2006 Eastern Carolina Cluster Meeting

Hosted by the UU Congregation of Greenville

131 Oakmont Drive
Greenville NC 27858

Saturday, February 25th, 2006
9:30am - 5:00pm

Schedule

Schedule in Brief

9:30 - 9:45	Registration/Check-in
9:45 - 10:00	Welcome, Orientation, and Opening Worship
10:00 - 10:50	Session 1
11:00 - 11:50	Session 2
11:50 - 12:00	Plenary -- reports of session secretaries
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch provided onsite
1:00 - 1:50	Session 3
2:00 - 2:50	Session 4
3:00 - 3:45	Session 5
3:45 - 4:00	Plenary -- reports of session secretaries
4:00 - 5:00	Informal socializing
5:00 - ?	Dine out somewhere in Greenville

Schedule in Detail
Note: Rooms are for illustrative purposes only and actual room assignments
will be determined based on the number of participants in each session.

9:30 - 9:45	Registration/Check-in
9:45 - 10:00	Welcome, Orientation, and Opening Worship
10:00 - 10:50 Session 1	Room 1 Workshop: putting together a successful service Rev. Barry Whittemore Room 2 Developing and using our and TJ's speakers list and other district resources Carol Simmons & Ilona Forgeng (UUFNB)
11:00 - 11:50 Session 2	Room 1 Getting the word out -- Internet websites, Public Radio East ads, etc. Ilona Forgeng (UUFNB) & Rich Elkins (UUCG) Room 2 The Origins of Our Values and the Future of Our Movement -- including how to attract liberal Christians by understanding who we UUs are. Rev. Barry Whittemore
11:50 - 12:00	Plenary -- reports of session secretaries Share what your group has learned
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch provided onsite
1:00 - 1:50 Session 3 Roundtable Discussions	Room 1 Congregation Board Presidents Roundtable Room 2 Congregation Board Secretaries and Treasurers Roundtable Room 3 Social Action/Concerns representatives discuss 2006 hopes, plans, and experiences Room 4 Religious Education people come together to discuss successes, needs, and resources that work Room 5 Other committee/program based groups as needed
2:00 - 2:50 Session 4	Room 1 First impressions --Superwelcomers? Work of the Hospitality Committee? New ways for old members? Feryl Masters (UUCG President) Room 2 Money Matters -- fundraising, pledging, budgeting, controlling spending Moderator TBA
3:00 - 3:45 Session 5	Room 1 Youth involvement: resources and activities that work Victoria Brown (UUCG RE Director) Room 2 Beyond worship -- activities for congregations Carroll Webber (UUCG)
3:45 - 4:00	Plenary -- reports of session secretaries Share what your group has learned
4:00 - 5:00	Informal socializing and continuation of conversations
5:00 - ?	Optional Dine-out somewhere in Greenville