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FROM Donna Alexander, Houston North District & Elizabeth Palmer ,
[liz_larks@yahoo.co]
The Reverend Sarah Gertrude Johnson passed away January 5, 2006.
Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 pm on Saturday, January 14, 2006 at
the Sloan UMC, Houston. A wake service is planned for Friday, January
13th from 7-9pm. A memorial service will be held at 8 pm. Both services
will be at the church.

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FROM Thebe Worden, Chair -
The Board of Managers, the governing board for the Cooperative
School of Christian Mission, will have its Winter meeting Friday, January
l3, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. It will be at Friendship UMC located at 252 Ford
Road, Porter, Texas. Lunch will be provided.

FROM Donna V. Adair, Director of Communications, St. Paul's UMC,
Houston
CHRISTOPHER HERRICK, an English concert organist devoted to
international performances, recording, and broadcasting, will play at St.
Paul's United Methodist Church on Friday, January 13, at 8 p.m.
Herrick performs regularly, both as a soloist and with orchestras,
throughout the world. His more than 30 recordings for Hyperion have
become a benchmark and include the complete works of Bach and the Organ
Fireworks series.
For more about Herrick and his repertoire, see www.herrick.musician.
org.uk. To reach Donna Adair, e-mail: dadair@stpaulshouston.org.
Church: 713-528-0527; Cell: 713-705-6542
NEW STEPHEN MINISTRY TRAINING
A new three-month-long Stephen Ministry training class will begin at
St. Paul's UMC on Sunday, January 15. The sessions will be from 3 to 5
p.m. For more information, contact Rev. Thompson at 713-528-0527 or
terryt@stpaulshouston.org.

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FROM Rev. Paula Behrens-Lopez, St. Paul's UMC, Henderson
LEARN SPANISH FREE!!!
Beginning Monday, January 16 at 6pm -
St. Paul's United Methodist Church; 2212 Hwy 79 South, Henderson, TX
(Next to McDonalds)
Classes offered weekly...
Entry level during the beginning weeks and intermediate level to be
added as necessary.
For more information, call (903) 657-4074 or email Rev. Paula
Behrens-Lopez at paula@pastorpaula.com
For directions to the church, visit our webpage:
http://PastorPaula.com

FROM Sherri Kelley
The Division of Single Adult Ministry is offering two 1-day seminars
with Terry Hershey, inspirational speaker from Vashon, WA. On Jan. 21,
the seminar will be held at Lon Morris College, and on Jan. 28, it will
be held at St. Paul’s UMC in Houston. The topic will be Living with
Intention: Practice the Sacrament of the Blessed Present. The cost is $25
per person and includes lunch. For more information, please contact the
DoSAM chairperson, Sheri Kelley, at sherikelley@mdumc.org or
713/468-8356, ext. 119.

FROM Michael Hunter
Christian Unity week set for Jan. 18-25
United Methodists will join with other Christians Jan. 18-25 to
celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
By United Methodist News Service . Go to http://umns.umc.org for
more information.
The prepared materials, which can be found online at
http://wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/faith/wop2006contents.html include the
biblical text, introduction, ecumenical worship service, biblical
reflections and prayers for each of the eight days.

FROM Maggie Nickens
I'm the CCYM Secretary and leader of the decorations committee. As you
know this year's theme is "Fisher Christ: Pray, Laugh, Grow". Well, a
huge part of the decorations committee ideas this year involves Fisher
Price toys! So, if there is any way each of you could possibly bring any
Fisher Price toys to camp, we would be so grateful! You can pick them
up at garage sales, bring some you have and can bring home after camp,
or borrow...any way you can get some. Big and small, we'll use them all!
While this is not mandatory at all, it would be a big help. Thanks a
lot!
If you have any questions, e-mail maggienickens@aol.com

______________________RESTORATIVE JUSTICE NOTICES_________________


_______________________JOB OPENINGS/JOBS WANTED__________________

Below are the most current openings and job information. Previous job
postings can be located on the conference website: www.txcumc.org.
Thank you

FROM Diana Hearn, Executive Director
Job Opening from Shalom Mobile Health Ministry -
Title: Patient Coordinator/Coach Operator
Full-time position provides support for the Family Nurse Practitioner
and LVN and is responsible for maintenance of the patient medical
record, appointment scheduling, statistical recording, and the operation
(driving) of the mobile clinic.
Qualifications: Biligual (English/Spanish), proficient Microsoft
Word/Excel, experience working with the public (strong people skills),
willing/able to get CDL and train to drive 36ft motor coach, willing/able to
be trained to draw blood for lab (phlebotomy certification training),
medical records/medical terminology exp. desired but not required (will
train).
Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 7:30am-5:30pm (must be available to work 3 or 4
Fri's. or Sat's. per year, as assigned)
Benefits: Paid health insurance, vacation/sick/holiday time, pension
plan, competitive pay.
Looking for high energy, extremely organized individual to join our
team! EOE
Fax resume to Diana Hearn (713-926-3948) or e-mail
dianaehearn@sbcglobal.net

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