Central South District
Saturday, May 17, 2008
The Heart of Houston
 Four from CS District to be ordained at Annual ConferenceAlong with their families and congregations, the Central South District celebrates with pastors who have been recommended for full membership and ordination as elders at this year's Annual Conference. Those from the Central South District to be ordained are: Justin Coleman, St. Luke's UMC; Holly Ebel, St. Paul's UMC & Midtown Spirituality Center; Andrew Nunley, Houston-St. Andrew's UMC; and Kelly Sullivan, St. Paul's UMC.
Pre-register online for 2008 Annual conference Pre-Registration for the 2008 Texas Annual Conference session begins Monday, February 18. You will need a password to enter into the registration website. To obtain your password, you must have a valid e-mail address in the Conference Database. If you have recently changed or have never submitted your e-mail address to the Conference, call the district office at 713-222-0117 so that you may be included.Register: http://www.txcumc.org/webview, login using the password received by e-mail. Registration instructions: http://www.txcumc.org/tac08reg. Questions? Contact Brant Mills, bmills@txcumc.org.
The Pre-Conference Journal is available for download here.
Annual Conference will take place May 25 - 28 at the Woodlands UMC, 2200 Lake Woodlands Dr., The Woodlands, TX. Contact The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel for reservations, 281-367-9797. Note that Annual Conference now officially begins on Sunday and ends one day early on Wednesday.
More information is available on the conference website.
2008 Annual Conference Child Care Registration Deadline: Wednesday, April 30.
Must pre-register; $50 late registration fee due at the door. Register: www.twumc.org. EventsBlack Methodists for Church Renewal Luncheon: Tuesday, May 27, 11 a.m., The Woodlands UMC, Loft Worship Gym, Eleanor F. Colvin, 713-695-2469, efcolvin@sbcglobal.net; Frances Dunlap, 281-999-5114, f.dunlap@sbcglobal.net. Retirees, ordinands and those being commissioned will be recognized. Participate in a hands-on mission project. Cost: $25, vegetarian meals available upon request. RSVP.
Breaking the Silence, a voice for full inclusion in the Texas Annual Conference, hosts Dr. L. James Bankston, Senior Pastor of St. Paul's UMC in Houston, as speaker for a lunch at Annual Conference. Tickets are $20. For more information, email admin@breakingthesilencetxc.org or contact Laura Young at 936-581-9401.
Candler Club Luncheon, Tuesday, May 27, 12:15 p.m., at Annual Conference. RSVP Deadline April 25, Rev. Josh Hale, 409-880-7252, revjwhale@gmail.com.
Confessing Movement Luncheon, Monday, May 26, at noon, in Wesley Hall of The Woodlands UMC. Our panel of speakers includes three delegates to General Conference: Dr. Steve Wende (Houston, First), Dr. Chappell Temple (Lakewood UMC), and Gib Walton, our Conference Chancellor. Together they will help us understand all that happened in Fort Worth and they will give us their impression of where the church is now – and where we’re going. Register online by going to www.twumc.org/confessing. You may also go to www.twumc.org/confessing to print the brochure, complete it and mail it to the address you will find there.
Fellowship of Older Adult Ministry (FOAM) Conference Lunch, Monday, May 26, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Registration Deadline, April 25: The Woodlands UMC, Aldersgate Room, Marlys Barry, 713-402-5008, mbarry@stlukes-hou.org. Dr. Helen Appleberg will share years of experience in Senior Adult Ministries. Cost: $14.
Laity Lunch: Tuesday, May 27, noon in Wesley Hall, The Woodlands UMC. The speaker will be Sam Koffe, Assistant to the Bishop of Cote d'Ivoire & Development Officer for Georgia State University in Cote d'Ivoire who will speak on Risk Taking Mission work in Cote d'Ivoire. Entertainment will be provided by the Cote d'Ivoire Choir. Tickets are $15 per person -- please consider hosting a member from the Cote d'Ivoire Choir as they will join us for the meal. Tickets will be available on-line on the Conference website. At registration, there will be a table where you can pick up tickets. More information: http://www.txcumc.org/laityluncheon
Ministry Assistant Luncheon. Noon, Tuesday, May 27, 2008, the Summit Room and the Loft at The Woodlands UMC. Deadline for registration, May 9. Rev. Fredda Minnick, speaker. The cost is $15 and the checks will be made out to the Central North District and mailed to Doris Folser at 3648 FM 1960 W Suite 109, Houston, TX 77068. Click here for flyer.
Peace with Justice Luncheon: 12 noon – 2pm, Tues. May 27, ‘08, The Loft, The Woodlands UMC, 2200 Lake Woodlands Dr., The Woodlands, TX 77380, Breath of Life: Clearing Texas Air One Church at a Time; Speaker: Bee Moorhead is the director of Texas Impact and its environmental program Texas Interfaith Power & Light. She is a well-known speaker on faith and the environment. An ordained Presbyterian elder and a graduate of UT’s LBJ School of Public Affairs, Bee brings faith communities a combination of clear, relevant issue information, theological framing and “nuts-and-bolts” tools to help individuals and congregations care for the creation through local action and public policy advocacy. Please pre-pay $16.00 per person. Reserve meal by: May 20, 2008. Mail check to: Bren Hardt, 10375 New Wehdem Rd., Brenham, TX 77833.Click here for flyer.
Small Church Banquet: Tuesday, May 27, 5:30 p.m., Woodlands UMC, Aldersgate Rm. Rev. Ed Kail, UM Rural Fellowship President, will speak about small church revitalization and other issues. Music: Clear Creek Bluegrass Band. Only 100 tickets available; Cost: $10; RSVP and Send payment to Sue Sullivan, 6312 Chaparral St., Texarkana, 75503.
Spouses Lunch: Monday, May 26, 11:00 am in Asbury Hall. Theme: Reaching for Heaven with Song; Special Guest: Kerri Crocker, singer/songwriter; Tickets: $14. Make check payable to UMF Clergy Spouses. Tickets are available in the District Office.
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