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Witherspoon events at the 215th
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| Witherspoon events planned for General
Assembly [2-22-03]
Friday afternoon, May 23
The 9th Annual Semper Reformanda Pre-GA
Conversation, sponsored by the Witherspoon Society.
The Gathering will welcome representatives from the
United
Presbyterian Church of Brazil, which is celebrating its 25th
Anniversary this year. The church will be represented by Ecumenical Advisory
Delegate the Rev. Eser Técio Pacheco, current moderator of the IPU. It is
anticipated that the Rev. Ario Obispo, founder of the IPU and current
president of the board of the ITEBA seminary, will also come to the GA.
The Pre-Assembly Gathering will center on a conversation
between two members of the Task Force for Peace, Purity and Unity , which is
working on the issues confronting our denomination. Dr. Barbara Wheeler is
President of Auburn Theological Seminary in New York, and a member of the
board of the Covenant Network. The Rev. Dr. Jack Haberer, pastor of the
Clear Lake Presbyterian Church, Houston, Texas, is a former President of the
Presbyterian Coalition and current member of the Board for Presbyterians For
Renewal.
Their conversation will focus on the question "Crisis or
Call - Have we outgrown decency and order?" These leaders will bring us
together to see what might be done with this broken body of Christ. We'll
compare our church's challenges with the experience of Presbyterians in
Brazil.
Friday Evening
The Witherspoon Society Briefing.
Following the Covenant Network dinner, we will host the
annual briefing for Commissioners and interested observers. Looking at the
work of the various committees, we will help prepare everyone for the
debates and conversation of the Assembly.
Sunday, May 25
Annual Witherspoon Luncheon.
Speaker will be Dr. Dirk Ficca, Executive Director of the
Parliament of World's Religions. Dr. Ficca's topic of conversation will be
"Finding Our Way: Christians in a Religiously Diverse World."
The Annual Whole Gospel Congregation Award will be
presented to the United Presbyterian Church of Brazil, in honor of their 25th
Anniversary.
Tuesday, May 27
Witherspoon Society Dinner and Annual
Meeting
Our special guest will be the Reverend Dr. Jack Rogers,
Moderator of the 213th General Assembly. In appreciation of his efforts on
behalf of a more inclusive church, Jack will receive Witherspoon's Andrew
Murray Award. Our Annual Meeting will be held right after the dinner, which
will of course be followed (or is transcended the word?) by the
Witherspoon Society Party and Dance.
Tickets for all of these events can be ordered through
the Office of the
General Assembly. We will also provide details soon on how you can
order directly from the Witherspoon Society.
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