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Affordable Housing Symposium-Registration Deadline
Deadline reminder - Today is the last day to register for the affordable housing symposium on October 29, 2022, from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM via Zoom. The cost for the 3-hour symposium is $299, but Desert Southwest Conference churches will be able to participate for free if they've registered by September 30.
LGBTQIA+ Teen Retreat: Unashamed
The LGBTQIA+ Teen Retreat - Unashamed - will be held at Mingus Mountain Camp in Prescott Valley, AZ September 30 - October 2, 2022 and again at Potosi Pines Camp in Las Vegas, NV March 24-26, 2023. For information and to register for the Mingus retreat, please visit https://mingusmountaincamp.org/lgbtqiaretreat/. For information about the Potosi retreat, […]
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Disaster Response ERT Virtual Recertification Training
Disaster Response ERT Virtual Recertification Training
Disaster Response ERT Virtual Recertification Training
Lay Servant Training 10/2022 – UMC of Green Valley, Green Valley, AZ
Lay Servant Training 10/2022 – UMC of Green Valley, Green Valley, AZ
Courses Offered For the Common Good – Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts – This course offers a scriptural understanding of spiritual gifts as always given "for the common good." By helping participants identify and link their gifts, abilities, and sense of calling, laity will learn the powerful connection between spiritual gifts and vocational discernment in the […]
Covenant Council Meeting
Covenant Council Meeting
Please contact the Covenant Council Chair, Sharon Kotsonas, at sharonkotsonas@gmail.com for additional questions. Zoom Meeting Info Below: Meeting ID: 658 920 2807 Passcode: 1ctV2f
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East District United Women in Faith Annual Celebration
East District United Women in Faith Annual Celebration
Joyfully United in Faith East District Annual Celebration! Saturday - October 8 - 9:00 AM Grace UMC - Mesa, AZ Cost $15.00 Learn More Please join us at our East District Annual Celebration on October 8th. We haven’t had an in-person celebration since 2019 and can’t wait to see everyone. We have 4 different women […]
West District United Women in Faith Annual Celebration
West District United Women in Faith Annual Celebration
West District Annual Celebration, Prescott United Methodist Church October 8, 2022 This will be an “in-person meeting in the cool pines of Prescott!!!” This is an event the entire District should be looking forward to Registration begins at 9 with the gathering music beginning at 9:50 with the program commencing at 10:00 am. During this […]
Lay Servant Training 10/2022 – UMC of Green Valley, Green Valley, AZ
Lay Servant Training 10/2022 – UMC of Green Valley, Green Valley, AZ
Courses Offered For the Common Good – Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts – This course offers a scriptural understanding of spiritual gifts as always given "for the common good." By helping participants identify and link their gifts, abilities, and sense of calling, laity will learn the powerful connection between spiritual gifts and vocational discernment in the […]
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Pastor Appreciation Day
Below are some links to resources/ideas from the general church for celebrating and appreciating the pastor in October for Pastor Appreciation Month and today, October 9, 2022 for Pastor Appreciation Day. https://www.resourceumc.org/en/content/saying-i-appreciate-you-to-pastors https://www.umc.org/en/content/more-than-10-ways-to-appreciate-your-pastor https://www.umc.org/en/content/pastor-appreciation-sunday-ways-to-say-thank-you
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Leadership Talk on October 10, 2022 – Clergy and Lay Leadership Development
Leadership Talk on October 10, 2022 – Clergy and Lay Leadership Development
Sponsored by Clergy Lay Leadership Development Committee of the Desert Southwest Conference Do you enjoy having opportunities to grow as a leader and to learn from other leaders? Do you find it enriching to share leadership ideas, concepts, and inspiration with others? Opportunities are available to anyone in the Desert Southwest Conference interested in learning […]
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13th Annual Buckles and Bangles Gala
13th Annual Buckles and Bangles Gala
Join us for this year's Annual Buckles and Bangles Gala, where all funds will go towards raising awareness for families experiencing homelessness.
