March, 2010
10 7:00PM DS at PPRC Wardensville UMC, Wardensville, WV
12-13 The Charismatic Stream: Experiencing the Spirit-Empowered Life-Spritual Formation Retreat, Spring Heights
"Wresting with God-Exploring the Call" Ministry Exploration Event - WV Wesleyan College (See "Coming
14 Fourth Sunday in Lent - Girl Scout Sunday
ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING (Special Offering) - Supports the work of UMCOR
Daylight Savings Time begins (remember to turn your clocks ahead one hour - Spring Ahead!!)
3:00 PM District Committee on Nominations - District Office, Romney, WV
16-19 DS at Cabinet Meeting, Charleston, WV
17 St. Patrick's Day
20 First day of SPRING
9:30 AM - DISTRICT UNITED METHODIST WOMEN SPRING MEETING, BUMFS, Burlington, WV
21 Fifth Sunday of Lent
23 10 AM - DISTRICT PASTOR/MATES MEETING, Gather 9:30 AM-Upper Tract UMC, Upper Tract, WV
(Rt. 220 S of Petersburg) ALL PASTORS EXPECTED TO ATTEND
28 PALM SUNDAY
7 PM - Easter Cantata "Once Upon a Tree", sponsored by Smoke Hole Parish @ Landes Art Center,
Mt. View St., Petersburg, WV
29 Passover Begins
28-31 DS at Cabinet Meeting, Charleston, WV
30 9:30 AM - District UMW Executive Committee - St. Paul's UMC, Patterson Creek, WV
28-Apr 3 HOLY WEEK
April, 2010
01 Maundy Thursday
02 GOOD FRIDAY - (District Office Closed)
03 Holy Saturday - Easter Eve
04 EASTER SUNDAY - REJOICE THE LORD IS RISEN!
10 DS at MonValley UMW Spring Meeting
11 Second Sunday of Easter
12-14 DS at Cabinet
15-16 & UMW Spiritual Growth Retreat - Cedar Lakes Conference Center, Ripley
16-17 DISTRICT CHRISTIAN LAY ACADEMY at Keyser First UMC
(to download and print Christian Academy brochure (4 pages), click on the following link)
Also look under "Coming Events" for more info.
16-17 Course of Study - Spring Heights, Spencer, WV
18 Third Sunday of Easter
10 AM - Bishop Lyght preaching at Grove Street UMC, Petersburg, WV
3:00 PM - PH DISTRICT CONFERENCE, BUMFS Gymnasium, Burlington
(Bishop Ernest Lyght,Speaker)
NATIVE AMERICAN SUNDAY(Special Offering) - Provides scholarships and
supports Native American ministries
19 10 AM - DISTRICT/MATES MEETING WITH BISHOP LYGHT-ALL PASTORS EXPECTED TO ATTEND
Gather 9:30 AM at Bethel UMC, Mt. Lake Park, MD
20-21 Bishop's Pastors Retreat: Blackwater Falls State Park, Davis, WV
25 Fourth Sunday of Easter
UM FOUNDATION SUNDAY (Awareness Day) - Educates about the WV Conference Foundation
25-28 Lay Revival "Fanning the Flame" - sponsored by Mineral Coop Parish. Gathering 6:30 PM; Revival 7:00 PM
(more information and brochure to come) - check back
25 @ Antioch UMC - Judy Bennett, speaker
26 @ Rees Chapel UMC - Judy Barrick Stanley, speaker
27 @ First (Keyser) UMC - Kevin Shreve, speaker
28 @ Trinity (Fort Ashby) UMC - Mark Sprouse, speaker
27-29 DS at Cabinet Meeting at Charleston, WV
30-May 2 Potomac Highlands District Pastors/Mates Retreat, Blackwater Falls Resort, Davis, WV
Also see "Coming Events" or to download info and registration form about Retreat, click on following links:
May, 2010
01 - 02 Potomac Highlands District Pastors/Mates Retreat, Blackwater Falls Resort, Davis, WV
Also see "Coming Events" or to download info and registration form about Retreat, click on following links: 02 Fifth Sunday of Easter
GOLDEN CROSS SUNDAY (Special Offering) - Supports Burlington UMFS and Glenwood Park
