Newsletter 2/2009 (March 2009)

Dear members of CEUC,
Dear colleagues and friends

The board of CEUC hope this message finds you well and you are enjoying sunny spring days.
In our second newsletter this year we would like to give you a quick update about what has been done by and in our organisation in the last few months:
- Registration for the conference 2009 in Kristiansand, Norway: Update / Workshops
- CEUC representatives at the international board / Global Conference 2012
- CEUC 2010 in Coventry, UK

Registration for the conference 2009 in Kristiansand, Norway:
Update / Workshops
Join us in Kristiansand! The local host committee has arranged an inspiring programme with many opportunities for reflection and recreation. The website of the conference was updated recently and has a workshop section now. You are welcome to present your projects and to share good practice.Make sure to register and to register soon. You can benefit from an early booker discount on the conference fee until April 17 (not as indicated on the conference website until March 31) On www.ceuc09.org you find all necessary information.

CEUC representatives at the international board / Global Conference 2012
At the last global conference the International Association of Chaplains in Higher Education (IACHE) was established. CEUC is part of this global ecumenical organisation and has the possibility to delegate three representatives to the board of IACHE. At the moment we have two delegates, Esther Diederen (NL) and Cassandra Howes (UK), one position is vacant. That means that you could become representative! If you are interested to support the cooperation of chaplains on the international level, please contact Esther Diederen who can give you further information (E.Diederen@SSC.unimaas.nl). There will be a formal election of all CEUC representatives at IACHE at the next general assembly in Kristiansand. A short notice about the next global conference: American chaplains have launched a bid to host the Global Conference 2012 at Yale University, City of New Haven, Connecticut / USA.

CEUC 2010 in Coventry, UK:
The board of CEUC supported and welcomed gladly an excellent bid of British chaplains to host next year’s conference in Coventry. A local host team of nine chaplains was established, consisting of representation from the Church of England, Methodist, Muslim, Roman Catholic and United Reformed Church. More information about the conference will be presented to you at the general assembly and in the following months through our website www.ceuc.org. Mark your calendar: CEUC 2010, 14th June to Friday 18th June 2010 in Coventry, UK.

So far by now. In a few weeks we will come back to you by sending you the agenda of the general conference in Kristiansand on June 5, 2009

We, the board of CEUC, are grateful for your support and we will continue to promote and to foster the exchange and the cooperation among the European chaplains.Peace and blessings to you all!

On behalf of the board of CEUC,
Markus Anker, Chair of the Board

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Pfr. Markus Anker
Evang.-ref. Universitätspfarramt
Universität St. Gallen
Steinbockstrasse 1,
CH-9010 St. Gallen
Phone +41 (0)71 744 71 77
Fax +41 (0)71 244 18 31

markus.anker@unisg.ch
http://www.treffpunkt-steinbock.ch/