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June 9, 2021
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#toc2 Annual Conference This Weekend!
#toc3 District Office Closed June 14 & 15
#toc4 MUMF's "The FAQ’s About Wills and Trust" - June 17
#toc5 MUMF's "Saving Grace: A Guide to Financial Well Being"
#toc6 Mission U 2021 - July 16 & 17
#toc7 FAQs About COVID-19 Vaccines and the Local Church
#toc8 Manchester Seeking PT Director of Missions
#toc9 Camp Jo-Ota

Annual Conference This Weekend!
Registered Clergy and Lay Delegates - You should have already received your voting credentials from the conference. If not, please contact mailto:[email protected]. Heather Birge ASAP. However, be aware that she is already on site in Springfield and may not respond to you immediately so do not wait until Saturday to check with her.
Hospitality Boxes - If you are a registered virtual attendee and have not picked up your hospitality box from your designated pick up location, please do so ASAP. If you don't know where you should pick up your box from, please mailto:[email protected] Email Me.
Guests Can Livestream - Guests like clergy spouses or family, interested agency partners, or additional laity beyond your approved lay member(s) to annual conference can watch the livestream. All worship services and open business sessions will be live streamed and available to anyone with the live stream link (button below) or access to the Missouri Conference [link removed] Facebook page.
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District Office Closed June 14 & 15
The District Office will be closed for the 2 days following Annual Conference, June 14 and 15. We will re-open on Wednesday, June 16 and all messages will be returned at that time.


MUMF's "The FAQ’s About Wills and Trust" - June 17
You and your congregation are encouraged to join the Missouri United Methodist Foundation and their guest, attorney David Holdsworth, for an on-line, informative, practical conversation on Thursday, June 17 at 7 p.m. on the topic of The FAQ’s About Wills and Trust. This webinar promises to be informative from a legal standpoint as well as presented through the heart of a Christian teacher.
The Foundation encourages churches to share this information in their congregations, inviting everyone to attend. There will not be any solicitation of financial or legal counsel to those who attend.
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MUMF's "Saving Grace: A Guide to Financial Well Being"
You and your congregation are invited to join the Missouri United Methodist Foundation in a 7-week, free, online-class called Saving Grace: A Guide to Financial Well Being. This personal finance course is designed by United Methodists for United Methodists offering concrete guidance on saving, earning, giving, debt, spending, and how to build a sustainable financial plan. The series begins Monday, June 21, at 7 p.m.
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Mission U 2021 - July 16 & 17
Mission U 2021 will take place July 16-17 at First UMC's Celebration Center in Sedalia.
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FAQs About COVID-19 Vaccines and the Local Church
In the last few months, nearly half of adults in the United States have received at least one dose of a vaccine protecting against the SARS-COV2 virus and COVID-19. Studies suggest the vaccines offered in the U.S. are highly effective and safe. In some populations, most notably adolescents, the vaccines may approach 100% efficacy. This is great news, even as parts of the country still struggle with outbreaks.

With outbreaks persisting and vaccines on the rise, several questions are coming up with respect to our churches and vaccines. This document is meant to address the most common and pressing of questions.

Please be warned, much of this guidance falls in the realm of common sense. The Office of Finance & Administration, its Director, Rev. Nate Berneking and The Missouri Annual Conference’s Chancellor, Jordan Ault, strongly encourage local churches to use good common sense and to follow the guidance of your local health department. Churches will have more latitude to adopt policies than most employers. But that doesn’t mean such an action is a good idea or without risks. Even with greater protections offered by the First Amendment, common sense is almost always the best rule.
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Manchester Seeking PT Director of Missions
Manchester UMC is seeking qualified candidates to serve as Director of Missions (20 hours per week). This person will partner with pastors, staff, and ministry leaders to ensure Manchester UMC is most effectively harnessing the passion, talents and resources of the congregation, and other stakeholders, to meet the immediate needs of under-resourced individuals with a goal of helping them move toward thriving self-sufficiency. Position is eligible for employer retirement account contributions, paid holidays, vacation days, sick days and continuing education.
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Camp Jo-Ota
Camp Jo-Ota is ready to help you recharge your faith! They have camps this summer for ages 3 to adult. [link removed] Click Here for a flyer.
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