Last updated March 8, 2010

ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE

Do You Wish to Attend an Event?

To find the upcoming event(s) nearest to you
(listed by state or province / city) and / or to
download the registration brochure, click here.

To research events by date, review event details
and download the registration brochure, click:

February - June, 2010 OR
September - November, 2010


Do You Wish to Sponsor an Event?
Only available Spring date May 14/15
First available Fall date: Sept. 17/18

 

●  Unless otherwise noted: All Evenings start at 6:30 PM: Registration & Refreshments; Gathering & Worship 6:45 PM; Program: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
Unless otherwise noted: All Saturdays start at 8:30 AM: Registration & Refreshments; Gathering & Worship at 8:45 AM; Program 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. See Curriculum page for topics and approximate times.

●  Also, for the small group media Saturday workshop to be effective, it is crucial that each participant (not each church) brings one copy of their newsletter, welcome brochure/visitor form or packet and contact letters, and bulletin/order of worship.

●  And, by using on the links in both the location and the dates sections, you may download a brochure / registration form in Adobe PDF format.

●  Adobe Notes: 1: dial-up downloading may take 2+ minutes; 2: need Adobe Acrobat reader? click here for Adobe and download it at your convenience; 3: print margin problems?: in Adobe print screen, turn ‘off’ the "auto rotate and center pages" tab; then set your printer to landscape mode.

DO YOU WISH TO SPONSOR AN EVENT?

I present events in three contexts:

 

     ■   The Standard Magnetic Church Conference: participation is always open to everyone regardless of whether the sponsor is a judicatory or an individual congregation. These events are listed below in seasonal sections: by state-alpha/dates with Adobe Acrobat downloadable registration forms; and, by date/location with full registration information.

     ■   A Host-specific Magnetic Church Conference: participation is restricted to the members of a single congregation, usually because the entire membership is invited and space is limited. The dates of these events are listed below only to indicate that the dates are not available to other potential sponsors.

     ■   Preaching and Sunday Discussion Forums for individual churches: although open to everyone, these events are geared primarily for the members of the particular congregation and therefore are not listed below.

To date, I have been engaged to present these events sponsored by
judicatories and / or congregations of these denominations in the U.S.:

The American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA)
The Episcopal Church (ECUSA)
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
The Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA)
The United Church of Christ (UCC)
The United Methodist Church (UMC)

and in Canada:

The Anglican Church of Canada
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC)
The Presbyterian Church in Canada
The United Church of Canada

 

●  Are you are a member of a congregation within, and / or on the staff of one of the above listed denominations? Or are you a member / staff person of a similar denomination which also ordains both women and men? And, would your church welcome me to receive communion? If your answers are ‘yes’, then I believe you would be comfortable with my approach to this ministry and would find my program theologically and culturally appropriate for members of your own church(es). And therefore I would be very pleased to provide an event for you.

●  I invite you to investigate further by:
a. reviewing the FAQ’s and Fees page for the highlights of our mutual responsibilities, ‘what you get’, and the fee structure;
b. reviewing my Biography and References, and;
c. checking the events listed by location or by date (sections below) if you would like to attend one of my already scheduled events in order to personally evaluate my ministry.

EVENTS, BY LOCATION

Please select the link.pdf to download a registration form in Adobe Acrobat format. You may also return to the top of page to locate in the "By Date" sections and read /copy all the date/ site/ sponsor/ fees details.

STATE/PROVINCE: City: (select the underlined .pdf link to download the registration form).

2010:

DE: Middletown; Oct. 1 & 2: aadeep.pdf
IL: Peoria; April 23 & 24: aailpbgr.pdf
MD: Waldorf; May 21 & 22: aamdep.pdf available shortly.

MI: March 19 & 20: aamipbfd.pdf
QC: Montreal; March 12 & 13: aaqcpb.pdf
WV: Fairmont; April 16 & 17: aawvepcc.pdf

EVENTS: FEBRUARY TO JUNE, 2010

WINTER SEMESTER

Please contact the persons listed below to inquire about their specific event; however, for general questions about The Magnetic Church, please select the other pages on this site.

Right now, many prospective sponsors are hesitant to commit to a weekend until they see more clearly how their funding is surviving the current economic conditions. If this is also your situation, and you would like me to temporarily hold a date while you try to finalize funding, please contact me and I will do my best to accommodate you. Also: know that I am extremely vigilant about securing the lowest travel costs - even non-refundable airfares may be renegotiable!

 

     ■   #296: Friday March 12 and Saturday March 13: Pointe Claire, QC.
Sponsors: St. Columba by-the-Lake Presbyterian Church and The Presbytery of Montreal.
Site: St. Columba by-the-Lake Presbyterian Church: 11 Rodney Avenue, Pointe-Claire, QC, H9R4L8.
Cost: $35.00 per person within the Presbytery; $45.00 for guests.
Registration Deadline: March 8, 2010, 2010 but registrations will close earlier if we have reached fire-code mandated capacity before the deadline.
For more information and details on "what-to-bring", please request a brochure / registration form by contacting: Ian Fraser: 514-697-2091; ian@stcolumba.ca OR Wendy Davies: 514 694-2675; w.davies@sympatico.ca or download aaqcpb.pdf for the brochure / registration form.

