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July 18, 2011- Vol. 4, Issue 63 |
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Ft. McKinley UMC |
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| 2011 Annual Conference News and Information | |
Order 2011 DVDs, the 2011 West Ohio Conference Journal & Prayer Cards
We're still accepting orders for DVD's of Annual Conference speakers, worship services, photo gallery, class photos, Breakthrough Videos and daily videos. Also on the order form is the 2011 Journal and the Unleashing New Life Prayer Cards from the Bishop's Episcopal Address. Online Order Form
Review Conference Reports
Daily summaries in writing, video and photos, as well as delegate elections and recommendations acted upon, are available on the event website. Daily Media Recommendations Elections
Unleashing New Life in Your Church?
Feel free to use the Unleashing New Life artwork and media resources in your church to tie into our 2011 focus. There are downloadable templates for PowerPoint and Word, as well as the main graphic. The videos can be shown directly from the West Ohio YouTube Channel onto your church worship screen, or you can order a copy of the videos and the photo gallery using our online order form .
Breakthrough Ministry Videos
Watch and share our Breakthrough Ministry Videos - stories of how five of our West Ohio churches are engaging in life transforming ministry. |
| Volunteer Marshals and Pages needed for General Conference | |
Volunteers can now apply online to serve as marshals or pages during The United Methodist Church's 2012 General Conference. The denomination's top legislative assembly will meet in Tampa, Fla. April 24-May 4, 2012.
Approximately 150 volunteers are needed during General Conference. Marshals and pages are responsible for their own travel and expenses.
Those interested should submit an online application at www.umcevents.org/gc2012marshalpage. Deadline for applications is August 31, 2011. Applicants will be notified of their status by Nov. 30. |
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| Spielman Named Honorary Chair of Wings Campaign |  Chris Spielman, former NFL and Ohio State football player, has agreed to serve as the honorary chair for the Wings of the Morning Caravan Campaign, led by the West Ohio Conference and supported by the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church.
"For the people of North Katanga (in the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Wings of the Morning is the life-blood of mission, bringing medical supplies, pastors, missionaries and Bibles to the interior of the Congo," Spielman says. "Wings of the Morning also flies the injured and critically ill to hospitals in larger cities. Without this plane, a lifeline of truth and mercy may be cut off." [more information] |
| Be the One Benefit Concert | |
 Bring your youth to hear The Marty Ford Experience, who played during worship services at Annual Conference at Lakeside, and popular Contemporary Christian bands: FFH, Sidewalk Prophets and the headliner, Hawk Nelson. The Be the One Benefit Concert will be held at Veteran's Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe on Saturday, July 30th. 100% of all ticket proceeds will benefit local food banks in Ross and Pike Counties and UM Vietnam Orphanage. [details]
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| The Small Membership Church - a Mustard Seed, not an Acorn |  Both urban and rural churches are invited to attend this seminar from T.A.R.R.P. (Town and Rural Resource Programming) of East and West Ohio Conferences on August 6, 2011. Guest speaker Rev. Sharon Schwab has a wonderful way of sharing how ministry works well in small membership churches. Leipsic UMC is hosting - bring a team from your church! Find details and registration information(registrations due by July 22) by clicking here: The Small Membership Church. |
| Volunteers in Mission (VIM) News | |
 Mission Guidelines for Congregations
The West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church strongly encourages every congregation planning a mission team to adhere to these six guidelines .
Mission Trip to Piedras Negras, Mexico Nov. 10-14, 2011
This West Ohio Volunteer in Mission team is designed for clergy and laity whose congregations are either already participating in some form of Hispanic ministry (worship services, childcare, tutoring, ESL, immigration advocacy, etc.) or intend to start a ministry. Downloadable Brochure
Joplin, MO is accepting Disaster Response Teams
The Missouri Conference is ready to start receiving VIM teams to continue clean-up and recovery work in Joplin, much of which was devastated by a May tornado. Teams can help with debris removal and warehouse organization. Call the volunteer hotline at (417) 625-3543 or register online at www.211missouri.org. To volunteer for long-term rebuilding efforts through The United Methodist Church, fill out this online form. |
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Third grader's generous gift multiplies to feed thousands |
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"Emma's Offering" |
Rev. Jim Wilson, pastor of Church of the Messiah UMC in Westerville, was stunned to be handed a $300 donation from third-grader Emma Taylor. She doesn't attend his current church but rather First UMC in Troy, OH, where Wilson was pastor until last July.
The penciled writing on the envelope made it clear how 9-year-old Emma wanted her money to be spent. Two hundred dollars was to go to "Pastor Jim/your church." An additional $100 was earmarked for Bradley's House of Hope, a therapy and education center for disabled youth in Nicaragua that Wilson named for his late son. Read what happened next. [more] |
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| New dates of note | |
Wyandot Mission Church 2011 Summer Preaching Schedule for 8 a.m. worship services.
July 21...The Great Recovery Online Event, a grassroots movement dealing with the economic mess.
August...Training for Nominations Committee/Finance Leaders , online training sponsored by the General Board of Discipleship. |
| Passages | |
Rev. Robert A. Byler (retired 1985) died on July 13, 2011. Messages of condolence may be sent to his wife Eunice at 175 Cape May Drive #122, Wilmington, OH 45177.
Mrs. Fay Rossman, wife of Rev. Donald Rossman (retired 1991), died on June 18, 2011. Messages of condolence may be sent to Donald at 491 West 5th Street, Chillicothe, OH 45601.
Rev. Janet Lewis-Cattell died on June 12, 2011. Messages of condolence may be sent to her husband Randy and daughter Kelley at 25 W. Main Street, Leipsic, OH 45856.
Mrs. Carolyn Iris Wilson Hazlett, wife of Rev. James Hazlett (retired 2005), died on June 8, 2011. Messages of condolence may be sent to James and family at Box 8193, Ruidoso, New Mexico 88355.
Mrs. Harriet Wiser, surviving spouse of Rev. Waller Byrd Wiser (deceased 1997), died on June 7, 2011. Messages of condolence may be sent to her daughter Beth at 426 Lamplite Lane, Williston, VT 05495.
Mrs. Jean T. Mark, surviving spouse of Rev. Fred Martin Mark (deceased 2005), died on June 1, 2011. Messages of condolence may be sent to her daughter Mrs. Cindy Snider, 7892 South Portage Road, Jackson, MI 49201.
Mrs. Nellene Legg, surviving spouse of Rev. James Horace Legg (deceased 2003), died on May 29, 2011. No family contacts at this time.
Mr. Donald D. Moss, spouse of Rev. Judith Johnson (reitred 2008), died on May 20, 2011. Messages of condolence may be sent to Judith at 1800 Preston on-the-Lake, Unit 257, Little Elm, TX 75068.
Mrs. Barbara Ann Oerke, wife of Rev. George William Oerke (retired 1988), died on May 16, 2011. Messages of condolence may be sent to George at 10 Village Park Drive, Weaverville, NC 28787. |
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