Council 2008 Results
Council 2008 is over and the results are in. To read or
download (File, Save As..) the documents below, follow this link to the
diocesan website Annual Council section:
- Bishop's Address
- Bishop Lillibridge's sermon on opening day at First
Presbyterian Church
- 104th Council Summary
Council 2008 is history but our theme is not.
 Our
theme this year is:
Deny yourself
Take up
your Cross
and Follow me
Each day of council will focus on one
of the three elements. On Thursday we will consider ways in which we
might recognize and respond to the needs of others. One powerful
example of that will be a presentation by
Baroness Caroline Cox who has traveled the world
responding to human needs and being a "voice for the voiceless.". Thursday late afternoon we will worship together at
the Council Eucharist then break
bread together at the Council Banquet.
On Friday, Bishop Lillibridge will
introduce the diocesan core values
that we have spent the fall discerning, and we will consider how we
can live out those values as we take up our crosses corporately and
individually. Baroness Cox will speak at the Friday Luncheon. Friday afternoon will include the popular
table conversations on the same theme, led by Bishop
Lillibridge.
Friday evening, the
Youth in Action portion of Council
begins with a concert by Christian rock band "By the Tree."
On Saturday morning, the young people
join Council for a presentation of "The
Tale of Three Trees," an inter-generational musical
presented by Christ Church, San Antonio. The young people will then
be commissioned to go forth and "follow" as they move to the Good
Samaritan Community Services for a mission
project.
We will continue the good work
accomplished through Council in Action
collection activities by creating disaster relief kits and gathering
supplies for the Vacation Bible Schools held in Mexico through the
efforts of Christ Church, San Antonio.
Throughout the three days of Council,
we will hear of the many ministries our dioceses accomplished
through its budget, its church, and its people.
Council host this year is
Christ Church, San Antonio. The
venue is the San Antonio Municipal
Auditorium, and the headquarters hotel is the
Crowne Plaza.
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Worship:
The Council Eucharist
will be held at First Presbyterian Church, within walking distance
of the Municipal Auditorium. And walk we will, in procession, led by
a New Orleans style jazz band, with church banners unfurled.
Congregations are asked to bring their church banners to the
Municipal Auditorium between 10 a.m. and noon on Thursday. Banners
will be displayed on the Council stage, and one person should be
designated from each congregation to retrieve the banner to carry it
to First Presbyterian Church.
Luncheon:
Supporting our theme, we will dine on a simple box lunch at the
Municipal Auditorium on Friday, then hear again from Baroness
Caroline Cox. Proceeds from the luncheon (cost is $15) will go to
local charities. Cost is included in registration fee for all.
Banquet:
This is our family time, and we will gather at the Crowne Plaza
Hotel. Food will be served banquet style, with seating for everyone.
Cost of $35 is included in registration fee for all but visitors.
NEW - Clergy Spouse Breakfast:
On Saturday morning, Catherine Lillibridge and Patty Reed will host
a seated breakfast for the spouses of our clergy beginning at
7:15 am in the lower level of Municipal Auditorium near the
exhibits. Plans for a speaker are developing and will be
announced soon. This meal, along with the Banquet and the
Friday Bishop's Box lunch, are all included in the clergy spouse
registration fee.
The agenda is just the beginning.
Times are tentative. More information will be posted as it is
finalized.
- Thursday, February 21, 2008
- 10:00 am Exhibits opens
- 10:00 am Registration opens
- 11:30 am Christian Faith in Action Luncheon
- 1:00 pm Council 2008 convenes at the
Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio
- 4:15 pm Council recesses
- 5:00 pm Worship Service First
Presbyterian Church
- 7:00 pm Banquet at the Crowne Plaza
Hotel
- Friday, February 22, 2008
- 8:00 am Council reconvenes with Bible Study
- 9:00 am Council Business session
- 11:30 am Council recess
- 12:00 noon Bishop's Box Lunch or
Women's Sharing Luncheon. Key note speaker at Box Lunch,
Baroness Cox
- 1:45 pm Council reconvenes for afternoon session
- A conversation with Bishop Lillibridge
- 5:00 pm Council recesses
- Evening on your own
- 9:00 pm Opening Concert featuring "By
the Tree" for the
Youth Event (held at Christ Church)
- Saturday, February 23, 2008
- 7:15 am New Clergy Spouse Breakfast in
lower level of Municipal Auditorium near exhibits
- 8:30 am Council reconvenes with the
Christ Church presentation of "The Tale of the Three Trees".
We are joined by Youth in Action participants
- 9:30 am Council Business session
- Between 12 and 1:00 pm Council 2008 Adjourns
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