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A weekly news update from The Alaska United Methodist Conference
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 Click here to read the invitation letter from Bishop Elaine Stanovsky inviting us all to attend Annual Conference!
Registration is live for attending Annual Conference in Seward. It is important for you to read through the FACT SHEET before you register. There are pieces of information that you will need in order to make choices on your registration.
REGISTER HERE and take advantage of the Early Bird pricing ($45)!
TODAY, April 17, is the last day for Early Bird Registration. General Registration begins tomorrow, April 18, and the price goes up to $60.
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New Information - The Lay & Clergy sessions will be held on Thursday evening, May 31st. They will take place from 7-8:30 pm at Seward Memorial UMC.
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DEADLINES ARE TODAY - APRIL 17!
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2020 General Conference Candidate Submissions
If you are interested in submitting your name to be a candidate to the 2020 General Conference, please
review these guidelines
and submit your Statement of Candidacy by
April 17th. Your statement will be included in the Pre-Conference Handbook.
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 The remaining hotel rooms have been released. At this point, if you want to stay in some place other than a home stay, you will need to make your own housing arrangements. The Assembly of God cabins are all full as well.
Just a reminder, all housing costs (if any) are the responsibility of the individual. The conference only reimburses travel costs.
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Pre-Conference Workshops | May 31
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Visit to Spring Creek Correctional Center
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 On Thursday, May 31, clergy and lay have been invited to Spring Creek Correctional Center to hear about their work on Restorative Justice with inmates and victims. If you are interested, please contact Rev. Jim Doepken directly and let him know.
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You are invited to Table Talks!
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Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky is encouraging United Methodist clergy and laypersons across the Greater Northwest Area to attend worshipful 'Table Talk' conversations about human sexuality, and about the future of the Church we love.
 Please watch the Bishop's invitation and share it with your local church! You can download a copy to use in worship and in other settings on the Greater Northwest Vimeo page.
The Table Talks for Alaska have been scheduled.
- April 21: Soldotna UMC, Soldotna 9 am - 1 pm
- April 28: Turnagain UMC, Anchorage 9 am - 1 pm
- April 29: Christ First UMC, Wasilla 1:30 - 5:30 pm
- May 5: First UMC, Anchorage 9 am - 1 pm
- May 5: Aldersgate UMC, Juneau 1:30 - 5:30 pm
- May 12: First UMC, Fairbanks 9 am - 1 pm
For planning and logistics, we ask that you register if you intend to attend one of the Table Talks above. A minimum of 10 people registered is required for a Table Talk event to happen. REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND ONE OF THESE EVENTS Learn more here
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AK Child & Family announces transition to new CEO
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The Board of Directors of AK Child & Family is pleased to announce that it has chosen the agency's current Chief Clinical Officer, Anne Dennis-Choi, as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of AK Child & Family to succeed Denis McCarville, who is retiring to be closer to family in Omaha, Nebraska. Denis and Anne will work closely together for the next several months as Anne transitions into her new position as CEO, which she will assume on October 1, 2018.
Read the full press release
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 In this fast paced world of family responsibilities, career demands and social media, take a break to relax, slow, and grow at the Women's Psalm Retreat at Psalm Lake on Birchwood Camp. We will be digging deeper into Psalms along the shores of Psalm Lake; the perfect place for God to speak peace and joy into our crazy busy lives! Starting on Friday, April 27th at 7pm with welcoming and a restful evening; followed by Saturday, April 28th sunrise beside Psalm Lake praise, worship, meditation, prayer walk and much more! Leave around 8pm refreshed and renewed. Visit www.birchwoodcamp.org for registration.
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Administrative Assistant opening at APUMC
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 Anchor Park UMC is looking to hire an Administrative Assistant to work 20-24 hours weekly. You can find the job description here. Please inquire directly with Anchor Park for questions.
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 First UMC Ketchikan is cleaning out their church storage and have come across items from a day care they housed. There are 8 buckets of beads and a dozen sorting cups/dispensers for them. Pastor Evelyn is willing to bring them to Annual Conference if there is a church that could use them. If you are interested, please contact Evelyn by email.
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Clear appointment openings
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 A list of churches that are open for appointment can be found on the Greater NW Area website. As appointments are announced and the appointment process unfolds, new clear openings will be added to the list. See the latest.
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Judicial Council announces special session
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The United Methodist Judicial Council has confirmed it will meet May 22-25 at the Hilton Orrington Hotel in Illinois to consider one or more petitions related to the special session of General Conference in February 2019. The request for the top court's May meeting came from the denomination's Council of Bishops.
Judicial Council May docket
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Mission leader details agency priorities
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The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries is taking a deep look at program performance and fiscal accountability. It also is strengthening its stand against global racism and sexual abuse, including within its large personnel network, said Thomas Kemper, the mission agency's top executive, during his report to the board of directors. Elliott Wright has the story.
Read the story
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UMCOR allocates $46 million for disaster recovery
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 A new $46 million round of grants from the United Methodist Committee on Relief - including $16.8 million to the Methodist Church of Puerto Rico - will build upon the denomination's response to Hurricanes Maria, Irma and Harvey, as well as the California fires and flooding in Louisiana.
Read the story
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Draft of revised Social Principles released
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United Methodists are being asked to weigh in on a draft revision of the denomination's Social Principles, released April 12 after years of listening and writing sessions. Kathy L. Gilbert has the story.
Read the story
Read draft and comment
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Uniting Conference sermon still talked about
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Planning for post-General Conference church
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April
21: Table Talks - Soldotna UMC
28: Table Talks - Turnagain UMC
29: Table Talks - Christ First UMC
May
5: Table Talks - Aldersgate UMC
5: Table Talks - First UMC Anchorage
8-10: GNW Cabinet Meeting - Carlo attending
12: Table Talks - First UMC Fairbanks
12: AUMC Leadership Team meeting
13: Mother's Day
28: Memorial Day - office closed
31: Pre-Conference workshops at Seward Memorial UMC
June
1-2: Alaska Annual Conference at Seward Memorial UMC
22-24: PNW Annual Conference
27-29: GNW Cabinet Retreat - Carlo attending
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The Conference Office hours are:
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
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Upcoming
April 23 -
Karen Martin Tichenor
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Conference Office
907-333-5050
Superintendent Carlo
907-854-8340
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Submissions - If you have an article or event that you would like to share with the rest of the conference, submit it to the conference office by Monday evening for consideration.
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 Mission Statement:
The mission of the United Methodist Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ. Held and supported by the transforming relationship with God through Christ, we of the Alaska United Methodist Conference seek to be a community that creates a home for all peoples, finds our hope through grace and journeys together into God's preferred future.
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