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HOOSIER UNITED METHODISTS e-newsletter

For Friday, September 16, 2005 -- In the season of Pentecost

This newsletter is paid for by your
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Edited by Daniel R. Gangler, director of communication dgangler@inareaumc.org

BIBLE VERSE FOR TODAY

"He replied to the one speaking for the rest, 'Friend, I haven't been unfair. We agreed on the wage of a dollar, didn't we? So take it and go. I decided to give to the one who came last the same as you. Can't I do what I want with my own money? Are you going to get stingy because I am generous?' Here it is again, the Great Reversal: many of the first ending up last, and the last first."

-- Matthew 20:13-16,
Peterson paraphrasing translation

In response to a request from Bishop William Hutchinson of the Louisiana Area to help pay salaries and benefits for United Methodist pastors in Louisiana displaced by Hurricane Katrina, Indiana Area Bishop Mike Coyner has announced a "Pastors Helping Pastors Fund" for Indiana United Methodist clergy, active and retired, to contribute and help. The Conference Councils on Finance and Administration in each of the two Indiana Conferences has approved the creation of this special fund to be administered by the Indiana Area United Methodist Foundation at the Indiana Area office in Indianapolis. Pastors are asked to contribute $10 or more from each paycheck for the remainder of 2005, and to send their gifts to the Indiana Area Foundation of the United Methodist Church at 1100 W. 42nd Street, Suite 210, Indianapolis, IN 46208. All gifts are tax deductible. Hutchinson estimates that there are several dozen pastors whose churches are not functioning due to the damages of Hurricane Katrina. Several pastors are still missing, but it is hoped that they are simply displaced and not yet located. The Louisiana Conference wants to provide salary for the pastors and estimates that it will cost $1.1 million in order to accomplish this goal. Coyner said, "After the flood in North Dakota in 1997, we made similar arrangements to provide salary to our pastors who were displaced by that flood. It is important to provide support for those who are care-givers to their congregations, in order to allow them to continue their ministry. I believe this is an important witness for our United Methodist clergy here in Indiana to help our colleagues in United Methodist churches in Louisiana. Of course we welcome gifts from laity, too. Our Indiana Area Foundation will receive and distribute these gifts through the Louisiana Bishop's office."

NEW YORK (UMNS) - Cash contributions to the United Methodist Committee on Relief for Hurricane Katrina relief and rehabilitation totaled $2.6 million as of Sept. 13, according to Roland Fernandes, treasurer of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries. "Many responses are possible to the ravages of Katrina. In addition to cash contributions, church members in the U.S.A. are also providing great amounts of material goods, volunteering for post-hurricane cleanup, caring for displaced persons, and spending money to help people within their own communities and regions. We are enormously grateful to United Methodists for the many ways in which they are fulfilling their Christian responsibilities in the wake of the hurricane," he said. Donations to support the United Methodist response to the Hurricane Katrina tragedy can be made online at www.methodistrelief.org  and by phone at 800-554-8583. Checks can be written to UMCOR, designated for "Hurricanes 2005 Global," Advance No. 982523, and left in church offering plates or mailed directly to UMCOR, P.O. Box 9068, New York, NY 10087-9068.

Saint Luke's United Methodist Church in Indianapolis has agreed to be a drop-off site from 9 to 11 a.m. for hurricane relief supplies to those attending the Saturday, Sept. 17 meeting with Bishop Coyner and Brian McLaren at the church. The drop point will be at the front doors of the church. Items dropped there will be transported to Lawrence United Methodist Church for distribution to Sager Brown or an alternative site used by UMCOR in Louisiana.

GULFPORT, Miss. (UMNS) - When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, the Rev. Ray Stokes and his wife stayed in their home and watched the storm. "We were fools. We will never do that again," said Stokes, pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church in Gulfport. Residents who had remained here in their homes found themselves without power, supplies or food. Stokes and his wife did not allow Katrina to stop them from ministry. On the day the hurricane struck, they went to their church and began feeding people.

