Covenant Network announces events planned for
General Assembly
[5-24-04]The 216th Meeting
of PC(USA) General Assembly will convene on Saturday, June 26th, in
Richmond, Virginia, and the Covenant Network will be there with educational
events and advocacy leadership from gavel to gavel. We especially encourage
all commissioners and advocates to begin by joining us for the
Covenant Network Convocation Dinner on Friday, June 25th, at 5:30
p.m. and then attending the Witherspoon Society Commissioner
Orientation immediately following at 7:30 p.m.
Friends are welcomed at our
Covenant Network Open House in our hospitality suite at the Crowne
Plaza on Sunday, June 27th, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Brian Blount will be our
Speaker at one of the most popular General Assembly events, the
Covenant Network Luncheon on Monday, June 28th, at 12:30 p.m. We
extend a special invitation to seminarians, younger pastors, TSADs and YADs
to attend a Reception for Young Adults on Monday, June
28th, from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. in our Crowne Plaza Hospitality Suite.
While the tickets for the lunch and dinner
can be purchased in Richmond, we recommend buying them early, as these
events often sell out. Register online at www.pcusa.org/ga216/registration
or call the GA meeting service at 888-728-7228 x2417.
Commissioners, Advisory Delegates, and
others who want to learn more about the Covenant Network at G.A. are invited
to contact National Organizer Tricia Dykers Koenig by phone at (216)
658-1770 or by email,
triciadk@covenantnetwork.org.
Click here for
more details.
Far From Home introduces people
we've lost
Arriving shortly in church offices and
presbytery resource centers is a new booklet that brings forward the names
and faces of those who have been pushed out of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
by our current ordination standards. The Covenant Network is pleased to make
Far from Home: Tales of Presbyterian Exiles available to
Presbyterian congregations, groups and leaders as an aid to discussion of
ordination standards and our common life. Please look for your copy to
arrive at your church and plan how to use it with others in your
deliberations. Additional copies can be ordered for $1/copy from the
Covenant Network office.
Details
on the Covenant Network website.
Covenant Network adds resources for advocacy
Two important videos featuring Jack Rogers,
Professor of Theology Emeritus at San Francisco Theological Seminary and
former Moderator of the PC(USA), are now available for congregations to
expand their understanding of what it means to be Presbyterian and Reformed.
What Makes Us Distinctive as Presbyterians discusses the roles of
the Bible, the Confessions, and the Book of Order and serves well for church
officer training. How I Changed My Mind about
Homosexuality is a recording of Dr. Roger's compelling presentation
given at a recent Conference. Each video is available for $10 + $2 shipping
from the Covenant Network Office. In addition to the videos, the Covenant
Network is constantly identifying videos, booklets, and expanded web pages
of use to congregations and presbyteries. More information on the items
listed above and more can be found at
www.covenantnetwork.org/resourcetop.