Note: This agenda is subject to change. Location of reports within the agenda are also subject to change. A more comprehensive agenda is available in the Annual Conference Handbook.
*Order of the Day
8:00 am AV load in
2:30 pm Volunteer meeting – Grand Hall 4 - 5
3:00 pm Cokesbury Bookstore set up begins – Oconee 2
4:00 pm Assemble supplemental materials/tote bags – High Shoals
8:00 am Prayer Room/Prayer Labyrinth set up begins – Empire
8:00 am Display Set up – Oconee, Willow, Atrium
9:00 am Connectional Table – Athens First UMC
11:00 am Registration set-up begins – Foundry Building
11:30 am Extended Cabinet lunch – Parthenon 1
12:00 pm Music set up – Grand Hall
12:00-5:00 pm Extended Cabinet Meeting – Athena A – B
2-6 pm On-Site registration/payment stations begin
Laity – Cypress; Clergy – High Shoals
2-6 pm UMCOR Health Kit collection – Lower Foundry Parking Lot
2:30 pm Associate Conference Secretary Meeting – Olympia 2
6:30-10 am Quest Diagnostics – Oak Room
7:00 am Breakfast for Tuesday’s presenters – Parthenon 1
7 am-9 pm Prayer Room/Prayer Labyrinth – Foundry Bldg Empire
7:00 am Extension Minister Breakfast – Athena A -B
7am-4pm Breakfast: 7am-10:30am – Atrium
Lunch: 11am-2 pm – Atrium
Concession: 2-4pm – Atrium
7:30 am Service of Holy Communion - Foundry Bldg Empire
8am-7 pm Cokesbury Bookstore – Foundry, Oconee 2
8am-6 pm Displays – Foundry Building
8:00 am Rehearsal for Commissioning/Ordination Service
& group photograph by classes with Bishop – Theatre
8am-5pm On-Site registration and Payment Stations continue
Laity – Cypress; Clergy – High Shoals
8am-5pm UMCOR Health Kit collection – Lower Foundry Parking Lot
8:45 am Tellers meeting – Grand Hall 1
9:00 am Newcomer Orientation to Classic Center – Grand Hall 4 - 5
9:00 am Board of Ordained Ministry meeting – Parthenon 2
9:00 am Monitoring Training – Grand Hall 3
9am-5:45pm Child Care – Young Harris Memorial UMC
9:30 am Gathering Music – Grand Hall
10:00 am Lay Orientation – Grand Hall
10:00 am Clergy Executive Session – Theatre
12:00 pm Rehearsal for communion servers – Grand Hall
1:45 pm Pre-Service Music
2:00 pm Session One – Grand Hall
Opening Worship Service of Word and Table
Bishop Deborah Wallace-Padgett, preaching
Resident Bishop, North Alabama Conference
Matthew 13: 1-9 “The Good Soil”
3:40 pm Opening of Conference – Grand Hall
Call to Order – 149th Session of the North Georgia Conference – Bishop B. Michael Watson
Prayer
Opening Hymn “And Are We Yet Alive?”
Host Committee Welcome
Organization of Conference
Annual Conference Theme and Logo
Highlighting “Imagine No Malaria”
Eligibility for voting
Distribution of voting devices
Electronic voting orientation
*Prayer
*Clergy Ballot # 1
*Lay Ballot # 1
NGCTV # 1
*Report of Clergy Ballot # 1
*Report of Lay Ballot # 1
*Prayer
*Clergy Ballot # 2
*Lay Ballot # 2
Board of Ordained Ministry
Imagine No Malaria video
Announcements
Prayer
5:15 pm Adjournment – Leave voting devices on chair
6:15 pm Final Preparations and Robing for all Candidates – Theatre
7:00 pm Extended Cabinet photograph – Atrium
7:15 pm Gathering Music – Theatre
7:30 pm Session Two – Theatre
Service of Ordination/Commissioning
Preacher: Bishop Deborah Wallace-Padgett, preaching
Resident Bishop, North Alabama Conference
John 21: 15-17
Offering – Annual Conference Expense
Ordination Reception for those Ordained/Commissioned – Atrium
Sponsored by Board of Ordained Ministry and
United Methodist Connectional Federal Credit Union
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
6:30-10 am Quest Diagnostics – Oak Room
6:30 am 5-K Fun Run – “Imagine No Malaria”
7:00 am Bishop’s Breakfast for Wednesday’s presenters – Parthenon 1
7 am-9pm Prayer Room/Prayer Labyrinth – Empire
7am-4pm Breakfast: 7am-10:30am – Atrium
Lunch: 11am-2 pm – Atrium
Concession: 2-4pm – Atrium
7:30 am Service of Holy Communion – Empire
7:30am-5:45pm Child Care – Young Harris Memorial UMC
7:30-6 pm Displays – Foundry
7:45 am Gathering Music – Grand Hall
8am-5pm On-Site registration continues – Foundry Building
8:15 am Session Three - Distribution of voting devices
Call to Order – Bishop Watson
Morning Devotion
Prayer
Imagine No Malaria video
*Report of Clergy Ballot # 2
*Report of Lay Ballot # 2
*Prayer
*Additional voting to be scheduled
Standing Rules Committee – to present
Conference Committee on Nominations – to present
Consent Agenda – to present
Conference Board of Pension & Health Benefits
NGCTV #2
Conference Statistician
Commission on Equitable Compensation
Conference Treasurer
UM Connectional Federal Credit Union
Imagine No Malaria
*Passing the Mantle Liturgy
