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October
12th to 14th, 2018
Central Presbyterian
Church
Vancouver BC
127th Synod Synod of BC
Diversity within Unity presented by
Mr. Delwen Stander, Barrister and Mediator
Welcome once again to Synod. We look forward to gathering once again! This year we have graciously been invited to Central Presbyterian Church, Vancouver. From the history page on their website: A number of congregations of The Presbyterian Church in Canada were started in Vancouver in the 1890's, including St. Andrew's and St. John's. In 1925, these two congregations voted to become part of the new United Church of Canada.
Members from both of these congregations who desired to continue in a Presbyterian tradition formed a new congregation, Central, and purchased the Congregational church building on Thurlow Street.
In 1975 St. Paul's Hospital wanted to expand, and purchased the property from Central Presbyterian, and the congregation built a new facility across the street on the west side of the street.
We will be gathering in the congregation’s brand new building which will see them into a new season of ministry. We thank God for this exciting development!
We are EXCITED that the Mr. Roy Napier, Elder from Saanich Peninsula Presbyterian Church is our nominee for Moderator of the 127th Synod. Roy is the moderator of the Presbytery of Vancouver Island. We look forward to Roy’s leadership!
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SANDMAN SUITES
VANCOUVER - DAVIE ST.
1160 Davie Street |
Vancouver BC | V6E 1N1
| Phone 604 681 7263
Quote: Central Presbyterian
Church, Group Code:
#401905
Room prices:
King Suite: $199
Queen Suite: $179
The Sandman Suites has
reserved these rooms for us (a
block of 50 rooms) until August
15th. Rooms will be held at this
price for us, up until then, only!
SO BOOK SOON!
This hotel is very convenient to
the church for walking!
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If you require a billet, please
indicate on your registration
form!
About the topic ...
PRESENTATION 1 (Morning) – UNITY IN THE FACE OF DIVERSITY
The foundation passage from the Scriptures for this presentation is John
17:20-23, with its message that we “all may be one”. We will explore the
concept of Christian unity, in spite of, and even because of diversity. We
will investigate how we remain unified, regardless of diverse and
sometimes differing opinions and inclinations. We will review successful
systems in our universe which depend on diversity – all of which reflect
God’s masterplan, and remind us of how we too can be effective as a
team. As presenter, from the perspective of both a Christian lay person
and a lawyer, I will also touch on historical examples of unity which was
and is maintained within an atmosphere of diversity. Finally, we will look
carefully at the concept of being “perfect in one”. There will be a short
question and answer period at the end of the presentation.
PRESENTATION 2 (Afternoon) – CHRISTIAN DISPUTE RESOLUTION
or PEACE-MAKING
This will be a presentation which looks at the Christian peace-making
model suggested by Ken Sande in his book, “The Peacemaker”, and how I
use the model in the Christian peace-making portion of my mediation
practice. I will discuss the four basic steps of the peace-making process,
and how this God-centered approach differs from the Western
legal/rights-based mediation process. We will look at different uses of this
peace-making model to resolve disputes involving Christians involved in
legal issues or other instances where a Pauline relationship has broken
down. We will then do a mock Christian peace-making session, with
participants from the conference, to see how it actually works. After it is
concluded, we will have a concluding question and answer period.
Time Line for the Weekend 3
Friday, October 12th
(Tentative)
3:00-7:00 Registration & Open House at Central PC
5:00-6:30pm Buffet Dinner at Central PC, Vancouver
7:00pm-8:30pm Worship, Induction of Moderator &
1st Business Session (in Sanctuary)
Saturday, October 13th
9:00am Worship
10:15am 1st Plenary with Mr. Delwen Stander
BREAK
12:00 Lunch (Fellowship Hall)
1:30pm: 2nd Plenary with Mr. Delwen Stander
2:15 BREAK
2:30 Small groups (tentative)
5:00pm Banquet
7:00pm Business of the Court
Sunday, October 14th
10:00AM Holy Worship and Communion
Registration Forms:
If you are registering by mail, please return
Registration Forms to the Clerk of Synod c/o
Trinity Presbyterian Church
2964 Tillicum Rd.
Victoria BC V9A 2A8
Online Registration:
type in:
http://pccweb.ca/bcsynod/
...and follow the instructions!
send cheque (ASAP) for $40 payable to The
Synod of BC to:
Annette Pardais
Synod Financial Manager
3486 Fulton Rd.
Victoria, BC
V9C 3N2
Just Coming for Saturday? 1 Day Conference
Do you want to send more people from your church to the
conference on Saturday, October 13th, only?
Please contact Reid Chudley for more information.
(250) 858-7390
Need MORE Help? Registration Information
Reid Chudley, Conference Coordinator
(250) 858-7390
Local Arrangements Information Beverley Shepansky
Central Presbyterian Church, Vancouver BC: 1155 Thurlow Street Vancouver, BC
