Washington Region

Monday, August 30, 2010

New Building Update
While we are moved into our new building, we are experiencing issues with the phones. In the interim, please try and email us instead of calling. I have been hearing that most callers cannot get through when they do call and if they do get through, they have a hard time hearing us.

Fridays with the Faculty
The new Ecumenical Institute of Theology program, “Fridays with the Faculty,” will begin September 24 at 7:00 p.m. in Laubacher Hall with a dramatic presentation (biblical storytelling) of the Gospel of Mark in its entirety, by Dr. Tracy Radosevic. http://www.stmarys.edu/ei/Tracy%20Radosevic-Fridays%20with%20the%20Faculty.pdf The evening event is free and open to the public. Our intent is both to offer a meaningful program to the community and to bring more people to campus, especially prospective students! So, please invite your friends, family, co-workers, whoever! Consider it an opportunity to recruit for the E.I.!

In addition, Dr. Radosevic will offer an introductory workshop on biblical storytelling at 9 a.m. that morning, also in Laubacher Hall. Attached you will find a flier with all the details. Please read it and mark your calendar—and pass it along, post it on a bulletin board, or include it in a church bulletin or newsletter!

Administrative Assistant Position Available
The Washington Region is currently looking for a regional administrative assistant to work at the new conference center. If you know anyone interested, please have them check out the role description at http://www.bwcumc.org/files/RegionalAdministrativeAssistant.pdf.

Discipleship Academy
Be sure to let your church members know that church leadership, lay speaking and certified lay ministry classes are available this fall through the Discipleship Academy. Please go to http://www.bwcumc.org/microsites/g/discipleship-academy for more information.

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Important Dates

November 1 & 2 & 3, 2011 - Discipler Groups http://www.bwcumc.org/content/discipler-group-roster
November 15, 2011 9:30 a.m.- Discipler Group Make-Up Session, Conference Mission Center
November 15, 2011 - Visioning 2020 with Bishop Schol http://www.bwcumc.org/events/visioning2020
November 29 & 30, 2011 9-11 a.m. & 1-3 p.m. : Gateway Training on Statistical Reports - Conference Mission Center
December 1, 2011 - Evaluations Due
December 1 & 6 & 7, 2011 - Discipler Groups http://www.bwcumc.org/content/discipler-group-roster
December 20, 2011 9:30 a.m. - Discipler Group Make-Up Session, Conference Mission Center http://www.bwcumc.org/content/discipler-group-roster
January 28, 2012 - Washington Region Leadership Day - Conference Mission Center
April 19, 2012 9-12:30 - Pastor Transition Workshop - Conference Mission Center
April 21, 2012 - Prodigal Worship, Queens Chapel UMC, Beltsville, MD
May 12, 2012 9-12:30 Washington Region Transition Workshop for Pastors/SPRC, Conference Mission Center
May 30 - June 1, 2012 - Annual Conference - Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Baltimore

Did you know?

If you have questions about taxes, W-2 forms and I-9's, the best place to go to have those questions answered is the GCFA website. www.gcfa.org/ls_CTP/html We suggest you access the information from GCFA, then contact accounting professionals for any additional information.

It is important that you update your leadership in Gateway, especially for Annual Conference. All new leaders should be added to your church. To do this, log into Gateway and click on Committee Overview. Then click on Committee Participation and Update. Click on Local Church Leadership Committee. For more information abut make changes/updates, go to www.bwcumc.org/content/gateway-resources and click on the Introduction to Gateway Manual.

The current address of the Conference Mission Center does not always show up on GPS or MapQuest. We suggest you use the address for Maggie Moo's Ice Cream which is 8170 Maple Lawn Boulevard, Fulton, MD 20759. The Conference Mission Center is located in the parking lot behind Maggie Moo's.

If you send mail to our old address on Gateway Drive in Columbia, it will be returned to you. Please be mindful of our new address when sending timely information.

Your guide and district superintendent (and your RA) enjoy reading your newsletters. If you have them electronically, please feel free to pass them on to us via email.

That if you forget your Gateway user name and password and set up a new account in Gateway that your new account will not be connected to your church and you will not be able to access the forms you need on Gateway. To avoid this from happening, please contact Pam Mullay to obtain your user name and password for Gateway if you have forgotten it.

Clergy Compensation Reports are linked to medical and pension and if the reports are not submitted on time your 2011 medical and pension benefits can be affected.

That if you register anyone other than yourself on Gateway (aside from ROCK) for training, that person's name and email will take over your account and your name and email will disappear from Gateway. To avoid this each person must register for events individually unless stated that group registrations are allowed. We do this to allow for monitoring of CEU credits. If you have someone else register you then they will receive credit for the class in your place.