Submitted by: Peg Madigan, cnd Associate
I took part in a
very exciting weekend recently. It
has lingered with me as I continue to recall all the richness of my experience
and the wonderful people that I encountered. So that being said,
I would like to briefly share some of the highlights.
The organization
that hosted this weekend event was the Cape
Breton Women's Ecumenical Conference. The CBWEC has been gathering together the first weekend in November for
the past twenty-nine (29) years and has been held each year in the beautiful surroundings of the
Inverary Inn, Beddeck, Nova Scotia Canada.
This years’ guest speaker
was Nancy Whitney Latham who touched the hearts of all with her stories and humor as she expanded on the theme of this years weekend, “Whispers of God". Each of the
121 attendees were assigned to groups (families) at the beginning of the conference on Friday evening. At this point, all the differences which may have existed, seemingly
disappeared or melted away.
Worship, prayer and songs were introduced
throughout our time together.
On Saturday a
number of workshops were presented on various topics and themes. And Saturday evening, a
bountiful banquet meal was shared followed by entertainment and fashion show !
Sunday morning started with a ‘sunrise worship service’ at 6:30am which set the tone for the remainder
of the morning. The final event on Sunday morning had us partner with a member of our family group and take an Emmaus Walk together. The
Spirit was so alive throughout the weekend but something very special always
seems to happen on the Emmaus Walk.
It was a spectacular
weekend experience for me and others !
Just as a side note, I have already reserved a room for next year's
conference. I will keep you posted.
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