Healing the Wounds of Racism
Leadership Training
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Damascus Road
Required Reading
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Healing the Wounds of Racism
Anti-Racism Workshop
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September 19-21, 2008
Friday evening (beginning with supper) through Sunday afternoon
Location:
Gretna Glen Camp and Retreat Center
87 Old Mine Road
Lebanon, PA 17042-8986
Phone: 717-273-6525
Program:
Healing the Wounds of Racism
With growing ethnic diversity in the communities served by
Eastern District Conference (EDC) churches, the Conference Administrative Board (CAB) has made
it a priority to arrange for leadership anti-racism training this year.
Anti-racism training is also a national priority for Mennonite Church USA.
EDC leaders will be attending the training session on September 19-21, 2008 (Friday evening through
Sunday afternoon), and leaders of our local congregations are encouraged to join us.
Scholarship assistance is available for Mennonites who are members of MCUSC congregations. Contact
Warren Tyson (warrent@easterndistrict.org, 215-723-5513, x138) for details.
What to Expect...
Opportunities for listening, discussion,
dialogue, networking and identifying
areas of needed growth.
To be engaged in a process of learning.
To be present for the entire time.
The Leaders...
The leaders expect each participant to be
open to the possibility of personal transformation
into new and healthier relationships
with all of God’s children. The team of leaders
pledge to assist you as you begin to acquire
the tools and the knowledge for your journey.
Required Reading...
Without exception, you will be expected to have read There is a River by Vincent Harding.
(Please reconsider attending this event if you have not completed the reading of this book.)
Additional suggested readings are A Different Mirror by Ronald Takaki and The Wolf Shall
Dwell with the Lamb by Eric Law. These texts are available
at amazon.com or other bookstores.
Workshop Logistics...
All workshops are overnight stay events. Room and board costs are included in
the registration fee ($200.00). The workshop begins with dinner on the
first evening and concludes no later than 5 p.m. on the third day. Please arrive
promptly -- the schedule is intensive and to obtain maximum benefit, you must be
present for the duration of the workshop. This will be a learning process.
For the session on Sept. 19-21 at Gretna Glen Camp and Retreat Center, our lodging and meeting space will be the
Retreat Lodge, which is handicapped accessible.
Bed linen & towels will be supplied. Check-in will start at 5:30pm on September 19th, and the session begins
with dinner at 6pm.
A certificate for Continuing Education Credit (2.0 CEU) can be provided by request.
Other Options:
For those who cannot attend the Sept. 19-21 session, there are other training sessions this year.
- August 11-13 (Monday--Wednesday)
Daylesford Abbey; 220 S. Valley Road,
Paoli, PA 19301-1911
- October 10-12, 2008 (Friday--Sunday)
Teen ARK; Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center
(for teens only)
- October 17-19, 2008 (Friday--Sunday)
Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center;
RR #2 Box 2747, Cresco, PA 18326
- Also, the Damascus Road anti-racism
program tentatively plans to hold a training session in Reading, PA sometime in fall 2008,
and in Philadelphia during February 2009.
Registration Information:
[Printable Registration Form]
Reservations will be confirmed in the order that payment is received.
Approximately two weeks prior to the event, you will receive a letter with detailed
instructions along with directions to the retreat center. Please register early so that
you receive your materials in a timely manner.
No children under 12 years of age are permitted to attend workshops.
Persons attending for the second and third time will pay only for their room and board.
Please note: Registration closes fourteen days prior to each event or when maximum enrollment is reached.
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Healing the Wounds of Racism
Register Early
Maximum Enrollment is 32
Registration Form
Please Check one:
- August 11-13, 2008
- September 19-21, 2008
- October 10-12, 2008 (youth only)
- October 17-19, 2008
Name__________________________________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________________________
City, State____________________________________________ZIP____________
Phone (daytime)_____________________Phone(evening)____________________
Email_________________________________________________________________
Church________________________________________________________________
I would like a certificate for Continuing Education Credit: __Yes __No
REGISTRATION FEE: $200
Amount Enclosed: $________________________
Make checks payable to:
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
(Memo: HWOR)
Mail this registration form to:
Attn: Rev. Hilda Campbell
EPAUMC
P.O. Box 820
Valley Forge, PA 19482-0820
SPECIAL NEEDS:
Every effort will be made to accomodate dietary or other special
needs listed below. Please be specific.
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"Healing the Wounds of Racism"
is administered by
The Office of Human Relaions and Leadership
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the
United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 820
Valley Forge, PA 19482-0820
Phone: 610-666-9090
Fax: 610-666-9093
Rev. Hilda Campbell, Director (ext. 224)
hilda.campbell@epaumc.org
Evangeline Johnson, Registrar (ext. 215)
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Last Updated: 5/22/08
Created: May 18, 2008
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