 Around the Conference...
The Social Justice Stream, part of the Spiritual Growth Retreat series begins at Spring Heights this Friday evening, October 16 at 6:30pm. Participants will spend the night at Spring Heights. Cost is $55, click here for registration and information.
Children's Sabbath Weekend: October 16 -18, contact Rev. Tom Shepherd for more information.
Essential Skills for Effective Supervision (Oct. 21, registration extended) |
 H1N1 Resource
"H1N1 Flu: A Guide for Community and Faith-Based Organizations" has been produced by the Center
for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the U.S. Dept of Health &
Human Services The document
covers a wide variety of topics that will assist you in providing the best
information to people in your churches and other church-related organizations.
|
"We believe health care is a basic human right"
(UM Social Principles, 162.V)
The General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church has many resources for exploring UM values on issues like Health Care and the Environment. Click here to read the Social Principles through the GBCS website.
|
 Clergy Appreciation Month and the Central Conference Pension Initiative
MONROVIA, Liberia (UMNS)-The types of churches led by the Rev. Joseph Sunday for
33 years did not pay enough for him to accumulate a retirement nest egg. 
Sunday, 77, who retired from active ministry in 2002, led rural churches and
worked on circuits where he would be sent to United Methodist congregations
"that sometimes paid me $25," he says. Read Rev. Sunday's complete story here.Think about what pastors do for people. They are there in times of joy and hardship - baptizing, leading, and praying alongside their congregations. October is pastor appreciation month. Consider a gift to the Central Conference Pension Initiative (CCPI) in honor of your pastor. Download a pledge form here. |
