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Old Age: Wasteland or Harvest
Conference: An ecumenical exploration of the needs of older people and the gifts they bring to the Churches This Conference is now fully booked. Apologies!
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Wednesday the 29th of October 2008
9.45 a.m. – 3.45 p.m
Venue: The Gillis Centre
100 Strathearn Road Edinburgh EH9 1BB
Purpose of Conference
To challenge people within the Scottish churches who are responsible for the training and education of their “flock” - to place the issue of Old Age “Wasteland or Harvest field” at the top of their agenda.
Who should attend:
All church leaders and clergy who have a particular responsibility for the care of older people - Lay members who provide pastoral care:
Organisations/charities that provide resources
Care Homes run by churches/church organizations
Universities involved in Theological teaching
Programme
9.15 Registration & Coffee
9.45 Welcome and Prayer
Chair: The Rt Rev Brian Smith, Bishop of Edinburgh
10.00 Fr Gerard Hughes
God is in The Facts, So the Facts Must Be Kind. Does this include Ageing?
10:20 Margo MacDonald MSP
Three Issues for the Third Age
11.00 Professor John Starr
Your very good health
11.45 Workshops
a) Worshipping with people with dementia
b) End of life issues
c) Safeguarding: the legal thicket
d) Continuing the church community outside the church building
12.30 Lunch
Chair: Alan Staff Chief Executive Officer CrossReach
13.15 Rev Dr Albert Jewell
Celebrating Resilience
14.00 Workshops as in morning: a); b); c); d)
15.00 Fr Gerard Hughes
Feedback and summary
15.40 Closing Worship
Download a copy of the leafleat and booking form in PDF [597 kb], or Word [237 kb]. For further information please contact Tom Moyes or telephone ACTS office.
The conference is sponsored by ACTS in collaboration with the Church in Society Committee of the Scottish Episcopal Church and Faith in Older People.
See the Website of Faith in Older People