ROSTERED MINISTERS GATHERING
Each fall, the ministers of our synod retreat to Antiochian Village in the Laurel Highlands for education, spiritual renewal, rest, fellowship… and cornhole.
Double-Occupancy Room:
$195 before Sep. 8
$215 after Sep. 8
Single-Occupancy Room:
$255 before Sep. 8
$275 after Sep. 8
Commuter:
$125 before Sep. 8
$145 after Sep. 8
Commuting Observer:
$85 before Sep. 8
$105 after Sep. 8
(Does not include meals)
Registration Discounts:
You may qualify for a discounted price. Please use the appropriate promo-code below when registering.
Ministry Interns: Free registration as a guest of the synod. Use code intern at registration. (Valid for double-occupancy only. For single-occupancy, you will be charged the remaining balance.)
New Ordinands: If you were ordained after October 2019, you are eligible to receive 50% off. Use code newbie at registration.
On Leave: Rostered Ministers who are not currently under call, you are eligible to receive 15% off. Use code onleave at registration.
Registration is now closed.
For questions about your registration, contact the registrar: Pastor Angela Smith pr.angelasmith@gmail.com
Convo Service Project
The Westmoreland County Children’s Bureau maintains a “children’s closet” for those under their supervision. The closet is currently very low on supply items, namely children’s socks, underwear, and even toys. (In 2019 there were 400 children in foster care in Westmoreland.) The Fall Convocation Planning Team invites you to bring a donation of socks and/or underwear for children/youth of any size to Convo this fall. Learn More >>
Counseling and consultation will be available during free time.
You may confidentially discuss personal, family or church related issues and/or receive consultation on your parish pastoral care and counseling situations. Pastor David Matthews is retired as the director of the counseling division at The Lutheran Service Society. A confidential sign-up sheet will be at the registration table.
Rev. Dr. R. Guy Erwin
President of United Lutheran Seminary
We will welcome The Rev. Dr. R. Guy Erwin, who will speak to us about the complexities and importance of theological education and spiritual formation.
Dr. Erwin was appointed President of United Lutheran Seminary and Ministerium of Pennsylvania Chair and Professor of Reformation Studies in August 2020. He was the fourth bishop of the Southwest California Synod of the ELCA from 2013 to 2020.
From 2000 until his election as synod bishop, Dr. Erwin held the Gerhard and Olga J. Belgum Chair in Lutheran Confessional Theology at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. At Cal Lutheran he taught in the Religion and History departments, served as faculty chair for two years, and directed the university’s Segerhammar Center for Faith and Culture.
Full Biography >>
2019 Convo Photos:
