North District Superintendent speaking in Opening Worship at Camp Innabah in the evening on Sunday, July 15. Pray for all those involved in camping ministry this summer!”
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CHARGE CONFERENCE DATES FINALIZED
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Dates for Charge Conferences have been secured.
Click here
for the completed schedule.
Please
do not
procrastinate on submitting forms this year. You will have ample time to complete them.
Charge Conference forms are NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD.
Clergy Compensation forms are not yet ready... please bear with us!
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EPC PUERTO RICO MISSION TRIP
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When:
November 3-10, 2018
Cost:
Approx. $740 for the week
Includes:
3 meals per day, lodging, lease of church van for transportation, non-stop round-trip flight.
Deadline:
August 31, 2018
Looking for 8 persons.
See flyer
for more details.
If interested, please contact:
Rev. Nicholas Camacho
484-769-5173 or
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NORTH DISTRICT OPEN ENROLLMENT MEETINGS
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All Laity and Clergy participating in conference insurance should plan on attending the meeting.
Meeting #1:
Where:
Pocono Plateau
When:
Wednesday, October 10, 10am to 12pm
Meeting #2:
Where:
Allentown: Emmanuel
When:
Wednesday, October 10, 2 to 4pm
Meeting #3: TBD
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METHODISTS UNITED MISSION CONNEXION - LAITY ACADEMY 2018
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Save the following dates: September 10, 17, 24 and October 1 from 6pm to 8:30pm
Location: Elysburg UMC, 171 West Center Street, Elysburg, PA 17824.
To better serve the local churches, Methodist United partnered with the EPC to bring back the Lay Academy in 2011. It has been successful! In fact, MU hosted an event in February, 2016 celebrating Christ Servant Ministers and we are planning another celebration! Methodists United looks forward to continuing this opportunity in 2018. Course descriptions and registration forms will be available in the very near future. Mark your calendars NOW for this year's academy!
In response to exit surveys, we have elected to hold the 2018 Academy in Elysburg (think Knoebels). There is plenty of parking around the church itself as well as an adjacent auxiliary lot and several classrooms on one level. We remain grateful for St. John's hospitality hosting the Academy for several years.
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UNLEARNING RACISM: CONTINUING THE CONVERSATIONS
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When:
Saturday, September 15, 2018 from 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Where:
Conference Office, 980 Madison Avenue, Norristown, PA 19403
Fee:
$18
Registration deadline:
September 1, 2018
Earn 0.5 CEU’s
Workshop is open to all who have completed the Changing Racism or Healing the Wounds of Racism Workshop at any time.
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THE VITAL CHURCH (FORMERLY VITAL CHURCH MERGERS AND MORE)
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When:
September 15, 2018
Time:
8:30 arrival to 12:00
Where:
Christ Church Lansdale, 1020 S. Valley Forge Rd., Lansdale, PA 19446
Who Should Come:
Churches identified by Your DS or if you feel the Holy Spirit is moving you to take a serious look at your future.
Why: How can our church fulfill the Great Commission and of our mission as a United Methodist Church—make disciples for the transformation of the world? What are some radical changes we need to look at in order to do our mission.
Cost:
$10 per church—make checks payable to Eastern Pa. Conference of the UMC. You can bring the check to the workshop.
Homework:
1.
Each church should read and discus the following attachments which will be sent to you upon registering: Summary Presentation of a Redevelopment Model, Eight Quality Characteristics of a Healthy Church, Revision Congregational Development, See, Know, Serve, and The Four Stations of the Holy Spirit.
2. Prayer: please begin to daily pray for vision from the Holy Spirit to help you see where God is leading your church.
Registration: Please email me your desire to come and I will send you the attachments for your homework.
Questions?
Contact Gordon Hendrickson - 267-258-9507
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La Trinidad UMC
will be hosting a "Noche de Gala Hispana" Event on
Saturday, September 29 from 5-8pm
. This gala event will take place at Asbury United Methodist Church in Allentown. There will be authentic Latin American food, music, and entertainment! With the love of Jesus, we want to celebrate the richness and beauty of Hispanic culture, and we would love for you to join us!
The tickets cost $20 right now - it's our Early Bird Special!------- After August 31st, tickets will cost $25. FREE CHILD ENTRY with paying adult- ages 10 and under.
