Celebration Service for David Argo

Join us as we celebrate A. David Argo as he completes eight years of service as District Superintendent for the Washington Region.

Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 3 p.m.
Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church
3401 Nebraska Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20016

Light refreshments will be served following the service. The theme is Mardi Gras so wear your beads, comfortable clothing and anything else Mardi Gras related – masks, hats, etc.

Cards or letters of appreciation can be sent to Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church, 11711 East Market Place, Fulton, MD 20759.

If you plan to attend, please RSVP by May 30, 2011 to the Washington Region at washregion@bwcumc.org.



Scholarship Deadline Approaching
The Scholarship deadline is approaching soon so be sure to pass on to your congregations the information about the opportunity to apply for scholarships. For more information on the scholarship program, go to http://www.bwcumc.org/finance/college-scholarships.



Annapolis District West River Work Day - Sat. May 21
Join the UMM of the Annapolis District to help the West River Retreat Center at 5100 Chalk Point Rd West River, MD 20778 on Sat, May 21 from 8am to 3pm. Help is needed to re-shingle the roof on the picnic pavilion. It is a fairly low angled roof and there will be a need for folks on the ground as well as on the roof. If we can get some good weather and enough folks we can tackle the whole thing in a day.

There will be other projects as well. We could use upwards of 15 or 20 (team of 2-3) for this roofing project. There is also a need of air compressors and nailers. So join us and give back to the Retreat Center that has made a difference in some many lives, young and old. Lunch will be provided but we need a count by May 18.

Call 443-302-9866 or email AnnapolisUMM@gmail.com ...Ed Gray, District UMM President and Greg Witte, District UM Secretary.



Church Service and Lunch with our Zimbabwe Guest - Sun. May 29
Nancy Randers-Pehrson, UMW's President, will be hosting The Conference Lay Leader's Zimbabwe guest on May 28 and 29, 2011. The Randers-Pehrson's, their pastor and congregation invite you to worship with them at Cokesbury UMC, 1304 Abingdon Road, Abingdon, MD 21009 at their 10:30 am worship service on Sunday, May 29. Afterwards, we, will have lunch at Bayou, Rt. 40, Harve de Grace, MD.

In order to plan, please let Deloris Oden, Conference Lay Leader, know whether you plan to attend worship and or lunch with us on the 29th. Spouses or others are invited to accompany you. Each of us will pay for our meal.

Nancy needs to make reservations at the restaurant, so let Deloris know your availability and intention by May 18 (email: deloreso@hotmail.com or phone: 410-647-0218).



Thomas Kemper Sermon
Thomas Kemper will deliver the sermon at Foundry United Methodist Church on June 19, at the 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, and 5:30 PM services.

Foundry United Methodist Church, 1500 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
"Jesus Outside the Gate" Hebrews 13:12-16

Thomas Kemper, a native of Germany, is the chief executive of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries. As a former missionary in Brazil, he is the first general secretary of a United Methodist general agency who is from outside the United States. Kemper has led the Board of Missions and International Church Cooperation of the United Methodist Germany Central Conference since 1998. He is also served as a director of Global Ministries, a 190 year-old organization with personnel, projects, and mission partners in 136 countries. Kemper has traveled extensively, done field work in Africa, worked with Vietnamese boat people in England, and can communicate in five languages.



Annual Conference Credential Cards
Please download and print the appropriate Credential Card http://www.bwcumc.org/content/2011annualconferenceoverview#credential and bring it with you to the Registration Desk at Annual Conference. You will need to turn in the Credential Card to receive your registration packet. There will be forms available at the Registration Desk, but please fill it out before getting in line to eliminate any additional delays. Please do NOT mail the card to the Conference Mission Center.

Lay Members representing the local church MUST have the pastor sign the Credential Card BEFORE coming to the Registration Desk. No Registration Packet will be distributed unless a Credential Card is turned in for those who are required to do so. Only the Lay Member who is the ‘voting’ member from their church needs to have the pastor sign the credential card.



URGENT - PLEASE GO IN AND UPDATE YOUR COMMITTEE LISTINGS
The Washington Region office has received many calls from officers in the local church because they are receiving e-mails and calls from the conference office for positions that they haven’t held in two to three years. It is the responsibility of the local church to update these records each year. This region does not update these records. This also applies to keeping e-mails, addresses and phone numbers updated in Gateway.



Prayer Requests/Celebrations

Please pray for the son of Rev. Phil Ayers, pastor at Covenant UMC Montgomery Village. His son Justin and is going through severe kidney pain.

Jane Wood, pastor of Jerusalem-Mt Pleasant, gave the opening prayer for the US Congress on May 10, 2011. Her prayer can be found at http://chaplain.house.gov/chaplaincy/display_gc.html?id=1564.