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Washington East District News and Update 10_10_18

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Upcoming events:

  • Annual UMM Meeting October 20, 2018 “Kingdom Minded Men” 8:45a – 1:00p. Guest Speaker Rev, William E. Butler, Senior Pastor Queens Chapel UMC. Tickets are $20, please contact your district president to purchase tickets. Cary Montgomery,
  • October 23 (Faith UMC, Accokeek) and November 7 (St. Matthews Bowie) -  DA/DS Day on the District ( DS one on one pre-scheduled Interviews, DA providing assistance with Church Conference Prep all church assistants and leadership chairs are encouraged to stop by if you need assistance for Church Conference forms.)
  • Save the Date October 28 Bishop's Day on the Region 3:00p - 5:00p Huntingtown UMC, 4020 Hunting Creek Rd, Huntingtown, MD.
  • November 28 - Commission on the Way Forward Presentation.  Grace UMC, Gaithersburg

 

Finding Peace amid the Storm

Registration is now open for Bishop LaTrelle Easterling's Pre-Advent Day Apart with the Clergy on Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Epworth UMC, 9008 Rosemont Drive in Gaithersburg. This year, the guest preacher and presenter will be the Rev. Kirk Byron Jones, senior pastor of Zion Baptist Church in Lynn, Mass., and a professor of social ethics, preaching and pastoral ministry. His most recent book is "Soul Talk: How to Have the Most Important Conversation of All." The cost for the event, which includes lunch, is $35 for active clergy and $25 for retired clergy. Learn more and register

Meditate Like Jesus Live Webinar (Lay Servant credit available) 

Instructor: Rev. Kendrick Weave 

Dates: Oct. 25 - Nov. 15 webinars on Thursdays, 6 p.m. to 8:30 pm

Meditative practices exist in every religious tradition. Although many are familiar with techniques such as mindfulness, few are aware of the meditative practice of Jesus. In this dynamic, thought provoking live webinar you will learn:

The Hebraic meditative tradition that shaped Jesus,

Unique principles of Jesus’ meditative approach, 

Practical meditative methods, which will deepen one’s personal life and spiritual community.

This course will count as an Advanced Lay Servant course, but is open to all.

Class dates: Thursdays (Oct 25th, Nov 1st, Nov 8th, & Nov 15th) from 6 pm to 8:30 pm

Details regarding how to access the webinar will be sent to registrants.

REGISTRATION DETAILS :  Deadline: October 21, 2018.

Register

 Annual District Youth Fellowship/Discipleship Event Cornmaze & Bonfire! 

Sunday, October 28, 5:30-8:00pm

Corn Maze & Bonfire @ Spider Hill Farm, Prince Frederick, MD. 

Cost per person:  $8.00  (Group leaders, please pay for your group in total in the store upon arrival)

5:30-7:00pm - Hayrides, Corn maze,Farm Store

7:00-8:00pm - Bonfire, Hot Dog roast & Smores // Bonfire Devotional

NOTE:  $8.00 entry fee covers all but store items...and the ICE CREAM is soooooo worth it!!

 

Bonfire Devotional:  Youth Leaders please ask your youth if they would share "One way I've really been trusting Jesus in the past year is ____________."

 

Thanks all!  Remember, I'll need numbers by Monday, 10/22/2018 in order to tell Spider Hill and buy food!

 

The Reverend Doctor David S. Showalter
Youth Pastor/Camping Advocate
St. Paul UMC, Lusby, MD

Missional Innovation Grants:  Applications for Missional Innovation grants within the Young People’s Ministry, Advocacy & Action, and Abundant Health Networks are now being accepted.  Learn more about Missional Innovation Grants on the BWC Grants and Awards website and click here to apply.  Applications are Due November 1st!

October is Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Month (DV/IPV): Increase Awareness. End Silence. Connect with Resources. Be Proactive

Faith communities are invited  to observe DV/IPV Prevention on one Sunday in the month of October. On this day, we invite you to share Bishop Easterling’s  Video on Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence  that features her call to us as a conference and silent yet profound stories from impacted persons. We also invite your congregation to give to the BWC Conference’s Seeds of Security DV/IPV fund. Seeds of Security, an entity of The Baltimore-Washington Conference of The United Methodist Church, is a collaboration of networks and persons committed to educating, advocating, resourcing, and providing safe haven for survivors of Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence (DV/IPV). Its mission is to be a source of healing for persons experiencing the practical, relational, and spiritual impact of intimate partner violence.  To learn more about what you can do to support this ministry and our neighbors impacted by DV/IPV, please visit our website to download resources, learn more about our emergency crisis fund,  and ways that you can be an advocate.

Seeds of Security: Promoting Healthy Relationships for Youth (DV/IPV), 4:30 PM - “Friendships: The Good and the Bad”

The Howard County Coalition to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence (HCCPIPV) is hosting "Promoting Healthy Relationships for Youth" in recognition of Domestic Violence Month, Thursday, October 11, 2018 at the Baltimore-Washington Conference Center of the United Methodist Church. Theodora T. Omagbemi, youth author of True Keys to Friendship and Ms. Heidi Griswold of HopeWorks will be featured guests. Ms. Heidi Griswold will also facilitate the workshop. Youth from ages 5 years - 18 years are encouraged to attend. Refreshments and awards will be given. Register your children and youth groups as soon as possible, because space is limited. For additional information about HCCPIPV visit: https://sites.google.com/view/hccpipv/home. The dialogue session is geared towards students; but, parents, advocates, and youth leaders are encouraged to attend. Both sessions (elementary and secondary) will commence at the same time.