Like many United Methodist churches in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi, Trinity learned quickly how to offer assistance during a disaster. The church became an unofficial distribution center for area shelters and a place for people in Gulfport to eat lunch, find toiletries and receive paper bags of nonperishable food. Supplies and volunteers from across the United States converged on the church. The Rev. Randy Anderson of Centenary United Methodist Church in Evansville, Ind., brought a response team of 22 people from the Evansville District, in the South Indiana Conference. "We're here because we need to be," Anderson said.

The team arrived on a conference bus toting food, bottled water and clothes. The district wanted to partner with the Gulfport community and planned to send more groups when the first team returned to Indiana, Anderson said.

PALESTINE, Texas (UMNS) -- In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, churches across the South have opened their doors as shelters. But one place of refuge in east Texas has taken on a special role helping storm survivors. More than 70 physically and mentally challenged children and adults from Volunteers of America group homes in the New Orleans area have found a safe haven at Lakeview Methodist Conference Center near Palestine. Without help from the federal government or relief agencies, United Methodists are providing food, clothing and shelter, and volunteering their time to help. The group fled New Orleans before Katrina hit Aug. 29, spending a week at Texas hotels before arriving at the 1,300-acre Lakeview camp. Some still haven't grasped the extent of the devastation back in Louisiana. Others know they've lost whatever they didn't bring. Volunteers of America employees who helped relocate the residents of the group homes also brought their own families. In addition to 72 people who lived in the homes, another 130 Volunteers of America staffers, their families and volunteers are staying at Lakeview. A UMTV report and related coverage are available at http://umns.umc.org.

Six leaders of the United Methodist Women's Division are scheduled to dialogue with six panelists of the RENEW organization -- an affiliate of Good News, on Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Oxnam Memorial Chapel of Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. In a country with churches divided along lines of theology, homosexuality, reproductive freedom, women's leadership and advocacy for social justice, is talk possible? Jan Love, chief executive of the Women's Division, believes that common ground can be discovered. By working for the unity of the church, both nationally and globally, Love has a long history of reaching across deep differences to help Christians understand and appreciate their commonalities as well as clarify their differences. "After my October 2004 speech to the Women's Division board of directors, emphasizing healing and wholeness, and offering openness to the critics of the Women's Division, and after I openly responded to the questions RENEW wanted me to address, they invited us to hold an open forum. We agreed, and happily so," Love said. Both sides have provided the other with questions for the dialogue, which range from theological differences, conservativism, accountability, political and social involvement, women's role in the church, interfaith relations, and common ground for faith relations. The Executive team of South Indiana Conference United Methodist Women will be in a fasting prayer during this two-hour event. Vickie Newkirk, South Indiana United Methodist Women's president told e-HUM that the team will hold in prayer the leaders of both the Women's Division and the panelists of RENEW and pray that both groups will experience the love and grace of Christ in the midst of this discussion. Newkirk also invites and encourages all Indiana Area United Methodists to participate in this fasting time of prayer. She will be attending the event which will be Web cast at http://gbgm-umc.org/umw from 9 to 11 a.m. Indianapolis time.

An Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Darfur will be held Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 1 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Participants will hear an update on the situation in Darfur and leaders, representing Jews, Muslims and Christian faith communities will offer prayers from their faith traditions for the Darfurian people. Bishop Mike Coyner is scheduled to participate. Darfurian refugees will be traveling from Fort Wayne to attend the service. After the service, there will be a press release and participants will be asked to deliver letters to the offices of Senators Lugar and Bayh asking for their continued involvement in the crisis.

The Sharpsville United Methodist Church is scheduled to present its sixth annual Corn Maze. This year the church is honoring some of our heroes. These heroes are the people who put their lives on the line to protect us and keep us safe. Honored are the military, EMTs, firemen and the police. Signs in the maze will feature trivia about these hero types. The corn is a record 12 feet high this year in a 5.6 acre field. The church has added moonlight walks on all Friday and Saturday nights this year along with the usual Saturday and Sunday afternoons. In addition we will schedule groups of 10 or more any time. Call 765-963-2739 (Sharpsville, Kokomo, and Tipton) or 800-217-7324. The maze opens today Friday, Sept. 16, and will be open every Friday and Saturday night from 7 to 9 p.m.. Bring flashlights. Also open Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 1 to 5 p.m. The maze will be open through Oct. 30. For more information, call 765-963-2739.

