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January 31, 2012- Vol. 5, Issue 76 |
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IMPORTANT ANNUAL CONFERENCE DATE CHANGE
The 2012 West Ohio Annual Conference will begin in the evening on Sunday, June 10, 2012 and end late afternoon on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, which is one day shorter than the past several years.
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A Challenge from Bishop Ough | 
Dear Friends in Christ:
Grace and peace to you in this season after the Epiphany. I pray that you will be filled with the Light that has come into the world, and shine with the radiance of Christ's glory that Christ may be known, praised and obeyed to the ends of the earth.
I greet you with a health challenge to all West Ohio United Methodists beginning this February 12.
As you know, the theme for our 2012 Annual Conference Session at Lakeside is Unleashed! Proclaiming the Good News and Healing People Everywhere. This theme will give expression to one of the areas of missional focus affirmed by the 2008 General conference-improving health globally.
I'd like to make this personal. Improving health globally begins with us right here in West Ohio; to impact Global Health we must also be healthy.
I have begun a personal exercise and nutrition regimen designed to help me lose some weight and become a more healthy temple for the Lord. My ultimate goal is to get my borderline diabetes and high cholesterol under control. I am challenging all West Ohio United Methodists to join me, particularly the lay and clergy members of the conference.
You can do so by joining me in Walking to the Four Corners of the World over the next four months.
Read the rest of the Bishop's Challenge to all West Ohio churches and constituents.
Learn how to join this challenge! Teams are already forming....will you come with us? |
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SPARK12 Young adults lead social justice startups | |
 The United Methodist Church is taking a page from the tech startup world, and the resulting initiative enables young adults to be leaders in ministry. Spark12 is an incubator for social justice ministries developed and implemented by young adults. It is one way the denomination is working to develop principled Christian leaders. "This (initiative) empowers young adults and meets them where they are," said Rev. April Casperson, admissions director at The Methodist Theological School of Ohio. [more] Spark12 Blog
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Summer internships for college undergraduates | |
 As college students begin to search for summer opportunities that will serve as a support for their future endeavors, the Office of Connectional Ministries announces another season of The Next Generations Leadership Ministry Intern Program sponsored by the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church. This opportunity also affords selected mentors and host churches the chance to play a critical role in the experience of each intern discerning a call to ordained ministry. Visit www.westohioumc.org/internships to download the application and find more information. Please note applications postmarked after March 1, 2012 will not be considered.
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2012 Historian of the Year/Church Anniversaries | |
Annually, the United Methodist Historical Society of Ohio recognizes the Local Church Historian of the Year and churches celebrating significant anniversaries in both the East and West Ohio Conferences. This person and church anniversaries will be recognized at the Annual Meeting and History Convocation of the UMHSO on April 21, 2012. Criteria for Historian of the Year are on the UMHSO website at www.umhso.org. Deadline for nominations is February 10, 2012 to James R. Barbee, Chairman WOC Commission on Archives and History,
2241-C Wesley Way, Reynoldsburg OH 43068.
If your church is celebrating a significant anniversary in 2012 (100, 125, 150, 175, or 200 years,) please send that information to Jim Barbee at the above address or to jbarbee001@insight.rr.com. The deadline for receiving church anniversary notification is March 24, 2012. For questions call Jim at 614-322-1010. |
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Preview to church restructuring debate | |
 Months before the 2012 General Conference, delegates to The United Methodist Church's top lawmaking body got a hint of the debate to come regarding restructuring the denomination. More than 300 delegates, communicators and agency staff gathered January 19-21 for the Pre-General Conference News Briefing at the Tampa Convention Center, where discussions of the proposed changes dominated conversation. [more]
Videos of the 3-day presentations are available here: Pre-General Conference Video Archive |
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An internship experience offered by Good Works, Inc. | |
 Not sure what you are doing in the summer of 2012? Consider a 9-week paid internship focused on discipleship and leadership development in the context of Christian community in Athens, OH. Interns lead youth and adults in relational service with
people in homeless situations, older adults needing physical assistance and support, and children and teens experiencing the risks of poverty. The deadline to submit an application is March 31, 2012. [more] |
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Passages | |
Rev. Charles Lockie (retired 1995), died on January 23, 2012. Messages of condolence may be sent to his wife Ms. Betty Alexander, 4091 Eastchester Drive, Apt. #113, Bryan, TX 77802 or his daughter Ms. Katharine Kriger, 1403 Tara Court, College Station, TX 77840.
Rev. Nellwyn B. Trujillo (retired 1988), died on January 24, 2012 in Santa Cruz, New Mexico where she made her home. No family contacts at this time. |
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