Recognition of Retirees
-Retirees remain on stage for group photograph-
Announcements
Prayer
12:15 pm Adjournment – Leave voting devices on chair
1:45 pm Pre service music – Grand Hall
2:00 pm Session Four – Grand Hall
Service of Remembrance
Preacher: Coy Hinton
Retired clergy, North Georgia Conference
Revelation 21: 1-7 “Looking Beyond Our Loss”
Annual Conference Offering – Imagine No Malaria
Standing break as guests leave
-Distribution of voting devices-
Call to Order – Bishop Watson
Prayer
*Report of Ballots as scheduled
*Prayer
*Additional voting as scheduled
3:30 pm *Global Ministries Welcome
UMCOR 75th Anniversary
GA Commission on Higher Education/Campus Ministry
Emory Healthcare Community Outreach
Connectional Table
Georgia United Methodist Foundation
United Methodist Publishing House
Imagine No Malaria video
Announcements
Prayer
5:30 pm Adjournment – Leave voting devices on chair-
No evening session
7:00 pm – Youth Pizza – Athens First UMC
6:30-10 am Quest Diagnostics – Oak Room
7:00 am Bishop’s Breakfast for Thursday’s presenters – Parthenon 1
7am-6 pm Prayer Room/ Prayer Labyrinth – Foundry Bldg Empire
7am-4pm Breakfast: 7am-10:30am – Atrium
Lunch: 11am-2 pm – Atrium
Concession: 2-4pm – Atrium
7:30 am Service of Holy Communion – Empire
7:30am-5:45pm Child Care – Young Harris Memorial UMC
7:30am-6pm Displays – Foundry Building
7:45 am Gathering Music – Grand Hall
8:15 am Session Five – Grand Hall -Distribution of voting devices-
Call to Order – Bishop Watson
Morning Devotion
Prayer
*Report of Ballots as scheduled
*Prayer
*Additional voting as scheduled
Imagine No Malaria
Conference Council on Finance & Administration
Conference Board of Trustees
Conference Personnel Policy & Practices Committee
Wesley Woods
United Methodist Children’s Home
Aldersgate/Collingswood
11:00 am *Global Ministries Commissioning
Cheryl LaValley and Francine Masuka
Imagine No Malaria video
Announcements
Prayer
12:15 pm Adjournment – Leave voting devices on chair
1:45 pm Gathering music – Grand Hall
2:00 pm Session Six – Distribution of voting devices
Call to Order – Bishop Watson
*Report of Ballots as scheduled
*Prayer
*Additional voting as scheduled
Imagine No Malaria video
Committee on Episcopacy
Housing and Homeless Council
Action Ministries
Consent Agenda – remove items and/or vote
3:30 pm *Simpsonwood Closing Liturgy
NGCTV # 3
Imagine No Malaria
Churches of Excellence in Outreach
Imagine No Malaria update
United Methodist Men
Hinton Rural Life Center
Murphy-Harpst Children’s Centers
Imagine No Malaria
Announcements
Prayer
5:15 pm Adjourn -Leave voting devices on chair-
No Evening session
8:00 pm Youth Worship Service – Athens First UMC, Youth Room
7:00 am Bishop’s Breakfast for Friday’s presenters – Parthenon 1
7am-6 pm Prayer Room/ Prayer Labyrinth – Foundry Bldg Empire
7am-3pm Breakfast: 7am-10:30am – Atrium
Lunch: 11am-2 pm – Atrium
Concession: 2-3 pm – Atrium
7:30 am Service of Holy Communion – Empire
7:30 am Child Care – Young Harris Memorial UMC
Child care goes until 30 minutes after adjournment
7:30 am-1pm Displays – Foundry Building
7:45 am Gathering Music – Grand Hall
8:15 am Session Seven – Grand Hall -Distribution of voting devices-
Call to Order – Bishop Watson
Morning Devotion
Prayer
*Report of Ballots as scheduled
*Prayer
*Additional voting as scheduled
Imagine No Malaria video
Conference Board of Laity
United Methodist Women
NGCTV # 4
Denman Awards
Connectional Ministries
Camp and Retreat Ministries
Communications
Board of Congregational Development
Georgia Pastors’ School
Property Resolutions
Church Closing/Merging Liturgy
Committee on Standing Rules – to vote
Imagine No Malaria
Announcements
Prayer
12:15 pm Adjournment – Leave voting devices on chair -
1:45 pm Gathering Music – Grand Hall
2:00 pm Session Eight – Grand Hall - Distribution of voting devices
Call to Order – Bishop B. Michael Watson
Prayer
*Report of Ballots as scheduled
*Prayer
*Additional voting as scheduled
Conference Committee on Nominations – to vote
Committee on Resolutions
Monitoring Report
Journal/Handbook Committee
Future Sites of Annual Conference
June 7-9, 2016 – The Classic Center, Athens
2017 – The Classic Center, Athens
Vote on Invitation to Host 2018-2021
Moving Day June 25, 2015
Recognitions
Announcements
Prayer
-Leave voting devices on chair-
Standing Break
4:00 pm Fixing the Appointments and Service of Sending Forth
5:15 pm Adjournment
15 minutes after Session Eight adjourns: Organization of The North Georgia Delegation – location to be announced
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