Mark Hayes Church Choir Workshop and Concert is scheduled for next Saturday, Sept. 24 at First United Methodist Church, 179 South Indiana St. in Warsaw, Ind. 46580 (phone 574-267-6933). The Workshop runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a concert at 7:30 p.m. The workshop is designed for church choir singers or any interested singer age 14 or older. Participants will experience the exciting music of Mark Hayes, one of our nation's foremost choral arrangers, and concentrate on good choral, vocal and rehearsal techniques. Participants will prepare and perform anthems that can also be used at your home church as well as prepare and perform in larger pieces with the mass choir and instruments. For more information and registration, call 574-267-6933. Snacks, drinks and bottled water will be provided during breaks. No lunch and dinner are included. A restaurant map will be provided at the workshop, with several locations within walking distance of the church. Repertoire will be sent upon receipt of pre-registration and payment. Participants may keep all music. Concert dress: Non-formal dress clothes such as dresses, or blouses and skirts for women; jackets and ties for men. There is no admission fee for the concert, which is open to the public. Voluntary donations accepted. An extra special bonus will be the Mark Hayes Solo Concert, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2 p.m. at the Warsaw First UMC. Admission is free.

GREENCASTLE, Ind. (DePauw) -- Gilbert Meilaender, a member of the President's Council on Bioethics, and Richard and Phyllis Duesenberg, professors of Christian Ethics at Valparaiso University, will come to the DePauw University campus on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Meilaender will deliver the Burleigh Lecture at 7:30 p.m. in Watson Forum of the Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media. Event is free and open to all.

The Local Pastors and Associate Members Fellowship will have its annual meeting at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 4201 W. Third St., Bloomington, Ind., on Saturday, Sept 24 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Registration will be from 8:15 to 9 a.m. Business meeting will be from 9 to 10:15 a.m. Educational Topics will consist of COS (Course of Study), Seminary, CE, Advanced COS (maybe a panel of pastors who have experienced multiple areas of COS). The main speaker will be the Rev. Mike Smith, North Indiana Conference Chair of Fellowship. Worship will be from 1030 to 11:30 a.m. with a message and communion with Bishop Mike Coyner.

Carrie Newcomer will use songwriting, creative writing and discussion to focus on the spiritual component of our daily lives. Attendees will be encouraged to explore the continuous dialogue with the Divine by noticing the nobility of individual lives and how the sacred expresses itself. Sunday, Sept. 18, 1-4 p.m., Fellowship Hall, Saint Luke's United Methodist Church, 100 W. 86th, Indianapolis. Register by calling DeAnna at 317-846-3404x367, fee: $30.

The deadline for registering for this year's South Indiana Conference Convocation for Pastors is Oct. 3. The original deadline printed in the brochure is incorrect.

"Mirrored Blessings: Needs and Strengths of the Church -- The Pastor's Strengths and Gifts" will be led by Jerry Moore. This workshop will replace "Tighten Your Belt, Loosen Your Wallet" led by Bishop Michael Coyner. The Order of Elders, the Order of Deacons, and the Fellowship of Local Pastors will meet following the banquet.

