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1 Salisbury District Apr 13, 2016 Volume 5 Issue 8 T o Sharing Life e t h e r Annual Conference June 9-11 Salisbury District Pre-Conference Orientation May 26-7:00 pm Wesley Temple UMC Next Newsletter Apr 27, 2016 Inside This Issue: Friendship UMC 2 A MESSAGE From DS Rev. Fred Duncan To the Clergy and Laity of the Salisbury District, Resurrection greetings in the name of our risen Savior! I trust that you had a truly blessed Easter celebration in your churches a few weeks ago. May that joy and renewed spirit continue into the weeks and months ahead as we transition from Springtime to Summertime. Several weeks ago, I wrote about a special ceremony that will take place at Annual Conference this year in Princess Anne. That event is known as an Act of Repentance toward our Native American brothers and sisters for the atrocities of the past, particularly by the United Methodist Church. At that ceremony, tribal representatives from many of the Native American communities here on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Delaware will be will be recognized by CONAM (Committee on Native American Ministries) and others. This should be a very moving ceremony as we kick off Annual Conference this year. Continued on Page 3 Annual Conference Information 5 New Hope Fr Chicken Dinner Blessed in Blue Mt Zion UMC Pressing On Mt Wesley Chicken Salad Salem UMC SUM Needs 19 Being the Hands and Feet of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ

2 Order of Elders Meeting April 18, Gathering at 8:30 am Kent Island United Methodist Church 2739 Cox Neck Road Chester, MD No Charge for this Event - But Please register - bmbeckett@comcast.net CEUs Transforming Lives Through Jesus Christ In The We will promote unity by having community activities, opening the doors of the church to all cultures and showing the love of Jesus Christ Mission Statement Friendship UMC 3819 S Upper Ferry Road Allen, MD Rev. Sheneatta Whittington, Pastor

3 Continued from Page 1 I want to encourage all the churches of the Salisbury District to consider being more intentional in becoming involved with Native American ministries. Did you know that every church in our Conference is supposed to have a designated person as a CONAM representative? (Do you know yours?) These persons, affirmed by their Charge Conference each year, are encouraged to participate in CONAM activities and meetings, as well as being the go-to person for Native American initiatives or programs in their local church. We here in the Salisbury District are fortunate enough to have at least two active tribes of Native Americans: The Accohonnics of Marion Station, near Crisfield, the Assateagues from the eastern side of the district, the Pocomokes to our south. In Delaware, we have the Nanticokes and Lenape peoples, as well as the Choptanks in the Cambridge and Easton areas. All these tribal communities hold annual pow wows, that most of the members of our local churches are not aware of. As your District Superintendent, I urge your churches to explore the possibilities of connecting with these or any of the Native American peoples in your local communities, from Nanticoke to Pocomoke, from Assateague to Wicomico (see how many of our rivers, towns, and roads are named after Native American people?) By the way, how many of you remembered to promote Native American Awareness Sunday on April 10 th, or any other Sunday for that matter? If you would like more information, please feel free to contact me at the district office. God bless you on all your ministry efforts to reach all people for Christ! Remember our mission: To make disciples for Jesus Christ, for the transformation of the world. Grace and Peace, Fred Duncan, DS Clergy Connection A Clergy Connection was held on March 30 at Trinity UMC (Salisbury). Thank-you to Trinity for their warm hospitality and these wonderful ladies who prepared a great lunch. Also a special thank-you to Rev. George Patterson and Rev. Joe Barth for facilitating an inspiring discussion on the subject of Pastoral Care. Pictured (l-r) are: Vicki Blades, Carolyn Lewis, Gayle Whitelock Thank-you for a great lunch!

