Clergy Time Apart with Bishop Graves & Rev. April Casperson – Feb. 15
Bishop Graves invites all South Georgia clergy to a special virtual Clergy Time Apart that will help pastors learn how to more fully care for themselves in order to more effectively serve. Set for Tuesday, February 15 from 10 a.m. until noon EST via Zoom, the virtual conference will focus on “Empathy as Pastoral Leadership: Continuing to Care while Maintaining Spiritual Wellness.”
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Advanced Lay Servant Training, Macon – Feb. 18-19
Lay Servant training is designed to educate those persons interested in stretching their faith to participate more fully in the ministries of the church. They have three main areas of focus: Leading, Caring, and Communicating. The advanced class, based on Cokesbury’s book, “Each One a Minister,” by William Carter is a study of the book of Ephesians and what it teaches about how we are called to use our spiritual gifts. This class will meet from 6:30 – 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18 and from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19 at Forest Hills UMC in Macon. Registration fee for the class is $40. This fee covers all materials and lunch on Saturday. (Note: Basic Lay Speaking class must be completed before taking Advanced Class.) For more information, contact Anne Bosarge for more information at
anne@thechapelministries.com.
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Volunteers in Mission Awareness Sunday – Feb. 20
United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) exists to promote, encourage, and enable Christians to exemplify “Christian Love In Action” through short-term mission service in the United States and abroad. UMVIM provides opportunities for service by developing and nurturing relationships with domestic and international leaders. They continually nurture their contacts with these leaders to respond to the needs of local communities and to provide comprehensive project information. You can help support the work of UMVIM in the South Georgia Conference by giving an offering to support this vital ministry on this special Sunday.
Join the Journey Confirmation Retreat – March 4-6
The South Georgia Conference’s 21
st annual retreat will be held at Epworth By The Sea March 4-6, 2022. Online registration is now open for South Georgia UMC churches through Jan. 7 when it will open up to all churches, both in and out of conference. The deadline is Feb. 18, 2022, or until the event reaches maximum capacity.
Click here for more information about registration. For more information, contact Suzanne Akins, Director of Camping and Retreats, at (912) 638-8626, ext.107 or
suzanne@sgaumc.com.
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2022 Clergy Spouses Retreat – March 18-20
The 2022 Clergy Spouses Retreat will meet March 18-20 at Epworth By The Sea on St. Simons Island. The retreat theme is “God’s Peace, God’s Calm” and the featured speaker is Joyce Ashley.
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Basic ERT Training and Chainsaw Safety Course, Midland – March 19
A Basic ERT Training and Chainsaw Safety Course will be held Saturday March 19 at Pierce Chapel UMC in Midland. The basic class starts 8 a.m. with the chainsaw safety class to follow after lunch. Lunch is included. For questions, contact Luis Morales at
morhilll@gmail.com or Mac Wooldridge at
macdaddy1977@gmail.com.
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UMW Spiritual Growth Retreat – March 25-27
The 2022 UMW Spiritual Growth Retreat will be held March 25-27 at Epworth By The Sea on St. Simons Island. The retreat theme is “Becoming a Romans 12 Church” and the retreat leader is deaconess Clara Ester.
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UMCOR Sunday – March 27
UMCOR Sunday (fourth Sunday in Lent) enables the United Methodist Committee on Relief to reach out through worldwide ministries of food, shelter, health and peace. A special offering is taken on this day to support humanitarian aid through the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). You can be assured that when catastrophes cause suffering, your church, impelled by Jesus' love and compassion, will be in the lead to ease the pain. Gifts to the UMCOR Sunday offering underwrite UMCOR's "costs of doing business." That helps them keep their promise that 100 percent of every other gift you make to a specific UMCOR project can be spent on that project - not on home office costs. To learn more about UMCOR or to order resources to promote the offering, visit
www.umcor.org or call 888-346-3862.
UMCOR Sunday Pastor and Leader’s Kit
