SCHEDULE OF EVENTS  
 

Friday, January 18, 2002

6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Plenary Session of Consultation on Church Union (Downtown Marriott)

  • Celebration of where we have been and where we are headed

  • Evening Worship

 

Saturday, January 19, 2002

7:00 - 8:30 a.m.      Breakfast in denominational groupings (Marriott)

9:00 a.m.                 Morning Prayer (Marriott)

9:45 - 11:15 a.m.   Workshops (Marriott)

  • Getting to Know You: An Introduction to the CUIC Churches

  • From Memphis to Melbourne: CUIC in the Context of Global Ecumenism

  • The Legacy of Dr. King: Combating Racism Together as CUIC

  • Toward Full Communion: The Dialogue on Ministry as Part of CUIC

  • What Difference Will It Make For Us? Implications for Social Ministry in the Local Church

  • What Difference Will It Make For Us? Implications for Worship and Community Life in the Local Church

11:45 - 1:30 p.m.    Luncheons for Various Constituencies (Memphis Marriott)

  • Youth

  • Seminary students and faculty

  • Councils of churches (executives and board members)

  • Middle judicatory leaders

  • Open luncheon for participants (with former COCU general secretaries)

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.     Repeat of Morning Workshops (Memphis Marriott)

  • Getting to Know You: An Introduction to the CUIC Churches

  • From Memphis to Melbourne: CUIC in the Context of Global Ecumenism

  • The Legacy of Dr. King: Combating Racism Together as CUIC

  • Toward Full Communion: The Dialogue on Ministry as Part of CUIC

  • What Difference Will It Make For Us? Implications for Social Ministry in the Local Church

  • What Difference Will It Make For Us? Implications for Worship and Community Life in the Local Church

5:30 p.m.                Dinner for Delegates and Invited Guests (Memphis Marriott)

7:30 - 9:00 p.m.     Plenary Session of Consultation on Church Union 
                                 (St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral)

  • Business session (end COCU and begin CUIC)

  • Closing Eucharist

  • Reception

 

Sunday, January 20, 2002

Morning:              Worship with area congregations

4:00 - 6:00 p.m.    Inaugural Worship Service of Churches Uniting in Christ
                                Mt. Olive Cathedral, Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

6:30 -        ?           Box Supper at Mount Olive Cathedral

 

Monday, January 21, 2002

9 a.m. - Noon:   Participation in Memphis-area commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
                      Reading and signing of Appeal to the Churches on Combating Racism

 

REGISTRATION  FORM
 
 

ABOUT THE LOCATION  

Memphis, Tennessee was chosen as the site for the CUIC inauguration for several reasons, including its central location and the fact that it is the headquarters of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the CUIC member churches. Perhaps most importantly, Memphis is closely associated with the Civil Rights Movement and the ministry of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Participants in the inauguration will be able to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Memphis as a public sign of their determination to fight racism together.

The inaugural worship service will be held at Mt. Olive Cathedral Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Mt. Olive Cathedral, led by The Reverend Dr. Stevie Wilburn, is a downtown congregation with an interesting history of fellowship and mission.

 

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