9th Annual Retired UCC Servants Retreat

An Event for intellectual stimulation; spiritual enlightenment and reflection; and renewing friendships and/or making new friends for Retired UCC Clergy, Missionaries, Volunteer Ministry Workers and Spouses of the Southeast and Southern Conferences of the United Church of Christ

NINTH ANNUAL RETIRED UCC SERVANTS RETREAT

Monday – Wednesday, October 7-9, 2019
Blowing Rock Conference Center, Blowing Rock, North Carolina

 Theme: GROWING WITH THE WINDS OF CHANGE

(Using The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully by Joan Chittister as a resource for some presentations and discussions.)

AGENDA
Major sessions to be held in Upper Shuford. A golf cart will be available to transport those who would like it.

Sunday, October 6  4-6 pm Pick up keys at BRCC Front Desk for those arriving on Sunday.  If you arrive late, keys are at the front desk.

6 pm – Reservation made for Sunday evening group at Ridgeline Café, 8960 Valley Blvd. (Highway 321) Blowing Rock, NC

8 pm – Taize Service in Chapel   Clara Benson/Larry Bolick

Monday, October 7

8 am – Continental Breakfast ($5.00 each person)
Morning hours—Free time  Clara Benson and Bonita Hooper set up Worship Center   
Table at Shuford

12 pm  –  Lunch (Please notify BRCC if you would like to be included for lunch on Monday $10.25 each person)

1-3 pm –  Registration and Room Assignments – BRCC staff

Book Exchange and Gifting will be set up in the Lobby of the Corriher Lodge.  Please bring a book to exchange or gift to another person.  At the end of Retreat, please take as many books as you can use or re-gift to a friend.

3-5:15 pm Gathering:  Welcome and Announcements                         Larry Bolick

3:15—4:00 pm  Get Acquainted Activity  Larry Bolick/Bonita Hooper

4:00—4:15 pm  Break

4:15—5:15 pm  Introduction of Theme                                                  Trish  Greeves       

5:15 pm             Announcements:                                                            Larry Bolick

5:30 pm –  Dinner (Directions will be given around seating arrangement to meet other folks) Bonita Hooper

7- 7:45 pm   Session 2:   Technology and Change                               Ed Olson

7:45—8:15 pm  Break Out Session                                                                              

8:15-8:30 pm  Break                                                                                                    

8:30—9 pm  Vespers  IONA Service                                                 Clarice Mitchell                                                                                                  

Tuesday Morning, October 8

8:00 am   Breakfast

9:30am -12   Session 3:

9:30 am  Welcome with warm up song:  Presentation and Welcome from Ted Wilson, Executive Director of BRCC

9:45—10:45  am Session 3  Changes in the Church                          Clarice Mitchell

10:45-11 am  Break

11:00—11:45 am  Legacy Giving for Future Ministries Nancy Beard, UCHS Foundation Pres.

11:45    Prayer for the Meal   Break for Lunch (Directions about seating arrangement for lunch)

12:00 noon Lunch

1-2 pm  Presentations of Conference Ministers Rev. Char Burch, Interim Southeast Conference and  Dr. Edward Davis, Southern Conference Minister

2-5:30 pm Tuesday Afternoon – Free time /Movies available in Upper Shuford/Hiking/Village of Blowing Rock

5:30 pm Dinner (Directions will be given about sitting arrangements to meet other folks) Bonita

7-7:45 pm Session 4: Changes in Boundaries for Clergy/Lay persons            Dr. Marie Fortune

7:45-8:15 pm 

8:15—8:30 pm  Break

8:30 pm  Vespers                                                                                               Dr. Marie Fortune                                              

Wednesday, October 9

8:00 am Breakfast

9:30 am – 10:45 am   Session 5:  Growing with the Winds of Change and Aging (Theme) 

Trish Greeves/Larry Bolick

10:45 am Break

11:00 am  Closing Worship Service with Conference Ministers       Dr. Edward Davis, and Rev. Char Burch       Clara Benson has prepared liturgy for service.                                         

Evaluation

Box lunch ($8.00 each) available for pickup after the last session to eat on the road or in the Dining Room with free beverage bar available.  Sign up for box lunch will be on Tuesday at Front Desk.

Again this year, authors are invited to display their books and have them available for sale in the Lobby.  Please place on the books the amount per copy and how to make our checks.

Also, there will be a table in the lobby for a book exchange.  Please write of brief description as to why you enjoyed this book and recommend it and place inside the book for folks to read.  If you bring a book, please take a book as well so we do not have books to find a new home.