 828.692.9136.
St. James Celtic spirituality pilgrimage, June 18-28, 2007
Join hosts Fr. Timothy Dombek of St.
James Episcopal Church, Greenville, and Janet Atkins of the St. James Center for
Spiritual Development on a tour through many of the famous holy sites of
Celtic Spirituality in Scotland and England next June. Spend a day
each visiting the holy islands of Iona and Lindisfarne, the isle of
Mull near Glasgow. We will be joined by renowned UK
storytellers Angela Knowles and Simon Airey, whose tales will entertain
us and make these places come alive. Other stops include Kilmartin, Edinburgh, Durham, York, Cambridge,
and London, and an
optional side trip to Canterbury.
The color brochure is available online here. With questions, contact Timothy Dombek or Janet Atkins at 864.244.6358. Join us June 18-28, 2007, as we explore some of the "thin places" of Anglican and Celtic Christian history.