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Super Saturday Saturday, October 2, 2010
Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School
147 Pond Street, Franklin, MA
A day for local church leaders – lay and clergy – to network & learn.
What’s it all about?
Join hundreds of delegates, pastors and lay leaders from all over the Conference for our first SUPER SATURDAY – a full day of workshops and networking around best practices for church leaders. The day will have something for everyone in your church – educators, mission committee members, clergy, deacons, treasurers and others – so we hope you’ll gather a team and make your way to Franklin! We know from experience that when teams receive leadership training together, church vitality is enhanced.
The Massachusetts Conference plans to hold Super Saturdays twice annually in various parts of the Conference as a supplement to the one-day Annual Meeting. This Super Saturday will revolve around the same theme that was introduced at the 211th Annual Meeting in June – “Provoke One Another… to Love and Good Deeds” (Hebrews 10:24-25).
The Conference staff and Annual Meeting Planning Committee feel so strongly those churches will benefit from taking part in both the Annual Meeting and Super Saturdays that we are offering a transferable Super Saturday discount to Annual Meeting delegates. The pricing will work as follows:
Annual Meeting Delegate rate: $29.00* is already paid for two participants from OPC! See below! *
Regular rate (deadline: Sept. 20): $49.00 for anyone else.
All prices include catered lunch and materials
* Please note that the Annual Meeting Delegate rate IS transferable. Annual Meeting delegates received coupons in their delegate packets good for the reduced rate, and they may give that coupon to someone else in their church if they wish.
8:30 – 9:00 AM: Registration and coffee
9:00 – 9:45 AM: Welcome and Worship
10:00 – 11:30 AM: Morning Workshops
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM: Networking, Resource Sharing & Catered Lunch. This part of the day will include a marketplace for resource and idea-sharing, opportunities to sit at lunch tables with others who share your passion or interest and a performance by the Just Peace Players.
Catered lunch will include vegetarian options.
1:30 – 3:00 PM: Afternoon Workshops
Anyone that wants to take one of these OPC slots, please contact Dottie Bonbrake or Dale Alden. Sign up for these two slots will be on a first come basis!
Visit: http://www.macucc.org/supersaturday/workshops.htm or contact Dale Alden for the Workshop materials.
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BERKSHIRE SCENIC RAILWAY TRIP
Ride the Berkshire Scenic Railway on Sunday, September 5th
Leave the Lenox station at 2:20 pm & arrive back at 3:51
Travel Rates
Group Rates: Adults-$13.50, Children-$7.20
Minimum of 20 required for a Group Rate
Regular Trip: Adults-$15, Seniors-$14,Children-$8
Lunch Prior to Train Ride: TBD
If interested in going, please call the office (229-8173) by August 1st and leave a
message with your name and number attending. The trip will be finalized in early
August.