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Borderless Grace
November 16, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - November 18, 2018 @ 12:00 pm
Border Ministries Summit sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande
The summit will include:
- a keynote address by the Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
- speakers from the Episcopal Church and secular agencies that work along the border
- opportunities for border immersion experiences
The 2,000 miles of border between the US and Mexico is an area of heightened social, political and spiritual importance. Along the border, cultures, economies and families meet and are divided. The border offers the Church an unique opportunity for ministry, and dioceses along the border have each responded. This summit will provide opportunities to share information about border ministries and to build partnerships for future ministries and increase awareness of border issues.
The six dioceses who share the border will share their experiences of ministry. Other interested parties are invited to participate as space allows.
Draft Schedule
Friday, November 16
| Afternoon | Optional border immersion experience |
| 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. | Registration |
| 6 p.m. | Dinner on your own |
| 7 p.m. | Opening keynote address |
| 7:30 p.m. | Discussion groups |
| 8 p.m. | Social hour |
| 9 p.m. | Bilingual Compline |
Saturday, November 17
| 7:30 a.m. | Bilingual Morning Prayer |
| 8 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 9 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Diocesan presentation and discussion: Diocese of Arizona |
| 10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Diocesan presentation and discussion: Diocese of Western Mexico |
| 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Breakout Sessions: 1) Lacy Broemel, presiding bishop’s advisor on immigration issues 2) Mark Stevenson, Episcopal Migration Ministries 3) Province VII anti-racism network and border ministry 4) Anthony Guillen, Latin@ ministry |
| 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. | Lunch on your own |
| 1 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Diocesan presentation and discussion: Diocese of San Diego |
| 2 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Diocesan presentation and discussion: Diocese of Northern Mexico |
| 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. | Breakout Sessions: 1) homeland security and border safety issues 2) immigration law on both sides of the border 3) social work along the border |
| 4:15 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Diocesan presentation and discussion: Diocese of West Texas |
| 5:15 p.m. – 7 p.m. | Dinner on your own |
| 7 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. | Diocesan presentation and discussion: Diocese of the Rio Grande |
| 8 p.m. | Social Hour |
| 9 p.m. | Bilingual Compline |
Sunday, November 18
| 8 a.m. | Breakfast on your own |
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Roundtable discussion on the future of border ministry |
| 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Travel to border mass location |
| 11 a.m. | Border mass |
| Afternoon | Optional border immersion experience |
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