"How to Create a Culture of Call" will be led by Bishop Michael Coyner instead of the Rev. Meg Lassiat

For more information contact Lourdes Gonzalez (800-919-8160 or lgonzalez@sicumc.org ) or Sandy Harlan (800-919-8160 sharlan@sicumc.org )

The 110-member Center Point United Methodist Church has scheduled a "final payment" celebration chicken-and-noodle dinner Sept. 17, from 4 to 8 p.m. The meal will be free; donations will be accepted. A "drive-thru, take home-a-meal" window will be available. The mortgage burning will be held on Nov. 13. with a special morning service, a meal in the Family Life Center at noon and a service at 1 p.m. Everyone from everywhere is invited to come and help us celebrate this milestone event. For information, contact the Center Point United Methodist Church at 812-835-2172 or 812-835-2049 or jamesmsra@claynet.com

THE PROMiSE United Methodist Church in Fishers is scheduled to host a "Night of Music and Comedy" with the praise and worship rock Aaron Pelsue Band. They will be joined by two special guests: Day after Day (a new group) and the youngest working Christian comedian -- Connor Gaw, who is 10 years old. This great concert is on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 each, and available online at www.cheerfulheart.com/Main/family_promotions.htm,  or at THE PROMiSE, 12648 E. 116th Street, Fishers. For more information, contact the Rev. Jennifer Pollard at jennifer@thepromisechurch.org.

Here is a chance for you to learn about the Alpha course, and get answers to your questions. Please join Alpha leaders at Chesterton United Methodist Church on Monday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. for an informal Introduction to Alpha. This event will be hosted by Alpha Advisors Pastor Kevin Sills of Maple Grove UMC; Jill Lowry-Sills, Director of Discipleship at Hobart FUMC; and Sam Stevens, Regional Director of Alpha USA, Chicago. This is a chance for pastors, evangelism and outreach teams, or anyone who is interested in learning more about the Alpha course to come together and learn if Alpha will work in their church. Please let us know you are coming or for more information, call 219-926-1478, or e-mail pastorkevinmgumc@yahoo.com,  or directorofdiscipleship@yahoo.com.

BRIGHTWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER HOLDS ANNUAL DINNER OCT. 7

The North Spencer County Ministerial Association will be sponsoring a Carry-In Dinner with all proceeds to go to relief for the starving in Niger on Friday Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. The dinner will be followed with a performance by The Emmaus Walk Quartet at 7 p.m. The event is scheduled for the Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Chrisney, Ind. For more information contact Steve Ellis 812-362-7872.

WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES SETS YOUTH ADULT ADVENT IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO (UMNS) -- "Shift Your Space -- Transform the World," an event for young adults focusing on peace and justice work, sponsored by the World Council of Churches, is set for Oct. 8-10. The gathering, tied to the WCC's Decade to Overcome Violence, will be in Hyde Park, home to the University of Chicago Divinity School, the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and McCormick Theological Seminary. The event is to help young adults build ecumenical connections and use the strength of church unity for peace and justice work. Registration information is available at www.wcc-usa.org. The deadline is TODAY.

STEWARDSHIP ACADEMY PRESENTS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH INDIANA

The Bishop Rueben Job Center for Leadership Development is scheduled to present this systematic approach to stewardship Oct. 10-11at the Mayfields MCL Cafeteria in Bloomington, Ind. This is one of three sessions to provide thorough training in leading churches in healthy and biblical approaches to the use of money and finances. Leaders are the Revs. Wayne Barrett and Denny Buwalda, nationally recognized and experienced seminar leaders gifted in the areas of stewardship and finance. Each session will cover between seven and nine topics including: Thinking Theologically about Stewardship, The Church and the Economy, the church and the Scarcity/Abundance Paradox, The ABC's of Giving. The registration fee of $285 (please note fee change) per church covers all three sessions. In addition, each team member pays a $50 individual fee per session. Registrants are expected to attend all three sessions. A registration brochure will be available later or you may contact Amy Moore at 605-995-2166 or e-mail brjc@dakotasumc.org.

