e-NEWS updates for March 12, 2010
Indiana Annual Conference Laity Manuscript Contest announced
Each year the Indiana Conference Board of Laity offers the opportunity to all laity of the Indiana Conference to express thanks and praise God by submitting an original sermon manuscript for judging. The theme this year is “What Does It Take To Be A Fruitful United Methodist Congregation?” Due to the full agenda of the Laity Session, it is necessary that the sermon be no more than 15 minutes in length. Entries are judged based on creative and original development of the theme, but may be eliminated due to length.
The author will present the winning manuscript at the Laity Session of the Indiana Annual Conference on Thursday evening, June 10, at Emens Auditorium on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie. Two other manuscripts will be given Honorable Mention.
Manuscripts need to be mailed to Ike Williams, Indiana Conference Co-Lay Leader, 1515 Cool Creek Drive, Carmel, IN 46033-2318 or by e-mail to ike.williams@att.net. The manuscript must be accompanied by a cover sheet or letter that includes the writer’s name, address, phone number, e-mail address, local church name and district. Please do not include any personally identifying information in the manuscript. Manuscripts will be assigned a number and will be judged anonymously by the selection committee. All entries must be received by May 3. The winner will be notified by May 24.
Additional information concerning the contest can be obtained by contacting Bob Pimlott, Southeast District Lay Leader at rpimlott1@verizon.net or by calling 812-273-3081.
UMCOR to lead training in Disaster Early Response and VIM Team Leader
DISASTER EARLY RESPONSE TRAINING will be provided by: Disaster Response and United Methodist Volunteer in Mission Coordinators and the Indiana Conference United Methodist Church Mission Resource Team. The training will be offered Saturday, April 10 at New Life United Methodist Church near Mexico, Ind. Coffee and snacks from 8:30 to 8:45 a. Training from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
UMCOR Trainer Rick Hill. Who should attend? All persons interested in Early Disaster Response work, pastors, District Disaster Response Coordinators.
Cost is $25, includes snacks, lunch and materials.
Register online here.
Download a PDF to mail in here.
For more information, contact Gary Peterson (gphome.1@verizon.net) or call 260-437-1310 or Bonnie Albert (bonkay@hotmail.com) or 219-464-1447.
Volunteers In Mission Team Leader Training
Saturday, March 20 at First UMC, 219 East Fourth Street (downtown) in Bloomington, Ind.
Saturday, April 10 at New Life UMC 3039 W. 400 N. (U.S. 31) near Mexico, Ind.
Both of these workshops run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (ET), UMCOR’s Penny Krug will be the trainer for these sessions. Who should attend? Leaders and/or participants of work teams and youth leaders.
Cost is $15 person, which includes lunch and basic materials plus $25 for VIM Training Manual (only 1 needed per church).
Topics include: How to plan a mission trip, where to go when your church wants to send a team, spiritual enrichment, being a team member, cultural sensitivity, insurance and liability forms regardless of where you go, issues of risk, and answers to questions.
– Bonnie Albert, (bonkay@hotmail.com) Indiana Conference UMVIM Coordinator