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Upcoming!
March 1 - District Discipleship Team meets
March 8 - Clergy meetings
March 12 - Share with GC delegates
March 12-13 - Sisters in Service Retreat
March 20 - Palm/Passion Sunday
March 21-26 - Holy Week
March 27 -- Easter
April 1 -- Deadline to order print AC book of reports
April 7 -- Retired Clergy fellowship
April 8 & 9 -- Lay Servant Ministries training
April 8 & 9 -- Evangelism Conference
April 12 -- Clergy meetings
April 17-19 -- Jubilation
April 22-24 -- UMW spiritual enrichment
April 25 - Camp Wesley Woods golf tournament
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 2016 Hands-On Mission Project
 Food Buckets for Liberia
Are you ready, Morristown District? Our 2016 Hands-On Mission project is to provide food buckets for the war-torn country of Liberia.
Each bucket must contain the following: - 1 bag sugar (4-5 lb.)
- 1 bag rice (2 lb.)
- 1 bag dried beans (2 lb.)
- 1 box/bag powdered milk (9.6 oz. or less)
- 1 box oatmeal (18 oz. or less)
- 1 bottle cooking oil (48 oz. or less)
- 2 cans (total) meat: ham, spam or tuna (any size as long as it fits in the bucket with other items)
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Pack in a NEW CLEAN food-grade 5-gallon bucket with lid. (The church must provide the buckets and lids. These buckets can be purchased at Wal-Mart, Lowe's, Home Depot, among others. The most common available food-grade buckets have the number "2" stamped within the recycling symbol on the bottom.)
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DROP-OFF SPOT: May 23 between 8:30 am and 5 pm and May 24 between 8:30 am and noon @ the district office, 112 East First North Street, Morristown. COST: $5/kit for shipping. One check from each church should accompany the kits. Make checks payable to Morristown District and marked "Hands-On Kits" ***DO NOT PUT CHECKS IN BUCKETS*** The check from the church should be placed in an envelope with the name of the church, number of kits & amount enclosed. Bring envelope to drop off point. Please only purchase what is asked for. Customs inspectors are quite particular and food will be wasted at the border if it does not comply with the approved list. Please use this flyer to help communicate within your congregation.
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March Mission Madness--bring HOPE
 Let's let March be a time to take the next step in missions and turn our beliefs into action. Our team is 106 churches strong in eight counties. Together we can bring HOPE to the children and youth in our communities. Morristown District is challenging its churches to focus mission efforts on children in poverty during the month of March. Please see the flyer for more details about how you can be involved. |
Annual Conference March News
Lake Junaluska has processed all requests for on-campus housing. If you submitted a housing request but have not heard from them, you should follow up with the Reservations staff. Please contact Lake Junaluska directly at (800) 222-4930, ext 1. If you would like a printed copy of the Book of Reports, the deadline to order is APRIL 1. The books are $10 each, and you may order on the online registration page: acregistration.holston.org. The free PDF version will be available to download on MAY 5. Pastors, if you change your Lay Member to Annual Conference, please notify your District Office
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General Conference
The United Methodist Church's top legislative body will meet at the Oregon Convention Center, on May 10-20, 2016. General Conference is the top policy-making body of The United Methodist Church which meets once every four years.
The co  nference can revise church law, as well as adopt resolutions on current moral, social, public policy and economic issues. It also approves plans and budgets for church-wide programs.
For two hours on Saturday, March 12, members of Holston churches will have an opportunity to share their thoughts and concerns with the delegation representing them at General Conference. On behalf of the delegation, the Rev. David Graves is extending an invitation across Holston Conference for church members to attend the forum, which will be held 10 a.m. to noon at First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tenn. Graves is head of the delegation. For more information about the gathering, please see the article in the February 26 issue of The Call.
Please keep the delegates in your prayers as they prepare for General and Jurisdictional Conferences.
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Laity
General Conference:
Del Holley
Emily Ballard
Becky Hall
John Tate
Robert Lockaby
Karen Wright
Jurisdictional:
Joyce Moore
John Eldridge
Charlotte McKee
Carolyn Kidd
Anne Travis
Sam England
Alternates:
John Powers
Justin Haynes
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Clergy
General Conference:
David Graves
Kim Goddard
Sandra Johnson
Carol Wilson
Wil Cantrell
Randy Frye
Jurisdictional:
Mark Flynn
Paul Seay
Dennie Humphreys
Eddie Fox
Jerry Russell
Lori Jo Cranford
Alternates:
Kristen Burkhart
Catherine Nance
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Holy Week - Preparing for the Resurrection
Here are some opportunities for a deeper walk on Holy Week, as announced by a few Morristown District area churches: |
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Where
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Palm Sunday,
March 20
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11 am
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Cantata, "My Savior's Love"
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First UMC Dandridge
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March 21-25
(Mon-Fri)
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noon
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Alpha-Talbott Community Holy Week Services (light lunch served)
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Panther Springs UMC
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Maundy Thursday, March 24
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6 pm
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Maundy Thursday Service
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Trinity UMC Morristown
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6 pm
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Maundy Thursday Service
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First UMC Newport
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7 pm
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Maundy Thursday Service
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First UMC Jefferson City
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Good Friday,
March 25
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Noon-3pm
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Walk-in Communion
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First UMC Jefferson City
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3 pm
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Community Easter Celebration
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First Newport parking lot
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6 p.m.