4 - CALENDAR OF EVENTS - Apr 15-17, 2016 Apr 16, 2016 Apr 16, 2016 Apr 16, 2016 Apr 17, 2016 Apr 18, 2016 Apr 20, 2016 Apr 20-22, 2016 Apr 21-24, 2016 Apr 23, 2016 Apr 24, 2016 Apr 24, 2016 Apr 30, 2016 Apr 30, 2016 Apr 30, 2016 Apr 30, 2016 May 1, 2016 May 12, 2016 May 20, 2016 May 26, 2016 Jun 9-11, 2016 Jul 22, 2016 Nurturing Wholeness in Community - Level 1 (C) Mt Wesley UMC (Snow Hill) - UMW Service - Pressing On 5:00 pm (C) Pecometh Volunteer Day - A Free Event 8 am - 4:30 pm (C) New Hope UMC (Willards) - Fried Chicken Dinner 11:30 am - 3:30 pm (C) Mt Zion UMC (Quantico) - Annual Men & Women s Day 4:00 pm (C) Order of Elders Meeting - Kent Island UMC (F) Salem UMC (Pocomoke) - Chicken Salad Sale 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (F) St James/Mt Zion (Pocomoke City) - Spring Revival 7 pm Nightly (F) Chesapeake Walk to Emmaus Women s Weekend Pecometh Day 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (C) Mt Zion UMC (Pocomoke) - UMW Anniversary 11:00 am (F) St Andrews UMC (Upper Hill) - Church Anniversary 108 Years 3:30 pm (F) ERT Spring Training at Whatcoat UMC (Dover) 8am - 5pm UMW Spring Event at Mt Zion UMC (Pocomoke) 9:00 am (F) Mt Zion UMC (Quantico) - UMW Annual Parade of Colors 3:00 pm (C) St Martins UMC (Berlin) - Yard Sale 8:00am - 2:00 pm (F) Union UMC (Delmar) - Annual Scholarship Day 4:00 pm (F) Prepare/Enrich Training - Wesley UMC in Seaford 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (F) St Luke UMC (Hebron) - Men & Women s Day 3:30 pm (C) Pre-Conference Orientation (Salis District) at Wesley Temple 7:00 pm 232nd Annual Conference Pen-Del Night at the Shorebirds (F) - See Flyer in this Newsletter (C) - See Clip in this Newsletter If you have had a special event at your church, send a couple of pictures to salisburydistrict@comcast.net. We would love to share your events in the District Newsletter.

5 Annual Conference Information June 9-11 Keeping you up-to-date: The Conference Office has sent a mailing with information about purchasing meal tickets and reservations for the dormitories. This mailing went to pastors, lay members, and reserve lay members. (The lay members and reserve lay members were those approved at the charge conferences this past fall.) This year Annual Conference information will be available on the Pen-Del website ( see Annual Conference under Quick Links. As more information becomes available, the website will be updated so you may print or download it. (If you have an ipad or other tablet, download and save the info there so you don t have to carry around all that paper.) Please note: the website is the source for obtaining this information CDs or paper copies will not be mailed. Also, the Salisbury District Pre-Conference Orientation is scheduled for May 26 at 7:00 pm at Wesley Temple UMC in Salisbury. If you have any questions or believe that someone did not receive the mailing that should have, please call the District Office. If you would like to receive the weekly Conference Newsletter, please let Charlotte in the Salisbury District Office know your address. It s a blessing to stay connected!!

6 Single Parent Family Retreat July Join us for our Annual Pecometh Day on Saturday April 23 from 11am to 3pm! Bring your family and friends and enjoy some great activities, including hayrides, Steve the Balloon Man, games, music and more. There will also be a petting zoo and K-9 demonstrations from the Office of the Sheriff of Queen Anne's County. Plus, there will be an opportunity to tour the camp property, meet our staff, and learn more about our camp programs available for your camper this summer. For more information, visit us online at our Pecometh Day page. We look forward to seeing you! Stair Lift Chair Available Asbury UMC in Crisfield has installed an elevator which makes its stair lift chair available. If you can use this stair chair lift, please call the church office at

