DISTRICT CLERGY MEETING
Tuesday, April 12th
1:30pm
BEARDEN UMC
Annual Conference news:
April 1 - deadline to order PRINT Book of Reports (through online registration)
May 20 - deadline to REGISTER for Annual Conferece
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AC Mission Offering: Children in Poverty
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We're doing so well we can't stop now! This year's Annual Conference Missions Offering will once again support Ministry with Children in Poverty in Holston Conference. Countless hours of service and outreach, in addition to $197,000 in grants, have been shared to develop relationships with the young lives in our midst to bring new hope and possibility for their future. Thank you, Holston, for assuring that poverty does not have the last word for the children in our communities.
In additional to our $10 per member and 10 hours of service, this year we are asking each local church to send one of eight selected childrenā€™s books with every lay and clergy member to Annual Conference on June 5-8. These books will be collected and made available for local churches to take home and share as an opening gift to begin a school partnership with their neighborhood schools. Download a bulletin insert.
Learn more about our congregation's 2016 mission offering gifts of $10 and 10 hours per worship attendance and the book collection at waytogiveholston.org. |
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HANDS ON MISSION KITS 2016
BACKPACKS FOR ZIMBABWE
Knoxville District will again be collecting backpacks for Zimbabwe for our Annual Conference Hands on Project.
The following items are to be packed in 1 large backpack.
- 3 pks. notebook paper (wide-ruled, loose leaf, approx. 100 to 150 pages per pack)
- 1 compass/protractor set
- 1 solar powered, small calculator
- 1 (12in) Ruler
- 1 Pack of erasers (either pencil cap or wedge/stick)
- 1 (10 pack) of black or blue pens
- 1 (10 pack) of pencils
- 1 small dictionary (Dollar Tree was a great place to find these last year)
- 1 box of crayons (Crayola -24 count preferred)
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NOURISH KNOXVILLE'S 2016
Winter Farmers' Market
April 2nd and April 16th
Central UMC
201 East 3rd Ave, Knoxville
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Winter Farmers' Market, held in the Historic 4th and Gill neighborhood, will host farm & food vendors selling pasture-raised meats, eggs, winter produce, honey, baked goods, artisan foods, and more. Outside, food trucks will be serving up lunch from locally sourced ingredients.
New this year: Children's Activities with the Knox County Health Department and Yoga with Glowing Body!
Children's Activities: Children and their parents are invited to participate in a variety of children's activities during each of our 8 markets. Activities will vary from vegetable tastings and story time to a wide range of craft projects! Please remember, all children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Yoga: The Glowing Body's Meryl Kerns will be hosting a yoga class, Happy Saturday Feel Good Flow, at each of our 8 markets. The class will run from 10:30 am - 11:30 am and cost $10.00 (cash only). If you forget cash, no worries. You can utilize our market money (ATM) system. Note: while some yoga mats will be available, it is encouraged that you bring your own.
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employment opportunities
Part-Time Youth Leader position: Faith United Methodist Church
We have an opening for a Godly energetic person that will inspire and lead our youth as they walk in faith. The leader will coordinate and plan Sunday morning and evening youth worship activities. The leader will also coordinate youth fundraisers for the yearly youth Resurrection rally in Gatlinburg. The leader will also oversee community missions for the youth and other various youth activities. Candidates should possess high levels of organization and planning skills. Please send response with resume and references to info@faithseekers.org. If you have any questions please Contact Nicole Stahl at the Church office 865-688-1000.
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Wesley Woods Golf Tourney
Tee It Up for Wesley Woods!
Monday, April 25 is the date for the Wesley Woods Golf Tournament. It will be at Egwani Farms Golf Course in Rockford. For the first time, there will be sessions in the morning and the afternoon (8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. shotgun starts). We still need several golf teams and sponsors! Do you know any golfers? Could you recruit a team? How about talking to a business that has a heart for children and teenagers that would want to contribute a sponsorship? Wesley Woods is one of our primary places where we truly live into our mission of making disciples for Jesus Christ. Let's do all we can to support them!
Wesley House Golf Tourney
Date: Saturday, June 11, 2016 at
Time: Lunch at noon; tee off at 2:00
Location: Egwani Farms
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MISSION OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteer at Wesley House. Call 865-524-5494 to find out how you or your group can serve the children and staff there. Individuals and groups can make a big difference!
Camp Wesley Woods - work teams and capital funds are always welcomed here.
