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From: Falisha Hola <falishahola@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:37:55 -0700
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Subject: Re: Annual Conference + Laity Session Updates
To: Falisha Hola <falishahola@gmail.com>
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Hi all!

Thank you to everyone who has responded to the doodle poll or has emailed
me about their availability to meet. I appreciate the feedback and
responses from everyone.

Please mark your calendars for *tomorrow, Thursday, June 19th at 4:00pm*!
I'll be sending out a link later today or early tomorrow.

I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow. Let me know if you have any
questions in the meantime.

Best,
Falisha Hola

On Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 10:30=E2=80=AFAM Falisha Hola <falishahola@gmail.co=
m> wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> I hope you're all doing well. As we get closer to Annual Conference, I
> want to be sure to give you updates on Annual Conference and progress on
> the Laity Session. Below you'll find more information and details regardi=
ng
> both!
>
> *Annual Conference:*
>
>    - Laity Learning Workshops
>       - Following the laity session, there will be laity learning
>       workshops that will be available. I've linked here
>       <https://pnwumc.org/ac2025/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/PNWAC25-lay-c=
lasses.pdf> the
>       different workshops that will be provided at Annual Conference.
>    - Laity Address
>       - I'll be giving a laity address on Friday morning! If you haven't
>       already, please reach out to me with any highlights from this past =
year.
>       I'd love to try to incorporate those highlights into the address.
>    - Ministry Fair
>       - The ministry fair will be happening on Friday, June 27th at 6pm.
>    - District Meetings
>       - This will be happening on Saturday, June 28th at 9am.
>
> *Laity Session: *
>
>    - Below you'll find information about the laity session including
>    thoughts around how we could structure it. I'd love to find a time thi=
s
>    week with you all to go over it and gain your feedback if possible but=
 also
>    feel free to reach out to me as well. Here is a doodle poll
>    <https://doodle.com/group-poll/participate/eVnMwvve>, please fill out
>    as soon as you can (please let me know too if there are other times th=
at
>    work better for folks)!
>    - This year we'll be having a bit more time to gather together. We'll
>    have about 2 hours and 30 mins. It'll take place on Thursday, June 26t=
h,
>    following lunch at 1:30pm.
>    - With the time that we have, I've envisioned dividing that time into
>    three parts.
>       - Part I - A Learning Opportunity
>          - This year we'll be voting on constitutional amendments. I
>          wanted the opportunity to provide laity the space and resources =
to further
>          understand what we'll be voting on during plenary. There will be=
 some
>          resources shared during plenary but wanted to be sure we could p=
rovide
>          different resources and more time with this subject.
>       - Part II - Resources
>          - In this part, I thought it could be an opportunity to remind
>          or provide laity with resources available to them. Recently Joey=
 Lopez
>          reached out about offering an opportunity for a presentation or =
workshop
>          around faith based organizing for laity. I believe this is a gre=
at
>          opportunity considering current events. This gives folks a chanc=
e to think
>          about how they can organize in a time like this. We're working o=
n how we
>          can incorporate this into the laity session.
>       - Part III - Networking/Community Building Opportunity
>          - This last part is creating an activity that will curate
>          dialogue with those who will be at the laity session. This is a =
chance for
>          people to meet new folks and hopefully make connections!
>       - I will be providing a more finalized agenda for the laity session
>    as we get closer to Annual Conference!
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions at all, including any
> feedback or thoughts, I'd be happy to hear them! I look forward to seeing
> and hearing from you all soon.
>
> Best,
> Falisha Hola
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi all!=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Thank you to everyone who=
 has responded to the doodle poll or has emailed me about their availabilit=
y to meet. I appreciate the feedback and responses from everyone.=C2=A0</di=
v><div><br></div><div>Please mark your calendars for <b><u style=3D"backgro=
und-color:rgb(255,255,0)">tomorrow, Thursday, June 19th at 4:00pm</u></b>! =
