FEATURE

The Presbytery Diaconal Summit IV (PDS IV) is coming up in October in Geneva, IL, and the deadline to register for this important opportunity for diaconal training, encouragement, and networking is only 10 days away -- August 31st! Don't miss out!

Important details about PDS IV:

• Thursday-Saturday, October 10-12, 2019
• Sponsored by the OPC Committee on Diaconal Ministries (CDM)
• Designed specifically for members of Presbytery Diaconal Committees (PDC)
• Each presbytery in the OPC is encouraged to send four (4) members of its PDC.
• All summit expenses (including travel) are covered by the CDM
• The program (scroll down) takes place on Thursday and Friday, October 10-11, 2019, but all attendees are encouraged to stay over Friday for continued opportunities for fellowship, and schedule their trip home for Saturday, October 12, 2019

REGISTER NOW:

• Link to Registration Form

DEADLINE TO REGISTER:

• August 31, 2019

FLIGHTS:

To help us schedule ground transport between the airport and the summit:

• Please try to schedule your flight arrival between 2:00 and 4:00 pm on Thursday.
• Please try to schedule your flight departure between 8:00 am and 12:00 pm on Saturday.

HELD AT:

• Comfort Inn & Suites, 1555 East Fabian Parkway, Geneva, IL 60134

CONTACT:

If your questions are not addressed in the course of filling out the Registration Form, please contact Registrar Janet Birkmann:

• Janet.Birkmann@opc.org
• (215) 935-1006

PROGRAM: "Presbyteries in Service"

Thursday:

5:00 pm Dinner

7:00 pm Welcome and Devotional

7:30 pm "PDCs Serving our Presbyteries"

8:30 pm Reports from Presbyteries

9:00 pm Fellowship

Friday:

7:30 am Breakfast

8:30 am "Introducing the Ministerial Care Committee"

9:30 am Ministerial Care workshop

10:30 am Break

10:45 am Workshop debrief and brainstorming

11:00 am "PDCs Serving our Congregations"

12:00 pm Q/A and brainstorming

12:30 pm Lunch

1:30 pm "PDCs Serving our Deacons"

2:30 pm Q/A and brainstorming

3:00 pm Break

3:30 pm Further Reports from Presbyteries

4:30 pm Conference Wrap-Up

5:00 pm Dinner

7:00 pm Fellowship

All attendees are encouraged to stay over Friday for continued opportunities for fellowship, and schedule their trip home for Saturday.