Covenant with Logo Village of South Sudan
MAGNOLIA AVE. UMC Every Monday Magnolia Ave. UMC hosts and provides a hot lunch for many people in the East Knoxville/Magnolia Ave. area. They also assist with providing some basic necessities, specifically toiletry items. (soap, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, lotions, etc...)If you would like to donate items for this ministry please contact Rev. Van. Sanks
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Jeanette Reynolds Scholarship
This scholarship is available to any student pursuing the ordained ministry in Holston Conference. If you know of a candidate (or even an undergraduate interested in ministry) please forward the application to him/her. APPLICATION
Application Guidelines and General Information
- The Jeanette Reynolds Scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $1,000-3,000 annually to at least one student, or will be divided between two or more students. Checks will be issued directly to educational institutions.
- Anyone who is (or was) affiliated with one of the United Methodist Churches in the Holston Conference will be eligible for the scholarship. Preference will be given to students affiliated with First United Methodist Church, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
- Scholarships will be awarded only to students who are accepted for study in a college, university, or seminary, and who have the career goal of ministry in a United Methodist Church (i.e., undergraduates considering seminary, youth ministry, music ministry.
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Deadline for application is May 16, 2016. Applications received after this date will not be considered. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Feel free to contact First UMC to see if all parts of your application have been received.
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Notification of award will be sent no later than June 30th.
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LINKS of INTEREST
Bridge Refugee Services
http://www.bridgerefugees.org/
Camp Wesley Woods
http://www.campwesleywoods.com/
Compassion Coalition
http://compassioncoalition.org/
Emerald Youth Foundation
http://www.emeraldyouth.org/
Holston Foundation
http://foundation.holston.org
Wesley House
http://www.wesleyhouse.com/
Wesley Foundation
http://utkwesleyfoundation.org/
Family Promise of Knoxville
http://familypromiseknoxville.org/
Knoxville Inner City Kids Outreach (KICKO)
http://kicko.org/
Holston Methodist FCU
http://www.hmfcu.org/
Lake Junaluska
www.lakejunaluska.com
Volunteer Ministry Center
www.vmcinc.org
Knox Area Rescue Ministries
www.karm.org
Holston Conference United Methodist Women
www.holstonumw.org
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Holston's Day of Prayer
As most of you know, the General Conference of The United Methodist Church will be meeting in Portland, Oregon on May 10-20. All those involved encourage United Methodists everywhere to be fervent in prayer for that gathering.
Annual Conferences are being assigned a particular day for this to be their focus. The day given to Holston is April 12. Information related to this observance can be found at April12DayofPrayer.Holston.org. This includes bulletin inserts, a video invitation from Bishop Taylor, and links to the Upper Room page 60daysofprayer.org which includes additional resources for the Day of Prayer and for a commitment to daily prayer beginning March 31.
Also in Holston, each of our twelve districts have been assigned two one-hour time slots in which to pray. The hours given to the Knoxville District are 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. I ask churches all across the district to consider having their doors open during one or both of those hours and invite people to come and pray. I personally plan to be in prayer during both of those hours.
Finally, all across Holston, each church which has a bell is encouraged to ring it between 5:10-5:20 (this corresponds to the dates of General Conference). During those eleven minutes, United Methodists throughout Holston are invited to pause and pray for all who will be involved in General Conference and all the matters to come before them.
Love, Grace & Peace,
Nathan
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Knoxville District Lay Servant Training April 1 and 2, St. Mark UMC, 7001 Northshore Dr, Knoxville, TN Registration deadline: Registration is Closed
Cleveland District Lay Servant Training on April 15 and 16th at Keith Memorial UMC, Registration Fee $30; registration deadline: April 1st
Oak Ridge District- Lay Servant Training, April 22-23 at Haven Chapel UMC, 220 Raccoon Valley Rd. Registration Fee $15 (includes lunch and snacks only). Deadline for registration, April 15th.
Abingdon District Lay Servant Training on April 29 and 30. Pleasant View UMC, Abingdon Five Courses will be offered! REGISTER: Registration Closed
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Camp Wesley Woods is in need of numerous repairs and general maintenance. Currently there are not enough volunteers or staff to keep up with the issues. We have 8 children's cabins that need new roofs and cleaning. Recent changes in Fire Codes require that brush be cleared further away from each cabin, dead limbs and branches cut and cleared and wood piles stacked. The kitchen at Tipton Lodge has been repaired but it needs to be cleaned. The bath houses need to be updated and are in need of repair. The list goes on and on...