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Good Friday service
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Trinity UMC Morristown
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Saturday,
March 26
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1 pm
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Community Easter Egg Hunt
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Trinity UMC Morristown
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Easter,
March 27
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7 am
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Alpha-Talbott Community
Sunrise Service
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Panther Springs UMC, out-of-doors,
weather permitting
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7 am
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Sunrise Service
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Trinity UMC Morristown
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7 am
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Sunrise Service at Union Cemetery
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First UMC Newport
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7 am
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Sunrise Service followed
by breakfast
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Bruner's Grove UMC
in the cemetery
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7 am
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Sunrise Service in pavilion followed by breakfast
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First UMC Jefferson City
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Annual Financial Report Due in March
 Attention Finance Chairs and committee members -- the annual financial (audit) report is due to the district office not later than March 31. |
Lay Servant Ministries Training
 Lay servant ministries - it best describes what Jesus told his disciples in John 13 after he himself had performed the duties of the lowliest servant. We should be honored to serve as our Lord and Savior did. We are called to live our our discipleship as servants in leadership! Here is an opportunity to explore this idea further and perhaps act on the calling in your life. Morristown District Lay Servant Ministries training will be held Friday and Saturday, April 8 and 9: Location: First United Methodist Church 121 E. Meeting Street Dandridge, TN 37725 Schedule: Friday, April 8 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM Registration 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM Class Saturday, April 9 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM Class Lunch when prepared 3:00 PM Dismissal/Sending Forth Registration Fee $25.00 - the book is not included. The following courses will be offered (one course to be chosen by participant): Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course Book: "Lay Servant Ministry Basic Course" Lay Servant/Speaker Advanced (Polity) Book: "The Method of our Mission" Lay Servant/Speaker Advanced (Preaching) Book: "From Your Heart to Theirs"
Registration deadline: April 1. More information and registration form are in the flyer.
Interested in Lay Servant training but these dates don't work for you? Similar courses are offered throughout the conference in other districts. For more information, please contact the district office. Here is a listing of the announced training:
- March 11-12 in Wytheville, Virginia (Wytheville District)
- April 1-2 in Knoxville, Tennessee (Knoxville District)
- April 15-16 in Athens, Tennessee (Cleveland District)
- April 16 in Bluefield, Virginia (Tazwell District)
- April 29-30 in Abingdon, Virginia (Abingdon District)
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Free E-Newsletter from the Lewis Foundation
If you do not already receive Leading Ideas, the weekly online newsletter of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership of Wesley Seminary in Washington, DC, I encourage you to subscribe. Each week you will receive information, resources, and strategies to help advance God's mission in your ministry. To check it out and subscribe, go to www.churchleadership.com/leadingideas.
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UMW Sisters in Service
Sisters in Service is a contemporary, multi-generational retreat and worship event scheduled March 12-13 at River Plantation Convention Center in Sevierville. This year's event features Beth Green. Please see the event details and registration form for more information. |
Holston Foundation Reminds Us of March Grant Application Deadlines.
The Holston Conference Foundation stewards nearly 200 special-purpose endowments and scholarships established by individuals, families, and friends interested in supporting specific ministries, churches, and institutions. These funds are governed by documents put in place by the donor. They are also called to steward many endowments, scholarships, and estate gifts where the Grants Committee is charged with overseeing a selection process, reviewing applications or evaluating priority needs named by the donor. The following categories and individual funds describe many of the grantable funds and scholarships available through the Foundation's Grants Committee. Examples of past recipients include funding for food pantries, back to school backpacks, shut-in ministries, summertime youth enrichment programs, recovery programs, etc. The deadline for programming and mission grants is March 31, 2016. Explore the application process and the listing of available grants by clicking here. If you have any questions about the grant process call the Foundation at 865-690-8124. |
Reclaiming our Communities for Christ
The Holston Conference evangelism conference is scheduled April 8-9, 2016 at Cokesbury UMC, Knoxville. Registration deadline is March 7.This year's conference features terrific keynotes, storytelling, a variety of workshops and The Connection Band, a very talented group of musicians from First UMC Morristown. Anyone interested in missions and evangelism programs will benefit from this conference. For more information or to register, visit http://evangelism.holston.org |
Jubilation
A retreat for older adults (ages 50+) always gets rave reviews from those who attend. Registration deadline is March 15 for this April 17-19 2016 event in Pigeon Forge. For more information or to register, go to: http://jubilation.holston.org
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