© Progressive Christians Uniting
7:00 PM
Major Address by Bill McKibben on theme of his new book Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough Planet
Part of “Distinguished Lecture Series” at Pomona College.
Free & Open to Public but a ticket will be required.
Email Vern Visick at vmvisick@gmail.com to reserve tickets.
7:30 AM
8:30 AM
8:35 AM
9:20 AM
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:05 AM
On-site Registration Available
“Welcome!” From Peter Laarman, Executive Director of Progressive Christians Uniting and Karen Sapio, Pastor of Claremont Presbyterian
Opening Worship with Bill McKibben Speaking, led by a worship team including Dwight Vogel, Barbara Troxell, and conference musicians Jim & Jean Strathdee, Jim Manley & the Pilgrim Pickers
Explanation of Program by Vern Visick
Small Groups: Responses to McKibben’s Thurs night lecture
Coffee Break
Plenary Session: Starting Over in Hard Times by John Cobb, Jr., Professor Emeritus, Claremont School of Theology
Plenary Review with Bill McKibben and John Cobb, Jr.
8:30 AM
8:50 AM
9:30 AM
Gathering and Singing (led by conference musicians Jim & Jean Strathdee, Jim Manley & the Pilgrim Pickers)
Plenary Session: The Spirit Level: Faith, Education, and Imagination in the New Era, by Mary Elizabeth Moore, Dean, Boston University School of Theology
Plenary Discussion with Bill McKibben and Mary Elizabeth Moore
8:15 AM
10:00 AM
Kingman Chapel Service: Rob Patton, Pastor, Bill McKibben preaching
Sanctuary Service: Rob Patton, Pastor, Bill McKibben preaching
11:45 AM
12:45 PM
2:15 PM
2:55 PM
Breakout Sessions: Starting Over in Hard Times
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Lunch (boxed, at Claremont United Methodist Church’s site for the Uncommon Ground house)
Plenary Session: Food First: Agriculture and the Planet’s Future by Dean Freudenberger, Professor Emeritus, Claremont School of Theo.
Discussion with Bill McKibben and Dean Freudenberger
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
5:05 PM
6:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:40 PM
15-Minute Break
Breakout Sessions: Food First: Food for a Tough Planet
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Supper -- Open, on the town, at your own expense
Lists of restaurants and meal alternatives will be available. Small group meetings are optional, depending on the inclinations of the group.
Gathering and Singing (led by conference musicians Jim & Jean Strathdee, Jim Manley & the Pilgrim Pickers)
Plenary Session: Local Communities in the New Era: How democracy, resilience, and sustainability can converge by David Orr, Oberlin College
Discussion with Bill McKibben and David Orr
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
11:20 AM
12:30 PM
2:00 PM
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
3:45 PM
4:45 PM
15-Minute Break
Breakout Sessions: The Spirit Level: Faith, Education, and Imagination
Click here for Breakout Session Descriptions
Discussion with Plenary Speakers and Bill McKibben, Wrapping Up
Lunch (boxed, meeting with small groups)
Gathering and Singing (led by conference musicians Jim & Jean Strathdee, Jim Manley & the Pilgrim Pickers)
Small Groups: What We Have Learned, Plans for Future
15-Minute Break
Closing Worship with Dr. Calvin DeWitt Speaking
End of Conference
8:00 PM
Breakout Sessions: Local Communities in the New Era
7:00 PM
9:00 PM
Jubilee! Folk and original music by Jim & Jean Strathdee,
Jim Manley & the Pilgrim Pickers
Free and Open to the Public, an Offering will be Taken
Concert End
At the Claremont United Church of Christ
233 Harrison Ave., Claremont, CA (corner of Harvard & Harrison)
9:00 AM
10:45 AM
Sharon Rhodes-Wickett, Pastor, Jim & Jean Strathdee, Worship Leaders
Sharon Rhodes-Wickett, Pastor, Jim & Jean Strathdee, Worship Leaders
At the Claremont United Methodist Church
211 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont, CA
Brave New Planet
Visual Art Display
By Rebecca Hamm
In the sanctuary of Claremont
Presbyterian Church, all day Fri. and Sat. will be a display of visual art from the work of Rebecca Hamm, Claremont artist, focusing on her experience of nature in the Claremont area overcoming and reclaiming human constructs. For a preview of her work, click here to go to Rebecca Hamm’s website.