I&#39;ll be sending out a link later today or early tomorrow.=C2=A0</div><d=
iv><br></div><div>I look forward to seeing you all=C2=A0tomorrow. Let me kn=
ow if you have any questions in the meantime.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><di=
v>Best,</div><div>Falisha Hola</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gma=
il_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 16, 2=
025 at 10:30=E2=80=AFAM Falisha Hola &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:falishahola@gmai=
l.com">falishahola@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"g=
mail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204=
,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div id=3D"m_=
2359185754231058142m_1235296799424505057gmail-:1u9" aria-label=3D"Message B=
ody" role=3D"textbox" aria-multiline=3D"true" style=3D"direction:ltr;min-he=
ight:352px" aria-controls=3D":1y3" aria-expanded=3D"false">Hi all!=C2=A0<di=
v><br></div><div>I hope you&#39;re all doing well. As we get=C2=A0closer to=
 Annual Conference, I want to be sure to give you updates on Annual Confere=
nce and progress on the Laity Session. Below you&#39;ll find more informati=
on and details regarding both!=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div><b><u>Annual =
Conference:</u></b></div><div><ul><li>Laity Learning Workshops=C2=A0</li><u=
l><li>Following the laity session, there will be laity learning workshops t=
hat will be available. I&#39;ve linked=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://pnwumc.org/a=
c2025/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/PNWAC25-lay-classes.pdf" target=3D"_blank"=
>here</a>=C2=A0the different workshops that will be provided=C2=A0at Annual=
=C2=A0Conference.=C2=A0</li></ul><li>Laity Address</li><ul><li>I&#39;ll be =
giving a laity address on Friday morning! If you haven&#39;t already, pleas=
e reach out to me with any highlights from this past year. I&#39;d love to =
try to incorporate those highlights into the address.=C2=A0</li></ul><li>Mi=
nistry Fair=C2=A0</li><ul><li>The ministry fair will be happening on Friday=
, June 27th at 6pm.=C2=A0</li></ul><li>District Meetings</li><ul><li>This w=
ill be happening on Saturday, June 28th at 9am.</li></ul></ul><div><b><u>La=
ity Session:=C2=A0</u></b></div></div><div><ul><li>Below you&#39;ll find in=
formation about the laity session including thoughts around how we could st=
ructure it. I&#39;d love to find a time this week with you all to=C2=A0go o=
ver it and gain=C2=A0your feedback if possible but also feel free to reach =
out to me as well. Here is a <a href=3D"https://doodle.com/group-poll/parti=
cipate/eVnMwvve" target=3D"_blank">doodle poll</a>, please fill out as soon=
 as you can (please let me know too if there are other times that work bett=
er for folks)!</li><li>This year we&#39;ll be having a bit more time to gat=
her together. We&#39;ll have about 2 hours and 30 mins. It&#39;ll take plac=
e on Thursday, June 26th, following lunch at 1:30pm.</li><li>With the time =
that we have, I&#39;ve envisioned dividing that time into three parts.=C2=
=A0</li><ul><li>Part I - A Learning Opportunity=C2=A0</li><ul><li>This year=
 we&#39;ll be voting on constitutional amendments. I wanted the opportunity=
 to provide laity the space and resources to further understand what we&#39=
;ll be voting on during plenary. There will be some resources shared during=
 plenary but wanted to be sure we could provide different resources and mor=
e time with this subject.=C2=A0</li></ul><li>Part II - Resources</li><ul><l=
i>In this part, I thought it could be an opportunity to remind or provide l=
aity with resources available to them.=C2=A0Recently Joey Lopez reached out=
 about offering an opportunity for a presentation or workshop around faith =
based organizing for laity. I believe this is a great opportunity consideri=
ng current events. This gives folks a chance to think about how they can or=
ganize in a time like this. We&#39;re working on how we can incorporate thi=
s into the laity session.=C2=A0</li></ul><li>Part III - Networking/Communit=
y Building Opportunity</li><ul><li>This last part is creating an activity t=
hat will curate dialogue with those who will be at the laity session. This =
is a chance for people to meet new folks and hopefully make connections!</l=
i></ul></ul><li>I will be providing a more finalized agenda for the laity s=
ession as we get closer to Annual Conference!</li></ul></div><div>Please le=
t me know if you have any questions at all, including any feedback or thoug=
hts, I&#39;d be happy to hear them! I look forward to seeing and hearing fr=
om you all soon.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Falisha Hol=
a</div></div></div>
</div>
</blockquote></div>

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