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Synod Ministerium Retreat Registration September 15‐17, 2014 Registration fee for retreat is $235 Commuter and One Day Single Night Registration is $135. Please register online at the Upstate New York Synod website: http://upstatenysynod.org (Make sure to use your continuing education funds for this.) Questions? Rev. Ernie Varga [email protected] Rev. Nancy Milleville [email protected] Notre Dame Retreat House 5151 Foster Road Canandaigua NY 585‐394‐5700 Directions from Thruway:  Get off the Thruway at Exit 44 and onto  Rte. 332  Stay on Rte. 332 into the city of Canandaigua (Rte. 332 becomes Main Street) Stay on Main Street until you reach the intersection of Rtes.5 & 20. Tum right.  Turn left at the first traffic light onto Middle Cheshire Road.  Go about 4 miles.  Turn left on Foster Road.  Notre Dame is the first right on Foster. From Geneva: Take Routes 5&20 to Canandaigua, go straight through the Main Street (Rte. 332) intersection, Follow directions starting with #4 above. From Ithaca and points southeast: Take Route 96 to Geneva and follow the Geneva directions above. From Mt. Morris/Geneseo: Take Rte. 390 N to Rtes. 5 & 20, go straight through the Main Street (Rte. 332) intersection, Follow directions starting with #4 above. From Corning and Hornell:  Travel the Southern Tier Expressway (Rte.  17) to Rte. 390.  Travel North on 390 to Exit 2 (Cohocton),  at Exit 2, turn off onto the ramp towards  Rte. 415 (Cohocton/Naples).  Turn right onto Loon Lake Rd. CR 121.  Turn right onto Rte. 415 (Maple Ave.).  Turn left onto Rte. 37l (N. Main St .).  Continue to follow Rte. 371. 371 becomes  Rte. 21 N.  Turn right onto Wells Curtice Rd.  Go about 1/4, mile. Tum left onto Johnson  Rd.  Go to the end and tum left onto Middle  Cheshire Rd. Follow Resurrection people who pray first, walk together and change lives. UPSTATE NEW YORK SYNOD ANNUAL MINISTERIUM RETREAT SEPTEMBER 15‐17, 2014 Notre Dame Retreat House Canandaigua, New York The Psalms: A Matter of Life and Death Presentations by: The Rev. Susan Briehl A Lutheran pastor for twenty‐five years, she has served in parish, campus and retreat center settings. She is an associate with the Valparaiso Project on Education and Formation of People in Faith, and is actively involved as a presenter with Living Liturgy. The Psalms: A matter of life and death. Together we will explore the songs and prayers and promises we call the Psalter. As they weave through the fabric of our worship, give voice to our personal and communal prayers, and bear witness to the steadfast love of God. Monday Afternoon 1:00pm Arrival 2:30pm Opening Prayer & Welcome 3:15‐5:15pm Session I ‐ The Way of Wisdom 6:00‐7:00 Dinner 7:00‐8:15pm Session II ‐ Workshops 8:30pm Evening Prayer 9:30pm Fellowship Tuesday 8:00‐9:00am Breakfast 9:00‐9:15am Morning Prayer 9:15‐10:45am Session III ‐ From Death to Life 11:00‐noon Session IV ‐ Workshops Noon‐1:00pm Lunch 1:00‐6:00pm Free Time 6:00‐7:00pm Dinner 7:00‐8:30pm Session V ‐ Remembering our Future 8:30pm Evening Prayer 9:00pm Fellowship Wednesday 8:00‐9:00am Breakfast 9:00‐10:30am Wrap‐up 10:30am Evaluation 10:45am Eucharist Worship Noon‐1:00pm Lunch Schedule is subject to change! Susan Briehl is a pastor of the ELCA, rostered in the Indiana‐Kentucky Synod and called to serve as the Associate Director of the Valparaiso Project on the Education and Formation of People of Faith. Previously she has served with her husband Martin Wells as Executive Director of Holden Village, as campus pastor at Pacific Lutheran University, and as pastor of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Bellingham, WA. She has taught preaching and parish worship at Wartburg Seminary. Susan holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English from Washington State University, a Master of Divinity from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, CA, and a Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa) from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, S.C. She has written numerous books, liturgical texts, hymns, and worship songs. Among her most recent publications are On Our Way: Christian Practices for Living a Whole Life, edited with Dorothy Bass (Upper Room, 2009), and Holden Prayer around the Cross: A Guide to the Liturgy, with Tom Witt (Augsburg 2009). She lives in Spokane, WA. Guests: Representatives from the Mission Investment Fund (MIF), and Portico Health Services will join us at Ministerium to share goods and service. Fellowship: Again this year we will be making sure that our evening times together will be filled with great food, beverages and fellowship. You won't want to miss it!!! A special thank you to MIF. Workshops: A number of workshops will be offered related to the Psalms and ways they may be used in worship, for Bible study, prayer and pastoral care. Bookstore: The Good Bookstore, a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, will offer materials for purchase including titles from Augsburg Fortress and other publishers. Free Time: Wine tours, golf, hiking and other options. A well equipped facility, with breath‐
taking views of Canandaigua Lake, beautiful spacious grounds on a quiet hill. We know you will enjoy this lovely setting.

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