7 New Hope UMC Fried Chicken Dinner Saturday, April 16 11:30-3:30 pm Eat in or take out $12.00 Chicken, greens, string beans, mashed potatoes, beets, macaroni and cheese, drinks, dessert. Baked goods for sale. Rev. Joyce Cofield, Pastor New Hope Road Willards, MD The Board 0f Laity is L king Ahead Kevin Smith, Lay Academy Director, has announced the following dates for Fall Lay Academy: Opening Night - September 19 Additional Nights - Sep 26, Oct 3, Oct 10, Oct 17, Oct 24 Banquet - November 7 Bethany UMC The Christian Social 1½ Club welcomes 50+ year olds on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Bethany United Methodist Church, 8648 Stephen Decatur Hwy., corner of Snug Harbor Rd. and Rte. 611, Berlin, MD. Socialization, games, friendship, activities, prayer. For more information, call

8 UMW Annual Parade of Colors Saturday April 30, :00 pm Mt. Zion UMC 6101 Quantico Road Quantico, MD Rev. Lawrence Purnell, Pastor THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH GENERAL CONFERENCE 2016 General Conference is the top policy-making body of The United Methodist Church which meets once every four years. The conference can revise church law, as well as adopt resolutions on current moral, social, public policy and economic issues. It also approves plans and budgets for church-wide programs. The United Methodist Church s top legislative body will meet in Oregon on May 10-20, Please see detailed information about General Conference on the Pen-Del website ( Look on he right side of the homepage under Quick Links. You will also be directed to the General Conference website for more information. LISTENING POSTS SCHEDULED Two Listening Posts have been scheduled - similar to town hall meetings for the exchange of information and discussion of issues. This will help the voting delegates from the Peninsula-Delaware Conference know how everyone feels. April 2nd at Bethesda UMC Middletown, DE April 16th at Union UMC Bridgeville, DE Time for both is 10am-12pm Everyone is invited

9 2016 Mileage Rates The 2016 standard rate for miles driven for the following purposes is : 54 cents per mile for business miles driven 19 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes 14 cents per mile driving in service of charitable organizations Note: Effective January 1, Business and medical mileage rates have changed for LIKE us on Facebook! Salisbury District of the Peninsula-Delaware Conference

10 Prepare / Enrich Training Date: May 12, 2016 Time: Where: Cost: Trainer: 9:00 am 3:00 pm Wesley United Methodist Church Atlanta Road Seaford, DE $170 Individual attendee $130 Groups of 4 or more (per person) $110 Scholarship attendee Danny Cooper, LPC As a result of attending this one-day training, participants will receive a facilitator I.D. number that permits use of the Prepare/Enrich inventory with pre-marital or married couples, and access to on-line resources, and support through Life Innovations. CEU s are available following the training by contacting Prepare/Enrich. *Lunch and all necessary materials are provided. To reserve a spot, please call: or by Wednesday, May 4, 2016: dcooper@daybreakcounseling.org Training is sponsored by Daybreak Counseling Services "Blessed in Blue" Mt. Zion UMC's Annual Men & Women's Day Sunday April 17 at 4:00 pm Preacher: Rev. Kenneth Watson Wear Something BLUE Mt. Zion United Methodist Church 6101 Quantico Road, Quantico, MD Host Pastor: Rev. Lawrence Purnell

11 Just Sharing... As we lift up our hands will you meet us here? As we call on Your name will you meet us here? We have come to this place to worship You God of mercy and grace It Is You - Newsboys CCLI One of Life s Little Lessons... God gives us all we need so we can give to others in their need. Please share your events and activities at your church. /send/call your info, flyers, etc. to: salisburydistrict@comcast.net or call

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16 God is Everywhere The Whole World is Full is His Glory Isaiah 6:3 From Floyd Twilley last week on the snow day - This photo is priceless! God's handiwork in nature all around us--snow in April?? Thanks, Floyd, for sharing!! Camera People!! We need your help! God is all around us and in our busyness we don t often stop to appreciate what He has given us. If you have a picture of something that you feel is a beautiful gift from God, please share it by ing it to: salisburydistrict@comcast.net NEWSLETTER If you or anyone that you know would like receive the District Newsletter by , please call the district office ( ) or send the address to: salisburydistrict@comcast.net

