Wednesday, April 23 |
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| 8:30 A.M. | Orientation for heads of delegations |
| 9 A.M. – 12 P.M. | Orientation for marshals and pages |
| 9:30 A.M. – 12 P.M. | Orientation for delegates from outside the United States |
| 10:30 A.M. | Organization of Committee on Courtesies and Privileges |
| Organization of Committee on Presiding Officers | |
| Organization of Committee on Credentials | |
| Organization of Committee on the Journal | |
| 12 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. | Orientation for women delegates |
| 3 – 4:30 P.M. | Orientation for delegates under age 30 |
| 3 – 5 P.M. | Orientation for racial and ethnic minority delegates |
| 5:15 – 6 P.M. | Choral Music in the Plenary |
| 6 P.M. | Opening Worship & Holy Communion |
| Preachers: Bishops Janice Riggle Huie & Gregory Vaughn Palmer—“Celebrating God’s Promise of Hope” | |
| 8 P.M. | Organization of the General Conference |
Thursday, April 24 |
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| 7 A.M. | Committee on Calendar and Agenda |
| Committee on Reference | |
| 7:45 A.M. | Choral music |
| 8 A.M. | Plenary call to order |
| Morning Worship | |
| Episcopal Address: “The Future with Hope” - Bishop Sharon Brown Christopher | |
| “What is Working: Vision Pathways” | |
| “Building on What Works: Areas of Focus” | |
| 10:45 A.M. | Plenary call to order |
| “Moving Forward”—Connectional Table | |
| “The Tools for Moving Forward” — General Council on Finance and Administration | |
| 11:35 A.M. | Young People’s Address: “Many Voices, One Call” — Andrew Craig, Becca Farnum, Matt Lockett, Jason Rathrod, Kira Volkova, and the Rev. Annie Arnoldy |
| 12:25 P.M. | Midday wrap-up |
| 12:30 P.M. | Lunch recess |
| 2:30 P.M. | Plenary call to order |
| Laity Address: “Disciples Transforming the World” — Lyn Powell | |
| Call to action | |
| Conference announcements | |
| 4 – 4:30 P.M. | Organization of legislative committees |
| 4:30 – 7:45 P.M. | Training for legislative committee chairs, vice chairs, secretaries, assistant secretaries, parliamentarians, and recorders (dinner provided) |
| 5 P.M. | Daily deadline for Daily Christian Advocate Printing |
| 8 – 11 P.M. | Legislative committees |
Friday, April 25 |
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| 7 A.M. | Committee on Calendar and Agenda |
| Committee on Reference | |
| 8 A.M. | Choral music |
| 8:15 A.M. | Plenary call to order |
| Morning worship | |
| 9:05 A.M. | Reports (as necessary) |
| Committee on Courtesies and Privileges | |
| Committee on Calendar and Agenda | |
| Committee on Presiding Officers | |
| 9:20 – 10:25 A.M. | Plenary—calendar items and conference business |
| Greetings from the City of Fort Worth | |
| Nominations for the University Senate and Judicial Council | |
| Elections: Inter-Jurisdictional Committee on the Episcopacy | |
| Introduction of affiliated and concordat church delegates | |
| World Malaria Day (3 minutes) | |
| 10:25 – 10:45 A.M. | Morning break |
| 10:45 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. | Legislative Committees |
| 12:30 – 2:30 P.M. | Lunch recess |
| 12:40 – 1:10 P.M. | Service of Holy Communion |
| 2:30 – 3:40 P.M. | Legislative Committees |
| 3:40 – 4 P.M. | Afternoon break |
| 4 – 5 P.M. | Legislative Committees |
| 5 P.M. | Daily deadline for Daily Christian Advocate Printing |
| 5 – 7:30 P.M. | Dinner recess |
| 7:30 – 11 P.M. | Legislative Committees |
Saturday, April 26 |
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| 7 A.M. | Committee on Calendar and Agenda |
| Committee on Reference | |
| 8:00 A.M. | Choral music |
| 8:15 A.M. | Plenary call to order |
| Morning worship | |
| 9:05 A.M. | Reports (as necessary) |
| Committee on Courtesies and Privileges | |
| Committee on Calendar and Agenda | |
| Committee on Presiding Officers | |
| 9:20 – 10:25 A.M. | Plenary—calendar items and conference business |
| Rural Life Celebration | |
| 10:25 – 10:45 A.M. | Morning break |
