SUMMARY:

Bishop Gutiérrez calls all clergy to our 2023 Annual Clergy Conference at Camelback Resort in the Poconos. We are excited to welcome The Rev. Dr. Mark Bozzuti-Jones as a guest facilitator at clergy conference. This year’s conference will be in person at Camelback Resort in the Poconos. Clergy who are unable to attend for the entire event must contact the Bishop. A full schedule of the events will be provided soon. Clergy should plan to arrive by Monday afternoon. The event will close with Noonday Prayer on Wednesday. Registration closes April 12th, 2023.

SCHEDULE:

Monday, April 17^th, 12 noon to Wednesday, April  19^th, 12 noon.

Clergy Conference 2023 Schedule

See event space key below

MONDAY

Time       Event (Space)

12:00      Hotel Check In/ Registration begins (#5)

04:00     Opening Remarks and Meditation (#1)

05:00     Meet and Greet (#1)

05:30     Break

06:00     Dinner (#2)

07:15      Choir Rehearsal (#1)

08:00    Compline (#1)

08:15     Refreshments and Social Time (#3)

Evening Options:

Charcuterie Class (#7)

Silent Disco (#8)

08:15 AA/Ala-non/NA (#4)

TUESDAY

Time       Event (Space)

06:30     Registration/Check In (#5)

07:00     Morning Prayer (#1)

07:30     Breakfast (#2)

09:00     Holy Eucharist with Choir (#1)

10:15       Announcements (#1)

10:30      Speaker Session (#1)

                       What are you looking for?

                       Jubilee is noticing God inviting you to notice the world.

11:45       Noonday Prayer (#1)

12:00      Lunch (#2)

01:00      Free Time

Afternoon Options:

Ice Carving (#8)

Activities of your choice

04:00      Speaker Session II (#1)

                        What do you already know?

                        Jubilee is knowing God and learning God’s desires.

05:30        Evening Prayer (#1)

06:00       Dinner (#2)

08:15        Refreshments and Social Time (#3)

Evening Options:

Silent Disco (#8)

Open Mic (#1)

8:15           AA/Ala-non/NA (#4)

WEDNESDAY

Check out is 11:00 am

Time        Event (Space)

07:00      Silent Prayer (#1)

07:30      Breakfast

09:00      Morning Prayer (#1)

09:15       Speaker Session III (#1)

                          Why celebrate?

                          Jubilee is aligning our lives with God and God’s world

10:00 Free Time

Morning Options:

Activities of your choice

12:00 Noonday Prayer (#1)

12:15 Departure

Lunch on your own

Event Spaces at Clergy Conference

1 Camelback ‘C’

2 Hemisphere’s Restaurant in the Lobby

3 La Colombe in Lobby

4 Camelback ‘A’

5 4th floor, conference space hallway

6 Patio at Trails End Restaurant

7 Breakout Room 1

8 Main Lobby

BACKGROUND on The Rev. Dr. Mark Bozzuti-Jones

The Rev. Dr. Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones is an Episcopal priest at Trinity Church Wall Street in New York City. He served as director for Pastoral Care and senior clergy for partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean. Presently, he serves as the Priest and Director for Spiritual Formation at Trinity Retreat Center in West Cornwall, CT.

He is Jamaican and a former Roman Catholic Jesuit priest. Fr. Mark has a wide range of experience, including 14 years of Jesuit training and work as a missionary in Belize, Brazil, and Guyana. Mark is fluent in Portuguese. He is an avid reader, author, and seasoned public speaker, and has taught at elementary and university levels.

Fr. Mark’s intellectual interests include the impact of social issues on faith and spirituality, race relations, the economic plight of the poor in Third World countries, and liturgical renewal with a focus on openness to diversity and recognizing the gifts of children. He enjoys poetry and music of all kinds. “Questions, poetry, stories, and sitting in silence and darkness make me live and bring me hope,” he says.

He is an award-winning author; recent books include God Created, Jesus the Word, The Gospel of Barack Hussein Obama According to Mark, The Rastafari Book of Common Prayer, Absalom Jones: America’s First Black Priest (2021) and Face to the Rising Sun: Reflections on Spirituals and Justice (2021).