The 2010 PNMC Annual Meeting was held in Anchorage, Alaska on June 24-26.  The theme for this year was Caring for God's Creation with guest speaker, David Radcliff, from New Community Project.  Check out the links below to get a glimpse of this year's annual meeting.

Anchorage Videos

Patrick Buller has made the following (18) Video Clips from the recent gathering in Anchorage available in both English and Spanish. You can access the entire collection with these links, or individual segments with the links in the table below.

English: http://vimeo.com/channels/pnmc
Spanish: http://vimeo.com/channels/pnmcesp

Friday Morning Worship - Welcome Viernes Culto por la mañana 1 Bienvenida
Friday Morning Worship - Roll Call Viernes Culto por la mañana 2 la lista de votación
Friday Morning Worship - Prince of Peace Mennonite Church Viernes Culto por la mañana 3 Prince of Peace Mennonite Church
Friday Morning Worship - Scripture and Litany
Viernes Culto por la mañana 4 Escritura y Letanía
Friday Morning Worship - David Radcliff, Part 1
Viernes Culto por la mañana 5 David Radcliff
Friday Morning Worship - David Radcliff, Part 2
Viernes Culto por la mañana 6 David Radcliff
Friday Afternoon - Business Opening Viernes por la tarde la reunión de negocios 1 Apertura
Friday Afternoon - Business Finance Report Viernes por la tarde Reunión de Negocios 2 Informe sobre las finanzas
Friday Evening Worship - Stories Viernes Culto por la tarde 1 Historias
Friday Evening Worship - Scripture and Litany Viernes Culto por la tarde 2 Escritura y Letanía
Friday Evening Worship - David Radcliff, Part 1 Viernes Culto por la tarde 3 David Radcliff
Friday Evening Worship - David Radcliff, Part 2
Viernes Culto por la tarde 4 David Radcliff
Saturday Morning - Dwelling in the Word [translator not present for this session]
Saturday Afternoon - Business, Visioning Sábado tarde 1 Visión de Negocios
Saturday Afternoon - Business, Phoenix 2013
Sábado tarde 2 Phoenix 2013
Saturday Evening - Worship, Lebanon Mennonite Church
Sábado Culto por la tarde 1 Lebanon Mennonite Church
Saturday Evening - Worship, Litany
Sábado Culto por la tarde 2 Letanía
Saturday Evening - Worship, David Radcliff
Sábado Culto por la tarde 3 David Radcliff

Worship planned by Rod Stafford and Don Bacher; Litany scripts provided by David Radcliff.


The following documents are from the 2010 Annual Meeting:

2010 Delegate Minutes - from Delegate Sessions in Anchorage
Soul of the Conference - presented by Executive Conference Minister, Iris de Leon-Hartshorn
Priorities Blue Sky Responses - a summary of ideas generated during table discussions about where we envision PNMC in 10 years
Phoenix 2013 Table Responses - a compilation of delegate responses to whether or not Mennonite Church USA should still hold our Mennonite Convention in Phoenix (2013) considering the recent anti-immigration legislation


 

Host: Prince of Peace Mennonite Church
Location: University of Alaska -- Anchorage
Theme: Caring for God's Creation

Download Registration Packet: English | Spanish | Online Campus Housing Reservations

schedule: English/Spanish | travel options | Anchorage activities | Delegate Book: English / Spanish |


Schedule:
Thursday, June 24 -- Arrival; evening, Pastor-Spouse Dinner
Friday, June 25 -- Annual meeting sessions begin, all day
Saturday, June 26 -- Annual meeting sessions continue, all day
Sunday, June 27 -- morning, final worship service; departure

Travel options:
Ever visited beautiful Alaska? Ever attended the PNMC Annual Meeting? Ever wanted to do both? One special Alaskan cruise tour will take place in conjunction with the Annual Meeting June 25-27, 2010 in Anchorage, Alaska. The cruise and tour will happen the 10 days prior to the meeting.  *UPDATE on 3/2/2010*  The cruise ship is filling up, so don't wait any longer to register for this tour.  Sign up today! Alaska Cruise Tour; June 14-27, 2010


Suggested Activities in the Anchorage Area
John David Thacker

Link to Anchorage Map
Locations of interest for the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference in Anchorage, Alaska, June 25-27.

Mayor's Marathon, June 19
If you are a runner, you can enjoy Alaska's beauty while participating in a Marathon, Half Marathon, Marathon Relay or Five Miler. A few conference participants have already expressed an interest. If you register for the race or are interested in being part of a relay, .
Website: http://www.mayorsmarathon.com/

Alaska Native Heritage Center
The Alaska Native Heritage Center is a renowned cultural center and museum in Anchorage where visitors can expand their understanding of Alaska's first people. The center features displays of native crafts, culture and history, live demonstrations of native games and dances, and reconstructions of traditional dwellings.
Website: http://www.alaskanative.net/

Chugach State Park
Good hiking is found in Chugach State Park, which forms Anchorage's eastern border. Flattop Mountain is the most popular hike in the state. This moderately difficult, three-mile round trip will take you up 1200 feet to great views of Anchorage and the Cook Inlet. The hike takes approximately two hours and is accessible from the Glen Alps Trailhead.(You will pass the meeting pace for Prince of Peace Mennonite Church on the way to the trailhead.)
Website: http://tinyurl.com/yd4jxpn

Downtown Anchorage
Downtown is the place to buy your moose nugget swizzle sticks and Alaska sweatshirts. It is also home to the newly-expanded Anchorage Museum. The Tony Knowles Coastal Trail begins at the western end of downtown and follows the coast to Westchester Lagoon where it links up to the Chester Creek Trail.
http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/

Anchorage Trails
Anchorage has an extensive network of paved trails for biking, walking and running. The Chester Creek Trail is accessible from the University of Alaska Anchorage campus.
Website: http://www.trailsofanchorage.com/

Out-of-Town Daytrips
Kenai Peninsula: If you have one day to see Alaska outside of Anchorage, I recommend a trip to Seward. Enjoy spectacular scenery and look for Dall Sheep and Beluga Whales along the Turnagain Arm. Stop at the Portage Glacier Visitor's Center and/or Exit Glacier to see some glaciers (before they are all gone.) Eat some halibut or salmon in Seward and stroll around the marina. Seward also has the Alaska SeaLife Center, and you can take a day cruise in Resurrection Bay to view wildlife and calving glaciers. You can also take the Alaska Railroad to Seward if you prefer not to drive.

Parks Highway: If you would rather go north, I recommend a trip to Talkeetna, an eccentric little town about two hours north on the Parks Highway. Denali National Park is about another two hours beyond Talkeetna. The Alaska Railroad has trips to Talkeetna and Denali.

Websites:
http://tinyurl.com/begichboggs
http://www.nps.gov/kefj/planyourvisit/exit-glacier.htm
http://www.alaskasealife.org/
http://www.akrr.com/

Official Anchorage Travel Guide
For more information, check out the Official Anchorage Travel Guide from the Anchorage Convention and Visitor's Bureau.
Website: http://www.anchorage.net/

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