| 10:45 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. | Plenary—conference business |
| Central Conference Pension Initiative (15 Minutes) | |
| Task Force to Study the Episcopacy (30 Minutes) | |
| Study Commission on the Relationship between The United Methodist Church and the Autonomous Methodist Churches in Latin America and the Caribbean (30 Minutes) | |
| 12:30 – 2:30 P.M. | Lunch recess |
| 12:40 – 1:10 P.M. | Service of Holy Communion |
| 2:30 – 3:40 P.M. | Legislative Committees |
| 3:40 – 4 P.M. | Afternoon break |
| 4 – 5 P.M. | Legislative Committees |
| 5 P.M. | Daily deadline for Daily Christian Advocate Printing |
| 5 – 7:30 P.M. | Dinner recess |
| 7:30 – 11 P.M. | Legislative Committees |
Sunday, April 27 |
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| 7 A.M. | Committee on Calendar and Agenda |
| Committee on Reference | |
| 8 A.M. | Choral music |
| 8:15 A.M. | Plenary call to order |
| Morning worship | |
| 9:05 A.M. | Reports (as necessary) |
| Committee on Calendar and Agenda | |
| Committee on Presiding Officers | |
| 9:20 – 10:25 A.M. | Plenary—calendar items and conference business |
| Recognition of retiring bishops | |
| Presentation of new Episcopal Leadership Team | |
| Strengthening the Black Church Initiative (15 minutes) | |
| Celebration: 40th anniversary of the dissolution of the Central Jurisdiction (12 minutes) | |
| 10:25 A.M. | Standing break |
| 10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. | Plenary—Legislative Committee Reports |
| 12:00 – 1:30 P.M. | Lunch recess |
| 1:30 – 4:45 P.M. | Legislative Committees (no formal break) |
| 4:45 P.M. | Dinner recess |
| 6:30 P.M. | Seating for Area Night begins |
| 7:00 P.M. | Area night program and reception No legislative committees will meet at this time. |
Monday, April 28 |
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| 7 A.M. | Committee on Calendar and Agenda and all Legislative chairs (Room 201C) |
| Committee on Reference (Room 203C) | |
| 8 A.M. | Choral music |
| 8:15 A.M. | Plenary call to order |
| Morning worship | |
| 9:05 A.M. | Reports (as necessary) |
| Committee on Courtesies and Privileges | |
| Committee on Calendar and Agenda | |
| Committee on Presiding Officers | |
| 9:20 | Plenary—calendar items and conference business |
| Katrina report (12 minutes) | |
| Elections: University Senate, Judicial Council, Commission on the General Conference, Secretary of the General Conference, Trustees of John Street Church | |
| 12:10 P.M. | Celebration: 60th anniversary of the Advance (12 minutes) |
| 12:30 – 2:30 P.M. | Lunch recess |
| 2:30 P.M. | Plenary—conference business |
| 3:30 P.M. | Celebration moment: Hope for Africa Children's Choir (10 minutes) |
| 3:40 – 4 P.M. | Afternoon break |
| 4 – 5:30 P.M. | Plenary—conference business |
| 5:30 – 7:30 P.M. | Dinner recess |
| 7:30 – 11 P.M. | Plenary—conference business |
Tuesday, April 29 |
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| 7 A.M. | Committee on Calendar and Agenda |
| Legislative Committee chairs (Room 201C) | |
| 8 A.M. | Choral music Morning Worship |
| 9:05 A.M. | Plenary Call to Order |
| Reports (as necessary) | |
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Committee on Courtesies and Privileges Committee on Calendar and Agenda Committee on Presiding Officers |
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| 9:20 –10:25 A.M. | Plenary—Conference business |
| Presentation of ecumenical guests and greetings | |
| 10:25 – 10:45 A.M. | Morning break |
| 10:45 A.M. | Plenary—Calendar items and conference business |
| 12:10 P.M. | Celebration: 40th anniversary of the General Commission on Religion and Race (12 minutes) |
| 12:30 P.M. | Lunch recess |
| 12:40 – 1:10 P.M. | Service of Holy Communion |
| 2:30 P.M. | Plenary—conference business |
| 3:25 P.M. | Celebration moment (5 minutes) |
| 3:30 P.M. | Afternoon break |
| 3:55 P.M. | Floor doors closed until President Sirleaf leaves the stage |
