TheKentucky Council

of Churches

The 67th Annual AssemblyOctober 24 & 25, 2014

Lakeside Presbyterian Church2690 Dixie HighwayLakeside Park, KY

AccommodationsHoliday Inn Cincinnati Airport Hotel1717 Airport Exchange Blvd., Erlanger, KYI-275, Exit 2 The room rate is $91.00/per night plus tax.

Reservations can be made online by visiting the Kentucky Council of Churches Online Room Reservation hyperlink at http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org or by calling 1-859-746-5608 (1-800-Holiday). To receive the group rate, identify yourself as a KCC participant.

Handicap accessible rooms are available upon request as well as in-room refrigerators for medications.

All reservations must be made by Oct. 2, 2014 and guaranteed with a credit card or cash deposit. Rooms must be canceled by 6 p.m. on the date of arrival to avoid penalty. Check in time is 3 p.m.; checkout is 11 a.m.

If you are planning to stay in the area, the KCC rate can be extended to include Saturday night lodging.

How to RegisterYou are encouraged to register online by going to the KCC website, http://www.kycouncilofchurches.org/register-for-assembly.

To register by mail, you may download registration forms from the KCC website or call 859-269-7715 to have one mailed or emailed.

The address to mail a form or secure payment, is Kentucky Council of Churches, P.O. Box 23171, Lexington, KY 40523-3171.

This year’s registration fee is $125 for the two day event. One day participation for Friday, October 24 is $85 (includes lunch and banquet). One day participation for Saturday, October 25 is $65 (includes breakfast and snack). Registration is required by October 2, 2014.

The Rev. Dr. Carl Stauffer

Ms. Nontombi Naomi Tutu

Keynote Speakers Special Guests

The Rev. Dr. Carl Stauffer is the Co-Director of the Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice at Eastern Mennonite University. He works for restorative justice in the U.S. and internationally.

Ms. Nontombi Naomi Tutu is the daughter of Bishop Desmond Tutu who lived the end of apartheid. She is a moving speaker on issues of truth and reconciliation, gender and race.

PreacherSr. Helen Prejean

Sr. Helen Prejean is a spiritual advisor to death row inmates and the author of Dead Man Walking and The Death of the Innocents

Devotions

The Rev. Dr. T.C. Thomas is the pastor of the Metropolitan Christian Methodist Episcopal

Church in Cincinnati.

Sr. Dorothy Schuette is a member of the Benedictine Order who serves as the

Pastoral Associate at Mother of God Parish in Covington, KY

The 2014 Theme:Restorative Justice

“But let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like

a mighty stream”Amos 5:24

Workshops Schedule

Reaching At Risk Adolescents WithRestorative Justice

Discrimination In The Criminal Justice System

Linda Harvey, a pioneer in restorative justice in Kentucky for 18 years, will describe how the all-volunteer program that she directs, Juvenile Restorative Justice (JRJ) of Lexington,

provides services of mediation, circles, case consultation, and parent education. JRJ creates a connection and bridge with youth who are referred by the court system and middle and high schools in Fayette County.

Ed Monahan, an attorney and leader in Kentucky’s statewide public defender program, Department of Public Advocacy, will guide us through the U.S. phenomenon of “mass incarceration”

and its differential impact on racial and ethnic groups.

How Is It Not Worth It? The Impact Of Violence On TheMind, Body And Spirit

United We Stand: A Christian’s Thoughts On Religious Diversity

in Kentucky

Libby Mills, Executive Director of Restorative Justice Louisville, will help us look at community-based restorative practices in Louisville, Ky responding to juvenile crime and building connections in

our neighborhoods. Specific examples will include Family Group Conferencing and Community Accountability Boards. Short presentations on each restorative practice will be followed by participatory practice on finding the openings and creating restorative opportunities where we live.

Ginny Sprang, Executive Director of UK’s Center on Trauma and Children and a professor in the College of Medicine’s

Department of Psychiatry, will explore the impact of violence on the well-being of individuals across the lifespan, and the spiritual dimensions of victimization and recovery. Case examples will be used.(Friday only)

Colman Elridge III, Executive Assistant to Governor Beshear, will show that Kentucky has increasingly attracted businesses and families from across the world. The diversification of faiths in our

Commonwealth requires an understanding of how our Judeo-Christian heritage can and should embrace this new frontier. Religious diversity is the theme of the Council’s 2015 assembly.

Friday, October 24

10:30 Delegates Registration11:00 Delegates Orientation11:15 Delegates Session 111:30 Public Registration12:30 Lunch 1:15 Devotions led by Rev. Dr. T. C. Thomas Keynote address by Dr. Carl Stauffer 2:45 Break 3:15 Workshops Session 1 4:45 Break 5:00 Reception 5:30 Banquet 7:00 Worship with homily by Sister Helen Prejean

Saturday, October 25

7:00 Breakfast and checkout 8:00 Delegates Session 2 8:30 Registration for Saturday only participants 9:00 Devotions led by Sr. Dorothy Schuette, OSB 9:15 Workshops Session 210:30 Break with snack10:45 Keynote address by Ms. Nontombi Naomi Tutu12:00 Closing Session12:30 Adjournment

“The primary Christian understanding of justice is one that focuses on the potential for redemption, an effort to restore wholeness – wholeness to the individual, as well as wholeness to the community.” – KCC statement 2009