2011 Saskatchewan MB Convention
The 65th Convention of the Saskatchewan Conference of MB Churches will be held March 11–12 at Parliament Community Church in Regina.
Dear church leader,
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! The 65th Convention of the Saskatchewan Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches will be held March 11 and 12, 2011 at Parliament Community Church in Regina, SK. Let us come with healthy hearts beating with an outward focus as we gather for this Convention.
To help the Convention Committee get ready for this event, we need your prompt assistance in a number of ways.
- Delegates – Please arrange for the selection of your church delegates to the Convention as soon as possible. Each church is allowed 1 delegate per 25 members or portion thereof, a pastor, plus any member(s) from your congregation who sit on the SK Conference Council of Boards. Additional pastors may attend as delegates of your congregation.
- Registration – To help speed up the registration process for the Convention Committee, please carefully follow the directions given on the enclosed registration form
, fill out all relevant information and return the form to Parliament Community Church no later than March 1, 2011. Registration cheques need to be made out to the Saskatchewan Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. Make certain that all delegates and guests are registered so our hosts can make appropriate preparations.
- Delegate and Guest Registration Fee – $25/person. This fee covers lunch and refreshment breaks, and helps defray a portion of the printing and other incidental costs. Registration fees may be paid upon arrival, although earlier payment does help speed the registration process at the Convention.
- Child Care – Indicate the needs that you may have so necessary arrangements can be made. Child-care service will be provided for all sessions. The cost will be $10 per child.
- Billeting – Unless you indicate a billeting need, the Convention Committee will presume that you’ve made other arrangements. For this reason, it is important for you to clearly indicate on the registration form that you would like to be billeted. A list of hotels is attached along with their rates. You will note that a block of rooms has been set aside at the Days Inn until February 25, 2011.
- Handbooks – Delegate handbooks will be sent to you later in February. Please distribute these to your delegates, pastoral staff and to those who sit on the SK Conference Council of Boards. Please ask everyone to carefully read the reports prior to the Convention as the agenda has been planned with the assumption that the delegate handbooks will have been read. Also, please remind delegates to bring their handbooks along to the Convention.
Your partner in ministry,
Pat Dergousoff
Agenda: ‘Healthy Heartbeat – an Outward Focus’’
| Friday, March 11 | |
|---|---|
| 6:00 pm | Delegate registration |
| 7:00 pm | Moderator’s and host church’s welcome Convention arrangements Introduction of guests |
| 7:15 pm | Praise and worship: Parliament Community Church |
| 7:35 pm | Declaration: Being missional with an outward focus! |
| 9:00 pm | Announcements |
| 9:15 pm | Adjournment |
| Saturday, March 12 | |
| 8:15 am | Praise and worship: Parliament Community Church |
| 8:30 am | Directors reports
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| 9:30 am | Board reports
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| 10:30 am | Stretch break |
| 10:40 am | Camp reports
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| 11:10 am | Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary |
| 11:25 am | Mennonite Brethren Mission and Service International |
| 11:40 am | Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch break and browsing the display areas |
| 1:00 pm | Bethany College
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| 1:45 pm | Mennonite Central Committee |
| 2:00 pm | Business session
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| 2:45 pm | Leadership commissioning |
| 3:15 pm | Closing comments and adjournment |
Notes
- You are encouraged to visit the display areas.
- All outgoing and incoming SK Conference board members will meet briefly to discuss a date for organizing the new boards. The chairperson for each board of the previous term will chair the board until the transition has taken place.
Delegate handbook
- Cover page
- Mission, objective and theme
- Table of contents
- Agenda for the 65th Convention
- Executive report
- Board of Faith and Life report
- Harvest Saskatchewan Team report
- Board of Management report and recommendations
- Auditor’s report
- Financial statements
- Proposed budget
- Church donations report
- Bethany College report
- Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary report (no longer available)
- MBMS International report
- MCC Saskatchewan report
- Canadian Mennonite University report
- Mennonite Trust report
- Redberry Bible Camp report
- Family Life Network report
- 64th Annual Convention minutes
