A Way to Honor Veterans Supporting Afghan Allies
The Virginia Conference Refugee Response team invites your church to join a Give-Thanks shopping spree, honoring our veterans who are in the frontline of supporting the resettlement process of our Afghan Allies. During Nov. 11-14th, 2021, we invite all Virginia United Methodist members to join in this online shopping experience to make donations, as an expression of our gratitude toward our veterans and their service! Your expression of ‘giving thanks’ will directly impact our new neighbors, in this transition! Join us in this easy way to share and serve! 
For more information visit www.vaumc.org/refugeeresponse
DISTRICT CONFERENCE is NOVEMBER 14 AT 2:00PM VIA ZOOM
The Rappahannock River District Conference will be held on Sunday, November 14 at 2:00pm via Zoom.

All are welcome, however, the following are voting members: Clergy, Certified Lay Ministers, Lay Leaders, Chair of Council/Leadership board, Church School Superintendent, UMW President, UMM President, District Stewards, Lay Member to Annual Conference, District Trustees, District Treasurer, District Lay Leader, District UMW President, District UMM President, District Youth Council representative. 

We will have a time of worship and the convening of the business session --the 2022 District Budget will be presented and District Leadership will be voted on as well as the election of At-large District Lay Members to the 2022 Annual Conference. 

To receive the Zoom Link and agenda for the District Conference, please click the link below. The link will be emailed the week before the Conference. Note that all district clergy will automatically receive the link. We will also send the link out to the newsletter mailing list.
Latino Thanksgiving Worship Service in Spanish invitation extended

All are invited to join in a Latino Thanksgiving Worship Service in Spanish on November 13 at 7 p.m. by Zoom. The service will feature testimonies, prayers, music and praise! Topic: Culto de Alabanza y Adoracion. More details...
Alternate Spots Remain
We are seeking nominations for District Lay Members to the 2022 Annual Conference (June 16 – 18, 2022 in Hampton).
 
We will accept nominations by email or mail. Since our District Conference will be virtual, we will vote on the ballot as a whole – not on individual nominees. We will put the first 19 eligible nominees received on the ballot. The next 7 eligible nominees received will be listed as alternates.  Any additional nominations received after this first 26 and any nominated during our District Conference will be added to the alternate list. 
 
Pastors and laity are urged to submit names for nomination to the District Office no later than November 1, 2021. If you are nominating someone else, please be sure to obtain your nominee’s permission prior to filling out this form.

The form should be emailed to rappahannockriverdistrict@vaumc.org or mailed to PO BOX 100, Ladysmith, VA 22501. Never mail anything to the street address.
 
Please note that to be elected as a District Lay Member, a person must have been a member of the United Methodist Church for the 2 years preceding their election and shall have been an active participant in the United Methodist Church for at least 4 years preceding their election. This requirement may be waived for nominees under 30 years of age (contact the DS for approval).
Daylight saving time ends Sunday, November 7, this year.
Set clocks back one hour.
  CONTACT INFORMATION

District Superintendent: Rev. Charles F. Ledlum-Bates, Ph.D.

2021 District Co-Lay Lay Leader:

2021 District Co-Lay Leader:

Lay Servant Director: Ms. Jennifer Robinson O'Brien fxbcryptkeeper@gmail.com
Youth Coordinator: TJ Oliver, rrdyouth@vaumc.org
Office Manager: Lynn Manley rappahannockriverdistrict@vaumc.org
Administrative Assistant Connie Devenport conniedevenport@vaumc.org


Mailing Address: PO BOX 100, Ladysmith, VA 22501 Phone   804.448.8326
Office Location: Inside Wright’s Chapel UMC at 8063 Ladysmith Road, Ruther Glen, VA (do not use for mail)