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Arlington District UMM Annual Meeting
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March 13, 2010, 8 AM - Breakfast,
9 AM - Business Meeting 10 AM - at Vale UMC, Oakton. Agenda to include worship, guest speaker Dr. Clarence Brown, Senior Pastor,
Annandale UMC
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Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop
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March 13, 9 AM-4 PM, and 6
follow-up sessions, all Saturdays: March 20, 27, April 10, 17, 24 and May 1: Andrew Chapel UMC, Vienna. To register
and for more information, go to www.conova.org.
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The Lewis Center for Church Leadership presents
its annual Funding Your Congregation's Vision conference.
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March 20, 9 AM-12:45 PM, Glen Mar United Methodist Church,
Ellicott City, MD. Building on the Lewis Center's past work in funding ministry, this year's event
will explore a number of new subject areas. Further details and registration information for the half-day workshop will be
available in January. Lewis Center website. |
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Bi-District Lenten Retreat
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March 27, 12:30-4:30 PM: St. Matthew's UMC, Annandale. Come and prepare for holy week: walk the Labyrinth, connect through a variety of Body Prayers, Prayer Stations and other offerings.
Click for retreat flyer in pdf format
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Training for prospective foster and adopted parents
at UMFS.
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April 6-May 11, 6-9 PM: UMFS Regional Center is offering
training for persons interested in becoming foster or adoptive parents. Training is at the UMFS RegionalCenter (Lincolnia
UMC), 6335 Little River Turnpike, Annandale. For more details, please call the UMFS Northern Virginia Regional Center at 703-941-9008,
ext. 308.
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Clergy/Laity Event with Dr. N. Graham Standish
for Arlington District Clergy and Laity. Alexandria District Clergy and Laity are also welcome to attend.
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April 21, 2010 - 8:30 AM-4 PM Clergy,
6:30 PM-9 PM Laity, Pender UMC, Fairfax. Join Dr. Standish for "Putting Spirit Back in Church." Dr. Standish is the author of several books, including
his best-selling, "Becoming a Blessed Church." The seminars will explore why some churches atrophy due to
loss of spiritual vibrancy, andhow to restore said vibrancy.
*$10 lunch reservation for the clergy session
must be received by the District Office by Fri., Apr. 9 (make checks payable to Arlington District Clergy Association and
mail it to 5001 Echols Ave., Alexandria, VA 22311).
Standish event flyer in pdf format
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Arlington District Clergy Retreat
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Sept. 14-16,
2010, at PriestField Pastoral Center in Kearneysville,
West Virginia, “Prayer and Discernment in Pastoral Leadership.” The
retreat leader will be the Rev. Marjorie J. Thompson of Nashville,
TN, author of Soul Feast: An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life and one of the co-authors of the Companions in Christ spiritual formation resource from Upper Room Ministries.
Clergy Retreat Flyer in pdf format
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