| 4:00 P.M. | Address: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President, Republic of Liberia (30 minutes) |
| 5:00 P.M. | Dinner recess |
| 7:30 – 11 P.M. | Plenary – Conference business |
Wednesday, April 30 |
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| 7 A.M. | Committee on Calendar and Agenda and all Legislative Committee chairs (Room 201C) |
| Committee on Reference (Room 203C) | |
| 8 A.M. | Choral music |
| 8:15 A.M. | Morning worship |
| 9:05 A.M. |
Plenary call to order Reports (as necessary) Committee on Courtesies and Privileges Committee on Calendar and Agenda Committee on Presiding Officers |
| 9:20 A.M. | Plenary—Calendar items and conference business |
| Africa University report (15 minutes) | |
| 10:25 – 10:45 A.M. | Morning break |
| 10:45 A.M. | Plenary—Calendar items and conference business |
| 12:10 P.M. | Celebration: 100th anniversary of the United Methodist Men (12 minutes) |
| 12:30 – 2:30 P.M. | Lunch recess |
| 12:40 – 1:10 P.M. | Service of Holy Communion |
| 2:30 P.M. | Plenary—Calendar items and conference business |
| 3:00 P.M. | Deadline to remove items from Consent Calendar |
| 3:30 P.M. | Celebration moment (5 minutes) Trinity UMC, Des Moines, IA |
| 3:40 – 4 P.M. | Afternoon break |
| 4 – 5 P.M. | Plenary—Calendar items and conference business |
| 5 P.M. | Daily deadline to submit corrections to Calendar Items |
| 5 – 7:30 P.M. | Dinner recess |
| 7:30 – 11 P.M. | Plenary—Calendar items and conference business |
Thursday, May 1 |
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| 7 A.M. | Committee on Calendar and Agenda (Room 201C) |
| 8 A.M. | Choral music |
| 8:15 A.M. | Morning worship |
| 9:05 A.M. | Plenary call to order |
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Reports (as necessary) Committee on Courtesies and Privileges Committee on Calendar and Agenda Committee on Presiding Officers |
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| 9:20 – 10:25 A.M. | Plenary—calendar items and conference business |
| Recognition of retiring Judicial Council members | |
| Introduction of new Judicial Council members | |
| 10:25 – 10:45 A.M. | Morning break |
| 10:45 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. | Plenary—Calendar items and conference business |
| 12:10 P.M. | Celebration: 100th anniversary of the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits (12 minutes) |
| 12:30 – 2:30 P.M. | Lunch recess |
| 12:40 – 1:10 P.M. | Service of Holy Communion |
| 2:30 P.M. | Plenary—conference business Address: WIlliam H. Gates, Sr., Co-chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (20 minutes) |
| 3:00 P.M. | Deadline to remove items from Consent Calendar |
| 3:30 P.M. | Celebration moment (5 minutes) |
| 3:40 – 4 P.M. | Afternoon break |
| 4 – 5 P.M. | Plenary—Calendar items and conference business |
| 5 P.M. | Daily deadline to submit corrections to Calendar Items |
| 5 – 7:30 P.M. | Dinner recess |
| 7:30 – 11 P.M. | Plenary—Calendar items and conference business |
Friday, May 2 |
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| 7 A.M. | Committee on Calendar and Agenda |
| 8 A.M. | Choral music |
| 8:15 A.M. | Plenary call to order |
| Morning worship | |
| 9:05 A.M. | Plenary—calendar items and conference business Committee on Calendar and Agenda Elections Report from the General Council on Finance and Administration |
| 10:25 A.M. | Morning break |
| 10:45 A.M. | Plenary—Calendar items and conference business |
| 12:10 P.M. | Celebration: 100th anniversary of the Social Principles (12 minutes) Committee on Courtesies and Privileges |
| 12:30 – 2:30 P.M. | Lunch recess |
| 12:40 – 1:10 P.M. | Service of Holy Communion |
| 2:30 P.M. | Plenary—Calendar items and conference business |
| 3:40–4 P.M. | Afternoon break |
| 4:00 P.M. | Plenary—Calendar items and conference business |
| 5:00–7:30 P.M. | Dinner recess |
| 7:30 P.M. | Plenary—Calendar items and conference business |
| End of business (usually very late in the evening) Closing Worship | |
| Final adjournment | |