Morristown District Newsletter - November, 2015
In This Issue
Youth Festival of Gifts & Talents

Wild & Wonderful

General Conference

Mexico Medical Mission

Flood Relief Update

Children in Poverty - Opportunities

Support Your Pastor

Calendars, Journals Still Available

Ressurection - RezKids - Divine Rhythm

Advent

Giving Tuesday

Clergywomen--Save the Date!

Office Closing
Upcoming!

November 1
- CC 1st Morristown 2p
November 3
- Discipleship Team
November 5
November 7
-  District UMW
   Annual Meeting
   Asbury UMC 10 am
November 8
- CC 1st Jeff City 2p
November 8
November 10
- Clergy meetings
November 26-27
- Office closed
   Thanksgiving
November 29
- Advent begins
December 1
- advance registration
   for Resurrection
   closes
- Giving Tuesday
December 3
- District Secretaries
   Meeting
December 7
- Open House
December 10
- District Trustees
December 31
- advance registration closes Rez-Kids & Divine Rhythm

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Don't forget to
Time changes from daylight savings to standard time (change from  2 a.m.to 1 a.m.) this Sunday morning, November 1.   Remember to change your own clocks or come to church one hour early and share a cup of coffee with others who forgot!
YouthYouth Festival of Gifts and Talents
November 8, 4-7 p.m.
Trinity United Methodist Church, Morristown
 
The schedule is as follows:
4 p.m.
YOUTH GROUP REGISTRATION
(ALL YOUTH GROUPS)                        (ATRIUM)


SOUND CHECKS BEGIN FOR
GIFTS AND TALENTS GROUPS    (SANCTUARY)

4:15 p.m.
FELLOWSHIP MEAL AND ACTIVITIES     (GYM)
4:45 p.m.
YOUTH LEADER  MEETING               (ATRIUM)
5:15 p.m.
WORSHIP CELEBRATION              (SANCTUARY)
FESTIVAL OF GIFTS AND TALENTS VOTING


We are looking forward to hearing, experiencing and celebrating the wonderful worship offerings brought by our area churches.  We are particularly encouraging churches that do not have a gifts and talents representative to come and participate. Our goal is to see 20 churches with a voice and vote during this very special time.   Please pre-register your group's attendance by contacting District Youth Coordinator Brandon J. Moore at 423.231.1789. While pre-registration is not required, your response will help the youth leadership team to prepare for the appropriate number of guests.  
WildWild & Wonderful Senior Adult Ministries
Senior adults won't want to miss Morristown District's senior festival, Wild and Wonderful on Thursday November 5.  The opportunity to make reservations has been extended until Monday, November 2 at 2 p.m.   Call the district office at 423-586-2942 to reserve and arrange payment.  All the information you need is in this flyer !

If you already plan to come to this fine event, please remember we will take a collection of canned ham for Project Jubilee's food pantry.
GenConfDelegation for General Conference and Jurisdictional Conference
 
Please keep the following people in your prayers as they prepare for General and Jurisdictional Conferences.
 
Laity
General Conference Delegates:  
Del Holley, Emily Ballard, Becky Hall, John Tate, Robert Lockaby, Karen Wright
Jurisdictional Delegates: 
Joyce Moore, John Eldridge, Charlotte McKee, Carolyn Kidd, Ann Travis, Sam England
Alternates: John Powers, Justin Haynes
  
Clergy
General Conference Delegates:  
David Graves, Kim Goddard, Sandra Johnson, Carol Wilson, Wil Cantrell, Randy Frye
Jurisdictional Delegates: 
Mark Flynn, Paul Seay, Dennie Humphreys, Eddie Fox, Jerry Russell, Lori Jo Cranford
Alternates: Kristen Burkhart, Catherine Nance
 
Persons desiring to write to members of the delegation should address their email to:[email protected]

For more information and to keep up with developments about General Conference, follow this link:
http://www.umc.org/who-we-are/general-conference-2016 

Mexico Medical Mission

MexMedWould you like to serve on a medical team to Mexico?
The opportunity to serve the Mexican people is a rewarding experience. A team will be forming to travel to two villages Ixtepec and Tatoxcac on April 2-10, 2016. The Volunteers in Mission team will need doctors, nurses, interpreters and people who are willing to serve.

The team leaders are Frank Synder (pharmacist). Rev. Ramon Torres, Dr. Paul Brown, Angela Bowker (treasurer), and Anna Kapoor (data management).

If you have an interest in serving with this team, please contact Anna Kapoor, [email protected] or 423-534-1280.   [click on the picture above for more details about the team trip]

 
SCfloodSouth Carolina Relief Efforts
Morristown District churches have been providing flood clean-up buckets and health kits in relief efforts for the October flooding in South Carolina.   Read about other relief efforts in this news story.
PovertyChildren in Poverty
Opportunities to network and learn

The LARGEST networking opportunity for Children and Family Service Providers in the Smoky Mountains. 
     
