The Diocese of Newark will meet in convention January 20 at the Skylands Manor in Randolph, New Jersey. For more information visit: http://www.dioceseofnewark.org/convention

Trinity Church Wall Street will present Trinity Institute's 37th National Theological Conference, "God's Unfinished Future: Why it Matters Now" January 22-24. The conference will explore, with theologians Jürgen Moltmann, the Rev. Barbara Rossing, the Rev. Peter J. Gomes, and James Carroll, the Christian perspective on the biblical picture of God's purpose, the fate of the individual soul, universal reconciliation, and the ecological transformation of the cosmos.  Conference participation is open to clergy and lay persons and can be attended onsite at Trinity Church, at partner sites located throughout the U.S., and online at trinitywallstreet.org.

To attend the conference in New York, registration before December 31, is $350; late registration after January 1, 2007 is $400. The registration deadline is January 12, 2007. There are two tiers for regional partners with site registration fees of $300 and $500. A full refund is available until December 31, 2006.

Coming January 23, 2007...

BERKELEY, California: Epiphany West 2007: Re-Visioning Anglicanism

Where do we go from here? – Upheaval in the Anglican Communion is raising new challenges to understandings of church order, governance, theology, and mission. Church Divinity School of the Pacific's Epiphany West 2007 conference January 23 - 27 will explore the meaning of "Anglicanism" itself, particularly in terms of its ecumenical partnerships and relationships, its ministry and mission, and its future as a viable expression of Christian faith. This conference occurring during the Epiphany season is an opportunity to reflect and engage in dialogue about where the Holy Spirit is taking the church.

Featured presentations include:

Anglicanism Past and Future: Myths, Dreams, and Realities, John Kater, Lecturer in Anglican Studies, and founding director of the Center for Anglican Learning and Leadership, CDSP.

The Wound of Division:  The Political Character of Fragmented Communion, Ephraim Radner, Rector, Church of the Ascension, Pueblo, CO

Guessing the Spirit of Global Anglicanism:  Perspectives of an Indigenous Lay Woman, Jenny Plane Te Paa, Principal of Te Rau Kahikatea, College of St. John the Evangelist, Auckland, New Zealand

From Modernity to Post-modernity:  Rethinking the Myth of Anglican Communion, Carlos Eduardo Calvani, Coordinator of the Centre for Anglican Studies of the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil.

For more information and registration visit: http://www.cdsp.edu/center_epiphany.php or call (510) 204-0720 or (800) 353-CDSP.

HAITI: Diocese of Haiti to meet in convention

The Diocese of Haiti will meet in convention January 23 at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port-Au-Prince.

The Diocese of North Carolina will meet in convention January 26-27 at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. For more information visit: http://www.episdionc.org/.

NEW YORK CITY: Symposium on Art and Religion

"Wrestling with the Angel: Art and Religion in the 20th Century" is the theme of a January 26-27 symposium in New York City. Noted scholars will offer fresh and lively perspectives on the relationship between art and religion in the 20th century and look at the ways in which this relationship has been understood in recent years. Professor David Freedberg of Columbia University will deliver the keynote address.

To register, call 212.408.1251 or email rsvp@mobia.org.

RICHMOND, Virginia: Diocese of Virginia to meet in convention

The Diocese of Virginia will meet in convention January 26-27, at the Richmond Marriott Hotel. For more information visit: http://www.thediocese.net/diocese/annual_council.shtml

ROANOKE, Virginia: Diocese of Southwestern Virginia to meet in convention

The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia will meet in convention January 26-28 at the Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke, Virginia.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Diocese of Washington to meet in convention

The Diocese of Washington will meet in convention January 26-27, at Washington National Cathedral. For more information visit: http://www.edow.org/diocese/governance/convention/index.html

The Diocese of Central Florida will meet in convention January 27 at the University of Central Florida Student Union, Pegasus Circle, Orlando, Florida. For more information visit: http://www.cfdiocese.org/diocon/conmain.htm.

Coming January 31, 2007…

NEW YORK CITY: Dean Samuel T. Lloyd to speak at Winter Parish Dinner

On January 31, the Rev. Samuel T. Lloyd, dean of Washington National Cathedral, will be the guest speaker at the St. James' Church Winter Parish Dinner, themed "Scatter the Darkness."