Greetings in the Name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus the
Christ!
We
would like to invite you to the 2010 FOCUS Retreat
scheduled to be held Thursday, May 27 – Sunday, May
30, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana as we ‘Serve
the Present Age through Service and Christian Nurture!’
Come and be a part of this spiritual
breakthrough. We will be offering Spirit-filled and
informative workshops, with topics ranging from ‘Love
and Relationships’ to ‘Engaging Young Adults in your
Local Church.’ There will be awesome Praise and
Worship, as well as nightly Worship Service led by
renowned Preachers of the Gospel. There will also be
opportunities to fellowship with other CMEs across our
great Zion and participate in a service project destined
to bless the community of New Orleans!
Our goals for the Retreat are simple but bold: to raise
awareness of the diverse national interests of young
adults, to promote greater young adult involvement
within the community and church, and to enhance the
spiritual enlightenment of all in attendance.
We
are offering an all inclusive registration of $100.00,
if postmarked before March 1st, $125
postmarked by May 1st, and $150
on-site. Registration includes a daily breakfast (based
on double occupancy in the Westin), participation in the
Day of Service project, Cook-out, Reception and much
more!
Hotel accommodations will be furnished by The Westin New
Orleans Canal Place located at 100
Rue Iberville, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, at a rate
of $94 nightly, plus tax. You may contact (504) 566-7006
or visit
www.starwoodhotels.com to reserve a room at
this special rate.
For
additional information about the 2010 Focus
Retreat, tentative schedule of events, souvenir
journal, and volunteer opportunities,
please visit
www.c-m-e.org/cyam .
PREPARES FOR THE RETIREMENT
AND APPRECIATION CELEBRATION
FOR SENIOR BISHOP WILLIAM H.
GRAVES, SR.
On
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at approximately
11:30
am, after 50+ years of dedicated service in the Ministry,
Senior Bishop William H. Graves, Sr.
will officially retire at the CME
General Conference at the Mobile,
Alabama Convention Center, held June 25
– July 4, 2010.
A
Quadrennial Retirement and Appreciation
Celebration will be held for him, on
Friday, March 19, 2010, at 7:00
pm at Greenwood CME Church, 3311
Kimball Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee.
Senior
Bishop Graves has served 28 years as
Presiding Prelate in the First Episcopal
District, comprising Tennessee and
Arkansas. He is the only Bishop in CME
history to serve his entire term within
the same Episcopal District.
“No
Episcopal District has ever had a more
loyal and dedicated Bishop than ours,”
states Rev. Dr. Travis C. Robinson, Sr.,
Administrative Assistant to Senior
Bishop Graves. “In the 28 years he has
served as the Presiding Prelate of the
First Episcopal District, we have
watched our District regain its
strength, its confidence and its
purpose.”
The
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church is
comprised of ten Episcopal Districts
spanning all 50 United States, parts of
Africa (Brundi;
Dr Congo (Bukavu South/ Kivu, Masisi
Kitshanga, Rutshuru/Bwito Nyanzale, Goma;
Rwanda); Ghana; Ghana/Togo; Lagos;
Nigeria (Western, Southern, Eastern,
Northern, East Mainland); South Africa;
Sudan/Eqypt; Uganda; and Zambia),
Jamaica and Haiti.
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