2012 Annual Clergy Retreat 

August 12 - 14, 2012 ~ Camp Mokule'ia, O'ahu

Theme:  Our Ministry in an Age of Anxiety: Lessons for the Venerable Bede

The program for the clergy retreat will be led by Bishop Bob Fitzpatrick. The title of the retreat is "Our Ministry in an Age of Anxiety: Lessons from the Venerable Bede." We will use Bede's The Ecclesiastical History of the English People to talk about ministry in our own contexts in changing and turbulent times. For a little summer reading prior to the retreat, clergy might get down their copies of the Venerable Bede. This classic book describes the growth of the Christian faith in the British Isles through the eighth century in the midst of a variety of conflicts. 

Tentative Schedule:

Sunday, August 12

4:00 p.m. Begin arriving at Camp Mokule'ia

6:00 p.m. Dinner

7:30 p.m. First session

Monday, August 13

8:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Second session

12:00 p.m. Lunch

5:00 p.m. Third session

6:00 p.m. Dinner

Tuesday, August 14

8:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Eucharist & Final session

Then...talk story with the Bishop

12:00 p.m. Lunch

Depart after lunch

Please register by July 30, 2012

Registration fees are as follows:  $50 Resident (includes lodging and meals) or $35 Commuter (includes meals only).  Make your check payable to: The Episcopal Church in Hawai'i, with "Clergy Retreat" marked in the memo line.  Then mail the check for your registration fee to:  Office of the Bishop, 229 Queen Emma Square, Honolulu, HI  96813.  Scholarship assistance is available upon request to the Bishop.

If you are coming from a Neighbor Island and need a flight, contact Sharon Billingsley by e-mail to arrange your ticket.  She will need your birthdate and your full name as it appears on your I.D.  Please note that Sharon is available to work on travel arrangements on Tuesdays and Thursdays only.

Transportation from the airport to the Camp is not supplied.  You might consider coordinating with colleague(s) for transportation.

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