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Prayers, Resources and Job Opportunities

Mar 8

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We want to let you know about three very important pages of our website.

First is our Joys and Concerns page. Any prayer request or praise that we receive is posted here.

Second is our Church Classifieds page. It is our place to connect those churches who have extra resources with those churches looking for resources.

Third is our Job Opportunity page. This page is a place for you to list job opportunities in your church.

If you have prayers, resources or job opportunities to add to these pages, please email them to  aroh@sbcglobal.net

Texas Annual Conference 2010 Pre-registration

Jan 26

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Attention clergy, clergy spouses and laity delegates to the Texas Annual Conference. (Guests and non delegate laity do not need to register)

Pre-Registration is now open for Annual Conference 2010. Register early to indicate your preferred format of the Pre-Conference Journal.

To Register:

1. Contact the district office to obtain our district password. (Contact info)

2. Go to this link and when asked enter the password.

3. Follow the rest of the steps on the site.

The deadline for pre-registration will be May 15th at 12:00 noon (central time). After this point the system will be closed and cannot be reopened.

For additional information about this year’s event, lodging, and relevant forms, please go to www.txcumc.org/2010acforms.

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How You Can Help in Haiti- More Info

Jan 13

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umcor logo“A major earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti yesterday, causing widespread destruction. Millions of people are affected and thousands are feared dead. The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has close ties with the Methodist Church in Haiti and is responding to the devastating earthquake with funding, material resources and prayers.”- from UMCOR Responds to Earthquake in Haiti

United Methodist Communications is working to provide timely and relevant information about how The United Methodist Church is responding to the tragic earthquake in Haiti and how United Methodists can support these efforts. United Methodists have had a long-standing relationship with Haiti through the Methodist Church of Haiti.

The United Methodist News Service posted an initial story soon following the tragedy and will have ongoing coverage about United Methodist mission teams that are in Haiti, response efforts by the United Methodist Committee on Relief, and what local churches are doing to provide aid. Stay tuned to UMCOR.org for more information.

Support for relief efforts can be made to Haiti Emergency, UMCOR Advance # 418325. 100% of gifts to UMCOR through the Advance support the designated project.

How You Can Help Haiti

Jan 13

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1. Please pray for our brothers and sisters in Haiti, who experienced a devastating earthquake January 12.

2. Send donations to the UMCOR International Disaster Response Advance #418325.

For more read United Methodists Respond with Prayer, Aid for Haiti posted on the Texas Conference Website

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New Ways to Communicate

Jan 13

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The North District Website now has a new look, and new ways that you can stay informed of what’s going on. The current email list will be used until March 1st. Before that time we would ask that you choose one or more of the four following ways to receive your updates.

Rss- Rss stands for Real Simple Syndication and is a way to get the updates to the website sent straight to you through use of a blog reader. Posts are updated in real time so you get updates as they go live on the website. Some popular blog readers are Google Reader and Blog Lines.

To follow us on RSS- Download or log in to your blog reader. Copy http://feeds.feedburner.com/northdistrictumc/izmE into the feed. Or just click on the link and it should pull up in your reader.

Twitter- Twitter is used to send short 140 character or less messages to those who follow you on twitter. These messages called “tweets” can contain text or links. The district website is set up to send out a tweet containing a link to the recent posts on the website. You can then click on the link to read the full story.

To follow us on Twitter- Sign up for twitter at www.twitter.com then follow @northdistumc

Facebook- We have set up a facebook fan page for the North District. Once you become a fan of the North District then you will receive updates in your own facebook newsfeed. These updates will contain links back to the district website. You can also comment, upload photos , share your own links, and connect with others on the facebook page.

To follow us on Facebook- Go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/North-District-UMC/220452148901 and become a fan.

Feed Burner Email- There is still the option to receive updates via email. Feedburner collects all posts for a particular day and sends them out as one email.

To Follow us by Email- Click here then enter your email address, enter the shown word in the spam prevention box, and click “Complete Subscription Request.” You will then receive an email in the inbox of the address you entered. Open that email and click on the link to verify.

Again please choose at least one of these four methods to receive your electronic communication. If you like, choose as many as you need. Remember that on March 1st we will cease using our current email list.

We hope that this will result in better, more effective communication. Please let us know other ways which can help us accomplish this goal.