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Space is limited, and will be filled first-come, first-served. Young clergy women (whether or not they are members of the group), future young clergy women, and any other female preachers under 40 are welcome to attend. These conferences are intentionally fairly small (we max out at about 30). You will not be viewing the instructor on a jumbo-tron! We live, eat, worship, and learn together. Please take the word "lecture" in the following as a very loose interpretation of what will happen.
General schedule (subject to change)
Tuesday: 3-5:30 introductions, first lecture 5:30 social time, 6 p.m. dinner, and 7 p.m. opening worship.
Wednesday: continental breakfast 8-9:30 (optional morning eucharist at the cathedral, 7:30 a.m.) morning lectures 10-12 a.m. lunch at 12:30, 2-5 small preaching groups. evening: affinity groups.
Thursday: possible early Eucharist at 7:30 (the Eucharist will happen, whether or not Professor Hooke is preaching is not yet determined!), breakfast, morning lectures 9-noon. Afternoon and evening off to explore the city.
Friday: same as Wednesday schedule
Saturday: breakfast at 8 a.m. final lecture at 9 a.m. closing Eucharist at 11 a.m. lunch at noon is last meal of the conference.
What are preaching groups? Each participant will be randomly placed in a group with 4 or 5 other preachers. An outside facilitator will lead each group. On Wednesday, we each preach and offer critiques on an old sermon. On Friday, the process is repeated with a new sermon.
What are affinity groups? Affinity groups are evening conversations with those who share a characteristic with you. For example, last year, we did single women, married and partnered women, and women with children. This year, we may repeat those, or choose some other characteristic. It's all very casual and fun.
Commuting: If you live in the metro-DC area, you can commute to the conference. The fee for commuters is $450, which includes all meals, as well as instruction.
Questions? Most questions about housing, food, schedule, registration, payment, etc. can be handled by contacting the Cathedral College staff. Content questions can be sent to youngclergywomen@gmail.com.
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