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Rocky Mountain Conference
Annual Meeting 2015 @ La Foret:
Radical. Holy. Connecting.

Thursday, June 11 through Sunday, June 14

Program Guide
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~ be sure to check back for the Final Update by June 6, 2015 ~

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Table of Contents
Program Overview …
 Continuing to Shape the RMC
 Grand Schedule
 Banquet Invitation
 Family Day
 Book Sale
 Who to Contact
To Prepare for the Meeting …
 Registration
 Lodging
 What to Bring
 Liturgy & Sermon for Home Church
 2015 Meeting Standing Rules
 Voting Membership
 Resolution Form & Submission Deadline
 Seminarian Scholarship Application
Meeting Materials …
 Morning Watch
 RMC Vision Framework
 RMC Structure

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Business Meeting: Saturday, June 13, 2015 9:45 am – 12:00 noon
 Agenda
 2014 Annual Meeting Minutes
 2016 Proposed Budget
 2015-2016 Nominating Report
 Conference Minister Search
 Proposed By-Laws Amendments
 Proposed Resolutions

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Continuing to Shape the RMC
Radical Work in Progress!

What if …
...the churches in the Rocky Mountain Conference were known as the “Green
Theologians” who made helping people care for God’s beautiful creation a top priority?
What if this exciting engagement of ecology and theology were to birth a movement
across our state…or even across our country?

...the people of the Rocky Mountain Conference were known as emissaries of God’s
radical love, able to meet people (all people) just where they are and just for who they
are? What if this expansive Christ-like love were able to help break down racial barriers,
manifesting God’s shalom for all people and for all creation?

...we develop and share deeply spiritual Christian practices that have called people back
to—and for some people, the first time into—church? What if we have answered God’s
call to wholeness so well that we have to add additional services to accommodate the
crowds?

Come join us in dreaming the “What if …”

Annual Meeting 2015 @ La Foret
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Grand Schedule
ANNUAL MEETING 2015 @ LA FORET
RADICAL. HOLY. CONNECTING.

Thursday June 11, 2015
TBD
TBD
3:00 8:00
3:00 8:00
4:30 5:30
6:00 8:00
8:00 9:45
Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Boundary Training
Registration
Associations meetings (as scheduled)
RMC 2014-2015 Board Meeting
Welcome Reception
Gathering: Covenant, Theme, Mixer

June 12, 2015
8:00 8:45
9:00 9:30
9:45 10:15
10:15 12:15
12:30 2:00
2:00 4:00
4:00 5:45
6:00 8:00
8:15 9:00
8:45 10:00

Breakfast
Morning Watch
"Avenue UCC"
Holy Engagement
Lunch
Crowd Sourcing Our Mission
Free Time (with optional activities)
Banquet
Vespers
Campfire

June 13, 2015
8:00 8:45
9:00 9:30
9:45 12:00
12:15 1:15
1:30 3:30
2:00
4:00 5:15
5:30 6:30
7:00 8:15
7:00 9:00
9:30 10:00

Breakfast
Morning Watch
Business Meeting
Lunch
Empowered & Sent as Apostles
Family Day @ La Foret begins
"Great Commission" Worship in the Chapel
Dinner
Fun & Frolic in the Meadow
Campfire
Stargazing in the Meadow

June 14, 2015
8:00 8:45 Breakfast
9:00 10:00 Closing Worship
10:00 11:00 Cabin Cleanup & Goodbyes

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Banquet Invitation

We’re bringing Banquet back!

Friday Evening
6:00 – 8:00 pm
La Foret Dining Hall

Please join in the fun and the community…
as we tell “Radish Stories”,
as we celebrate birthdays and anniversaries,
as we honor our “5 for 5” churches,
and
as we lift up ordination anniversaries
and church anniversaries.
The Banquet Dinner is included in your registration fee.
Come join the fun … and

Be
Radically
Connected!

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Family Day

Annual Meeting Family Day on Saturday at La Foret
$30 per guest: Select the “Guest Registration” option online to register.
In order to share the Annual Meeting experience with folks who may not be able to participate
ALL weekend, we are introducing a Guest / Family Day option for Saturday afternoon and
evening.
Guest / Family Day Schedule:
2:00
Guests / Families Arrive and meet in Ponderosa. Please do NOT come before
2:00.
2:00 - 4:00

3:30

Explore La Foret:
 The Pool & Sports Courts will be open
 Hiking Trail Maps will be available
 The Chapel will be open
 Try your hand at Frisbee Golf
 Walk the Labyrinth

Connect with AM participants who will have been in Session from 1:30-3:30

4:00 – 5:15

Worship at the Chapel:
 The Great Commissioning

5:30 – 6:30

Dinner

6:30-8:00

Fun and Frolic in the Meadow:
 Intergenerational Play and Connecting

8:00 -??

Campfire and S’mores

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Book Sale
Book Sale!

What are you reading? What would you like to share?
Donate AND Shop
at the Annual Meeting Book Sale!
Please bring no more than ONE box of books to donate to the sale.

Pricing:
$3 per book
$10 for 4 books!

Proceeds will be used to support our RMC Outdoor Ministry program by:
 increasing our Scholarship pool, and
 reducing fees (if the amount is substantial enough)

Thank you for your support!

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Who to Contact
Annual Meeting 2015 Contacts

5 for 5 Awards

Lisa Callahan

lisa@rmcucc.org

Banquet

Sue Artt

sue@rmcucc.org

Book Sale

Sue Artt

sue@rmcucc.org

Boundaries Training

Tamara Boynton

tamara@rmcucc.org

Budget – 2015 / 2016

Matt Huntington

huntington35@gmail.com

Business Meeting

Sue Artt

sue@rmcucc.org

By-Law Amendments

John Rostykus

john.rostykus@gmail.com

Conference Minister Search

Gage Church

gage.r.church@gmail.com

Content Design

Glen Brown
glen@codale.com
Erin Gilmore
erin@lovelanducc.org
Elizabeth Thompson ethompson@eremosconsulting.com
Corbin Tobey-Davis
corbintobeydavis@gmail.com

Family Day

Tamara Boynton

tamara@rmcucc.org

La Foret site questions

Larry McCulloch

larrymc@riverrock.org

Lodging

Lisa Callahan

lisa@rmcucc.org

Nominations

John Rostykus

john.rostykus@gmail.com

Registration

Tamara Boynton

tamara@rmcucc.org

Resolutions

Sue Artt

sue@rmcucc.org

RMC Board

Rebecca Kemper Poos

revbecca@aol.com

RMC Website

Cory Kibler

cory@mrcucc.org

Southeastern Association

Donna Bristow

donnabristow@earthlink.net

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