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MONDAYS @ DAKOTAS February 18, 2013
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March
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Tippers to Tithers
Join Paul Nickerson for a workshop for clergy and church teams at Frist UMC in Watertown, SD
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March
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Lay Servant Leader Training at Storm Mountain
The Rushmore Area Lay Ministry Team is offering Lay Servant Leader Courses in a RETREAT setting with fellowship, rest, and fun in the Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota!
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March
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The Crossing
Calling All Youth Leaders! Looking for a fun, entry level event for your middle school youth? Then The Crossing is for your middle schoolers and you!
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APPOINTMENTS
Find all of the appointment announcements by Bishop Bruce R. Ough here.
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Training available
Are you thirsty for a fresh and vibrant learning experience? Are you seeking renewal? Join SDI as the global learning community gathers for the 2013 SDI educational events, Cultivating Compassion on the River in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, April 11-18, 2013.
Click here to enroll
SDI also offers Friday seminars.
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Upcoming Dates for Lay Servant Ministries Training
MARCH 15-16 Laity Training & Mini-Retreat at Wesley Acres Camp. Hosted by the Jamestown Ministry Team. Watch for further information.
APRIL 13, Saturday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Cando United Methodist Church. Lay Servant Ministry Class, Discover Your Spiritual Gifts, led by Rev. Rick Craig and Lay Pastoral Care Giving led by Rev. Lori Broschat. OPEN TO ALL. Followup assignment for those desiring certification for Lay Servant Ministry. Lunch will be served by the Cando United Church Women. $35 for the class to be sent to the Conference Office. Hosted by the Spirit Lake Ministry team
Click here for a registration form
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Bishop Wenner expresses appreciation for Pope's Ministry
Bishop Rosemarie Wenner, president of the United Methodist Council of Bishops, expressed appreciation and gratitude for the ministry of Pope Benedict XVI in a letter to the Nuncio of the Holy See in Berlin, Archbishop Jean-Claude P�risset.
Read the text here
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ORDER YOUR ECO-PALMS
Palm Sunday is March 24 this year. Why not celebrate the triumphal entry of Christ using palm fronds that are fairly traded? Through the Eco-Palm Project, palms bought from harvesters are purchased at a fair price and cut down in a way that protects the environment.
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One Great Hour of Sharing is just weeks away. Be sure to order your free offering resources for this offering that supports the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) so that it may respond immediately and effectively to emergencies around the world.
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Register Today for Hispanic/Latino Church Planters' Boot Camp!
April 19-21, 2013 -- You are invited to the Hispanic/Latino Church Planters' Boot Camp by the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church!
Click here for Details
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Check out the new website for the North Central Jurisdiction Volunteers in Motion.
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Mission Discovery opportunity for youth
June 22 - 29, 2013
Planning for this very diverse National opportunity. Options include Freestore, cleaning, house construction,upgrade, gardening, etc.. Look for more information on this coming opportunity! Contact Lorna Jost for more information.
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Rev. Karl Kroger opens the South Dakota Legislature with a prayer, February 12, 2013. Photo by Jack Marsch.
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On our way: Baptism and the wilderness
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" In our high and holy moments and well as during our wilderness wanderings, will you remember who and whose you are? Will you remember the lessons of faith that you have learned? Will you accept the freedom and power of the Holy Spirit?"
A message from Rev. Marilyn Spurrell, Superintendent, Eastern Sunrise District of the Dakotas Conference to continue our Lenten journey. |
REACHING OUT ON ASH WEDNESDAY
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Photo by WDAY TV.
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Fargo First United Methodist Church and Rapid City First United Methodist Church took ashes to the people on the street to mark the beginning of Lent.
The First United Methodist Church set up a small table at Main Street Square Wednesday afternoon to offer a quick alternative to traditional Ash Wednesday services.Passersby could stop in and receive the traditional ash blessing that marks the start of Lent.
The pastor at First United Methodist offered ashes in downtown Fargo on this Ash Wednesday.
Reverend Cody Schuler held signs saying "Doing Church Different," and "Got Ashes," at the corner of Broadway and 2nd Avenue.
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PUBLICATION FEATURES BRITTON / CLAREMONT / HECLA AND KIMBALL
 The process of joining the three churches ( Britton, Claremont, and Hecla) took about nine months, Manning explained. "Part of it was financial, part of it was numbers, and part of it was the needs of the churches," Rev. Nancy Manning, Britton / Claremont / Hecla, said. The three protestant churches in Kimball, South Daktoa voted to join together as a unity church on Sept. 11, 2011, and just recently they voted on their bylaws.
Pastor Laurie Kidd said, "The united church is working well, but there were some concerns to address in the transition. Some members had a hard time letting go of some established traditions." READ MORE
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NEW CONFERENCE EMPLOYEE: WELCOME KARINA WILLOUGHBY
 MITCHELL -- Karina Willoughby will serve the Dakotas Conference in the position of Administrative Assistant to the Director of Ministries and Dakotas Cabinet vacated by Dianne Axlund.
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A CALL FORM PRAYERS FOR THE BAKKEN
 Rev. Keith Nelson, Superintendent of the Sakakawea District, Bishop Ough and the entire Dakotas Conference Cabinet, are asking that all of us join forces across the Dakotas to be in prayer during lent. Pray that God's Spirit would do a mighty work and make evident to us how we can become involved in touching lives with God's love.
READ MORE HERE
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THE CROSSING
Join Bishop Bruce Ough and Rev. Kermit Culver as we explore  Calling All Youth Leaders! Looking for a fun, entry level event for your middle school youth? Then The Crossing is for your middle schoolers and you! A weekend of learning, fun, worship and small group study 7:00 pm Friday, March 8 - 10 am to Sunday, March 10, 2013 Jamestown College, Jamestown, ND
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WONDERING ABOUT BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR YOUR LOCAL CHURCH VOLUNTEERS?
Trak1 and the Dakotas Conference have partnered together to make access to background checks easily accessible and more cost efficient for local churches. The Conference has contracted with Trak1 for all its background checks and is pleased to offer you that opportunity, too.
Being in ministry with one another, in both our local churches and within the Conference, is a privilege and an honor; an invitation into the holiest of places and space as we grow more Christ like in our understanding of each other, our relationships as humans and our relationship to God. Helping provide centralized background checks is one way the Safe and Sacred Spaces Ministry Team honors this Sacred Space and helps provide safety for every individual, every child of God.
A second way is to provide training. Be watching for training in your area this spring to help resource your church in the formation and implementation of a Safe Sanctuary policy.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
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DAKOTAS UM FOUNDATION BULLETIN INSERT AVAILABLE
The 1st Quarter Bulletin Insert is now available on the Foundation website ( www.DakotasUMF.org), click on Newsletters & Inserts tab. |
EARLY RESPONSE TEAM TRAINING
When disaster strikes, the local church usually provides the first response. Volunteers need to be trained, background checked and badged so they are ready to go as soon as the area is safe.
The next training will be from 9 AM to 4 PM, Saturday, March 2 at Fargo First United Methodist Church, 906 First Avenue South, Fargo, ND.
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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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