Bishop’s Fall Gathering

October 17-19, 2022

Please join Bishop Deborah Hutterer at the Franciscan Renewal Center as we gather under our theme of Stirred Up in the Spirit: Still Crazy After All These Years. Our focus will be on emotional and spiritual health.

We are extending a special invitation to active rostered ministers and any retired pastors actively serving in a congregation. Retired pastors are welcome to attend — rooms may not be available. All are welcome to attend as commuters as well, either driving from home or other nearby accommodations.

In addition to worship and synod updates, good food and fellowship, we will have two special guests: Jennifer Linde, ASU Center for Civil Dialogue, and Amy Montanez.

Please contact the Office of the Bishop with questions about this event, and not the Franciscan Renewal Center.

We also ask that all attending sign the Franciscan Renewal Center’s Covid waiver, available as PDF or Word doc.

Guests

Amy Sander Montanez, D.Min., will be presenting and facilitating a workshop.

Jennifer Linde, with the ASU Center for Civil Dialogue.

Agenda

Monday, 10/17/2022

  • 1 pm ~ Bishop Hutterer: Gather for welcome, purpose, overview

  • 1:15-3 pm ~ Liminality: The Messy and The Marvelous, with Amy Sander Montanez

  • 3-3:30 ~ Break

  • 3:30-5 pm ~ Grand Canyon Synod updates

  • 6 pm ~ Dinner

  • 7:15 pm ~ Evening worship from High Country Conference

Tuesday, 10/18/2022

  • presenters will plan their break times

  • 8 am ~ Breakfast

  • 9 am-noon ~ Opening prayer Pastor Pat Reed

  • Liminality and Paralysis: How We Change, and Why Sometimes We Can't, with Amy Sander Montanez

  • Noon ~ Lunch

  • 2-5:30 ~ Presentation with Jennifer Linde and Pastor Sarah Stadler

  • 6 pm ~ Dinner

  • 7 pm ~ Conference gatherings

Wednesday, 10/19/2022

  • 8 am ~ Breakfast

  • 9 am ~ Opening prayer: Pastor Jacqui Pagel

  • 9:05 ~ Interactive panel with Jennifer Linde and Amy Montanez

    • Pastor Steve Beyer moderator

  • 10 am ~ Break

  • 10:15 ~ Small group conversation

    • How were these days for you?

    • What is your takeaway?

    • What worked? What could have been better?                     

  • 10:40 ~ Report out (hear from a few groups)

  • 11 am ~ Worship led by the NE Conference and installation of Deacon Janice Zimbelman  

  • Noon ~ Lunch

Registration

  • Rooms available are in order of registration until we reach our limit.

  • All registrations include meals.

  • Registration deadline: Friday, 9/16/2022

For any guests who have severe allergies, those guests are welcome to bring in outside food to the dining room to supplement what is being served. The Franciscan Renewal Center cannot 100% guarantee that there won’t be any cross-contamination of food items (for example, no gluten or contact with gluten, etc.) in the kitchen and food preparation. Visit the 2022 Bishop’s Fall Gathering registration page.