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MONDAYS @ DAKOTAS OCTOBER 8, 2012
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October
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Lay Servant Ministry Training
Mitchell First UMC, Mitchell, SD
Click here for details
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October
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Spiritual Gifts Discernment/Certified Lay Minister Module I Retreat
at Minot Vincent UMC, Minot, ND
Contact Steve Trefz
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October
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Mitchell Area Youth Night with Robbie Seay band at DWU Sherman Center
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Dakotas Annual Conference 2013 will be held in Bismarck
The Dakotas Annual Conference will be in session June 5-8, 2013
at the Ramkota Inn in Bismarck, N.D. Hotels in Bismarck fill up often so make your room reservations now. There have been several blocks of hotel rooms reserved at the Bismarck hotels.
Click here to
see hotels available...
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The 2012 Journal is now available online HERE
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Ten Fold. 1 Click. Be Counted
It's October and 10-Fold, an annual interactive global gathering that features United Methodist projects around the world supported by Global Ministries and UMCOR, has returned. This year 10-Fold features five projects, each highlighted for a full week.
October 2012 Schedule
Week 1: Disaster Relief
Week 2: Young People in Mission
Week 3: Mission Initiatives
Week 4: Missionaries
Week 5: Fair Trade
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APPLY FOR MERIT AWARDS(STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS) HERE
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 Ninety-nine people from the Dakotas Conference traveled in two buses to the Leadership Institute in Leawood, KS at the Church of Resurrection, Oct. 2-5, 2013.
Photo by Jodi Cataldo
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Sakakawea and Eastern Sunrise Districts Welcome Bishop Ough
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Bishop Bruce R. Ough inspires those present at the installation and welcome event at Bismarck McCabe to "Raise the Dead" across the Dakotas Conference. Photo by Jan, Bismarck McCabe UMC.
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Bismarck and Fargo, N.D. -- Methodists across North Dakota gathered in Bismarck and Fargo, N.D. to welcome Bishop Bruce R. Ough. Installation and welcoming events were held at Bismarck McCabe United Methodist Church on October 6, 2012 and Fargo First United Methodist Church on October 7, 2012.
Watch a news clip of the Bismarck event here
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Walk With Wholeness: Dakotas Conference United Methodist Women Meet
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Jamestown, N.D. -- Over 100 women gathered at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Jamestown, N.D. on October 5-6, 2012. "Walk With Wholeness Through Peace, Prayer, Study and Service" was the theme of the two day conference.
READ MORE HERE
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Twenty-three Women Walk
Canton, S.D. - Twenty-three women took part in the Dakotas Women's Walk to Emmaus at Inspiration Hills near Canton, S.D., October 5-7, 2012.
Walk to Emmaus No. 46 was led by Spiritual Director, Rev. Dr. Mary Ann Sheldon and Lay Director, Peggy Hora. There were many Agape volunteers that help to plan and implement the event.
The Men's Walk to Emmaus will be held March 7-10, 2013 and the next Women's Walk to Emmaus will be March 14-17, 2013 both at Inspiration Hills.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
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Report: Church's path is 'unsustainable'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - The United Methodist Church's way of doing business remains "unsustainable," and the changes made during and after the 2012 General Conference are insufficient to address the challenges the denomination faces. That's the assessment of the final report of the Call to Action Interim Operations Team, which since its formation in late 2010 has been looking at ways to reorder the life of the church.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
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HALLOWEEN-FAIR-TRADE STYLE
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Fair-trade farmer dries cacao beans at the CONACADO Cooperative in the Dominican Republic Judith Santiago/UMCOR
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This Halloween, give your trick-or-treaters chocolate candies that were purchased and produced fairly. Starting October 1, you can order organic milk chocolate minis and organic dark chocolate minis in bulk by
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Dakotas Conference Communications would love to tell the story of how God is inspiring, energizing, transforming and calling your church to ministry. If you have a story to share, email Dakotas Conference Communications by clicking here by Thursday. Please submit articles in Microsoft Word format. Articles should be no longer than 250 words. Be sure to include the author, any people involved and the time line for publication, up to two weeks.
Pictures always appreciated!
Mondays Contact Info Doreen Gosmire Associate Director of Communications 605-996-6552.
Calendar Contact Info Click here to see the entire Dakotas Conference Calendar. If you have
items you would like to add to the calendar contact Bonnie Carlson.
DAKOTAS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
of the UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
P.O. Box 460 | 1331 University Ave. | Mitchel, S.D. 57301-0460
Phone: 605-996-6552
Fax: 605-996-1766
E-mail us
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