“I am the vine, you are the branches,” Jesus said to his disciples as he prepared them for his impending crucifixion, death, and resurrection. “A branch cannot bear fruit unless it abides in the vine; and you cannot bear fruit unless you abide in me.”  During our 105th Annual Diocesan Council, February 19-21, 2009, we will examine the ways in which Christ calls us to Abide in Him, individually and corporately.

Throughout the three days of Council, we will hear stories of diocesan and congregational ministries that serve the people God has given us to serve and in so doing point the way to Christ.

We will gather in study, worship, reflection, and fellowship to discern what God in Christ is calling us to do; and, as clergy and lay leaders in Christ’s church, we will make the decisions required of us through reports and elections.  Once again on the Friday afternoon of Council, our bishops will lead us in a time of conversation that will empower us to go forth and serve Him.   Abide in Me, Christ said. And we will.

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