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#toc2 Linda's Vacation Schedule
#toc3 Annual Conference Videos
#toc4 Manchester's "Race & Education in St. Louis" - July 11
#toc5 NW District Lay Servant Class: Leading Prayer
#toc6 Update Your Find-A-Church Profile
#toc7 Epworth in Urgent Need of Donations
Linda's Vacation Schedule
Linda will be on vacation June 26 - July 11. If you have a pastoral emergency during business hours, please call the office, 636-891-8004, or mailto:
[email protected] Email Me and I will contact a DS to help you. If you need immediate help during off hours, please contact Rev. Robin Bell directly at (816) 694-4832 or mailto:
[email protected] Email Her.
Annual Conference Videos
You can access all of the videos from the 2021 Annual Conference session by going to the conference's Vimeo page. You can either watch them from Vimeo or download the videos to your computer.
How to Download from Vimeo
Select the Video you'd like to download by clicking the specific vimeo.com link directly under the video.
Scroll down until you see the Download button
Click the Download button
Choose your preferred video quality and click Download.
[link removed] Click Here for a PDF of the download instructions.
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Manchester's "Race & Education in St. Louis" - July 11
Manchester UMC is sponsoring a community conversation on race and education in the St. Louis region. A panel of local experts will discuss timely topics, including: What actually is “Critical Race Theory”? What does diversity education look like? Why are we still talking about race? A Q&A session will follow the panel. Attend this free learning opportunity in person or online. All are welcome!
Time: 7 to 8:30p
Location: Manchester UMC (Near the intersection of Hwy 141 & Manchester Road) and Live Stream
Guest Panel: Dr. Howard Fields III, Dr. Sarah Riss, Nick Reinhardt-Swierk
Moderator: State Representative Trish Gunby
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NW District Lay Servant Class: Leading Prayer
Title of Class: Public Prayer, Virtual via Zoom
Summary of Class: Praying in public can be daunting, but prayer is something one learns. This course on praying in public will help the participant grow in confidence and skill in public prayer and enrich their personal prayer life.
Description:
This class will be hosted by the Northwest District office and offered virtually via Zoom. Please ensure you can attend each class, held Wednesdays in the month of July (14, 21, 28) and August (4, & 11) from 6:30 – 8:30 PM. This class will be taught by Rev. Sherry Oxandale, Associate Pastor at First Kearney UMC in the Northwest District.
Participants will need the book “Shaping the Prayers of the People: The Art of Intercession” by Samuel Wells and Abigail Kocher. It is available through [link removed] Cokesbury, and [link removed] Amazon. Participants are responsible for purchasing the book before class. Please read Chapters 1 & 2 prior to the first class. There will be reading and/or coursework each week.
There are no prerequisites required to take this course. It counts as an advanced lay servant ministry class upon completion. Attendance at each class is required to receive completion status.
We can host up to 20 participants, and registration will close by end of day June 30, 2021.
Plan to have your book, a notebook, a pen and your bible with you at each class. You will receive the class Zoom link one week prior to the start of class.
[link removed] Register →
Update Your Find-A-Church Profile
As people begin to seek in-person connections once more, they’ll be searching online for information about local churches. Be prepared to welcome them with an updated Find-A-Church profile! Include a note about who you are as a congregation, links to your website and social media channels, location details and more.
To update your profile:
Search for your church
Select your church from the search results
Click Update Church
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Epworth in Urgent Need of Donations
On June 29th our youth are moving into our new Transitional Living Program facility and we are in desperate need of donations. We ask you to take a look at our Amazon Wishlist linked below. Donating these items will make the facility feel more like home to our youth going through this transition. Monetary donations will also be heavily appreciated, which you can donate through our website.
We are asking for donations to be made by June 28th at the very latest!
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[link removed] Epworth Website →
Thank you and we appreciate your donations as always!
-Epworth Children and Family Services
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