Friday, August 12, 2016

The California-Pacific Conference of The United Methodist Church in Pasadena, California for Wednesday, 10 August 2016 "A Pastoral Letter from the Cabinet of the California-Pacific Conference" "Grace and peace to you..." "Cal-Pac Note"

The California-Pacific Conference of The United Methodist Church in Pasadena, California for Wednesday, 10 August 2016 "A Pastoral Letter from the Cabinet of the California-Pacific Conference" "Grace and peace to you..." "Cal-Pac Note"
A Pastoral Letter from the Cabinet
Dear Sisters and Brothers of the California-Pacific Conference,
Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ. We, the members of the California-Pacific Cabinet, write to you today as one voice. We write to you as leaders committed to consistency and continuity in a time of unexpected change. To a person, we your Cabinet, have been excited about this coming quadrennium that holds so much promise for vital ministry. Our confidence and hope is born out of the work we have all done the past four years under the leadership of Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño to right the course of our Conference stewardship and structure. Under her tenure, the Conference budget has finished in the black the past four years, apportionments have risen each year and this past year, for the first time in many, the California-Pacific Conference fulfilled its connectional apportionment giving at 100%. In addition, we have streamlined our ministry structure and fully staffed the Conference Connectional Ministry team with called and skilled leaders. George Bernard Shaw once said, “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” Bishop Carcaño has changed our minds as a Conference. We have moved from a mindset of scarcity to abundance and uncertainty to vibrancy.
Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño has been a leader who is a living witness to a deep faith in Jesus Christ. She has been a tireless driving force for excellence and Christian accountability. She has been a prophetic voice of change in the church, and inclusiveness in our communities. We thank God for her ministry in our midst and ask God’s blessing on her and the California-Nevada Conference she goes to lead. As she leaves, we her Cabinet, share the conviction that the challenges she put before us, and the standards she lifted up to us, will not fade. We are committed to continue working with the gifted clergy and lay leadership of the California-Pacific Conference to keep the wind strong in the sails of positive change here in our Conference.
Our itineracy system requires us to be ready for change, and our Bishops, like all clergy, have offered themselves to be ready when called. As Bishop Carcaño moves to her next call, Bishop Grant Hagiya arrives to lead us. We trust that God will now use the unique gifts and graces of Bishop Hagiya to bless the California-Pacific Conference. We, as his Cabinet, will partner with him to continue to move our ministry into new places, identifying new leaders, and creating new possibilities for God’s transformative work in the name of Jesus Christ.
We pray you will join us in this unified spirit as together we prepare for another year “Inspiring the world, as passionate followers of Jesus Christ; so all may experience God’s life giving love.”
The California-Pacific Conference Cabinet
Rev. John Farley, Dean, South District Superintendent
Rev. Jan Wiley, Secretary, East District Superintendent
Rev. Se Hee Han, Hawaii District Superintendent
Rev. Jim Powell, North District Superintendent
Rev. Mark Nakagawa, West District Superintendent
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Gathering for Youth Ministry (Glendale & Escondido) - August 2016 - With speakers from global Discipleship Ministries and Conference leaders, this first gathering is designed to begin a conference wide network of youth workers, pastors and volunteers to provide resources to equip you for a successful start this coming fall.
Gathering for Youth Ministry (Escondido – Morning)
August 11, 2016 - 09:00 AM / 12:30 PM
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Escondido First UMC
For Youth Ministry Leaders, Pastors, Volunteers and more!
Are you a youth worker/pastor or volunteer in your church, looking for a community of like-minded people to share in the joys, thrills, frustrations, and struggles of youth ministry? Are you a youth worker/pastor or volunteer in the conference, who is always looking to discover great ideas and share ideas of your own about youth ministry? Do you enjoy “talking shop” about youth ministry, church, theology, or just fun stuff? Then we want you to be a part of the “Gathering for Youth Ministry.”
This first gathering is designed to begin a conference wide network of youth workers, pastors and volunteers to provide resources to equip you for a successful start this coming fall.
Escondido First UMC: August 11, 2016 = for East and South Districts
9:00AM to 12:30PM or 5:30PM to 9:00PM
Glendale First UMC: August 12, 2016 = for North and West Districts
9:00AM to 12:30PM
REGISTER ONLINE NOWDOWNLOAD FLYER
DOWNLOAD PAPER REGISTRATION FORM
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Sunday School Teacher DisAbility Ministries Training (DSC) - How to include children with disabilities in your Sunday School classroom
Sunday School Teacher DisAbility Ministry Training
August 13, 2016 - 08:30 AM
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Sunday School Teacher DisAbility Ministry Training is for Sunday school teachers and superintendents.
  • The training provides information on how to include children with disabilities in your Sunday School classrooms and encompasses:
  • what to do
  • how to adapt lessons
  • ways to manage behavior
  • tactics to interact with parents,
  • and more …
This workshop includes lunch and childcare is provided. Registration is required.
MORE INFORMATION

