Mondays @ Dakotas December 31, 2012

Cornerstone UMC is located at 1350 11th St. NE, Watertown, SD. Registration is at 9:30 a.m., event 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 pm. Contact Steve Trefz for more information.

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DAKOTAS CONFERENCE CLERGY AND SPOUSES INVITED TO PRE-LENTEN RETREAT

Bishop Bruce R. Ough, the Dakotas Conference Cabinet and Char Ough invite all clergy to a Pre-Lenten Retreat to be held February 4-6, 2013 at the Ramkota Inn in Aberdeen, SD.
Call the Ramkota now to reserve your room 605-229-4040.

Clergy spouses are encouraged to attend. Contact Dianne Axlund to register.

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Nebraska Conference invites all to training events

Leadership Team Event

The Nebraska Conference will be held on February 8-9, 2013 in Norfolk, Nebraska and the cost for participation is only $150 for a team consisting of a pastor and up to four lay people.

5-Day Spiritual Academy

A Five Day Academy for Spiritual Formation held at Schuyler Nebraska April 7-12, 2013.

January 10 deadine for Peace with Justice grant

Jan. 10 is the deadline to apply for a Peace with Justice grant from the United Methodist General Board of Church & Society (GBCS).gift donation to the Society of St. Andrew provides about 600 servings of fresh food to hungry families in the United States.

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2012: Judicial rulings play big role

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - To hear some United Methodists tell it, a handful of Judicial Council rulings this year have turned the denomination's polity on its head and made the top church court the most powerful branch in church government. Others, of course, disagree.

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THE OTHER SIDE OF CHRISTMAS
BY BISHOP BRUCE R. OUGH

Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and Christ Jesus, the Light of the World.

By the time you read this, we will have celebrated the birth of Jesus and will be well into the twelve days of Christmas on our way to Epiphany Day (always January 6), the last day of Christmas. This ancient church festival commemorates the coming of the Magi to Jesus in Bethlehem, having followed a new star-light they saw rise in the east. The word "epiphany" means to make known or reveal. During Epiphany we celebrate that God revealed God's self in human form and that the Light of God's revelation in Jesus shines in the darkness and the darkness cannot overcome it.

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2012 DAKOTAS CONFERENCE TOP NEWS STORIES

2012: Bishop Bruce R. Ough appointed to serve Dakotas-Minnesota Area

AKRON, OHIO-- Bishop Bruce R. Ough was appointed to serve the Dakotas-Minnesota area a the North Central Jurisdiction Conference held in Akron, Ohio July 18-20, 2012.

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2012: Dakotas Conference Remembers McGovern

MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA -- Many United Methodists knew former Sen. George McGovern not as a politician but as a faithful church member who emulated John Wesley in his quest to overcome hunger and poverty and promote peace and justice. McGovern, the son of a Wesleyan Methodist pastor, died in the early morning hours of Oct. 21 in Sioux Falls, S.D. He was 90.

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2012: Rebuilding Continues in Minot

MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA -- Recovery from last summer's massive flooding in Minot, N.D., has been painstaking, but hope for the future builds each time a volunteer steps forward or shares material resources.

In June 2011, the Souris River overflowed its banks, destroying or extensively damaging more than 4,100 homes. Some houses were repaired; others were gutted to prevent decay. Still others stand untouched, abandoned. This city of about 41,000, located in an oil-rich area of the state, was already dealing with a housing crunch that has filled nearly every house, apartment and motel room in the region.

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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM BISHOP ROSEMARIE WENNER

Christmas Greetings: United Methodist Bishop Wenner, President of the Council of Bishops

Recovery Money in Minot

Checks are distributed to the Minot Recovery Warehouse and Hope Village.

MINOT - Hope Village's director Pastor Paul Krueger presented both the Recovery Warehouse and the United Way's Unmet Needs committee with checks for $63,012.60.

The donation was taken from the proceeds of Hope Village's "50k in 30 Days" fund-raiser that ran through November. Hope Village had chosen to donate 45 percent of the funds raised in the campaign to each of the two partners.

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2012: A year's worth of disaster response

NEW YORK (UMNS) - A late-season hurricane that swept the U.S. Northeast coast and a typhoon flooding the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines capped disaster-response efforts by United Methodists during 2012.

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BREMER GRANTS AVAILABLE

Make a difference somewhere! Bremer Family Mission Grants are available from the Dakotas UM Foundation. Matching grants of $250 or $500 are to assist mission projects from local to global. Feb. 1, 2013 is the deadline and forms are on the Foundation website (www.DakotasUMF.org ), click the Grants button.

CONSIDER JOINING A MISSION TEAM IN 2013

CLICK HERE to see a list of Dakotas Conference Mission Teams you could join in 2013.

JOB OPENING: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR OF MINISTRIES AND CABINET

The Dakotas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church seeks an individual with strong communication and organizational skills along with a desire to work in a ministry setting. The duties include administrative and secretarial assistance to the Director of Ministries and District Superintendents.