2026-2027 calendar.

The following dates are tentative and could be changed due to circumstances throughout the program year. (In-person gathering dates begin Monday evenings and end Wednesday at noon, with travel arranged for both those days.)

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July 1

     2026-2027 cohort announcement

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September 9

     Welcome Zoom meeting and program orientation

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September 21-23

     First in-person gathering of the cohort in Des Moines

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October 7

     Gathering follow-up Zoom meeting

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October 7-November 4

     First in-person gathering of the cohort in Des Moines

     

November 4

     Preaching Fellows establish sermon feedback groups

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December 2

     All-cohort Zoom meeting

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​​​January 6

     All-cohort Zoom meeting

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January 25-27

     Mid-winter recharge gathering, location TBD

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February 6

     Ash Wednesday

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March 3

     All-cohort Zoom meeting

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April 7

     All-cohort Zoom meeting

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May 1

     Applications for 2027-2028 open

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May 5

     All-cohort Zoom meeting

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June 1

     Applications for 2027-2028 close

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June 7-9

     In-person celebration gathering

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July 1

     2027-2028 cohort announcement

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