Men rally in Tallahassee
The United Methodist Men (UMM) from the Florida,
South Georgia and Alabama/West Florida Conferences invite all men,
regardless of church affiliation, to attend the “Men’s Rally for
Christ” Aug. 10 at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center.
The one-day event will feature the Rev. Dr.
Eddie Fox and Coach Bobbie Bowden of Florida State University. The
Tallahassee Boys Choir and Witness Quartet will help provide musical
leadership.
The cost is $25 per person or $15 for students.
For more information contact Don
Heishman, registrar, at 863-858-9631, or visit http://www.ummflconf.org.
Lay speakers fan the flames
The Florida Conference Lay Speaking Ministries
invite lay people to attend the “Fanning the Flames” training
event Aug. 23-25 at the Life Enrichment Center in Leesburg. The event
is open to all current and prospective lay speakers.
Five advanced lay speaking courses will be
offered and are designed to help lay speakers preach, lead Bible study
or small groups, interpret their United Methodist heritage, and grow
through grace.
The workshop fee is $45; lodging and meals are
$95, double occupancy, or $110, single occupancy. The registration
deadline is July 31. For more information contact Lee Ann Day,
registrar, at 386-755-5410 or soulsing@msn.com,
or Gayle Hogan, conference director of Lay Speaking Ministries, at
352-567-5383 or gmhogan4@aol.com.
Board presents workshops on hate,
violence
Youth, laity and clergy interested in
confronting violence, hatred and intolerance in their communities are
invited to attend the “Confronting and Combating the Seeds of
Hatred, Intolerance and Violence” workshops Aug. 23-24 in
Birmingham, Ala.
The workshops are sponsored by the Southeastern
Jurisdiction (SEJ) and the General Board of Church and Society.
A conflict resolution training session will be
held for youth ages 12 to 18. Other workshops deal with Christian
leadership in a world of pluralism, the Social Principles, racial
justice, honoring differences, building bridges across faiths,
teaching non-violence to children, violence in the Palestinian-Israeli
conflict and welcoming homosexuals.
The registration fee is $75 per person; hotel
rooms are $99 per night. The registration deadline is July 30. For
more information contact the SEJ office at 1-888-525-3586. For hotel
reservations call the Sheraton-Birmingham at 1-800-325-3535.
Short Bites
The 2002 World Deaf Mission Conference is Aug. 5-9 in Kyeong-ju,
Korea. More than 800 people from 11 countries are expected to attend.
For more information visit http://www.deafwm.com.
Youth and young adult ministry directors are invited to Washington,
D.C., Aug. 14-16 to learn how to connect social issues and public
policy to their faith through the “Faith & Citizenship”
seminars offered by the General Board of Church and Society. Contact:
Ana Toledo, 202-488-5651.
The General Board of Global Ministries is asking churches to take a
special offering once a month for the next three months to support the
Churchwide Appeal for Africa Drought and Famine (Advance #101250-4).
The board has also approved Advance #901315 for Texas flood relief.
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