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FYI...

DISTRICT DIRECTORIES : The District Directory for the 2018-19 year will be available next week. (I promise! -- The move threw off final production.)

CHARGE CONFERENCE PAPERWORK : was sent last week. The pastoral consultation paperwork (CPA, CPL, CPI) and the SPR consultation paperwork (LCPA, LCPL), in addition to Omnibus were distributed. The Compensation forms for pastors are not available yet. The Cabinet requests ALL Charge Conference paperwork to be submitted electronically.



* * DISTRICT OFFICE HAS MOVED * *

We made it into our new digs and set up shop August 1st. Please take note of our new address: 4700 Rockside Rd, Suite 300, Independence OH 44131 (we are in the Summit One building in Summit Office Park -- driveway is first light west of I-77 on the South side of Rockside Rd., and we are the first building). Email and phone stay the same (we no longer have a fax line).

NORTH COAST DISTRICT IMPORTANT DATES

DS RENEWAL LEAVE

For those who are not aware, our DS, the Rev. Dr. Steve Bailey is currently on Renewal Leave through August 31st. The bulk of that time will be spent in Cambodia teaching UM pastors and lay leaders. If you have a need during this summer with regard to your church, please call the District Office, and Stephanie will assist you and/or tell you who to contact.

EZRA TRAINING & CHARGE CONFERENCE FORM TRAINING

On Thursday, August 23rd from 1 to 4 p.m. at the District Office, we will be led by Brenda Vaccaro from the EOC office in inputting data into EZRA. The East Ohio Conference Finance office is training Districts one at a time to learn to do this entry and gain access, and we're up! This is important especially in Church Offices as you will learn how to enter all of the Leadership Directory data directly into EZRA for your church (and will allow you to gain access to change information if you have a switch in leadership roles). Please RSVP if you are primary completer of Charge Conference Forms or enter data into EZRA (for Year-End Reports, too). We will also talk about Charge Conference forms in general when Brenda is done with her part of the presentation.

I realize that the Thursday time might be challenging for those of you have second jobs, or simply chaotic days at the office during regular business hours. If the Thursday afternoon will not work for you, I will be available on Saturday, August 25th from 9:30 to 11/11:30 a.m. to do a training on forms, and may be able to briefly touch on EZRA entry only for Leadership Directory data (not End of Year reports). Use the same RSVP link above to respond.

CHARGE CONFERENCE

The date and locations have been set! Mark your calendars now for Saturday, November 10th. The East Side churches will meet at 9 a.m. at Aldersgate UMC. The West Side churches will meet at 1 p.m. at Berea UMC. Not sure where you fall in that geographical line-up? Click HERE. Just a reminder that Omnibus forms will be due two weeks prior to the Charge Conference, which means October 27th.

NEWS TO KNOW

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Greetings to all East Ohio Local Pastors and Associate Members !



Attached HERE is the flyer and registration form for our annual pastor retreat at Lakeside. Sue Nillson Kibbey will be our retreat prayer leader. Come to Lakeside and spend time relaxing and in prayer by the lake.

You will find Lakeside to be a much quieter place during that week in August. So come and enjoy a personal time out before the Fall rush.

Lakeside has reduced the cost for all of us and financial support from West Ohio and East

Ohio has made it possible to include meals as part of the retreat.

Interested in what is going on throughout the East Ohio Conference? Check out all the news, events, and more at: eocumcnews.com