"PEACE Learning by: Searching, Experiencing, Communicating" will be the theme of the South Indiana United Methodist Women's Conference Oct. 14-15 at Central United Methodist Church in Evansville. The cost for the conference and lunch is $10 ($12 after Oct. 1). Only Saturday's conference registration will be free for women 18-30. The speaker will be Emily Dawson-Petersen, a director of Women's Division. Currently she chairs the Spiritual and Theological Development Committee. She is employed at Rocky Mountain PBS as the Auction Manager, and just celebrated her first wedding anniversary with husband Corry. They live in Fort Collins and attend the First UMC. Bishop Mike Coyner is scheduled to install the 2006 officers and to celebrate Holy Communion. The handbell quartet, Ring-4-Him, from the Terre Haute District and the youth liturgical dancers, Hearts in Motion, from New Albany District will share worship. To register contact Linda Welch, 812-876-3433. Rooms are blocked for the SIC United Methodist Women at Drury Inn North, 3901 Highway 41 N. , Evansville, IN 812-423-4818. Please make your reservations directly with the hotel.

GREENCASTLE, Ind. -- Mikhail Gorbachev, former leader of the Soviet Union and the man credited with helping to end the Cold War, will come to the campus of DePauw University Thursday, Oct. 27, to deliver The Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture. Recipient of the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize, Gorbachev will speak at 4 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium of DePauw's Performing Arts Center (the venue is subject to change). Gorbachev's address is free and open to the public. Gorbachev, 74, served as leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. He is world-renowned and admired for streamlining and decentralizing the oppressive system he inherited. In an effort to secure relations with the West, Gorbachev signed two broad disarmament pacts, and ended Communist rule in Eastern Europe.

The South Indiana Conference Board of Church and Society is organizing an intergenerational seminar on National and International Affairs for March 29--April 2, 2006, in Washington, D.C. The seminar is designed to educate and motivate United Methodist youth and adults to integrate their faith and social justice issues, as well as understand the responsibility of Christian citizenship. Churches are encouraged to recruit and sponsor pairs of church members from different generations (minimum age: 14) to participate as learning teams and share their experiences with others in the congregation and the Annual Conference. The cost is projected to be around $500 per person including airfare; some scholarship funds will be available. Enrollment is limited to the first 40 persons. For more information, contact the Rev. Lisa Marchal, Conference Peace with Justice Coordinator, at lmarchal@fumccolumbus.org.

"How to Stay Focused & Effective When Traumatic Events Occur in Your Community" is a workshop scheduled to be held Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Epworth Conference Center in North Webster, Ind. Workshop objectives include:

• Identify the major psychological, emotional and spiritual effect of trauma on individuals & communities
• Identify key components that cause individuals to have differing reactions to trauma.
• Survey certain approaches found helpful to diminish the effects of trauma.
• Understand the impact of vicarious traumatization.
• Obtain practical methods of self-care when vicarious traumatization is likely to occur.
• Strategize ways for communities, agencies and clergy to work together to prepare for crisis events.

The Rev. Judith Fuller, pastor at Geneva UMC in the Huntington District who conducts a small counseling practice, will lead the workshop. She has a M. Div. from Christian Theological Seminary, a MSW from Indiana University, a BSW from Northern Michigan University and also is a graduate of IVY Tech's School of Nursing. She has been a psychotherapist in various agencies and in private practice for a number of years. To register contact Diane Kelley at NIC Service Center 800-783-5138 or e-mail diane@nicumc.org.  Fee: $60 for NIC appointed full or part-time/$75/laity.

MISSION OPPORTUNITIES

NORTH CONFERENCE TO HOLD VOLUNTEER IN MISSION SEMINAR OCT. 15

The North Indiana Conference Volunteers in Mission will present a day-long seminar titled "W.O.W. 2005: Winning Our World through Volunteers in Mission" Saturday, Oct. 15 from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Epworth Forest Conference Center in North Webster, Ind. Four breakout sessions include: Church growth in Ukraine, Florian Stecuich; Costa Rica missions, Charles Strong; Primetimers, Ruth Ellen Stone; Planning a mission trip in the U.S.A. (counts as two breakout sessions); Teach UM, Kathie Clemenz; Jamaica Mission Experience, Dewey Miller; Redbird/Henderson Settlement, Mike Wolff; Touching Romania, Jane White Stevens; Africa University Update, John Huie; Roatan Island mission, Nancy and Tom Reuille; NOMADS, Lynn Powers; Hopkins Park Project, Tim Delahaunty; RxConneXion, Penny Krug; Hispanic Mission projects, Oscar Ramos; Youth Mission trips; McCurdy School, Forrest Bowers; Fundraising ideas; and Operation Classroom, with Joe and Carolyn Wagner. Cost $10. For more information and registration, send to North Indiana Conference, WOW Registration, P O Box 869, Marion, IN 46952 or contact Bonnie Albert, NIC VIM coordinator at bonkay@hotmail.com  or call 219-464-1447.

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity awaits you! Mission Discovery is seeking three more adventurous, youthful types (18-29 years old) to spend 10 days in Senegal over Christmas break. Meet with GBGM missionaries, learn what it is like to be a Christian in a predominantly Muslim nation, visit the site where thousands of slave ships debarked for the New World, and bring home a deeper understanding of "The World as Our Parish"! The Rev. David Harsh and Cara Newhouse will take this group on an adventure into Christian faith and living. You will return home with renewed faith and hope, eager to tell the story of the Methodism in Senegal! Contact umvim-ncj@brookings.net  for application and brochure or visit www.gbgm-umc.org/northcentralvim/mission_discovery.html.  Deadline is coming soon! Sponsored by United Methodist Volunteers In Mission -- North Central Jurisdiction.

The North Indiana Conference Mission Volunteers Resource team has planned three Spring Break Mission Trips especially for families. (Families can mean individuals, couples, Mom and Dad with children, or Grandma and Grandpa with grandchildren, or youth and a counselor.) Families will combine their desire to travel and interest in doing hands-on mission work by traveling to Costa Rica. While there they may work at an orphanage or one of the special needs schools or doing home repairs in a neighborhood church or home and touring some of the awesome sights in Costa Rica. Interested persons may check out the website of Charlie Strong www.strongmissions.com  to gain a better understanding of the work we will be doing. Spring Break 2006 dates are March 25 to April 2, April 1 to April 9, or April 8 to April 17. We expect the cost to be $1,500 - $1,800 per person depending on the cost of airfare and your selection of sleeping arrangements. The cost covers airfare, all room, board, tips, ground transportation and construction costs ($200) associated with the Volunteer In Missions (VIM) project. If you want more information, please contact North Indiana VIM Coordinator, Bonnie Albert, 219-464-1447 or bonkay@hotmail.com  for more information.

Central United Methodist Church in Evansville seeks a Music Director (part-time) for the adult choir during its traditional service on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and to coordinate other music personnel. Salary is $6,000 to $8,500 depending on experience and duties. If interested, send resumes to: 300 Mary St., Evansville, IN 47710 or fax to 812-424-3575 or by e-mail to cumc@central-church.org.  For more information, call 812-424-3574.

Edwardsville UMC in the New Albany District, South Indiana Conference is seeking a contemporary worship leader. Candidate must be able to lead upbeat congregational singing with voice and guitar or keyboard. Talented worship band already tuned up. Contact SPRC Chairman Bill Dorsch at wmdorsch@netzero.com  or call 812-923-6045.

This is a part-time position, 15 hours per week. Responsibilities will include, organizing and overseeing the youth ministry. Provide outreach and offer effective leadership for spiritual growth for grades 6-12 at Mentone United Methodist Church. Responsibilities also include weekly meetings and special events. The youth director will work closely with the pastor and education chairperson to accomplish the Church's mission. For application and job description, contact Pastor Doris E. Smith at 574-353-7898, mentoneumc@kconline.com, or write P.O. Box 456, Mentone, IN 46539.

