In Prayer
Drop Your Drawers: It's Undie Sunday
Undie Sunday
This Sunday, churches throughout the Conference collect donations of new underwear.  It's a great example of the UM connection at work.  Churches give our 7 Conference Mission Projects the donated items.  The Mission Projects then distribute them to their clients.

Undie Sunday is also a great way to engage the community with your church.  Encourage friends, co-workers, and neighbors to drop off a donation to your church during the week.

Children's Sabbath is also this weekend.  Click here for a complete list of Special Sundays and their remittance numbers for church treasurers.

Bishop's Blog
The Lyghthouse is the official blog of resident Bishop, Ernest S. Lyght.  Earlier this week, he wrote about the pastors who made a difference in his life - and encouraged all of us to let our pastors know how much we value them and their ministry.

October is Clergy Appreciation Month.  Perhaps one way your church can honor your pastor is by making a contribution to the Central Conference Pension Initiative (CCPI). 

Clergy and their spouses in the Central Conferences of the United Methodist Church spend years in ministry, then retire without the security of a pension.  Your gifts to date have helped ensure they will have food, medication, or a place to live.

The West Virginia Conference has raised more than $192,000 toward a goal of $250,000.  Additionally, more than $21 million has been raised toward the general UMC goal of $25 million.

Click here for resources on how you can help meet our goal.

Day of Remembrance Sunday
Gifts made on the annual Day of Remembrance Special Sunday (Nov. 7, 2010), will go to CCPI too. Church Treasurers, the remittance number for this Special Sunday is 794.
Does your Charge have a Foundation Rep?
A Foundation Representative is elected by each Charge Conference through UMFWVtheir Lay Leadership election process, and provides a link between the local church and the ministry of the United Methodist Foundation of West Virginia, Inc.

For more information, please contact the Foundation at 1-800-788-3476 x45 or info@umfwv.org.

Free Estate Planning Seminar
Join the UM Foundation of WV and Glenwood Park Foundation for Where There's A Will There's A Way, November 5 in Beckley. For more information and to register, download the brochure here.
Other Notes/Events
The Incarnational Stream spiritual growth retreat, scheduled for October 8-9 at Spring Heights, has been cancelled due to low registration. The next spiritual growth retreat, Discovering Your and Your Chuch's Spirituality, will be March 4-5 2011; at Spring Heights.

Youth Fall Workshop
Sometimes the journeys of life lead away from God. Fall Workshop 2010 reminds youth no matter how far away from God they get, they can always go back to Square 1 with God. The weekend event is November 19-21 at Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley. Visit wvumc.org/youth for more information and to register online.  Check out the event on the Conference Facebook page, too!

You can view more events,download brochures and registration materials online at wvumc.org/calendar.  Many of the events above qualify as continuing education opportunities.  Contact J.F. Lacaria for questions regarding CEU's: 800-788-3746, ext. 27. or email him: jayeph@aol.com.

Journal Correction
Please note the correct extensions for Myra Bess (38) and Cheryl Sutton (36).  They were inadvertantly reversed on the back page of this year's journal. You can find contact information for all Conference Staff at wvumc.org/staff.
West Virginia Council of Churches Annual Assembly
The WVCC Annual Assembly is October 17-18, and features keynote speaker Rev. Dr. Dean Thompson, formerly of Charleston. David Donathan, Director of Music and Arts Ministries at Christ Church UM (Charleston), will lead the Assembly Ecumenical Choir. Click here for more information on the assembly.
 
In This Issue
Undie Sunday
Clergy Appreciation Month
Foundation Represenative
Fall Events
WV Council of Churches Annual Assembly
Upcoming events:

October

7 Order of Elders Day Apart, Coordinating Committee Meeting

8-9 Spring Heights Retreat - The Incarnational Stream

10 Undie Sunday

10 Children's Sabbath Sunday (Awareness)

14-15 Bishop's Convocation on the Black Church

28-29 Exploring the Faith
View the full calendar here
WVUMC online:
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