Archive for Conference News
District Pre-Conference Meetings 2012
| Date | Time | District | Location of Meeting |
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Thursday, May 3
|
7:00 pm |
Central South |
Houston-St. Paul’s |
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Saturday, May 5
|
3:00 pm |
North |
Hughes Springs |
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Sunday, May 6
|
3:00 pm |
Northwest |
Chandler-First |
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Monday, May 7 |
7:00 pm
|
Southeast |
Beaumont-Wesley |
|
Tuesday, May 8 |
7:00 pm
|
South |
Gate Community Life Center-Entrance #5 |
|
Thursday, May 10 |
7:00 pm
|
Central North |
Spring-Faith |
|
Saturday, May 12
|
3:00 pm |
East |
Huntington |
|
Sunday, May 13
|
3:00 pm |
West |
Navasota-First |
|
Monday, May 14
|
7:00 pm |
Southwest |
Missouri City-First |
Soderquist Renew Retreat
Escape, relax and spend time with your spouse!!!
Soderquist Renew Retreat For TAC Clergy and Spouses
Inn Above Onion Creek – Kyle, TX
July 10-12, 2012
All expenses are paid except for travel.. Space is limited.
To Register: Contact Barbara Eoff at boeff@txcumc.org
Texas Annual Conference
June 4-7, 2012
Host Facility
Galveston Convention Center
5600 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, Tx. 77551
Host Hotels:
The San Luis Resort (No Rooms Left)
409-744-1500
$149.00 per night
Hilton Galveston Island Resort
409-744-5000
$129.00 per night
Holiday Inn Resort on the Beach
409-740-5300
$109.00 per night
Registration Information at http://www.txcumc.org
(Meals, Meetings, Displays and Other Forms)
Rev. Joe Turner of Harleton UMC is seeking a ride to Annual Conference this year. Please email him at jmturner@joeturner.com if you can offer him a ride. He also has an extra room available to anyone in need.
Choir Clinic for Music and Worship Arts
June 11-15, Lakeview, Lahonda Sharp. Ken Medema, John Thornburg, many clinicians, and guest artists. All Worship Arts classes for Adults, Youth and Children 5+ years; Clergy Focus Day: June 14, $40, .5 CEU; Early Registration through April 20.
Native American Ministries Sunday
April 22, 2012
Our denomination continues to be grow into a more and more beautiful mosaic of cultures and ethnic heritages. When your congregation participates in the churchwide offering for Native American Ministries Sunday, you empower the training of Native American church leaders and support ministry with people of unique cultures and history.
Call (888) 346-3862 today to order envelopes and other interpretive materials to allow your church to participate in Native American Ministries Sunday. They will be sent at no cost to your church! Learn more at umcgiving.org/specialsundays.
Day of Wellness
Dear Clergy TAC Group Health Plan Participant, If you and/or your spouse have not attended a TAC Day of Wellness with Methodist Hospital, you have two more opportunities to do so in 2012:
Register by Wed., 4-11 for Thursday, April 19 at Longview, Greggton UMC – Fellowship Hall
Register by Wed., 8-22 for Thursday, August 30 at Methodist Sugar Land Hospital – Conference Rooms A, B & C
Register at: http://www.mytacbenefits.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=28
When you get to the Methodist Hospital Wellness registration page, click on the 9 AM appointment time under the calendar to open up the registration form. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. The $175 registration fee is refunded after participation for TAC employees/spouses enrolled in GHB.
Clergy are participating in a TAC District “No Limits Weight Loss Challenge” from Jan. 1 – June 30, 2012. Info at: http://www.mytacbenefits.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71&Itemid=99
The Wellness Program also offers an “A la carte” Fitness Rebate up to a maximum of $150 and provides up to $2,000 in cash incentives as participants reach the target Body Mass Index of 25.
More information: http://www.mytacbenefits.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=29
If you have not previously attended a Day of Wellness, I look forward to seeing you there! Rev.
Gail Ford Smith Director, Center for Clergy Excellence
