Timetable
Activities in bold indicate times when we are all together. More information on certain activities is available further down the page, or by clicking the links in blue.
Thursday 15 May |
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8am |
Morning Prayer |
Derbyshire suite |
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8.30am |
Breakfast | Dining rooms |
| 9am |
Gathering worship |
Derbyshire suite |
| 9.15am |
Engaging with God's word What am I taking away from the conference? |
Derbyshire suite See your lanyard for your group and room location |
| 10.45am | Tea and coffee | Main house |
| 11.20am | Gathering worship | Derbyshire suite |
| 11.30am | Derbyshire suite | |
| 1.15pm | Lunch | Dining rooms |
| 2pm | Depart | |
Communion is in both kinds throughout the conference. Gluten-free wafers are available and will be consecrated on a separate paten.
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Engaging with God’s Word
Location: Derbyshire Suite, 9.15am
Our Bible studies at this year’s conference explore three remarkable stories of conversion in adjacent chapters of the Acts of the Apostles. Luke has lessons to teach the whole church on the spread of the gospel, the ways in which people come to faith, the role of the Holy Spirit and the roles of three remarkable ministers: Philip, Ananias and Peter, who are called, chosen and commissioned for this ministry.
The passages and themes will be:
- Acts 8.26-40: Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch
- Acts 9.1-19: Ananias and the Conversion of Saul
- Acts 10: Cornelius and the Conversion of Peter
The second and third readings will be followed by a time of reflection in small groups, and questions are offered to guide your conversation.
Space for your own notes, along with questions for your small group to discuss, can be found in your programme. You can also read the questions below.
Take a few minutes of quiet to look back over the conference and invite the Holy Spirit to help you notice:
Where have I been encouraged?
Where have I been challenged?
What is God inviting me to take away with me?
If you would like to, share what you notice with your group. You may like to pray for one another.
Closing Eucharist with Keynote Address - Bishop Howard Gregory
Location: Derbyshire Hall, 11.30am
President: Bishop Dave Bull
Preacher: Bishop Howard Gregory, Former Archbishop of the West Indies
Bishop Howard Gregory draws from a rich and varied ministry experience spanning more than a half century.
As the Bishop reflects on what it means to be ‘commissioned’, expect insights gained whilst serving as a university chaplain, an academic theologian, a warden of a theological college, a diocesan bishop and latterly Archbishop of the West Indies.