Session 1 (9:30-11:45 AM) “The Anglican Way in Catechesis, Part 1

An exploration of catechetical ministry that synthesizes spiritual, liturgical, and dogmatic elements, showing how the Collect for Purity provides a roadmap for Christian formation. Includes presentation and group discussion on implementing these principles in parish life.

Session 2 (1:30-2:45 PM) “The Anglican Way in Catechesis,” Part 2

Continuing our examination of Anglican catechetical ministry with a focus on equipping lay ministers for discipleship and formation. Features presentation of practical tools and interactive discussion of specific parish contexts and challenges.

“The Grace of Common Prayer, Part 2: Joining God’s Eternal Conversation” (9:30-10:30 AM)

We’ll examine how Prayer Book liturgies, saturated with Scripture and shaped by the gospel, train us to pray God’s own words back to Him – transforming prayer from burden to participation in the Trinity’s eternal communion.

These sessions work together to equip both clergy and laity with theological foundations and practical tools for ministry in our contemporary context.

• 8:30am – Registration Opens (Starts at 8:30 AM and closes at 2:30 PM)
• 9:00am – Morning Prayer
• 9:30am
  – Clergy Gathering with Archbishop Foley and Bishop Frank
  – Laity Seminar with Dean Bryan Hollon: “The Anglican Way in Catechesis,” Part 1
  – Clergy Spouse Gathering & Brunch
• 11:30am – Midday Prayer
• 12:00pm – Lunch
• 1:30pm – Gatherings
  – Clergy Deanery Meetings
  – Laity Seminar with Dean Bryan Hollon: “The Anglican Way in Catechesis,” Part 2
• 3:00pm – Synod Business Meeting (For Clergy and Delegates)
• 4:30pm – Break
  – Clergy Vesting
• 5:30pm – Diocesan Festive Eucharist
• 7:00pm – Dinner

• 9:00am – Morning Prayer
• 9:30am – Plenary with Dean Bryan Hollon: “The Grace of Common Prayer, Part 2: Joining God’s Eternal Conversation”
• 10:30am – Workshops
• 11:30am – Midday Prayer
• 11:45am – Lunch

Led by Deacon Matt Busby

Equipping our church for mission begins by helping our congregation understand their work as holy and good. Our discipleship in this regard begins by teaching a healthy theology of work, creation, and culture, but it cannot end there. This workshop pushes beyond simply having the right ideas about faith and explores the role of liturgy & worship in shaping our parishioners experience of work as mission. Beginning with our Sunday liturgy and our Book of Common Prayer, our desire is then to empower our laity to write liturgies, prayers, and vocational vows that shape their imaginations to be a “priesthood of all believers” sent to reveal the Kingdom of God in their workplaces.

Led by Skip Sage

The lay servant in sacred liturgy is a ministry of the Christian church that goes back over 2,000 years.  From the first, the celebrant of the Liturgy had assistants.  As lay ministers, we share in this long, honorable and important tradition of the church.  We will review our role in the Liturgy and how it is practiced in the different worship spaces we serve.

Led by Fr. Matt Walter

As our communities become home to a growing Muslim population, Christians are already interacting with Muslims—at work, at the store, on campus, at the gym, and in their neighborhoods. The question is no longer if we will engage with Muslims, but how. Based on his experience here and the Middle East, Fr. Matt, equips believers to share the gospel with Muslims with confidence and humility in love.

Led by Deacon Preston Hill

Across North America an increasing number of baptized Christians describe themselves as “spiritually hungry but institutionally done.” 1 out of 10 individuals used to identify as religious but no longer do, and explicitly identity church hurt as the reason for leaving organized religion. Many still yearn for prayer, Scripture, and sacramental life even while carrying wounds of church-based harm that complicate their return to congregational worship. Drawing on emerging research into faith deconstruction, religious trauma, and “remixed” spirituality, this workshop equips clergy and laity to shepherd such souls without compromising orthodox Anglican theology.

Led by Fr. Justin Clemente

How can you and your parish reach out to the communities around you? Part of the answer may already be there for the taking! This super-practical workshop features real, tested ideas for community outreach. This workshop argues that churches will do well to connect into existing community events (festivals, etc.) with an offering of their own that ties into the event itself. This will lend itself to starting more natural conversations and prayer opportunities.

Led by Deacon Mikah Alge

Early in our church history we see leaders selected specifically to serve the poor and poor in spirit, forming a partnership within the church to allow those called to teach to teach and those empowered to serve to serve. In any given week, most church families will have at least one, if not more, members of their church carrying the weight of medical conditions. Whether they carry it themselves or for a loved one, the needs are great, and the capacity of clergy is limited. I invite you to attend this worship not only to learn how to minister to the sick in various contexts but also to discover why clergy should be delegating helpers to fix their physical and spiritual attention on this population of the church. As an experienced hospital chaplain, I will map out ways to identify these leaders in your congregation, train them, care for them, and utilize potentially untapped relationships within your local hospital.

Led by Fr. Mark Royster

Nine years ago, the vestry at St. Peter’s decided to implement the Biblical principle of “Headship and Unity” as described by the Rev. Terry Fulham, Rector of St. Paul’s, Darien, Connecticut (the epicenter of the 1980s renewal movement in the Episcopal Church).  We have found that it is indeed possible to operate based on total unity in decision-making.  God has used this principle to protect us from some blunders and to grow our faith that the Holy Spirit can guide us in every decision.  

Led by Fr. Clint Burnett

Whether you are clergy, vestry, or laity, learn more about taxes on clergy income, what housing allowance is and what it constitutes, and other benefits that a parish can provide clergy to make the most out of their salary.    

