{"id":2573,"date":"2011-06-26T17:50:17","date_gmt":"2011-06-26T21:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/?p=2573"},"modified":"2011-06-26T17:57:51","modified_gmt":"2011-06-26T21:57:51","slug":"the-dock-is-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/the-dock-is-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dock Is Launched!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5870008872_58206432e0_z.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2578\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/the-dock-is-launched\/5870008872_58206432e0_z\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5870008872_58206432e0_z.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"We made this!\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5870008872_58206432e0_z.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5870008872_58206432e0_z.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2578\" title=\"We made this!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5870008872_58206432e0_z-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5870008872_58206432e0_z.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5870008872_58206432e0_z.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5870008872_58206432e0_z.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Whhheeewwww&#8230; the Dock&#8217;s big weekend is just about over. \u00a0The Maritime Heritage Festival in the TQ was a huge, roaring success. \u00a0The Dock Walk today was awesome. \u00a0Book Group was the best ever. \u00a0And the dinner and Business Plan Launch on Friday night&#8230; <em>wow<\/em>. \u00a0 I am so proud of my awesome team who put this all together, and humbled and privileged to be part of The Dock.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5869446277_5c16c842f9_z.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2575\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/the-dock-is-launched\/5869446277_5c16c842f9_z\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5869446277_5c16c842f9_z.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"He&#8217;s still talking&#8230;\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5869446277_5c16c842f9_z.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5869446277_5c16c842f9_z.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2575\" title=\"He's still talking...\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5869446277_5c16c842f9_z-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5869446277_5c16c842f9_z.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5869446277_5c16c842f9_z.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/5869446277_5c16c842f9_z.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>A more considered report when I&#8217;ve had a bit more time to take it all in, but for now a quick link to some photos taken by Annette McGrath, in which you can spot some of the Great and the Good who attended the event &#8211; click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/64480891@N03\/sets\/72157627044533024\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And if you want to hear the point of view of one of the guests, you can click onto Gladys Ganiel&#8217;s report for the Slugger O&#8217;Toole blog <a href=\"http:\/\/sluggerotoole.com\/2011\/06\/25\/all-aboard-for-the-dock-church\/\">here<\/a>. \u00a0(Be warned that the lurkers who post comments on the Slugger blog are pretty merciless, so don&#8217;t read on beyond the article if you have delicate sensibilities!)<\/p>\n<p>As part of her article, Gladys included a video of the bulk of the presentation &#8211; if you have a free half hour (!) you can watch it here. \u00a0(Susan kindly asks that you don&#8217;t notice that one of my suit buttons was hanging off. \u00a0Oops, too late!)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D7p-XGgahVE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whhheeewwww&#8230; 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