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New York City needs bilingual listeners
United Methodist Volunteers in Mission is
looking for bilingual people to staff volunteer “Listening Posts”
in New York City to counsel the families of victims of the Sept. 11
terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
Volunteers must be Stephen Ministry trained,
certified pastoral counselors or have a professional license. People
who are fluent in Spanish, Cantonese or Mandarin are especially
needed.
For more information, contact Ann Huffman, with
the United Methodist Committee on Relief in New York, at umcornyc@hotmail.com
or 917-826-7223.
Young adults sponsor concert series
The Florida Conference’s Young Adult Ministry
Team is sponsoring a series of concerts by Christian artist Bebo
Norman.
Norman will be in Gainesville at the Florida
Theater Nov. 1; at Killearn United Methodist Church in Tallahassee
Nov. 2; and at Orlando’s University Carillon United Methodist Church
Nov. 4.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door, and
are available at http://www.ticketforce.com
or by calling 877-840-0458. For more information, contact Mike
Standifer in the conference’s youth ministry office at
1-800-282-8011, extension 138, or MStandifer@flumc.org
Church holds adoption workshop
Orlando’s University Carillon United Methodist
Church is holding a free seminar on international adoption Nov. 8, 7-9
p.m. “The ABCs of International Adoption” is presented by Dillon
International, a Tulsa-based licensed, non-profit adoption agency. The
seminar will explain the process of adopting a child internationally.
For more information, contact Kim Lively at
407-282-9526.
Historians invited to preservation
workshop
Anyone concerned about preserving the records
and history of local churches is invited to attend the Heritage
Preservation Workshop Nov. 9-11 at Lake Junaluska, N.C.
The event, sponsored by the Southeastern
Jurisdiction (SEJ) Commission on Archives and History, is for
beginning and advanced historians.
Registration is $40. For more information,
contact Nell Thrift, Florida Conference Archivist, at 863-688-9276, or
the SEJ Heritage Center, 828-452-2881 or archives@lakejunaluska.com.
Church teaches reaching with Alpha
Gainesville’s Trinity United Methodist Church
will share how to reach seekers and help believers through the Alpha
Program, a 10-week study that offers a practical introduction to the
basics of Christianity with opportunity for debate and discussion.
The workshop, part of the Exchange Leadership
Seminars series, is Nov. 8-9. For more information, contact Mary Dier,
Suntree United Methodist Church, at 321-242-2585.
Grants available to local churches for
training
The Florida Conference Council on Ministries (CCOM)
is offering a limited number of grants to help conference churches
provide training in spiritual formation or leader development. It is
also offering how-to information and resources on presenting quality
training.
For more information or to request a grant
application, contact Carol Sue Hutchinson, director of the CCOM’s
Discipleship Ministry office, at 1-800-282-8011, extension 141, or CHutchinson@flumc.org. |