Activating a United Helping Community
Building and Sharing Resources
Collaborating and Communicating 
Full lunch sponsored by Health Connect America. 
 
When:        Thursday, November 12th 12:00-2:00pm
Where:       Walter State Community College
Foundations Room at College Center Building
500 S. Davy Crockett Parkway
Morristown, TN 37813
Please RSVP:  
 

SMICAM says, "If you work with Children or Families in any capacity you will want to attend this event!  Lunch is EVEN provided!  This is a time to network and learn from different service providers, school systems, juvenile courts, DCS, and many other entities who work with Children or Families.   Come prepared to speak about your programs with the entire group. We had an excellent turnout at our first meeting and look forward to the second.  Please feel free to invite your colleagues anyone else that you think would love to participate."

Opportunities to Connect

At a recent charge conference, Pastor Mark Wills shared an opportunity to join Governor Haslam's Tennessee Promise initiation by becoming a mentor to high-school students.   According to the TN Promise website, "Mentors are crucial to the Tennessee Promise program. They are the folks who will help students navigate the college admissions process and ensure they complete Tennessee Promise program requirements in order to receive the scholarship."  In addition to college admission tasks, eight hours of community service are required from each participant prior to each semester she or he attend college.  

This is a great way to connect students to their communities, to a church, and to develop robust relationships.  Visit  www.driveto55.org to learn more about this opportunity and to find interesting data in regard to college education statistics in your county.  Or visit www.tnachieves.org/a-mentor for requirements to participate and visit 
www.tnachieves.org/mentor-training-sessions for training dates. Training sessions for mentors in East Tennesee begin in November.  
HealthySupport Your Pastor
Good health is a foundation for effective pastoral leadership.   This article provides 50 ways the congregation and S/PPRC can influence positively their pastor's health and well-being.   Take a look!   50 Ways to Support Your Pastor's Health and Well-Being.
PrintedHolston Conference Calendars & Journals
2016 Holston Conference calendars are still available.   And if you missed the opportunity to order a 2015 Holston Conference Journal (print or CD), it is possible to do so through November.   Simply process your request on line at: www.holston.org

If you are unable to use a credit card, you may order directly from 
Holston Conference
Attn: Val Gallant
PO Box 850
Alcoa, TN  37701-0850
If ordering by mail, include a check for the material and clearly state on memo line what is being ordered.   Pricing is--
Journal ....  $45 
CD              $ 6
Calendar     $10 
All material ordered will be distributed through your District Office, so be sure to indicate Morristown District.
JanuaryResurrection, Rez-Kids, Divine Rhythm
January weekends bring incredible opportunities for young adults, youth, and children to come together, worship, and experience Christ.   Advance registration deadlines are approaching.   Check it out!

For youth:  Resurrection
January 22-24, LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge
Advance registration $40 until December 1
For children:  Rez-Kids--a family worship experience
January 23-24, LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge
Advance registration $20 until December 31 
For young adults:  Divine Rhythm
January 29-31, Mills Auditorium in Gatlinburg
Advance registration $40 until December 31
 
AdventAdvent and Christmas
If your church wishes to publicize special worship gatherings during the Advent season, we are happy to do so in the December edition of the Morristown District Newsletter.   Deadline to submit is November 25.  Send information about the event by email to [email protected] or stay tuned for an on-line submissions link.  (when it is active, we'll announce it in a "breaking news" publication).   

Looking for an Advent study?   Consider one of several available from Cokesbury such as "Sent," "Not a Silent Night," or "Finding Bethlehem in the Midst of Bedlam."

Seeking a personal devotional study?   Consider "A Calendar of Devotions 2015" or "The Living Gospel."

Considering a special Christmas offering?  Look at the Giving Tuesday possibilities or one of these suggestions:
  • Jubilee Project
  • Camp Wesley Woods Scholarship or Camp in the Community
  • Camp Bays Mountain
  • Holston United Methodist Home for Children
  • ETSU Wesley Foundation
  • Children in Poverty project in your own community
GivingGiving Tuesday
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The General Board of Global Ministries is sponsoring "Giving Tuesday" on December 1st this year. On that day they will match online donations given to either an Advance project or to support an Advance missionary. The maximum individual donation they'll match is $2500, but they'll match donations adding up to $25,000 for a project. Additionally, the missionary with the most online donations for the day will get to choose a project to receive $10,000. 

You might consider 
Jubilee Project, (Advance #781350)
Imagine No Malaria (Advance #3021190)
South Sudan HEAL (Advance #3021298)
or any of the other 800 projects or missionaries

 
Cwomen Registration Now Open.  
Please visit the EVENT PAGE for more information...


 
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