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October 1, 2012 - Vol 5 Issue 103
In This Issue
Resources
10-Fold
Youth Leader Weekend
Healing Weekend
Rural Church Event
Prayer Request
Children's Sabbath
Battle Buddies
Looking Ahead

 

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Did You Know...? - October

Advent/Christmas Resources

Are your holiday productions legal?

Four new Advent studies

SoSA Advent Devotions Program

SoSA Alternative Christmas Card

 

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10-Fold
10 Fold 2012
Want to show your support for the work of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)? Visit 10-Fold.org during Week 1 to trigger a US $1 donation to disaster relief, made by our sponsors.  Learn More

Tweet chat: Join us on Twitter this Wednesday, October 3 at 9:00 p.m. EDT as we talk about disaster relief. Share in the conversation using #10foldumc, or follow along at 10-Fold.org 

Coming up:
Week 2: Young People in Mission  (begins 10/7)
Week 3: Mission Initiatives (begins 10/14)
Week 4: Missionaries (begins 10/21)
Week 5: Fair Trade (begins 10/28)

 

Youth Leader Getaway at Camp Otterbein  
Attend this three-day retreat (October 8-10) as an individual or register a team of leaders from your church. If you serve in any leadership capacity with youth, you are invited!  During the day there will be time to network, plan, play, pray, relax, and connect with other youth leaders. Designed to recharge and equip you for the incredible task of leading youth at your church.  [brochure]
Healing Weekend scheduled
As treatment for HIV/AIDS progresses in the United States, stigmatization of those with HIV/AIDS continues.  If you live with HIV/AIDS or have a loved one who lives with it, this Healing Weekend will provide a sacred community through which the healing love of God through Christ will be experienced. Please invite others to participate and experience the miracle of healing as spirits are restored and souls touched by the love of Jesus. [more]
Connecting in your community with a Kingdom purpose

Town and Rural Resource Program of East and West Ohio Conferences invites you to attend their next leadership event on November 10 at Jacksontown United Methodist Church. Event goals:

  • Make a kingdom difference in yourcommunity
  • Create ministries to match community needs
  • Get the 'nuts & bolts' of outreach programming 
  • Strengthen existing outreaches

For more information and registration, click here.

Prayer for Volga District leader
TamaraTurkina (left) with Dee Stickley-Miner (right)

Please add Tamara Turkina, Director and Head Mistress  for Orphanage #1 in Samara, Russia to your prayer lists. Earlier this summer, Tamara had surgery that did not go well and is in very poor condition. Pray that Tamara will feel the the power of God's Spirit and the presence of friends around the world even as she is isolated from the presence of others. 

 

For more information about Tamara and her work at the Orphanage, watch this video.  A member of the Samara UMC, Tamara has created a powerful partnership through which faith is shared and lived within the walls of a State-run orphanage that transforms the lives of the youth and those who spend time with them.  
National Observance of Children's Sabbath - October 19-21

Childrens Sabbath Children's Sabbath is an extraordinary occasion that stretches across our nation and unites all in a weekend of prayer, worship, study, action, and most especially new, long-term, faithful commitment to making a difference in children's lives and pursuing justice with and for them. The Children's Sabbath is about much more than one weekend - it is about the long-term action for which the Children's Sabbath weekend equips and inspires us.  [resources] 

UMTV: Battle Buddies Mentor Veterans
Battle Buddies Mentor Veterans (UMTV)A third of the troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan will struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder. The Veterans Administration offers free mental health services in many cities, but 40 percent of veterans return to rural areas. Battle Buddies is a peer-counseling program that helps vets get the support they need. Watch the video  on the left.   [read more]

Looking Ahead:

  

Oct. 17...Christians and Disability: Renewing the Church and Healing the World, UTS; 2012 J. Arthur Heck Lectures

 

Nov. 1-3...Sharing Pastoral Power: Wesleyan Foundations for Leadership in the Congregation, Nashville; 3rd annual Wesleyan Leadership Conference

 

Feb. 22-23, 2012...Where are you going?, TN; a special Day Apart for women sponsored by Aldersgate Renewal Ministries

 

 

 
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