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Fall-for-ALL Clergy

Retreat 2017

Visit our website at www.eocumc.com/mid-ohio October 2017

Pastors and their families experience pressures unique to their vocation. Their lives are on display, with eyes

on their every move. They are expected to be perfect people with perfect families, always available, never

discouraged, and always having the right answers to life’s most profound questions! These unrealistic expec-

tations can lead to overwhelming situations for pastors and their families. Simple acts of appreciation can be

the key to healthy relationships and effective ministry.

October is Clergy Appreciation Month and here are some ideas for encouraging and inspiring spiritual lead-ers with positive affirmation that is so crucial to their well-being… Honor your pastor in Worship with prayer, laying on of hands, anointing, favorite hymn or choir anthem

followed by an all-church lunch. Give your pastor a day (or weekend) away with recreation and/or restaurant gift cards. Encourage your pastor with notes and cards from the congregation and community. Celebrate the pastor’s family with a thoughtful gift or note. Google “clergy appreciation” to find other great ideas!

“Appreciate those who diligently labor among you and have charge over you in the Lord and give you instruction.”

~ 1 Thessalonians 5:12

The 2017 Fall-for-ALL Clergy Retreat will be held November 13-15

at The Carlisle Inn at Sugarcreek. Registration deadline is October 13.

Brochures/Registrations can be obtained through the district office.

This year’s theme, The Worship Architect: A Blueprint for Designing

Culturally Relevant and Biblically Faithful Services and will be pre-

sented by Rev. Constance Cherry, Professor of Worship and Pastoral

Ministry at Indiana Wesleyan University.

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BELONGING: Becoming an Inclusive Church

This event will provide resources for caregivers, families

and congregations about ways in which persons with

developmental differences may fully belong to and

participate in the Body of Christ.

The cost is $25 per person which includes continental

breakfast, a box lunch, beverages and a resource book.

Teams of 5 persons or more from one church receive a

discount of $5 per person. The deadline to register is

October 11 for the event on October 21 from 9:30 a- 3:00p

at the Ashland Theological Seminary. Registration brochure available from the district

office via email or postal or register online at (becominginclusive.eventbrite.com).

Resources also available from Joni and Friends & Christian Learning Center plus info

about ministries in East Ohio involving persons with developmental differences.

Thursday, October 19

North Central State College, Mansfield

Fallerius Building, Room 127

“End of Life Conversations for Families &

Professionals” 8:15-11:30 a.m. (3.0 CEU’s)

$25 by deadline 10-16-17 or $30 at the door

“Cultural & Spiritual Differences Surrounding

Death & Grief” 12:45-3:30 p.m. (2.5 CEU’s)

$20 by deadline 10-16-17 or $30 at the door

Save w/Both Sessions $35 by deadline 10-16-17

Register at www.grieflosseducation.com

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Mid-Ohio District 2017

Leadership Academy

November 4 8a - noon

@ Galion Christ (130 E. Walnut St.)

Sessions

Human Trafficking Helping Homeless First Aid Kits in

Church Tools 4 ministering

to Addicts Small Groups Stewardship & Bal-

ancing the Budget Register Online at www.eocumc.com/mid-ohio or get a registra-tion brochure from the district office.

Hurricane Disaster Relief

First UMC in Mansfield will accept any of the items on the

UMCOR list for the month of October. (419-522-8623)

Annual Conference 2018 - June 11-14 **Please note the date CHANGE**

2018 Minimum Salaries 100% Full-time Associate Member (AM, Full Elder (FE), Elder from another conference (OE), Provisional Elder (PE), Full Deacon (FD), Deacon from another conference (OD), and Provisional Deacon (PD) - $35,247

Full-time Local Pastor who has completed Course of Study - $31,677

Full-time Local Pastor who has NOT completed Course of Study - $29,893

UMPIP Reminder When setting up or changing enrollment in UMPIP, a Before-Tax and After-Tax Contribu-tions Agreement must be completed and sent directly to the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits. The agreement can be found at eocumc.com/pensions/index.html

Youth Service Fund Coin Challenge w/a New Twist $3,584.55 was raised in 2017. Our procedure needs to be updated since we can no longer find a financial institution that will accept the coins. Henceforth, the “Coin-a-Palooza”. Districts and local churches will now be encouraged to donate coins during any and all special events throughout the school year. The collected change should be given to the District Youth Coordinators who will send checks into the Conference office, and they will keep running tallies through the year on the confer-ence website. The winning District will be recognized on Saturday of Youth Annual Conference in June. The “Coin-a-Palooza” logo can be attached to any collection container. Container logos and YSF donation forms may be downloaded from here:

www. eocumc.com/youngpeople/ysf.html

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Contact Us

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Mid-Ohio District Office

410 Park Ave., W. Suite 2

Mansfield, OH. 44906

(419) 522-3881

(419) 522-5485 fax

midohiodistrict@gmail.com

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