For The Beauty Of The Earth

The Fifth Annual Conference of the Diocesan Committee for Environmental Ministry

(A one day workshop for middle school and high school youth and adults to explore the beauty of God's creation
and learn how we can protect and care for it)

Saturday, June 10, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The Summit at Haw River State Park

Spiritual Leader: The Rt. Rev. Gary Gloster, Assisting Bishop of North Carolina

Adult Program Leaders:

Frank A. DePasquale - Architect, AIA Emeritus, and member of St. Luke's, Durham, author of the new practical manual, Caring for Creation: A Manual to Save Humanity. Frank will speak about the necessity for Christians to assume responsibility for God's gift of this precious earth we have been given and present means of implementation in our parishes and homes.

Robert Ward - Pulitzer Prize winner in music for his opera, The Crucible, named to the American Academy for Arts and Letters. Robert will lead a workshop linking our care of creation with the inspiration of the arts.

Youth Program Leaders:
Dan Besse - Winston-Salem City Council member and attorney. Dan's workshop will explore issues like global warming, clean air, and clean water, and provide ways individuals can affect environmental policy at the local, state, and national levels.

Katelyn Deaton - one of triplets born in July of 1989, Katelyn has grown into an exuberant, eccentric young adult. Her interests are chess, art, guitar, water skiing, the environment, and rock music of the sixties. She conducted a Girl Scout Gold Award project educating her church in ways to become more environmentally conscious. Katelyn will share her experiences and provide youth with specific ways to become more involved in environmental education in their communities.

Musicians:

Jimmy Stowers - guitarist and member of All Saints Episcopal Church, Greensboro, has previously worked as an environmental scientist performing assessments and wetland delineations.

Carl Laurent - guitarist and member of All Saint's Episcopal Church, Greensboro, is an engineer by profession. His three children have all been involved in diocesan youth conferences at the Summit.

HARP: Outdoor Program leaders:

The Haw River Program (HARP) is a year-round environmental education effort, reaching out to schools from Texas to
Rockingham county. HARP staff members will give us experiential learning of this wetland area north of Greensboro, both in the classroom and in the field.

Registration

Cost: $25.00/person in advance by May 15, with a maximum $75.00/family or $30.00/person on the day of the event.

Registration covers lunch and materials. Some scholarships are available.

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T-shirts are available for $10.00 each. Please circle size (adult sizes): M, L, XL, XXL

Make checks payable to:

Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina

Mail this registration form and payment to:

The Rev. Tom Droppers

1503 Pepperhill Road

Greensboro, NC 27402-4042

For more information, contact: Tom Droppers at tdrops@bellsouth.net

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