The Tacoma District Annual Meeting is scheduled for June 9, 2012 beginning at 9:00 am and will adjourn by 2:00 pm. The host church is Lacey: St. Andrew’s located at 540 School St. SE, Lacey, WA. Ph: 360-491-2030. All clergy and laity of the Tacoma District churches are invited to this annual meeting. Additional details will be posted within a few days. Questions? call Roslaee at 253-627-5442.
Weekly Devotional for Annual Conference 2012 starts today
Over the next four weeks, a new devotional will be posted for members of the Annual Conference as we prepare to gather together in Pasco, Washington from June 21-24.
Bishop Grant Hagiya has written the first devotional. His post centers around the question Jesus asks of his disciples in Mark’s Gospel: “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?”
This first devotional is available to read online today. Subsequent posts will occur each Tuesday as Annual Conference approaches.
Seeking a Supply Pastor
The First United Methodist Church of Pocatello, Idaho is seeking someone to serve as a part-time supply pastor this summer, July-September 2012, in order to allow our pastor to take a 3-month Renewal Leave. The position is part-time, and duties include the following:
In addition, we are hoping for this person to assist us as we begin to put together a congregational care ministry as well as a visitation-outreach mission. Skills in either or both areas would be highly valued. View full article »
Job Description for Music Position(s) at Puyallup: Light of the Hill UMC
Position Overview
The Music Director develops and leads the music ministry for Light of the Hill UMC in consultation with the pastor, Worship Committee members and congregation in a way that is consistent with our United Methodist Church’s mission, values, and theology. We are in a time of transition and we are looking for one or more people to lead our music ministry based on skills, gifts and experience. View full article »
Job opening for part-time Children and Family Ministries Coordinator, who will be responsible for Sunday and after school programs, coordination of volunteers for related ministries in a theologically progressive and reconciling congregation (open and affirming). Please see the full job description on our website at www.desmoinesumc.org before applying.
If interested, please send your resume and cover letter to desmoinesumc@qwestoffice.net, or to the Des Moines United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 98746, Des Moines, WA 98198. (Contact: Foster Stockwell at 206-870-3100.)
Sumner United Methodist Church
Salvador del Pueblo
901 Wood Avenue, Sumner, WA 98390
Email: sumnerumc@gmail.com
| Location | Sumner United Methodist Church |
| Salvador del Pueblo | |
| Reports to | Pam Osborne, host pastor |
The following article was in the Bremerton UMC Newsletter regarding the February 2012, Seattle-Tacoma District Training Event. Comments in a newsletter are a great way to provide feedback to others plus they also plant the idea for the 2013 event. Thanks, Bremerton!
“On February 11, 2012, four representatives of our church (Bremerton UMC) attended the Seattle – Tacoma Districts Training Day at Puyallup United Methodist Church. They were Marly Gallindo, Lay Leader, and three other laity. The theme was “Equipping Excellent Leaders for Ministry”. Our workshops included assembling people of like roles in the church to collaborate and share experiences and lessons learned. For instance, in the Lay Leader Best Practices workshop, we lay leaders opened up our liaison experiences of sharing the “pulse of the church” between the pastor and congregation. And some workshops shared intriguing and progressive topics such as Going Green!, a successful local church initiative. This topic was to significantly raise our congregation’s awareness to take care of our world through educational classes and good practices.
This yearly training is very important not just for our leaders, but for anyone who wants to make the church a better place. It is a chance to meet and greet members of our Tacoma and Seattle districts. The attendance was overwhelming as the parking lot and sanctuary was full and made for a lively opening service! Won’t you consider going next year?”
(From the Brmerton UMC newsletter.)
Hundreds of Youth (grades 8-12) and adult youthworkers will gather on Memorial Day Weekend (May 26-28, 2012) for three days of music, prayer, fun, learning and growth. CONVO is the biggest youth event of the year for our Annual Conference. We hope that both youth and adults will leave this event feeling recharged and better equipped to live as passionate disciples of Jesus Christ. We are very excited to invite you to another year of CONVO! The Bishop’s CONVOcation for High School students was first held in the Pacific Northwest Conference in 1976. This makes CONVO 2012 the 37th installment in a long line of largely successful events. We pray that this year’s incarnation will be worthy of this legacy of excellent events. Every year, planning for CONVO is coordinated by an excellent team of youth and supportive adults who have a passion and dedication to making this the best event it can be. This year is no exception. Scholarships for CONVO are available through the Conference Office (go to www.pnwumc.org; click on Youth and Young Adults for all things Convocation.)
Adult leaders for CONVO and all Conference Events must have a current National Background check on file in the Conference Office and be at least 4 years older than the oldest youth attending the event. Rev. Andy Mattick The CONVO theme this year is “Risk it All”. We are very excited to welcome Rev. Andy Mattick as our speaker this year. Pastor Andy, a storyteller, is the pastor at Simi Valley United Methodist Church. He strives to make the story of our faith in Scripture relevant and lively, practical and personal. You can learn more about everything that is happening in the linked materials below! Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help you or your group as they plan to attend CONVO this year.
grace & peace
Patrick Scriven Associate Director of Connectional Ministries with Youth & Young Adults; Young Adults, Communications pscriven@pnwumc.org • 206.304.9284
- a workshop with Pam Osborne, Sumner UMC –
Goal: To have the Internal operations of a church run more smoothly; to clarify the expectations of church leadership teams and committees to bring new energy to the church.
Pam Osborne has developed a leadership training program which she is willing to share with other churches in the district. It requires about 2 ½ hours and begins with an opening devotion on leadership. Most recently the image of geese flying in a V formation and their natural ability to be a team was used to open the devotion. View full article »
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
As Wes (Stanton) concludes his sermon series “Road Trip” I have been contemplating my own road trip. I recently made a decision to disconnect cable to my tv and am now dealing with the consequences of that. Sometimes I still feel the urge to reach for the remote because I feel a need to avoid the silence. When I mentioned this to Jennifer Guinan she said that they did the same thing and now the girls are reading a lot more. So now I am too. I’m starting to read books I never had time to read before. I now realize that TV was a distraction and as everyone knows, distractions are not very good when you are on a road trip.
When I first moved to Puyallup I had a very hard time sleeping because of the trains that run through town 24/7. Some of them gently shake the house. All blow their whistles even at 2 and 3 in the morning. When I complained about lack of sleep to a grocery clerk she told me she understood and assured me that I would get used to them. She was right, and now my attitude has changed. I seldom hear them at night and in the morning they seem to say that “all is well” because they are running as normal, as planned. What was once an irritation has now become a comfort on my road trip. View full article »