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Lay Servant Training 10/2022 – Gila Mountain UMC, Yuma, AZ
Lay Servant Training 10/2022 – Gila Mountain UMC, Yuma, AZ
Courses Offered Leading Public Prayer – Prayer is something we learn; it is something that can be taught. For many, however, the only teaching about prayer they ever receive is modeled in Sunday worship. This course may challenge some of your assumptions, test some of your preconceived ideas, stretch your thinking, and enrich your prayer […]
Lay Servant Training 10/2022 – St. Mark’s UMC, Tucson, AZ
Lay Servant Training 10/2022 – St. Mark’s UMC, Tucson, AZ
Courses Offered Lay Pastoral Care Giving - This course offers insights into the life span and the dynamics of contemporary life to help church leaders reach out with God's love and care to others. The course is scheduled for Saturdays, October 15 & 22, 9:00 AM-3:30 PM at St. Mark's UMC, 1431 W Magee Rd, […]
North District United Women in Faith Annual Celebration
North District United Women in Faith Annual Celebration
ANNUAL CELEBRATION 2022 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2022 10:AM – 3:00 PM Green Valley United Methodist Church 2200 Robindale Road Henderson, NV 89074 Jars of Clay Click here for registration form
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Laity Sunday 2022
Today, October 16, 2022, is Laity Sunday! Use the links below to learn about Laity Sunday and plan worship for this day. https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/articles/laity-sunday-2022-rise-up-and-reveal-gods-grace https://www.resourceumc.org/en/content/october-16-laity-sunday-advance-umvim-awareness-sunday-third-sunday-in-october
Disability Awareness and Advocacy Sunday
Find resources and news about DisAbility Ministry at https://dscumc.org/committee/disabilities-ministry/. Resources for today's worship are available at https://umcdmc.org/worship/. 1990.11: Disability Awareness and Advocacy Sunday 1990 Journal, p. 37 WHEREAS, Persons with disabilities are called to be faithful servants in the ministry of Jesus Christ in much the same way as their able-bodied peers; and, WHEREAS, Despite […]
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Church Cartographers Webinar for Rethinking Your Church Space
Church Cartographers Webinar for Rethinking Your Church Space
Are you looking for new ways to expand your congregation? Are you looking to discover new pathways to relevancy in your mission field? The Church Cartographers webinar provides the information to help your clergy, staff, and congregational leaders to maximize the use of your space, create strategic partnerships within your mission field, and adjust leadership […]
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Lay Servant Ministries Introduction – Oct 21-22 at Paradise Valley UMC
Lay Servant Ministries Introduction – Oct 21-22 at Paradise Valley UMC
This course is foundational for all courses in Lay Servant Ministries. Participants are encouraged to discover and employ personal spiritual gifts as God intended and to consider the importance of exercising servant leadership, developing future leaders, remaining rooted in consistent spiritual practices, and being part of a group that holds members accountable in their discipleship. […]
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Lay Servant Ministries Introduction – Oct 21-22 at Paradise Valley UMC
Lay Servant Ministries Introduction – Oct 21-22 at Paradise Valley UMC
This course is foundational for all courses in Lay Servant Ministries. Participants are encouraged to discover and employ personal spiritual gifts as God intended and to consider the importance of exercising servant leadership, developing future leaders, remaining rooted in consistent spiritual practices, and being part of a group that holds members accountable in their discipleship. […]
Lay Servant Training 10/2022 – St. Mark’s UMC, Tucson, AZ
Lay Servant Training 10/2022 – St. Mark’s UMC, Tucson, AZ
Courses Offered Lay Pastoral Care Giving - This course offers insights into the life span and the dynamics of contemporary life to help church leaders reach out with God's love and care to others. The course is scheduled for Saturdays, October 15 & 22, 9:00 AM-3:30 PM at St. Mark's UMC, 1431 W Magee Rd, […]
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United Women in Faith Annual Celebration
United Women in Faith Annual Celebration
"Pouring New Wine" No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old cloak: otherwise, the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old., and a worse tear is made. and no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and […]
Cultural Competency Training on October 29, 2022 – Clergy and Lay Leadership Development
Cultural Competency Training on October 29, 2022 – Clergy and Lay Leadership Development
At the 2021 Annual Conference Session, the resolution was passed to begin Cultural Competency/Inclusivity & Diversity training. As a leader in your local church, District Superintendent Matt Ashley would like to invite you to attend the Cultural Competency/Inclusivity & Diversity training. This one-day event will increase awareness and understanding of one’s own culture and differing […]
Affordable Housing Symposium
Affordable Housing Symposium
The Desert Southwest Conference and California Pacific Conference are partnering with FACE to offer an affordable housing symposium on October 29, 2022, from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM via Zoom. The cost for the 3-hour symposium is $299, but Desert Southwest Conference churches will be able to participate for free if they've registered by September […]