An evening with the author of The Shack
William P. Young, author of the best-selling book, The Shack, will lead an evening of praise and worship at the Municipal Auditorium in Charleston on Thursday, November 11 at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to this free event, donations will benefit Live to Give.
For more information or to volunteer, e-mail Deb Copeland or call her at 304-344-9388.
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Rethink Church: Advent Resources
A four-part, lectionary-based Rethink Church preaching series for Advent is available from United Methodist Communications.
A Life-Giving Christmas also provides support/study materials that provide congregations personal and social challenges that tie in to the message of the season.
Check out the video on our Facebook page, and answer the question, "What do you really want for Christmas?"
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Cokesbury Open House
 Celebrate the season with Cokesbury during an Open House Event November 18-20. There will be a 25% discount on most in-stock merchandise, making this a great time to stock up on church supplies for the Advent season and through the New Year. Make a list of what you need and come in to shop - or order via fax or phone. |
Did you know?
Updating your e-mail address or the e-mail lists you're subscribed to is easy! Scroll to the bottom of any e-news, prayer request, or death notice and click 'Update Profile/Email Address', and follow the on-screen instructions. (See the image below for an example.)
Remember, you need access to your old e-mail address to update your profile, so do it before you change addresses.
Former Verizon customers e-mail change
If you're a former Verizon DSL customer and used a @verizon.net e-mail account, you may want to make sure your address has been updated with your new @frontier.net address on the Conference e-news list. This is important to do before Frontier stops forwarding mail sent to your @verizon.net account.
To check, open the last e-mail you received from the Conference, and scroll to the bottom. You should see this:
If it shows the e-mail was sent to your @verizon.net account, click the 'Update Profile/E-mail Address' link. Follow the on-screen instructions to change your e-mail address or the lists you subscribe to. If you have any questions, send us an e-mail at wvumc@wvumc.org.
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Job openings at wvumc.org
Check out the new Jobs Page at wvumc.org/jobs for open positions around the Conference. Currently there are openings for Conference Director of Camping and Outdoor Ministries and Director of Youth Ministries at Christ Church UMC in Charleston.
Have a job to submit? E-mail the description to wvumc@wvumc.org.
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Medicare Part D Information
Medicare eligible retirees should have received the official government handbook in the mail. The handbook is also available online here, and includes a section on enrollment in Medicare Part D, which begins November 15, 2010 and ends December 31, 2010.
Please note: West Virginia Annual Conference prescription drug coverage ends December 31, 2010. Questions? Contact Jim Berner at 1-800-788-3746, ext. 35.
End of year Church Remittances deadline
The deadline to send in your church's 2010 Remittances is January 7, 2011 at Noon. Please download this instruction sheet for submitting.
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