The board began its day having breakfast with the board of the National Organization of Episcopal Resource Centers (NOERC), the other organization that participated in the planning and implementing of the conference.
We ate at Mert's Heart and Soul, which is next door to the hotel and is only open for lunch and dinner. One of our members is friends with the owner, so we were special guests for a scrumptious breakfast of salmon cakes, bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, cheese grits, spicy home fries, and biscuits. No conference business was discussed. It was a time for the two groups to get to know each other better.
After breakfast, NOERC had some Resource Center specific activities while the NAECED board and the conference planning team went to St. Peter's Episcopal Church, the host parish for the conference.
We also set up the registration table in the lobby of our hotel, the Holiday Inn Center City. At the registrations table board members were handed foam tiaras.
Well, we are in the Queen City!
At the close of registration, we hosted a welcome reception in the board room on the 14th floor. Following the reception we walked to St. Peter's for dinner and the keynote presentation.
Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook, our keynoter, is Professor of Practical Theology and Religious Education at the Claremont School of Theology. Prior to her joining the Claremont faculty, she was Academic Dean of Episcopal Divinity School. Before that she was the Director of the Ministries with Young People Cluster at the Episcopal Church Center. Her presentation was entertaining and informative. Hopefully, we'll have a copy on the web site in a week or so. I'll also find a better picture!
One of the great things about conferences like this is seeing friends we haven't seen in a while. Here I am with Krisan Lamberti from the Diocese of Southeast Florida.
It's late. Actually, it's early Friday morning, so I'm off to bed. More later.
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