
Events
Creative Speaking Retreat
at
Breckenridge UMC
This event has been cancelled and will be RESCHEDULED soon!
Day Long Creativity Retreat/Workshops. The event will be
from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Cost is $10 per person which includes a
Soup & Sandwich lunch provided by the UMW.
MORE Information and registration form.
Family
Systems Peer Groups
Led by Naomi Garcia
Family Systems Peer Groups learn and practice applying family systems
theory to one’s own professional and personal life in a safe,
confidential environment. Though not able to participate, D.S.
David Hills has been part of peer groups in the past and highly
recommends them to the clergy of our
District. A new peer group
is forming and will meet on the first Tuesday of each month at Wesley
(on CMU's campus in Mount Pleasant), starting September 7, 2010 and
running through May 2011.
The typical format of these groups looks something like the following.
·
Opening devotions/spiritual journeying by the host or group participant,
·
1 hour or so of content
·
1-2 case presentations by the participants who volunteer in advance.
The intent of case
presentations is to give participants the benefit of being coached
around their own functioning in a particular situation. This
coaching includes feedback through observations from the group.
To find out more, contact Naomi García, Ministry Consultant, by e-mail naomi@wmcumc.org, fax
616-459- 0191 or telephone 888-217-1905.
Heartland District’s Fall Clergy Dinner
The
Fall Clergy Dinner will be held on Friday, November 12th at 6:00pm.
You and your spouse, or other adult guest, are invited to meet us
for dinner at Maxfield’s, just north of Edmore.
Cost will be just $12.50 per person, with the balance being
covered out of District Funds.
Born out of a desire to try something new, at least for this year
this dinner will replace the annual Christmas/Epiphany parties that have
seen declining participation the past few years. More information will
be coming in the weeks ahead, but for now I hope you’ll set aside the
date to gather with colleagues for dinner and fellowship.
Join Bishop Keaton as He Travels to the Holy Land February 8-18, 2011
There are now over 50
individuals from across the Michigan area planning to travel together in
February 2011 as Bishop Keaton leads a group to the Holy Land.
This 10-day trip (departure date is February 8th), through
Educational Opportunities,
contains time in Tiberius and the Galilee region, Jerusalem
and Bethlehem, as well as time at Nazareth, Qumran, Jericho, Masada
and the Dead Sea.
This experience features
three lectures, daily devotions, worship and fellowship. Brochures are
available through the Bishop's Office, District Office, or on line at
www.eo.travelwithus.com.
You may also contact Project Coordinator, Reverend Ann Emerson at
810-327-6468 or at
annbythelakeshore@comcast.net.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 15th.