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MONDAYS @ DAKOTAS January 7, 2013
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January
15
Deadline to sign up for Youth Mission Trip
Join high school Youth and adults from all over the Dakotas in June 2013 to work at the Henderson Settlement in Frakes, Kentucky! The registration form and $150 deposit is due for the Appalachia Mission Trip by January 15. Click here for the details
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January
26
Winter Connection
9th -12th graders join us January 25-26, 2013 as we come together to enjoy an time of games, devotion, worship, fellowship, movie, CCYM Elections via Video Conferencing and a location specific fun event.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
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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. READ MORE 5-Day Spiritual Academy A Five Day Academy for Spiritual Formation held at Schuyler Nebraska April 7-12, 2013. READ MORE |
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.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
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"BREAD DAYS" IN PIERRE, Feb 4-5, 2013
Sponsored by Bread for the World, will include Biblical reflection, advocacy focus on hunger, and a session of the 2013 series "South Dakotans Talking," a public discourse on access to affordable healthcare. Be a presence in Pierre for people in need.
Click here for flier
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Jan. 20
Jan. 20 - Human Relations Day Special Sunday of giving. Offering can be designated to benefit Human Relations Day grants, which support United Methodist rehabilitation and community development ministries. Details.
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 The moon in a winter sky. Photo by Rick Craig.
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Evergreen UMC reaches out
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WAHPETON -- Over Christmas break, the North Dakotas State College of Science basketball teams return about a week and a half before second semester classes start in order to resume practices and games.
Because the campus dining center is shut-down between semesters, the teams eat in local restaurants during much of this time. However, some individuals and groups in the community take it upon themselves to host the players and coaches for a meal. Evergreen United Methodist Church in Wahpeton is happy to be one of these groups.
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ON OUR WAY: CLERGY AND SPOUSE RETREAT
 Bishop Bruce and Char Ough will be leading a Pre-Lenten Retreat for clergy and their spouses on February 4-6, 2013. This event will be held at the Best Western Ramkota Inn in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The theme of the retreat is On the Way, and will focus on helping us prepare for our Lenten journey with Jesus "on the way" to the cross. REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT BY E-MAILING Dianne Axlund . Make your own motel reservation by calling the Ramkota Inn at (605) 229-4040.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS
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U-NITE COMES TO TULARE/HITCHCOCK
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Logo designed by Cassie Bottum.
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TULARE / HITHCOCK --Tulare United Church (UCC & UMC) and Hitchcock UMC have united to worship God in a nontraditional service call U-Nite. U-Nite is held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:01.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE
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EMBRACE UMC: THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT!
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SIOUX FALLS -- Embrace Church was featured on the Keloland News in the " Eye on Keloland" newscast. |
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Minot Update
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FEMA trailers occupied by families in Minot.
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MINOT--Here are the most recent numbers coming out of Minot:
- 878 families still live in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA trailers), 339 from rentals and 539 displaced from homes they own.
- January 1, 2013 FEMA began to charge rent from $651 to $950 to live in the FEMA units.
- FEMA has announced that all FEMA trailer residents must be out by June 14, 2012.
Bring a team of volunteers to Minot in 2013. Work teams with construction skills are desperately needed. Prospective volunteers should contact Lower at (701) 721-0441 or blower@dakotasumc.org.
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Boundaries Training available online
 What are the issues and challenges facing clergy and laity as they establish boundaries for their work in one-on-one relationships? Darryl Stephens, Assistant General Secretary for Advocacy and Sexual Ethics, General Commission on the Status and Role of Women of The United Methodist Church facilitated Boundaries Training for all Dakotas' clergy on September 27, 2012 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm CDT. Darryl facilitated Boundaries Training for Laity that same day from 7:30 to 9:00 pm CDT. If you wish to make up either of these trainings and receive certification, you can do so by watching the videos and completing the appropriate questionnaire.
Click here to go directly to the training sessions that were recorded and accompanying materials.
Another option for making up the Boundaries Training is to complete the training provided by the Lewis Center for Church Leadership: "Keeping Our Sacred Trust" at a cost of $49.
Click here for details
Contact info: Jodi L. Cataldo, Director of Leadership Development, jodi.cataldo@dakotasumc.org or 605-996-6552.
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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.
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IN OUR HEARTS
 Welcome Maisie Belle Kroger! Masie was born on Thursday, January 3,213 in Pierre, South Dakotas She was 7 pounds, 7 ounces and of course, beautiful. Proud parents are Rev. Karl and Michelle Kroger. Even prouder are grandparents Rev. Greg and Joyceann Kroger and great grandparents Rev. Gene and Barbara Kroger.
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Congress Approves Two-Year Retroactive IRA Charitable Rollover Extension
You can again give your Required Minimum Distribution directly to a charity! H.R. 8 also includes a two-year retroactive extension of the IRA Charitable Rollover provision that lapsed on December 31, 2011. Specifically, the new law retroactively reinstates the Rollover for 2012 and allows any otherwise eligible gifts made after December 31, 2012 and before February 1, 2013 to be treated as a 2012 donation. The IRA Charitable Rollover has been reinstated for all of 2013 and will now expire at the end of this year, on December 31, 2013.
Please contact Bruce Blumer (800-224-6552) or your own tax accountant for more information. |
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Sign up now for Walk to Emmaus
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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
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