Trinity United Methodist Church, Plymouth, Indiana, is seeking a qualified individual for the part time position of Coordinator of Family Ministries. This individual will be expected to work an average of 20 hours per week. He/she will be responsible for coordinating, recruiting, training, supervising and supporting the volunteers and ministries of Trinity UMC. A bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred. Salary will be based on experience. Interested candidates should their mail resume to: Trinity United Methodist Church, 425 South Michigan, Plymouth, IN 46563. Attn: Staff Parish Chair, or e-mail to: trinumc@dnsonline.net

Abundant Harvest United Methodist Church on the north side of Indianapolis (Washington Township) has an immediate opening for a part-time church secretary. Secretary serves as church receptionist and provides administrative support to Pastor, staff (Education Coordinator, and Music Director), and work areas. Experience preferred. Proficiency in Microsoft Office software and excellent phone and communication skills required. Submit resume to: Attention: Joelynn Gifford, Abundant Harvest United Methodist Church, 7840 Ditch Road, Indianapolis, IN 46260.

Christ UMC, Indy West, has a Music Director position open and will be accepting cover letters/resume (with references) until September 15, 2005. The position is full time. The salary is negotiable. There are no benefits beyond paid vacation. Interested persons please send inquiries to: Rick Raines (SPRC Chair), Christ UMC, 8540 U.S. 31 S., Indianapolis, IN 46227.

St. Mark's United Methodist Church of Bloomington is accepted applications for its part-time staff position of Director of Youth Ministries. For the complete job description go to http://www.stmarksbloomington.org/.  Send resumes by September 16 TODAY to St. Mark's UMC, 100 N. Hwy 46 Bypass, Bloomington, IN 47408 or to smumc@stmarksbloomington.org.

Part-time organist/accompanist: Responsibilities include accompanying choir and providing service music for one Sunday Service and one choir rehearsal per week. Three manual Allen organ with midi controller and card reader. Choir accompanying will be on either organ or piano. Negotiable salary. Send resumes and cover letters or inquiries to: Daniel J. Byrd, Director of Music; Broad Ripple UMC; 6185 Guilford Ave.; Indianapolis, IN 46220 or call 317-251-5049 office; 317-251-3521 Fax; e-mail brumcmusic@sbcglobal.net

OTHER JOBS PREVIOUS LISTED CAN BE FOUND ON THE INDIANA AREA SITE

Log on to www.inareaumc.org  and click on "Jobs and Events" in the left column.

GARRY GARLISH, Lafayette District Lay Leader, died Wednesday, Sept. 14. Visitation will be Sunday, Sept. 18 from 4 to 8:00 p.m. at the Dayton UMC, 7201 Wesleyan Dr., Dayton, IN (765/296-3155). A memorial service will be Monday, Sept. 19 at 10 a.m. at the Dayton UMC. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie and daughters, Laurie Brain and Lynn Bauer. Condolences may be sent to Bonnie Garlish, 5101 Goldersgreen Dr., Lafayette, IN 47905-7618. Memorial gifts can be made to Kids Hope USA, c/o Grace UMC, P. O. Box 466, Hartford City, IN 47348.

JEANNE LAFENBY, mother of Heather Olson-Bunnell (associate pastor at Decatur St. Mark's NIC), died Sept. 8, 2005. Memorial services were held in Canada. Heather is married to the Rev. Richard Bunnell, pastor of Huntington Bethel. Send condolences to Heather Olson-Bunnell, 963 Oak Park Dr., Roanoke, IN 46783-9107 or e-mail to heather@stmarksumchurch.org.

WINSTON TAYLOR, longtime correspondent for United Methodist News Service in its Washington, D.C., bureau, and a member of Woodside UMC in Silver Spring, Md. died at Asbury Village late last week. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, at 2 p.m., in Parker Hall at Asbury Village in Gaithersburg. On Sunday, Oct. 2, there will be a memorial service at Woodside Church in Silver Spring at 3 p.m. Condolences may be sent to Meredith and Hope (daughters) at htaylor@gloryroad.net.

Bishop Michael J. Coyner has announced the following changes within the Indiana Area. All dates effective 2005 unless otherwise noted. These appointments are based on Cabinet reports received by Indiana Area Communication during the month of September 2005.

• Leslie, Britt first appointment to Porter, Calumet, 9/1

• No new published appointments this week.

Compiled as a service of Indiana Area United Methodist Communication in Indianapolis.

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