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Province III Plans Ministries Fair

Episcopal News Service. February 2, 1989 [89024F]

NEW YORK (DPS, Feb. 2) -- "Scouting the Frontiers of Ministry" is the theme of the ministries fair sponsored by the Executive Council of Province III, which will be held April 13-15 at Shrine Mont Conference Center, Orkney Springs, Virginia.

The gathering is open to all, but diocesan and parish teams are particularly encouraged to attend. Displays by both ministry networks and individual ministries will be featured. There will be an opportunity for participants from each diocese to meet together to discuss what they have learned from the fair and how they would apply their new knowledge and insights to their ministries at home.

The Rev. Donald Henry Kortright Davis, an Episcopal priest and professor of theology at Howard University, will be the fair's keynote speaker.

The many workshops will include, among a variety of themes: the Protection of God's Creation; Beyond Clericalism -- Laity and Clergy Sharing Authority in the Church; Getting Sober; Medical Ethics; Choosing Faith in a Secular Context; Aging; Hunger; and Economic Justice.

For further information, contact Sandy Elledge, APSO, P.O. Box 1007, Blacksburg, Virginia 24063. Tel. (703) 552-3795.