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Opportunities

Camp-A-Long heads to Mississippi

Campers are invited to spend 12 days traveling through the Mississippi Delta area with the Florida Conference’s Family Camping Committee.

The Mississippi Delta Camp-A-Long April 30-May 12 will leave from High Springs, Fla., and stop at Vicksburg Battlefield, Florawood River Plantation and other sites along the way.

Registration is $50; camping fees and travel expenses are the responsibility of participants. Register by Feb. 21. For more information, contact the Rev. Ed Wienrich at 941-747-1336.

Needs continue in North Carolina

“Look Mommy, a fish is in my room.” A young couple from Tarboro, N.C., awoke to hear their daughter say these words. The family lives seven miles from the river.

As another 6-year-old girl watched her parents view their flooded home, she said, “But we have each other.”

Because of North Carolina’s long-term recovery efforts, there is an urgent need for individuals or couples to provide volunteer management in several locations for two months or more. Interested persons should contact the Rev. Nick Elliott, Southeastern Jurisdiction United Methodist Volunteers In Mission, at 404-659-5060 or sejumvim@compuserve.com.

Construction materials and work teams are also needed. For current specific materials needed, contact Leland Heath at the Central Warehouse, 919-739-9167. Volunteer teams should call 1-800-849-4433, extension 312.

Drew offers counseling degree

Drew Theological School will offer a new Doctor of Ministry degree in pastoral counseling beginning this summer. Participants will train with distinguished scholars and practitioners, focus on family strengths and gifts in a collaborative atmosphere, and fashion a theologically sound approach to pastoral care and counseling.

For more information contact the Office of Theological School Admissions at 973-408-3111 or theoadm@drew.edu.

Don’t forget…

The “Real Luv” weekend retreat March 3-5 at the Warren W. Willis Camp in Leesburg. Sixth- through 12th-graders will explore and discuss issues related to their faith, sexuality, love and dating. The cost is $85 per person; register by Feb. 18. Contact Mike Standifer at 1-800-282-8011, extension 139, or MStandifer@flumc.org, or Carol Sue Hutchinson, extension 141, or CHutchinson@flumc.org.

The Lakeland District United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) is looking for people who want to help build a Methodist church in Panama April 8-15. The cost is $800, which includes travel, food and lodging. The deadline to register is Feb. 15. Contact Wally Mulder at 863-956-3116 or Mr.Wally@juno.com.

United Methodist Communications is seeking applicants for the Racial Ethnic Minority Fellowship. Applicants must be recent college or seminary graduates with communications training. Apply by March 13. Contact UMCom at REM@umcom.umc.org, http://crt.umc.org/rem or 1-888-278-4862.