http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/message-board/connection-event-08 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/message-board/connection-event-08/creative-worship-in-low-tech-settings-sign-up-here Thanks to Margaret Brady and NPTS students, we will enjoy morning and evening prayers in the contemplative tradition. On Sunday evening (5.45-6.45pm), Margaret will host an open forum and talk about the three prayer services. She will bring handouts, talk about available resources and facilitate conversation among participants. This session will take place in the "prayer room" (Vienna) at the Hyatt. Participants should grab sandwiches at "Perks" or arrange (in advance) for takeout from one of the hotel restaurants. Please reply to this message, if you plan to attend this session. We need to plan for space. Questions? worship.connection@covchurch.org http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/message-board/connection-event-08/creative-worship-in-low-tech-settings-sign-up-here Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:20:32 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/message-board/connection-event-08/innovative-returns-to-tradition-sign-up-here John Weborg and Michael Van Horn will host a lunch conversation on the topic: Innovative Returns to Tradition. Sunday, January 27, 2007. The session will be held in a private meeting room a the Hyatt. Participants should bring their own lunch. Take out sandwiches are available at “Perks”, or you can pre-order and grab takeout from one of the hotel restaurants. Please reply to this message and let us know you plan to attend. Be sure to include your name in the reply. We need to plan for space. More about John Weborg Read: A Place For Beauty, by Michael Van Horn Both John and Michael teach theology at NPTS. Michael is an adjunct professor, as he also serves as pastor to the Covenant congregation at Trinity Church in Livonia, MI. Lois Weborg, married to John, will also be present. Lois has served the church in several fields of worship arts: music, children and textiles. She presently designs and sews paraments for various commissioned projects. Currently, Lois is working on ordination stoles for our next Annual Meeting Ordination Service. We are graced to have these three aesthetics and theologians converse with us about the value of ritual and tradition in any worship setting. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/message-board/connection-event-08/innovative-returns-to-tradition-sign-up-here Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:41:55 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/message-board/connection-event-08/saturday-night-dinner-sign-up If you are arriving at the Hyatt by Saturday afternoon, there are two events that might interest you. YWC is sponsoring elective seminars that run 1.30-4.30pm. They cost $35, and the topics and leaders are excellent. Click here to learn more. Click here to learn more. Some people are meeting for dinner on Saturday night before the first session. If you would like to join a dinner group, reply to this post with: Name, Church, City, State, email. We'll keep our eye on this thread to answer questions and organize dinner tables at the hotel restaurant. "subscribe" to this thread if you want to be notified when people post new stuff. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/message-board/connection-event-08/saturday-night-dinner-sign-up Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:19:25 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/message-board/connection-event-08/artists-forum-sign-up-here The Artists' Forum is an open stage for participants to share songs and other art with the Covenant Worship Community. We'll have piano, mic, guitar, bass, drums on stage for all to share. This is casual and meant to be fun. Each person will have between 5-10 minutes, depending on the number of participants. In the past we've had: Original songs Prayers, calls and other liturgy Excerpts from cantatas/programs written by local artists/leaders Visual media Dramas, monologues and other communications Words of Witness and good reports To sign up, reply to this message and: Give us your name, church name, city, state, email. Describe your "offering" (what is it? what's it called? what are your tech needs?) so we can schedule you next to others with similar tech needs and instrumentation. Upload your charts, lyrics, scripts... (if you're able/willing to share them with this community). Once on site, there will be more announcements and instructions. Questions? Please feel free to ask them here on the message board. You can also email us at worship.connection@covchurch.org. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/message-board/connection-event-08/artists-forum-sign-up-here Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:22:26 -0600