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19 Men & Women s Day St. Luke UMC 8034 Levin Dashiell Road Hebron, MD Men and Women s Day at St. Luke will be held May 20 at 3:30 in the afternoon. The Rev. Doretta Smith of New Hope Baptist Church, Salisbury, MD and her choir and congregation are the guests for the day. A dinner and fellowship will follow the service. Rev. Lawrence Purnell is Host Pastor SALISBURY URBAN MINISTRIES DONATIONS NEEDED FOR LAZARUS FOOD PANTRY: RICE/RICE DISHES NOODLES (RAMEN) TOOTHPASTE KIDS CAFÉ: INDIVIDUAL FRUIT SNACKS BACKPACKS MEN S WELCOME CENTER: MEN S WHITE T-SHIRTS (all sizes) MEN S BOXER SHORTS (all sizes) MEN S WHITE SOCKS Donations can be dropped off at Salisbury Urban Ministries Office 326 Barclay St Or call

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21 Learn About Your Methodist Heritage May 24-26, 2016 Dover, DE You are invited to join the Historical Society of The United Methodist Church and the Northeastern Jurisdiction Commission on Archives and History for their joint annual event at Whatcoat UMC, Dover, Delaware, May 24-26, The event will begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24, with Bishop Peggy Johnson preaching at the opening worship service. Following the service, Fred Day, General Secretary of Archives and History, will report on General Conference, which will have just concluded the week before this meeting. The afternoon will feature Joe DiPaolo, a pastor and historian from the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, speaking on the life of Bishop Levi Scott, the first native of Delaware to be elected a bishop. Tuesday evening will be the Historical Society's annual banquet at which the Society will present the Saddlebags Award for a book on Methodist history published within the last year. The author will speak to the group. Wednesday will be devoted to a bus tour with stops at historic Barratt's Chapel and Old Union Church near Odessa, the home church of Bishop Scott. In the afternoon the group will take a boat to Fort Delaware for a tour of the Civil War prison and a meeting with a Civil War Methodist chaplain. The final session on Thursday morning will include an open forum to discuss the actions of General Conference particularly as they relate to United Methodist historical work. Attached is a copy of the complete schedule and a registration form. The Society is a membership based organization affiliated with the General Commission on Archives and History, but the meeting is open to members and nonmembers alike. The General Commission will offer one CEU to everyone attending all three days of the event. Barb Duffin, Curator & Peninsula-Delaware Conference Archivist Northeast Jurisdiction Archivist Barratt's Chapel & Museum of Methodism 6362 Bay Road Frederica, DE (302) Join our list to keep up to date on the latest news from Barratt's Chapel

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24 Benevolence Forms Please remember to submit a Benevolence form whenever submitting a payment to the Conference Office. (All payments are sent to the Conference Office.) Checks without a Benevolence form may be returned to the church, resulting in late postings forms are available on the Conference website, www. pen-del.org. Clergy Pension & Insurance Payments Due 15th of the Month Piano Player Needed Rehobeth UMC, 5435 Shelltown Road, Westover, MD is seeking a piano player for the 11:00 am service. Please call Peggy Hess at if you are interested. Wesley Temple UMC Job Opportunity 2016 Wesley Temple UMC; 1322 West Road; Salisbury, MD is seeking a pianist to play for its Youth Choir (4 th Sundays) and/or its Men s Choir (3 rd Sundays). Applicants should be able to play gospel, contemporary, and hymns from the UM Hymnal. Interested persons should their resume to wtumc@verizon.net or send to the church at the above address: Attn: Shelley Gale, Chair SPPRC.

25 P S A L M S My heart says of You, Seek His Face! Your face, Lord, I will seek. Psalm 27:8 Next Newsletter April 27 If April showers bring May Flowers - what do May Flowers bring? Salisbury District Office Peninsula-Delaware Conference salisburydistrict@comcast.net 211A Phillip Morris Drive Salisbury, MD District Superintendent Rev. Fred Duncan District Administrator Charlotte Hastings Pilgrims!! Office Hours M-T 8:00am - 4:30 pm Fri - Closed