We also need monetary donations to help cover the costs of the materials. Would your church consider sponsoring a fundraiser or collecting a special offering? You know what works best for your congregation. All donations would be greatly appreciated. Checks should be made out to Camp Wesley Woods.
We have four Saturday's in April (9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th) set aside for us to repair, clean up and enjoy fellowship at the camp. We invite congregation to participate in this "local mission" opportunity. Please announce these dates in your church services, bulletins and newsletters. We need carpenters, plumbers, roofers, chainsaw experts and people with wheelbarrows, rakes, shovels and brooms.
Everyone can help and will be used. Work days will be organized with morning and afternoon shifts. I will keep up with each church or team to make sure we know when to expect them so all communications and questions should come through me.
I hope you will share in my excitement of doing God's work. It's the best kind of work to do. We will be helping so many children and adults have a cleaner and safer summer in God's beautiful woods and creeks.
Thank you for your time and attention to His service,
Nancy Saylors (District Mission Coordinator)
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Join us on Saturday, April 9, 2016 for our 11th Annual Tablescapes event. Proceeds go to support our summer program. Guests look forward to this annual event where they can fellowship with friends, have a delicious lunch, bid on a myriad of fantastic items in the silent auction, and learn more about Wesley House. Most importantly, Tablescapes is a way to put your creativity on display by decorating a table in a theme of your choice!
Space is limited, and this is always a sell-out event, so act fast! For more information, call (865) 524-5494 or e-mail ryan@wesleyhouse.com.
If you are interested in being a table decorator, reserve your table today by contacting Ryan Parker before all tables are gone!
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GLOBAL UNITED METHODIST
CLERGYWOMEN GATHERING
August 29-31, 2016
ONE: Birthing a Worldwide Church
Hilton-Americas Hotel and Conference Center, Houston TX
Registration NOW OPEN
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Information from UMCOM related to General Conference will be available at umc.org/gc2016. Related articles and videos are already posted and will continue to be added as information is available (click on view all to see a complete listing). This address will be a helpful one to share and keep for answering questions or finding factual information about General Conference actions.
For General Conference and for updates of news related to The United Methodist Church, please subscribe to United Methodist News Service (UMNS) Daily Digest and/or UMNS Weekly Digest. It is also possible to follow UMNS on Facebook and Twitter. All of this is available free of charge and is requested through umcom.org on their news page (click on UMC news on the left-hand column).
Other Resources
Interpreter Magazine is now available in print, digital and e-newsletter formats. It has expanded its target audience to all active United Methodists and will continue to provide resources and study guides on issues of interest to congregational members. Each church is provided 5 free print subscriptions and unlimited digital subscriptions which expire each December. It is possible to subscribe through the umcom.org site.
In addition, there is a Master Subscription Form at umcom.org which gives an option to sign up for various electronic newsletters. The most popular is MyCom which provides practical tips on church communications, outreach, new technology, giving and worship. Other options are UMNS Weekly, Training, Seasonal Daily Devotions, UMNS Daily, Church and Technology, Giving Notes, eHispanic UMC, and Imagine No Malaria.
Imagine No Malaria
Currently, Imagine No Malaria has surpassed 90% of the $75 million goal. The campaign ends in 2016. During the time that The United Methodist Church has been helping to address this issue of global health, deaths from malaria have been cut in half. Resources for local churches who might want to help complete the final $7.5 million of the goal can be found at umcom.org/imagine-no-malaria/.
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DELEGATION FOR
GENERAL CONFERENCE &
JURISDICTIONAL CONFERENCE
Please keep the following people in your prayers as they prepare for General and Jurisdictional Conferences.
Laity
General Conference Delegates: Del Holley, Emily Ballard, Becky Hall, John Tate, Robert Lockaby, Karen Wright
Jurisdictional: Joyce Moore, John Eldridge, Charlotte McKee, Carolyn Kidd, Ann Travis, Sam England
Alternates: John Powers, Justin Haynes
Clergy
General Conference Delegates: David Graves, Kim Goddard, Sandra Johnson, Carol Wilson, Wil Cantrell, Randy Frye
Jurisdictional: Mark Flynn, Paul Seay, Dennie Humphreys, Eddie Fox, Jerry Russell, Lori Jo Cranford
Alternates: Kristen Burkhart, Catherine Nance
Persons desiring to write to members of the delegation should address their email to:
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