Council Agenda

182nd Annual Council
One Church in Mission Reconciling

(All locations listed are at the Lake Terrace Convention Center unless otherwise noted)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6
1:00 - 4:30 p.m.		Traces of the Trade, Ascension, Hattiesburg
2:00 - 6:00 p.m.		REGISTRATION Council Committee meetings
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.		Hearings on Council Resolutions, Main Hall
5:00 p.m.		Newcomer orientation
6:30 p.m.		OPENING SERVICE OF EVENING PRAYER Evening Prayers Commissioning of newly licensed worship leaders Bishop’s Address
		FIRST BUSINESS SESSION Report of the Credentials Committee Dispatch of Business Committee Welcome by host churches Nominations and Elections Committee
		DIOCESAN RECEPTION
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7
7:30 - 10:30 a.m.		REGISTRATION continues
8:30 a.m.		MORNING PRAYERS
9:00 a.m.		BUSINESS SESSIONS First Ballot Presentations and Committee reports Budget 2009
10:15 a.m.		Break - approximate
12:00 p.m.		NOONDAY PRAYERS COUNCIL LUNCHEON
2:00 p.m.		BUSINESS SESSION Ballot, if necessary Presentations and Committee reports
3:15 p.m.		Break - approximate CLOSING PRAYERS Commissioning of newly elected officers
5:00 p.m.		Business Session adjourns immediately followed by DIOCESAN RECEPTION with Millie Hong, accompanied by Brian Blair
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8
9:00 a.m.		Hold for business
10:00 a.m.		Closing Eucharist Reading of the Memorial Roll Benediction and Adjournment