Greetings!
Excitement is brewing for "Journey to Wholeness: 2014 California-Pacific Annual Conference" which will begin at 8:30AM on Wednesday, June 18 and end in the evening of Saturday, June 21, 2014 at University of Redlands (Redlands, CA)!
This year, the focus of Annual Conference will be Global Health, one of the Four Areas of Focus of The United Methodist Church, and with a particular emphasis on our Imagine No Malaria initiative. Bishop Thomas Bickerton (in above photo), Pittsburgh Area Resident Bishop of The United Methodist Church will be preaching in our Opening Worship Service. Bishop Bickerton is the Chairperson of, and Spokesperson for, the United Methodist Global Health Initiative. He was elected Bishop and assigned to the Pittsburgh Episcopal Area in 2004.
Also preaching will be Rev. Sharon Rhodes-Wickett of Claremont United Methodist Church. Rev. Rhodes-Wickett, who is retiring this year, will be preaching in our Memorial Service. Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño of our Conference will be preaching in our Commissioning and Ordination Service.
 Our Worship Team this year, led by Rev. Jorge Lockward, Director of the Global Praise Program of the General Board of Global Ministries, is working hard to create a Spirit-filled worship environment. Special Offeringsto be collected at Annual Conference have been designated for the Imagine No Malaria initiative, DisAbility Ministries, and Strength for the Journey ministries!
A wonderful website for Annual Conference is under rapid development and will be ready for use in just a matter of days! The easy URL is: www.calpacumc.org/ac2014
Until Journey to Wholeness: Annual Conference 2014 on June 18-21, 2014, the Cal-Pac Office of Communications (CPCO) will be sending important messages every other week to make sure that we are all ready for what is coming ahead!
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Tell them to email a subscription request to the Cal-Pac
Office of Communications (cpco@calpacumc.org)
PS. Every email will have an "Important Dates & Deadlines" section at the bottom such as the one below:
Important Dates & Deadlines
- Space Usage Sign-Ups - Usage of campus space requires sign-ups online. Deadline for catering with tickets is March 1 and for catering without tickets isMarch 28. Space usage without food is May 1. CLICK HERE to sign up now!
- Rules Changes - Changes to the Rules are to be submitted to the Rules Committee by March 15. Information on where to submit changes are forthcoming.
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