eVoice 09.28.2011
| September 28, 2011 |
News
Pell City First UMC celebrates worship without walls
During the eight Sundays of August and September 2011 Pell City First United Methodist Church’s Sanctuary and Wide Open worship services were focused on “The Jesus Prayer.” Over the first seven Sundays of the series Senior Pastor Sam Huffstutler and Associate Pastor Nathan Carden each preached upon a phrase of the Lord’s Prayer. This led to a final Sunday called “Worship Without Walls.” On that Sunday, the congregation gathered together in the sanctuary at... MORE > >
Asbury UMC ERT volunteers offer loving kindness following Hurricane Irene
In late August, Hurricane Irene devastated the coastal areas of northeastern North Carolina. Within days of the storm, the North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church issued an urgent call for trained Early Response Team (ERT) volunteers to serve in the affected areas. On September 9, 2011, a team of three ERT trained members of Asbury UMC in Birmingham deployed to North Carolina. The team consisted of Boyd Martin, Henry Averyt, and Bobby Smith. Under the direction of the... MORE > >
Headlines from United Methodist News Service
- Exploration 2011: You’ve been buzzed
- Panel urges church to be more global
- Serbia/Macedonia Annual Conference
- Report: In church, as in school, seniors rule
- Volunteers needed now for Northeast cleanup
- Young clergywomen find support online
- Response continues for 2011 U.S. disasters
- 'God put the mission in front of me'
- Hope among the ashes in Texas
- 8-year-old battles malaria with crayons
Read more at UMC.org
Resources
2012 Mission Grant Application Deadline is Sept. 30, 2011
The North Alabama Conference Mission budget provides grant funds for new mission projects and continuing projects with connections to the United Methodist Church. New and emerging ministries as well as existing ministries specifically engaged in mission managed by mission agencies, local United Methodist Churches, Cooperative Parishes, Advance Specials and other affiliated mission programs are invited to apply for funding. The Conference Mission team seeks to support those programs that are partnering with United Methodist Churches to make disciples for Jesus Christ across the conference and around the world. The following are the mission areas that serve as criteria for funding: Deadline for Submitting Grant Application: September 30, 2011
Go to www.northalabamaumc.org/missiongrantapp for the online application.
10-Fold 2011 – Mark Your Calendar: 10-10-11
Beginning Monday, October 10, join the General Board of Global Ministries daily for 10-Fold, a 10-day multimedia experience that spotlights 10 powerful ways The United Methodist Church is making an impact worldwide—from planting churches to eliminating death and suffering from malaria to helping people after disasters to United Methodist missionaries are doing God's work every day.
Log on daily to 10-fold.org, Oct. 10–19, to explore each day's featured project. See live webcasts and videos, read powerful stories, and learn ways YOU can join the effort. Plus, when you click to BE COUNTED, our sponsors will give $1 to the day's initiative—just because you visited!
Mission never stops, so please spread the word and visit 10-fold.org.
Dream Sabbath
The United Methodist Church is part of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition, a group of more than thirty national organizations representing Jewish, Protestant, Catholic, and Islamic faith communities. The Coalition is sponsoring Dream Sabbath, an opportunity for people of faith around the country to express support for the thousands of young people who were brought to this country as infants or children and who, though not documented residents, have nevertheless worked hard to succeed in school and to be good citizens of their communities.
However your congregation may feel about Alabama’s new law or about our immigration laws generally, Dream Sabbath is an opportunity for to share in prayer and worship what it means to respond to these young people through our faith.
Dream Sabbath events can take place anytime, but your congregation has an opportunity between now and October 16 to participate in this interfaith initiative. You can participate in the following ways:
- Plan an opportunity between now and October 16 to lift up in worship your concern for these young people;
- Invite your state and federal legislators to be a part of your worship service
- Go to the Coalition website (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org) and register your congregation’s participation in celebrating Dream Sabbath, or send an e-mail to Anne Wheeler, who is part of our North Alabama Conference Advocacy for Social Justice Team, at annepwheeler@gmail.com or post your participation at www.facebook.com/missionsnal so we can share word of your service with others.
Events
Conference Calendarsee more details about each of the events listed below on the online Conference calendar The Academy for Ministries with Children Ashland Circuit Charge Conference Safe Sanctuary Training Northwest District Safe Sanctuary Training Southeast District 134th Homecoming and Anniversary Celebration Deadline for dCOM recommendation for Provisional and Associate Member applicants Local Pastors Meeting Catalyst, Be Present Lafayette Circuit Charge Conference Safe Sanctuary Training Northwest District The Art of Preaching - Fall Conference Sweet Spirit Retreat ARMS Annual Meeting Cabinet Meeting Wesleyan Leadership Conference Clergy Spouse Retreat 2011 Group Life South Huffman UMC 140th Anniversary Valley Circuit Charge Conference Gathering of the Orders Revival Gathering of the Orders - 5K RUN AND LAKE WALK - Work Off the Pot Lucks Children's ConneXion Meeting Fall Festival Lay Speaker Training - Southwest District Men's Prayer Breakfast Safe Sanctuary Training Northwest District Mountain Lakes Charge Conference Roanoke Circuit Charge Conference Candler - McDonald Lectures: Jesus Against Himself Advent to Epiphany - Year B (Preaching workshop/retreat) Superannuate Homes Board Meeting United Methodist Children's Home White Christmas Event Captured by a Compelling Narrative: A Christian Story for a New Generation Conference Reformation Day - Luther and the Translation of the Bible Discernment Event for Deaconesses and Home Missioners Christian Educators' Fellowship Regional Conference Working & Worshiping Together: Ministry with the Poor The Academy for Ministries with Children ERT Training Class Safe Sanctuary Training Cheaha District Cheaha District Charge Conference & Leadership Training Wedowee Circuit Charge Conference South Central District - dCOM Interviews Growing Healthy Churches Church Planting Discovery Center Laity Board Meeting Exploration 2011 Sylacauga Circuit Charge Conference Safe Sanctuary Training Northwest District Candler - McDonald Lectures: Jesus Against Himself Northeast District Preacher's Meeting Assignments due for Associate, Provisional and Full Connection Membership SE Dist. Prog. & Planning Mtg. National Youth Workers Convention 2011 Central & South Central Districts - Charge Conference & Leadership Training Art as Prayer Alexander City Circuit Charge Conference United Methodist Center Closed see more details about each of the events listed above on the online Conference calendar |
Featured EventsSweet Spirit RetreatOctober 11-13, 2011
Clergy Spouse Retreat 2011
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Featured Speaker: Cathy Lee Phillips is a Christian Educator, Author, Speaker, Singer, Humorist, Event Leader and Columnist. Her books include: Silver in the Slop (And Other Surprises), Gutsy Little Flowers , Silver Reflections: A Daily Journal, Aging, Ailments, and Attitudes, and Honey, There's a Cat in the Freezer. Her inspirational parables use ordinary objects and events to reveal eternal truths. He books will be on sale at the retreat. Truth and honesty about herself and others, and her love go God resonates through every word she speaks and writes. her heartfelt and sometimes humorous words help spiritually connect the pats of the lives she touches to God. Cathy Lee Phillips' webpage may be found at http://www.CathyLeePhillips.com. 
Gathering of the Orders
Exploration 2011, an event for young adults who feel God’s call to ordained ministry as a deacon or elder in The United Methodist Church, will take place Nov. 11-13 in St. Louis, Mo.
Local Church Events and Celebrations
Click here to see a listing of upcoming special events and celebrations at local North Alabama United Methodist Churches.
Click here to submit your events.