Children under 3 yrs old FREE.
There are two ways to purchase tickets: (1) in person at our church office
starting July 27th
; Fridays 6:00-6:30pm and Sundays 11:00-11:30am (2) through our online ticket link; there is a $2.00 online booking fee
Below is the online link for the tickets. You will find all the details for the event there. You will also find a link to the event and event information at our church website and through our Facebook page.
We encourage you to share this event!! We hope to see you there!
Please contact us if you have any questions!
610-351-4804
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UPCOMING CONNECTIONAL TABLE EVENTS
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October 6, 2018 8:30am-3:00pm - Leadership Conference & Retreat
Location:
Cedarville UMC, 1092 Laurelwood Rd., Pottstown PA 19465
Open to everyone - Target groups - are all those people chairing and serving on Conference commissions, committees, boards, and workteams
Objectives
: Learn about Roles, Missional Expectations how to work as a team, Prayer Strategy, Learning what support is needed?
Presenter:
Rev. Dr. Jacqui King, Director of Leadership for Congregational Vitality
Disciples Ministries
November 10, 2018 8:30am - 3:00pm - Faith Sharing Event
Location:
Hopewell UMC, 852 Hopewell Rd, Downington, PA 19335
Open to everyone
Presenter:
Rev. Jasmine Smother, Pastor of Atlanta First UMC,
& Associate Director for Congregational Vitality, Office of Connectional Ministries, North Georgia Conference
Registration will open on September 1, 2018
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ENERGIZE YOUR WORSHIP: A WORKSHOP WITH AD LIB MUSIC, SPONSORED BY THE WEST DISTRICT RESOURCE TEAM
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Date:
Saturday, October 27, 8am to 12:30pm (light continental breakfast included)
Location:
Cornwall UMC, 50 Freeman Drive, Lebanon, PA (GPS address)
Target Audience:
Pastors, Choir/worship team, instrumentalists, and those who design liturgy, audio visual and artistic aspects of the service
Will include ideas for ANY church size and worship styles.
Are there ways that you would like to enhance and energize your worship services? Are you struggling to make rehearsals effective, efficient and more spiritually focused?
This interactive workshop will allow worship teams, pastors and tech support crews to develop new skills and approaches to the planning, rehearsing and leading of worship services. The experts from
adLIB Music
(
https://adlibmusic.com
) will provide training that is experiential, interactive and allows for discussion in small and large groups. At the end of the day, you will have materials and plans that you can take back and use in your home church.
There is a limited number of seats available so think about who you'd like to bring and register early so you don't miss your chance. We cannot take walk-ins at this event.
This event is open to the conference.
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- Basic Sexual Ethics - Saturday, August 25 - Conshohocken UMC, 10am - 3:30pm [Directions]
- Installation of North District Superintendent - Saturday, September 8 - Neola UMC, 2:30pm [Directions]
- Installation of North District Superintendent - Sunday, September 9 - Shoemakersville: Salem UMC, 6:30pm [Directions]
- Vital Church Merger Workshop - Saturday, September 15 - Christ Church, Lansdale, PA [Directions]
- UnLearning Racism: Continuing the Conversations - Saturday, September 15- Conference Office, Norristown, PA [Directions]
- Claiming Sabbath for Clergy Spouses - Saturday, September 29 - Black Rock Retreat Center, Quarryville, PA, 9am - 5pm [Directions]
- Church & Society: Building Connections for Social Justice - Saturday, September 29 - West Lawn UMC [Directions]
- North District Town Hall Meeting (Bishop's Day - eastern side) - Monday, October 1 - TBD
- North District Town Hall Meeting (Bishop's Day - western side) - Wednesday, October 3 - TBD
- Laity Sunday - Sunday, October 21 - YOUR CHURCH!
- Energizing Your Worship Workshop with Ad Lib Music - Saturday, October 27 - Cornwall UMC, 8am - 12:30pm [Directions]
- Domestic Violence Workshop - Saturday, November 17 - West Lawn UMC [Directions]
2019 Events
- Tools for Ministry 2019 - Saturday, March 2, 2019
- Annual Conference 2019 - Thursday, June 13 - Saturday, June 15, 2019
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