Led by Canon Jessica Greiner

Led by Canon Joey Fitzgerald

Session 1 (9:30-11:45 AM) “The Anglican Way in Catechesis, Part 1

An exploration of catechetical ministry that synthesizes spiritual, liturgical, and dogmatic elements, showing how the Collect for Purity provides a roadmap for Christian formation. Includes presentation and group discussion on implementing these principles in parish life.

Session 2 (1:30-2:45 PM) “The Anglican Way in Catechesis,” Part 2

Continuing our examination of Anglican catechetical ministry with a focus on equipping lay ministers for discipleship and formation. Features presentation of practical tools and interactive discussion of specific parish contexts and challenges.

“The Grace of Common Prayer, Part 2: Joining God’s Eternal Conversation” (9:30-10:30 AM)

We’ll examine how Prayer Book liturgies, saturated with Scripture and shaped by the gospel, train us to pray God’s own words back to Him – transforming prayer from burden to participation in the Trinity’s eternal communion.

These sessions work together to equip both clergy and laity with theological foundations and practical tools for ministry in our contemporary context.

• 8:30am – Registration Opens (Starts at 8:30 AM and closes at 2:30 PM)
• 9:00am – Morning Prayer
• 9:30am
  – Clergy Gathering with Archbishop Foley and Bishop Frank
  – Laity Seminar with Dean Bryan Hollon: “The Anglican Way in Catechesis,” Part 1
  – Clergy Spouse Gathering & Brunch
• 11:30am – Midday Prayer
• 12:00pm – Lunch
• 1:30pm – Gatherings
  – Clergy Deanery Meetings
  – Laity Seminar with Dean Bryan Hollon: “The Anglican Way in Catechesis,” Part 2
• 3:00pm – Synod Business Meeting (For Clergy and Delegates)
• 4:30pm – Break
  – Clergy Vesting
• 5:30pm – Diocesan Festive Eucharist
• 7:00pm – Dinner

• 9:00am – Morning Prayer
• 9:30am – Plenary with Dean Bryan Hollon: “The Grace of Common Prayer, Part 2: Joining God’s Eternal Conversation”
• 10:30am – Workshops
• 11:30am – Midday Prayer
• 11:45am – Lunch

Led by Deacon Matt Busby

Equipping our church for mission begins by helping our congregation understand their work as holy and good. Our discipleship in this regard begins by teaching a healthy theology of work, creation, and culture, but it cannot end there. This workshop pushes beyond simply having the right ideas about faith and explores the role of liturgy & worship in shaping our parishioners experience of work as mission. Beginning with our Sunday liturgy and our Book of Common Prayer, our desire is then to empower our laity to write liturgies, prayers, and vocational vows that shape their imaginations to be a “priesthood of all believers” sent to reveal the Kingdom of God in their workplaces.

Led by Skip Sage

The lay servant in sacred liturgy is a ministry of the Christian church that goes back over 2,000 years.  From the first, the celebrant of the Liturgy had assistants.  As lay ministers, we share in this long, honorable and important tradition of the church.  We will review our role in the Liturgy and how it is practiced in the different worship spaces we serve.

Led by Fr. Matt Walter

As our communities become home to a growing Muslim population, Christians are already interacting with Muslims—at work, at the store, on campus, at the gym, and in their neighborhoods. The question is no longer if we will engage with Muslims, but how. Based on his experience here and the Middle East, Fr. Matt, equips believers to share the gospel with Muslims with confidence and humility in love.

Led by Deacon Preston Hill

Across North America an increasing number of baptized Christians describe themselves as “spiritually hungry but institutionally done.” 1 out of 10 individuals used to identify as religious but no longer do, and explicitly identity church hurt as the reason for leaving organized religion. Many still yearn for prayer, Scripture, and sacramental life even while carrying wounds of church-based harm that complicate their return to congregational worship. Drawing on emerging research into faith deconstruction, religious trauma, and “remixed” spirituality, this workshop equips clergy and laity to shepherd such souls without compromising orthodox Anglican theology.

Led by Fr. Justin Clemente

How can you and your parish reach out to the communities around you? Part of the answer may already be there for the taking! This super-practical workshop features real, tested ideas for community outreach. This workshop argues that churches will do well to connect into existing community events (festivals, etc.) with an offering of their own that ties into the event itself. This will lend itself to starting more natural conversations and prayer opportunities.

Led by Deacon Mikah Alge

Early in our church history we see leaders selected specifically to serve the poor and poor in spirit, forming a partnership within the church to allow those called to teach to teach and those empowered to serve to serve. In any given week, most church families will have at least one, if not more, members of their church carrying the weight of medical conditions. Whether they carry it themselves or for a loved one, the needs are great, and the capacity of clergy is limited. I invite you to attend this worship not only to learn how to minister to the sick in various contexts but also to discover why clergy should be delegating helpers to fix their physical and spiritual attention on this population of the church. As an experienced hospital chaplain, I will map out ways to identify these leaders in your congregation, train them, care for them, and utilize potentially untapped relationships within your local hospital.

Led by Fr. Mark Royster

Nine years ago, the vestry at St. Peter’s decided to implement the Biblical principle of “Headship and Unity” as described by the Rev. Terry Fulham, Rector of St. Paul’s, Darien, Connecticut (the epicenter of the 1980s renewal movement in the Episcopal Church).  We have found that it is indeed possible to operate based on total unity in decision-making.  God has used this principle to protect us from some blunders and to grow our faith that the Holy Spirit can guide us in every decision.  

Led by Fr. Clint Burnett

Whether you are clergy, vestry, or laity, learn more about taxes on clergy income, what housing allowance is and what it constitutes, and other benefits that a parish can provide clergy to make the most out of their salary.  

Led by Canon Jessica Greiner

Led by Canon Joey Fitzgerald