The 2023 Clergy Conference is Monday May 1

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When

Monday May 1 at 10:00 a.m. - Tuesday May 2 at 8:00 p.m.

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Where

Devens Common Center

31 Andrews Parkway

Devens, MA 01434

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The Clergy Professional Development Committee is pleased to welcome this year's guest speaker The Rev. Shaneequa Brokenleg (she/her).

Rev. Brokenleg joined the presiding bishop’s staff in the Office of Reconciliation, Justice and Creation Care in January 2020 as the staff officer for racial reconciliation and has been training and teaching Becoming the Beloved Community in partnership with parishes and dioceses across the country ever since. Something she never imagined is how popular her podcast, Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community, would be (after just one year it had been downloaded over 3,00 times!). Get to know her in this conversation with Earth & Altar magazine, Talking Racial Reconciliation and the Episcopal Church .

Dear Clergy,

We're looking forward to seeing you on Monday, May 1 and 2 for the annual Diocesan Clergy Conference. Registration opens at 8:00 AM in the Foyer of the Conference Center. We begin in Plenary at 10:00 AM.

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RSVP for FREE visits to these nearby cultural institutions

Museum of Russian Icons

Located in nearby Clinton, Massachusetts, the collection includes more than 1,000 Russian icons and related artifacts, making it one of the largest private collections of Russian icons outside of Russia and the largest in North America. The gift shop will be open and admission to special exhibits, Icons & Retablos: Images of Devotion is also included free of charge. Private group tours have been arranged for Cergy Conference attendees interested in visiting the Museum of Russian Icons during free-time on Monday afternoon May 1. The first tour is at 3:30 pm. Space is limited so only those intending to attend should reserve a spot.

Fruitlands Museum

Located in nearby Harvard, Massachusetts, this Trustees property has a diverse collection of art and material culture related to the Transcendentalist movement's ideas of societal reform based on self-sufficiency and the first Shaker Museum established in the US. In addition to a private docent-led tour of the restored 1820s Fruitlands Farmhouse and Shaker Gallery exploring the contrasts and overlaps of these two utopias, stay to visit the expansive 210 acres of land, with stunning views and miles of walking trails, free of charge. Private tours for Clergy Conference attendees interested in visiting the Fruitlands Museum on Wednesday morning May 3. The first tour will be at 10:30 am. Space is limited so only those intending to attend should reserve a spot.