DisAbility Ministries
Sponsored by the DisAbility Ministries Committee:
Sunday School Teacher DisAbility Ministry Workshop
Saturday, August 13th 2016
8:30am –– 3:00pm
Participation is free of charge
Central United Methodist Church
1875 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona
PRESENTERS:
REVEREND GERRI BAST & ANN GREENBERG
Topics:
Various types of DisAbilities require various types of responses.
What will I do with this child.
General stressors for each type of DisAbility.
Ways to manage the behavior that may result.
Information on setting up a classroom.
Getting pertinent information on each child.
Interacting with parents.
Demonstrations of various tools that can be used to meet the needs of students with DisAbilities.
Adapting Sunday School lessons.
and more!
Child care will also be provided (parents need to bring lunch for the children) and participants will receive binders, materials, snacks, and lunch. Click here for a downloadable brochure and registration form.
For information about the DisAbility Ministries activities of the Desert Southwest Conference, contact:
Howard G. Guetherman
DisAbility Ministries Committee - Chairperson
HOME ADDRESS: 11156 West Cameo Drive, Sun City, AZ 85351-2566
H: 623-933-1540
C: 406-231-8924
howardg33@aol.com
The DisAbility Ministry Committee is looking for at least one church in each district to be a host church for a DisAbility Concerns Workshop.
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c.lab 2016 (Riverside) - a learning, strategizing, and coordinating workshop for mission areas (groups of churches). This August, c.lab is coming to the Riverside area.
c.lab 2016 (Riverside)
August 20, 2016 - 09:30 AM / 12:30 PM
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Riverside First UMC
c.lab is a learning, strategizing, and coordinating workshop for mission areas (groups of churches). This August, c.lab is coming to the Riverside ara.
Participating churches will leave c.lab with a plan to coordinate and focus communications in the communities of the mission area.
Content includes:
  • Leadership Development Concepts
  • Old Marketing vs. New Marketing
  • (Social) Media Tactics
  • Program Design Process
Cost: $5.00
Registration Deadline: August 12, 2016.
REGISTER NOW
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Candidacy Summit 2016 - Whether you are pursuing licensed or ordained ministry, the first step is to become a Certified Candidate. This Candidcy Summit is for Exploring, Declared and Certified Candidates. All attendees will complete the Orientation to Ministry requirement 2012 Book of Discipline ¶312.
Candidacy Summit 2016
August 20, 2016 - 09:30 AM
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Glendale First UMC
Let the church help you to become a Certified Candidate and learn how God is calling you in ministry.
Whether you are pursuing licensed or ordained ministry, the first step is to become a Certified Candidate.
This Candidacy Summit is for Exploring, Declared and Certified Candidates.
All attendees will complete the Orientation to Ministry requirement 2012 Book of Discipline ¶312.
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Strength for the Journey 2016 (San Diego & Hawaii) - A 6-day summer retreat for persons living with HIV/AIDS is coming to San Diego and Hawaii. Take a look!
Strength for the Journey 2016 (San Diego)
September 12, 2016 - 12:00 AM
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Camp Cedar Glen
A Retreat for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
Strength for the Journey is a five-day summer retreatproviding a safe, caring and healing community. The week includes activities to nourish the mind, body and soul, so that participants may return home with renewed strength and spirit.
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Strength for the Journey 2016 (Hawaii)
September 18, 2016 -
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Camp Mokuleiʻa
A Retreat for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
Strength for the Journey is a five-day summer retreat providing a safe, caring and healing community. The week includes activities to nourish the mind, body and soul, so that participants may return home with renewed strength and spirit.
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Accessibility Grant 2016 - Churches often need help to raise money for accessibility projects or to start an inclusive program. This grant is designed to provide seed money or to help when fund-raising is falling short of the goal.
Accessibility Grants Now Available!
Improving the accessibility of your church buildings can be expensive. So can training your Sunday School teachers and staff!
Churches often need help to raise money for accessibility projects or to start an inclusive program. This grant is designed to provide seed money or to help when fund-raising is falling short of the goal.
Please contact Sharon McCart (smccart@aol.com), Chair of the DisAbility Task Force, if you would like an application or if you have any questions.
Completed applications are due Oct. 1.
LEARN MORE ABOUT DISABILITY MINISTRIES
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Peace with Justice Grant 2016 - For local churches, agencies, and community organizations within Cal-Pac that carry out the mission of the Conference Peace with Justice Committee.
Apply Now for the 2016 Peace with Justice Grant
Financial grants are offered to local churches, agencies, and community organizations located within the boundaries of the California-Pacific Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church that carry out the mission of the Conference Peace with Justice Committee.
LEARN MORE AND APPLY
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REMEMBER: All key events and initiatives are always posted at calpacumc.org
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Inspiring the world as passionate followers of Jesus Christ so all may experience God's life-giving love...
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The California-Pacific Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
110 South Euclid Avenue
Pasadena, California 91101,
United States
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