— Saturday, October 2
The keynote speaker is Dr. Mel (Mary Louise) Bringle. Dr. Bringle is professor of philosophy and religious studies and chair of the humanities division at Brevard College in Brevard, NC. She is the author of two books – Despair: Sickness or Sin? and The God of Thinness: Gluttony and other Weighty Matters. Since beginning to write hymn texts in 1998, she has won numerous international text writing competitions and has been recognized as an “emerging text writer” by The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada.
Theme: renew. refresh. revive.
FOCUS will be hosted by the First Presbyterian Church, 4647 Preston Avenue, in Pasadena. FOCUS gives you a choice of 25 workshops, a bookstore and a delicious lunch (included in the $30 registration). Course descriptions can be found by going to the Presbytery website at www.pbyobnewcovenant.org and clicking FOCUS on the homepage. A copy of the FOCUS handout is also available in the office.
St. John’s Christian Education committee will pay all registration fees for anyone who brings their application to the church office by September 1. If you are going to send in your registration form directly, you may register online or mail your application before September 15.
