If you’d like to attend on 17 April, tomorrow, now’s your chance to register if you haven’t done so already:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/virtual-deacons-on-the-move-2021-tickets-143309018131
The conference is free, but registration is requested.
IF YOU HAVE REGISTERED, AND CAN’T FIND YOUR ZOOM CODE, LOOK FOR AN EMAIL FROM ANGLICAN NETWORK OF DISTINCTIVE DEACONS, AND SCROLL DOWN … AND DOWN!
Here are some details:
A Message from Anglican Network of Distinctive Deacons:
Dear Attendee,
We are delighted that you have booked for the ‘Virtual’ Deacons on the Move 2021 conference and we look forward to seeing you soon. Please read this email carefully. It contains:
1. Programme details and timings
2. Joining instructions
a. Changing your display name
b. Joining information
c. Zoom link
3. Biographies of Speakers and Panellists
4. Additional information and contact details
1. Programme Details & Timings
9am Zoom opens for log on
9.30 Welcome: Deacon Gill Kimber
9.40 Morning prayer
9.55 Introduction by Bishop James Newcome
10am Session 1: Bishop Martin Seeley
10.50 Coffee break
11.10 Session 2 with breakout groups: Bishop Martin
12noon Panel Q & A
12.30 Summary and closing prayer – Bishop James
2. Joining Instructions
a. Please change your Display name
People will be joining our conference from all over England and beyond. To help us know where you are joining from and in what capacity, if possible, please change your Zoom display name to show your Name, Role, Diocese, Country. (Eg Fred Smith, Dcn, London, UK)
For role abbreviations we suggest:
Deacon = Dcn
Ordinand= Ord.
Director of Ordinands/Ministry= DDO
Deacon Enquirer = Enq.
How to change your zoom display name:
In Zoom go to ‘Settings’ (symbolized as a cog wheel) – click on ‘Profile’ – click on ‘Edit my profile’ – make changes to ‘Display Name’ –save changes
b. Early Log on
With well over one hundred people having registered for today’s conference it will take a while to admit everyone. Zoom will open at 9am. Please join as soon as you can after this time.
c. Zoom Link
If you have already registered, you will have received an email with the zoom link. If you haven’t yet registered but would like to, please do so, and the links will be sent to you.
IF YOU HAVE REGISTERED, AND CAN’T FIND YOUR ZOOM CODE, LOOK FOR AN EMAIL FROM ANGLICAN NETWORK OF DISTINCTIVE DEACONS, AND SCROLL DOWN … AND DOWN!
Extra information:
3. Our speakers and panellists:
At the end of the morning there will be the opportunity to put questions to our panel. During the conference please use the chat facility to send questions for the panel directly to Co-host Jess Foster.
Our panellists are:
The Right Reverend Martin Seeley – Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
The Right Reverend James Newcome – Bishop of Carlisle
Deacon Liz Carrington
The Rev Ian McIntosh, Head of the Formation Team within the Church of England’s National Ministry Team
Joy Gilliver, Head of Discernment in the National Ministry Team
4. Additional information and contact details:
CONFERENCE FEEDBACK: please send feedback from today’s conference along with any ideas or suggestions for future conferences by email to sgerriesturgeon@gmail.com
RESOURCES:
‘DEACON’ BLOG: https://deaconstories.wordpress.com
Not just a blog but a place to find all sorts of resources and reflections
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DistinctivelyDeacon for up to date news
TWITTER: @WardenGill: for tweets on diaconal concerns like poverty and injustice
WHATSAPP: GoDeacons: for warm support, discussion, questions and prayers. To join, write to deacons@tutanota.com with your mobile number
REGIONAL GROUPS: if you’d like to join your regional group, please write to deacons@tutanota.com and we will put you in touch with your coordinator.
Book: Deacon by Design: the Ups and Downs of an Anglican Deacon, by Gill Kimber is available from Amazon and other websites.
CofE Network of Distinctive Deacons 