Coach Approach Skills Training - Fallston UMC (note location changed from Fulton to Fallston UMC) - October 15-18, 2018. CAST is a series of trainings developed specifically to teach the "coach approach" in ministry to leaders, pastors and lay persons. The training prepares participants for certification in the field of coaching. Using the accompanying 50-page manuals participants learn the basic skills of coaching, advanced skills of coaching and group and team coaching skills. Participants come away with the ability to lead with a "coach approach" in their context for ministry and to effectively do "peer coaching". This training is highly participatory with heavy emphasis on the integration and practice of each skill. Registration required $1900 (deadline to register is October 8) http://www.coachapproachskilltraining.com/.

Fostering Sustainable Children and Youth Ministry Training: You're looking for a youth pastor or children’s ministry coordinator...Again. You are new to children's and/or youth ministry leadership and want to know what goes wrong, why children and youth ministries crumble, and the cost to students, parents, volunteers and the church. You are wondering if a sustainable children’s and or youth ministry is possible, even after a key leader leaves.

 Staff from Ministry Architects will lead a morning of worship and training on Sustainable Children & Youth Ministry at Bethany United Methodist Church in Ellicott City. Attendees will start the day together and then select between the Children or Youth ministry workshop.  Click here to register: http://tiny.cc/ypmtraining

Early Response Team (ERT) Certification & Recertification Courses:

As we are all too familiar with in recent days, disaster can strike at any time. The BWC's Abundant Health Board is committed to organizing teams of skilled individuals to be ready to respond to any form of disaster that may affect us locally, nationally, and globally. Disaster response requires coordinated effort across many levels, and training on how to best be of service in times of need is essential to successful response. If you are interested in becoming a part of this vital work, select one of our upcoming certification or recertification courses here: http://www.bwcumc.org/ministries/disaster-response-and-volunteers-in-mission/

Upcoming Certification and Recertification Courses include:

* Certification: October 20, 2018: 8:30a - 4:30p, Hiss UMC

* Certification: December 1, 2018: 8:30a - 4:30p, Benevola UMC

* Re-Certification: December 1, 2018 8:30a - 12:30p, Benevola UMC

BWC Partnership with the Poor People’s Campaign, National Hearing in Baltimore –  October 22, 2018, Gubernatorial and State Candidates Forum - Listening to Impacted Persons Share their stories

Dr. William Barber and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis in partnership with the BWC

Host: John Wesley UMC, 3202 North Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland

The Annual Meeting of the Historic Strawbridge Shrine Association will be hosted by New Hope "Old Bethel" United Methodist Church at 3001 Hooper Road, New Windsor, MD 21776 on Saturday, October 27th. The agenda will begin with Worship and Business from 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. A Historical Panel Discussion will follow from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. featuring Delores Martin, Conference Lay Leader, Rev. Doug Tzan of the Strawbridge Shrine Board, and John Strawbridge of the Conference Historical Society, on The Contemporary Meaning of the Ministry of Robert & Elizabeth Strawbridge for the Church of Today Including "A Way Forward". Lunch is available for $15.00 per person. Those planning to stay for lunch should send a check to 2200 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218-5805 made payable to "The Strawbridge Shrine Assoc." by October 19th. For additional information, call Lou Piel at 410-751-9049. If you are interested in a tour of the Shrine Campus, call Curator Helen Kemp at 410-635-2600. For details and to download the lunch reservation form, visit http://www.bwcumc.org/event/1194681-2018-10-27-strawbridge-shrine-annual-meeting/.

Stepping Up to Staffing and Supervision -- Workshop Presenter: Susan Beaumont is a consultant, author, coach, and spiritual director. She has consulted with over one hundred congregations and denominational bodies across the United States and in Canada. She is known for her groundbreaking work in the leadership dynamics of large congregations. Registration required http://www.bwcumc.org/event/1174899-2018-11-06-stepping-up-to-staffing-and-supervision/

 

BWC Ministry Hatchery -- Are you nursing an entrepreneurial idea for ministry, but don’t know how to get it started (much less fund it)? Is your church ready to move a social enterprise idea down the field that serves a need in your community while funding other aspects of ministry? Could you use the wisdom of others to test-drive an idea for missional innovation? Are you curious about what’s involved in starting a sustainable nonprofit or for profit ministry and have a real-life example to learn on? Join us for the first BWC Ministry Hatchery, Thursday, November 8 @ 3 p.m. - Saturday, November 10 @ 3:00 p.m. at Manidokan Camp and Retreat Center. Registration is required -- bwcumc.org/hatchathon2018

BWC Trip to Alabama (Civil Rights Tour): April 6-11, 2019 Come join us on this immersion experience as we visit some of the most significant venues of the Civil Rights movement. Sites to be visited in Birmingham, Alabama include the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Bethel Baptist Church, Kelly Ingram Park, and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. In Montgomery, we will visit Dexter Avenue Baptist Church and Parsonage, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Legacy Museum, National Memorial for Peace and Justice, and the Rosa Parks Museum. And in Selma, we will cross the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge and visit Brown Chapel AME Church and the National Voting Rights Museum.

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