Last updated May 6, 2008

ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE

To review events by LOCATION, click here to find the event
nearest to you (listed by state or province / city).

To review events by DATE and to get event details, click:
Jan. - May, 2008 OR Sept. - Nov., 2008

Do You Wish to Sponsor an Event?
Earliest Available Date: Sept. 19 & 20, 2008.

●   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.

●   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 clicking 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 click on the .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: (click on the underlined .pdf link to download the registration form).
CA: Saratoga; May 16 & 17, 2008: aacaecr.pdf
NC: Winston-Salem; Sept. 26 & 27, 2008; aancepst.pdf
ON: Brampton; Oct. 24 & 25, 2008: aaonpbsa.pdf
ON: Toronto; Nov. 7 & 8, 2008: aaonpbt.pdf
PA: (Torresdale) Philadelphia; Oct. 3 & 4, 2008: aapaeppd.pdf
VA: Winchester; Nov. 14 & 15, 2008: aavapbsh.pdf

EVENTS: JANUARY TO MAY, 2008

WINTER AND SPRING SEMESTERS

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

 

     ■      #269: Friday May 16 and Sat. May 17, 2008: Saratoga, CA.
Sponsor: The Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real.
Site: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 13601 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070.
Cost: For ECR Diocese parishes only: $20.00 per person if prepaid and preregistered in groups of 5 or more by April 15, 2008.
Child Care will be available; the fee (dependant on # of children) payable directly to care giver on Friday/Saturday.
Registration Deadline: May 12, 2008 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: Susan Altig: susan@edecr.org OR Jo Ann McClain: joann@edecr.org; Both: 831-394-4465; fax: 831-394-7133 or click aacaecr.pdf for the brochure / registration form in pdf format.

EVENTS: SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER, 2008

FALL SEMESTER

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

 

     ■      #270: Friday Sept. 19 and Sat. Sept. 20, 2008: available.

 

     ■      #271: Friday Sept. 26 and Sat. Sept. 27, 2008: Winston-Salem, NC.
Sponsor and Site: St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 2575 Parkway Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.
Cost: $20 each for members. Guests: $40 each OR $30 per person if prepaid and preregistered by Sept. 12 in groups of 4 or more. All fees include refreshments, Saturday lunch and Childcare (available both Friday evening and Saturday).
Registration Deadline: Sept. 19, 2008 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: Cathy Culver, Parish Administrator: 336-765-0294; sttimchr@bellsouth.net OR Robbie Powell: 336-817-2127; powell@triad.rr.com or click aancepst.pdf for the brochure / registration form.

 

     ■      #272: Friday Oct. 3 and Sat. Oct. 4, 2008: Philadelphia, PA.
Sponsor: The Pennypack Deanery of The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania.
Site: All Saints Church, Torresdale, 9601 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19114-2813.
Cost: $30.00 per person OR $20.00 per person if prepaid and preregistered by Sept. 20 in groups of 4 or more.
Registration Deadline: Sept. 26, 2008 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. Virginia Kirk: 215-663-1012 OR The Rev. Elizabeth Colton: 215-423-5851; graceincarnation@verizon.net or click aapaeppd.pdf for the brochure / registration form.

 

     ■      Friday Oct. 10 and Sat. Oct. 11, 2008: possibly available.

 

     ■      #273: Friday Oct. 17 and Sat. Oct. 18, 2008: available.

 

     ■      #274: Friday Oct. 24 and Sat. Oct. 25, 2008: Brampton, ON.
Sponsor and Site: St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 44 Church St. East, Brampton, ON L6V 1G3.
Cost: $30.00 per person.
Registration Deadline: Oct. 20, 2008 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: Wes Denyer: 905-451-1723x22; wesdenyer@rogers.com OR Judy Weaver (Office Manager): 905-451-1723x0; fax: 905-451-4336; standrewsoffice@rogers.com or click aaonpbsa.pdf for the brochure / registration form.

 

     ■      Friday Oct. 31 and Sat. Nov. 1, 2008: not available.

 

     ■      #275: Friday Nov. 7 and Sat. Nov. 8, 2008: York Mills, (Toronto), ON.
Sponsor and Site: Trinity Presbyterian Church, York Mills, 2737 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON M2L 1C5.
Cost: $30.00 per person.
Registration Deadline: Nov. 3, 2008 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: Ferne Reeve: northriver@rogers.com OR Colin Campbell: trinityyorkmills@aol.com; BOTH: 416-447-5136; fax: 416-447-5137 or click aaonpbt.pdf for the brochure / registration form.

 

     ■      #276: Friday Nov. 14 and Sat. Nov. 15, 2008: Winchester, VA.
Sponsor: Shenandoah Presbytery (Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.) Committee on Church Development.
Site: Opequon Presbyterian Church, 217 Opequon Church Lane, Winchester, VA 22602.
Cost: $40.00 per person within Shenandoah Presbytery; $45.00 each for our guests.
Registration Deadline: Nov. 7, 2008 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: David R. Witt: pastor@opequonchurch.com OR Catherine Richard: office@opequonchurch.com; Both: 540-662-1843; fax: 540-662-1556 or click aavapbsh.pdf for the brochure / registration form.

 

     ■      #277: Friday Nov. 21 and Sat. Nov. 22, 2008: available.

EVENTS: JANUARY TO MAY, 2009

WINTER AND SPRING SEMESTERS

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

 

     ■      Friday Jan. 16 and Sat. Jan. 17: available.

     ■      Friday Jan. 23 and Sat. Jan. 24: available.

     ■      Friday Jan. 30 and Sat. Jan. 31: available.

     ■      Friday Feb. 13 and Sat. Feb. 14: available.

     ■      Friday Feb. 20 and Sat. Feb. 21: available.

     ■      Friday Feb. 27 and Sat. Feb. 28: available.

     ■      Friday March 6 and Sat. March 7: not available; held as a backstop date if a prior event must be postponed due to inclement local weather or travel disruptions. (in 12 years this has never happened; still....)

     ■      Friday Mar March 13 and Sat. March 14: available.

     ■      Friday Mar March 20 and Sat. March 21: available.

     ■      Friday March 27 and Sat. March 28: available.

     ■      April 5: Palm Sunday.

     ■      April 12: Easter Sunday.

     ■      Friday April 24 and Sat. April 25: available.

     ■      Friday May 1 and Sat. May 2: available.

     ■      Friday May 8 and Sat. May 9: available.

     ■      Friday May 15 and Sat. May 16: available.

     ■      May 25: Memorial Day.

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