MYLE Schedule

July 19-22, 2009 - Sheraton New Orleans

 

Sunday, July 19
Morning              
  • MYLE begins
  • Daytime arrivals into New Orleans
  • Transportation on your own to Sheraton New Orleans
  • Lunch on your own
1:00pm
  • Registration open (5th floor Ballroom registration area by escalators)
  • Adult orientation sessions available throughout the afternoon
  • Luggage room on 3rd floor. Please wait to check in to your room until your assigned room is ready! (This is critical in order to make all MYLE participants fit into our room block.)
  • Dinner on your own
6:30-8:30pm

Welcome / Introductions / Opening worship with Eucharist (Grand Ballroom, 5th floor)

8:45-10:45pm

Cultural celebration (Napoleon Ballroom, 3rd floor)

11:00-11:45pm 

Congregation time (meet with your congregational group in a guest room)

12:00am

Lights Out

Monday, July 20
8:00-9:00am

Breakfast (Napoleon Ballroom)

9:00-10:00am Morning worship (Grand Ballroom)
10:15-11:45am
  • Learning I: Youth ethnic caucuses (Break out room schedule will be available on-site.)
  • Adult ethnic caucuses with ethnic association presidents. Learn about what’s going on within your ethnic community.
12:00-1:00pm Lunch (Napoleon Ballroom)
1:30-2:45pm Learning Sessions for GROUPS A and B: Family & Community (Break out room schedule will be available on-site.)

3:00-4:15pm Learning Sessions for GROUPS A and B: Global & Leadership (Break out room schedule will be available on-site.)
1:30-2:45pm
  • Group C engages in “What’s color got to do with it?” workshop (Armstrong Ballroom)
  • Group D engages in “Diversity Circle” (Grand Ballroom)
3:00-4:15pm
  • Group C engages in “Diversity Circle” (Grand Ballroom)
  • Group D engages in “What’s color got to do with it?” workshop (Armstrong Ballroom)
4:15-5:00pm Free time
5:00-6:00pm Dinner (Napoleon Ballroom)
6:30-8:30pm  Evening Worship (Grand Ballroom)
9:00-11:00pm Night Life:
  • Dance (Grand Ballroom) 
  • Ethnic association receptions (8th floor salons) 
  • and more! 
11:00-11:45pm
Congregation Time
12:00am Lights Out
Tuesday, July 21
 8:00-9:00am Breakfast (Napoleon Ballroom)
9:00-10:00am Morning worship (Grand Ballroom)
10:15-11:30am Learning Sessions for GROUPS C and D: Family & Community (Break out room schedule will be available on-site.)
11:45-1:00pm Learning Sessions for GROUPS C and D: Global & Leadership (Break out room schedule will be available on-site.)
10:15-11:30am
  • Group A engages in “What’s color got to do with it?” workshop (Armstrong Ballroom)
  • Group B engages in “Diversity Circle” (Grand Ballroom)
11:45-1:00pm
  • Group A engages in “Diversity Circle” (Grand Ballroom)
  • Group B engages in “What’s color got to do with it?” workshop (Armstrong Ballroom)
1:00-2:00pm Lunch (Napoleon Ballroom) 
3:00-5:00pm
  • Learning VI: Youth ethnic caucuses (Break out room schedule will be available on-site.)
  • All adult caucus with Multicultural Ministry staff
5:00-6:00pm Dinner (Napoleon Ballroom)
6:30-8:30pm Evening worship (Grand Ballroom)
9:00-11:00pm Night Life: 
  • Dance (Grand Ballroom) 
  • Ethnic association receptions (8th floor salons) 
  • and more!
11:00-11:45pm Congregational Time
12:00am Lights Out
Wednesday, July 22
8:00-9:00am Breakfast (Napoleon Ballroom)
9:30am-noon Closing worship with Eucharist (Grand Ballroom)
12:00 noon Lunch on your own
1:00-5:00pm Hospitality Room open (Napoleon Ballroom)
Evening opening Gathering program in the Louisiana Superdome.
MYLE participants help welcome ELCA Youth Gathering participants!