05 ORDER OF ELDERS Gathering - WVWC, Buckhannon, WV. Scott Williams-Speaker. All Elders should attend.
06 National Day of Prayer
07 May Fellowship Day
09 Sixth Sunday of Easter
10 DS out of office - attending Wesley Seminary graduation, Washington, DC
12-14 DS at Cabinet Meeting
14-16 UMW Mission Encounter - Scott's Run Settlement House, Osage, WV
15 "SINGING WHAT WE BELIEVE"
Workshop on the Wesleyan heritage of congregational singing.
9:30 AM - 3:00 PM - First UMC, Romney, WV
Dr. F. Belton Joyner, Jr. - Professor of Hymnody - Duke University
(Continuing Education for Pastors)
16 Seventh Sunday of Easter
RURAL LIFE SUNDAY
18 3:00 PM - PASTORS/MATES MEETING, Grace UMC, Keyser, WV-ALL PASTORS EXPECTED TO ATTEND!
5:00 PM - DISTRICT PASTORS/MATES DINNER, First UMC, Keyser, WV
(Please let District Office know by email or calling if you and your mate will be attending.)
7:00 PM- PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP, First UMC, Keyser, WV
(All pastors and lay members to Annual Conference should try to attend.)
20 9:30 AM - District United Methodist Women - DAY APART, Trinity UMC, Fort Ashby, WV
23 HERITAGE SUNDAY (Awareness Day) - Celebrates the history of our denomination
and WV - UM historical sites
DAY OF PENTECOST
3:00 PM - SPECIAL CALLED DISTRICT CONFERENCE - Trinity UMC, Piedmont - to celebrate our Heritage
and The 225th Anniversary of the 1874 "Christmas Conference"
30 Trinity Sunday - Memorial Day
PEACE WITH JUSTICE (Special Offering) - Supports peace and justice ministries
31 Memorial Day observed (District Office Closed)
June, 2010
06 Second Sunday after Pentecost
07-09 DS at Cabinet Meeting, WVWC, Buckhannon, WV
10-13 WEST VIRGINIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WVWC, Buckhannon, WV
Click on link to download District Annual Conference Breakfast Information and Registration Form:
13 Third Sunday after Pentecost
14 Flag Day
20 FATHER'S DAY - Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
21-25 DS at Cabinet Meeting, WVWC, Buckhannon, WV
21-25 SUMMER YOUTH CELEBRATION, WVWC, Buckhannon, WV
26-29 DS out of Office (Personal Time)
27 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
30 New Appointment Move Day for the WV Annual Conference (Move out)
July, 2010
01 New Appointment Move Day for the WV Annual Conference (Move in)
04 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost - US INDEPENDENCE DAY
05 (DISTRICT OFFICE CLOSED) Independence Day Celebrated
11 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
18 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost - PARENTS DAY
22-24 UMW SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN MISSION, WVWC, Buckhannon, WV - Continuing Education for Pastors
25 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
26-30 CAMP AGAPE Day Camp, Deep Creek Lake (For more info and registration form contact Ross & Linda
August, 2010
01 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
02 ST. PETE'S OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT - Potomac Highlands District, Host
07 POTOMAC HIGHLANDS DISTRICT PASTORS/FAMILY PICNIC
08 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
10 9:30 AM - District UMW Executive Committee Meeting: District Parsonage, Romney, WV
15 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
22 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
CAMPUS MINISTRY SUNDAY (Special Offering) - Supports WV campus ministries
29 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
September, 2010
10-12 WV Annual Conference 102nd Gathering United Methodist Men & Circuit Rider XII at Jacksons Mill, Weston, WV
18 9:30 AM - District United Methodist Women - Fall Meeting, Trinity UMC, Terra Alta
October, 2010
November, 2010
05-08 District UMW Executive Committee Retreat, Alpine Lake, Terra Alta, WV
Dates subject to change.
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