March 14: Start Daylight Saving Time

 

     ■   #297: NOTE: this event only: Friday runs 6:00pm to 9:30pm.
Friday March 19 and Saturday March 20: Dearborn, MI.
Co-Sponsor: Presbytery of Detroit.
Co-Sponsor and Host: First Presbyterian Church of Dearborn, 600 N. Brady, Dearborn, MI 48124-1110.
Cost: All members of Detroit Presbytery: $20.00 per person. Guests: $40.00 each OR $30.00 per person if prepaid and preregistered by March 15, in groups of 4 or more. (includes refreshments & Saturday lunch). Childcare: Friday evening - free for all. Saturday: children’s event with meal; Fee for Guests only: $10 per child. Registration Deadline: March 17, 2010 but registrations will close earlier if we have reached fire-code mandated capacity before the deadline.
For more information and details on "what-to-bring", please contact: Pastor Dave Bleivik: 313-274-1313; fax: 313-274-4852; bleivik1@yahoo.com; www.firstpresdearborn.org or download aamipbfd.pdf for the brochure / registration form.

March 28: Palm Sunday

April 4: Easter

SPRING SEMESTER

 

     ■   #298: Friday April 16 and Saturday April 17: Fairmont, WV.
Sponsor and Host: Christ Episcopal Church, 824 Fairmont Ave., Fairmont, WV 26554.
Cost: $25.00 each for members of Christ Church. Guests: $40.00 each OR $30.00 per person if prepaid and preregistered by March 15, in groups of 4 or more. Fees include childcare.
Registration Deadline: April 9, 2010 but registrations will close earlier if we have reached fire-code mandated capacity before the deadline.
For more information and details on "what-to-bring", please request a brochure / registration form by contacting: The Rev. Siobhán Patterson, Rector or Melinda Parker, Secretary: ph/fax: 304-366-3471; christchfmt@wvdsl.net OR Kyle Hamilton: 304-363-0500x12; fax: 304-366-9020; kyle@wilsonfordlm.com or download aawvepcc.pdf for the brochure / registration form.

 

     ■   #299: Friday April 23 and Saturday April 24: Peoria, IL.
Sponsor: Presbytery of Great Rivers.
Site: United Presbyterian Church, 2400 W. Northmoor Road, Peoria, IL 61614-3343.
Cost: $30.00 per person within Presbytery of Great Rivers; $40.00 for our guests.
Registration Deadline: April 19, 2010 but registrations will close earlier if we have reached fire-code mandated capacity before the deadline.
For more information and details on "what-to-bring", please request a brochure / registration form by contacting: Julie Bainbridge: 800-537-8592; fax: 309-683-6983; jbainbridge@greatriverspby.org OR Linda Miller: 309-837-9355; linmil@macomb.com or download aailpbgr.pdf for the brochure / registration form.

 

     ■   Friday April 30 and Saturday May 1: held as a backstop date if a prior event must be postponed due to extreme local weather or travel disruptions. (In 16 years this has never happened; still, as storms seem to be getting more violent and prolonged ... 32 inches of snow in DC Dulles!...).

 

     ■   #300: Friday May 14 and Saturday May 15: available.

 

     ■   #301: Friday May 21 and Saturday May 22: Waldorf, MD.
Sponsor: The Episcopal Diocese of Washington.
Site: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 4535 Piney Church Road, Waldorf, MD 20602.
Details available shortly.

May 24: Canada: Victoria Day

May 31: US Memorial Day

 

     ■   Friday June 4 and Saturday June 5: held as a backstop date if a prior event must be postponed due to extreme local weather or travel disruptions. (In 16 years this has never happened; still, as storms seem to be getting more violent and prolonged ... 32 inches of snow in DC Dulles!...).

EVENTS: SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER, 2010

FALL SEMESTER

 

     ■   Friday September 17 and Saturday September 18: available.

 

     ■   Friday September 24 and Saturday September 25: available.

 

     ■   Friday October 1 and Saturday October 2: Middletown, DE.
Sponsor: The Episcopal Diocese of Delaware.
Host: St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 15 E. Green St., Middletown, DE 19709.
Cost: Diocesan Members: $35 per person OR $30 each if prepaid and preregistered in groups of 4 or more. Guests: $45.00 each. Fees include materials, refreshments and Saturday lunch. Childcare is Free: But! You must pre-register them.
Registration Deadline: Sept. 24, 2020 but registrations will close earlier if we have reached fire-code mandated capacity before the deadline.
For more information and details on "what-to-bring", please request a brochure / registration form by contacting: Lois Crouse: office@st-annes-church.com; 302-378-2401; fax: 302-378-3807 or download aadeep.pdf for the brochure / registration form.

 

     ■   Friday October 8 and Saturday October 9: available.

 

     ■   Friday October 15 and Saturday October 16: available.

 

     ■   Friday October 22 and Saturday October 23: available.

 

     ■   Friday October 29 and Saturday October 30: available.

 

     ■   Friday November 5 and Saturday November 6: available.

 

     ■   Friday November 12 and Saturday November 13: available.

 

     ■   Friday November 19 and Saturday November 20: available.

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