Erie UMC Sews Comfort for Foster Children
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Date: Saturday, Feb. 24
Time: 9 am - 3 pm
District Leadership Training for laity and clergy
Theme: Fresh Ideas for our Churches
Online Registration is closed. You may still register and pay at the door.
Download the flyer
Schedule:
8 am Registration/Continental Breakfast
9 am Welcome
9:15 am Opening Plenary: “The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills” ” Dr. David Ansell
10 am Break
10:15 am Session One
11:30 am Lunch Participants must pre-register by Feb. 22
to be guaranteed a lunch.
12:30 pm Session Two
1:45 pm Closing Worship
2:45 pm Sending Forth
Sessions: choose 2 (morning & afternoon)
Registration
$12 per person (includes lunch & refreshments. Walk-ins are to pay with cash or check, payable to Northern Illinois Conference, and are not guaranteed a lunch)
Questions about the event, Debbie Rogers drogers@umcnic.org 312.346.9766 ext. 732
About or Help with Registration contact Laura Lopez llopez@umcnic.org 312.346.9766 ext. 724
Childcare
Contact Debbie Rogers by Feb. 22 - contact Debbie Rogers (drogers@umcnic.org; text 630.465.2941) to give names, ages, any special needs of children needing childcare. Lunch and snacks are to be provided by the parents.
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