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Harpers Ferry Ministerial Study Group - A JPD Tradition
For decades, a steady group of current and former JPD clergy has met each mid-November for a few days of intriguing study and good collegiality. We are named after the original site for the sessions, in Harpers Ferry, WV, but since 2003 we have met in Cacapon State Park just south of Berkeley Springs, WV (which is south of I-70 on Rte. 522).
CONTACTS:
Program: Henry Ticknor (hrtcknr@comcast.net)
Logistics & Registration: Lori Staubitz (Lstaubitz@aol.com)
SITE
Cacapon State Park Lodge is a modern (and completely accessible) facility, tucked between a public golf course and Cacapon Mountain. It is not a luxury site, but well appointed and very clean, with a nice buffet dining area, game room, fireplace lounge, surrounded by lots of hiking trails. Rooms are a mite small, although each has its own bathroom/shower and telephone. No pets are allowed in the building.
http://www.cacaponresort.com/
SCHEDULE
NOTE that we arrive Sunday evening (after dinner) and depart after lunch on Wednesday. Some colleagues meet up for dinner on the way (such as in Berkeley Springs). There is usually one afternoon without programming and lots of room for social interactions.
ATTENDANCE
Currently there are 39 ongoing members (31 in JPD parish settings, 1 JPD staff, 1 UUA staff, 2 retired in the JPD, and 4 from beyond our district). Qualified newcomers are welcome to come once as guests and then decide whether to join, as space is available.
Please review our Covenant, by which membership is limited to "UU ministers who are in fellowship with the UUA, are members of the UUMA, and are members of one of the UUMA chapters in the Joseph Priestley District." (However, those "who move on to other districts, but who wish to maintain membership, may do so, provided they continue to honor the covenant," which stipulates regular attendence and dues paid). Also, "Interns in candidate status supervised by Study Group members may attend as guests, if accompanied by their supervising members."
2007 Study Groupers enjoy a sunny
UPCOMING DATES & PROGRAM
November 16-19, 2008
TOPIC: “Beyond Congregational Polity: How does it survive?”
The focus of the 2008 Harpers Ferry Ministerial Study Group will be an examination of the promise and inherent limitations of congregational polity. We will explore questions such as:
Is Congregational Polity relevant in the days of policy governance?
and
From what sources can ministers continue to claim their sense of ministerial authority?
COST & REGISTRATION
2007 fees were $210 for a shared/double room or $300 for a single room, covering three nights, 6 meals and program expenses. (Two lunches were "on our own.") 2008 costs may rise slightly. Registration DEADLINE—including payment by snail mail—will be Oct. 16, 2008 (one month before the event).
Archive
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Contact: Office@JPDUUA.org 302-778-4564 Fax: 302-778-4590