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Safe Gatherings Application Discount Ending
Are you Safe Gatherings certified? Sadly, local churches can be a dangerous place for vulnerable people. Do your part to protect others by becoming Safe Gatherings certified and helping those you serve with to get certified also. Until the end of the year, we’re offering half-off the application fee. Learn more at www.moumethodist.org/newsdetail/safe-gatherings-discount-ending-soon-17881518

Festival of Sharing Quilt Auction
The 2023 Festival of Sharing Quilt Auction site is ready for viewing. See pictures and details of the beautifully quilted throws, baby blankets, and more. This is a great opportunity to pick out those birthday, Christmas, wedding, or new baby gifts. Proceeds benefit the Church World Service Blanket program which helps people rebuild after disasters. Bidding will run from 10 a.m. CST on Nov. 5 to 10 a.m. CST on Nov. 11. Please visit www.getabidauctions.com/festivalofsharing to view quilt details and register for bidding.

Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Everyone is welcome to attend the United Methodist Church of St. Clair's Free Thanksgiving Dinner for the community.
Thursday, November 23
11:00am to 1:00pm
UMC of St. Clair
485 S. Main St. St. Clair, MO 63077

Implicit Bias Course
Free “What We Don’t Think We Think” Online Course
The Missouri Conference has partnered with the UMC General Commission on Race and Religion to create a Missouri-specific version of the course “What We Don't Think We Think.” Any Missouri Conference member – clergy or lay – is invited to take the training for free to learn about the unconscious bias we all experience. Learn more and enroll at https://www.moumethodist.org/resourcedetail/implicit-bias-course-12371563
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Have you checked out Absorb lately? Our on-demand, online learning platform is regularly updated with new content to support learning on your own time and at your own pace.Missouri Conference members, you can take Faith Sharing, Congregational Care and Strategic Ministry Planning for FREE, at your own pace, on our online learning platform.
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Conference Apportionment Deadline
The final date to submit 2023 apportionment payments is Tuesday January 9, 2024. Any apportionment payment sent after December 31, 2023, will need to be sent with guaranteed delivery before 12:00 p.m. on January 9, 2024. You should also contact Lindsay Ready ([email protected] or (573) 397-5060) and notify her if you have sent payment after December 31. Payments may always be hand-delivered to the Columbia office during business hours. Any payments received after 12:00 p.m. on January 9, 2024, will not be credited to 2023 apportionments. For more information, visit www.moumethodist.org/apportionments.