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October 4, 2005 Hurricane Relief Update -- Be the hopeEdited by Daniel R. Gangler, director of communication SOUTH INDIANA DISASTER RESPONSE UPDATES TO HURRICANE RELIEFHere are the latest updates from Duane Fleener, who is assisting Bob Babcock, South Indiana Conference Disaster Response Coordinator, about the conference's responses to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita relief effort in the South. The SIC has recently sent two filled semi-trailers, one to Sager Brown and the other to a church in Pascagoula, Miss. For continued loading in semi-trailers, only one of our former sites will be available. The United Methodist Temple in Terre Haute will continue to accept items for placement directly into the trailer. The trailer will accept materials only during times the office is open. Call 812-299-1898 to make drop-off arrangements. The trailer that was at Lawrence UMC will NOT be replaced. Indianapolis area people who have materials can unload them at Buchanan Hauling, 2506 California Street in Indianapolis. This site is south of I-70 just off West Street (turn at the blinking light). The South Indiana Conference is sharing the loading of that trailer with the North Indiana Conference. Prior to arrival, call Brian Buchanan at 317-919-2025 to make arrangements for drop-off. The SIC is adding a trailer at Hazelton UMC, US 41 S, Hazelton, Ind near the church's warehouse. The Hazelton contact is Paul Huntsman. Call him at 812-784-2318 to make drop-off arrangements. SOUTH INDIANA CONFERENCE TO HOST TWO VIM TRAINING SESSIONSSIC Volunteers in Mission Coordinator Carolyn Ellis will be hosting two VIM training sessions in October. Please register by calling the numbers listed below by October 10. The first VIM workshop will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Centenary United Methodist Church, 14340 Old State Road in Evansville. If you plan to attend this workshop, please call the church office at 812-867-3920 so that ample materials are prepared for the workshop. This workshop will be led by the Rev. Randy Anderson, who has spent time in Gulfport with hurricane relief efforts earlier this month. The second VIM workshop will be held, Thursday, Oct. 13 at the Carmel United Methodist Church, 621 S Range Line Road. If you plan to attend this workshop, please call Rosanne Pirtle at 317-844-0683 or Elsie Miller at the South Indiana Conference Center at 800-919-8160 so that ample materials are prepared for the workshop. Teams planning to head south to aid in the relief efforts:
Elsie Miller - Adm. Asst. Carolyn Ellis - VIM Coordinator KENTUCKY GROUP TO PICK UP ITEMS IN BLOOMINGTON DISTRICT OCT. 24Kentucky Mountain Mission will have a truck in the Bloomington District on Monday, Oct. 24. The truck will stop at Linton First UMC, Newberry UMC, Spencer UMC, Fairview UMC and Saint Mark's UMC. For a PDF file flyer of items needed, call Jessica Lindsey in the Bloomington District Office at 812-339-1445. ELKHART CHURCH HAS BECOME 'SISTER' TO MISSISSIPPI CONGREGATIONMississippi City UMC in Mississippi is one of the UM churches who lost its building to Katrina. Jamestown UMC in Elkhart has become a "Sister Congregation" to MCUMC. This church was insured and will be able to rebuild. However, in the meantime, the congregation is in need of folding chairs, UM Hymnals, and pew Bibles. Jamestown UMC has a means of getting such items to MCUMC at no cost. If you have any of these items let Jamestown Pastor David Henry know at fivehen@gmail.com. He will make arrangements to gather them up, box them up and then send them south. # # # If you know someone who has yet to sign up for e-HUM, they simply need to send a blank e-mail from their preferred e-mail account to add@inareaumc.org. e-HUM Alert copyright 2005 by Indiana Area United Methodist Communications. |
