PRAYER CONCERNS________________________

FROM Chuck Rettig~
My wife talked with Joe Harris' wife last night and Joe is at home in
Oklahoma and doing very well. In fact, he is almost fully recovered, and
appreciates the prayers and concern.

FROM East District UMC;~
Prayers are requested for Don Scott and family. Don is at Baylor
University in Dallas and is associate pastor at Carthage First.

__________________________DEATHS/FUNERALS________________________

FROM Cheryl W. Phillips and Nancy Hinshaw, Bishop's Office~
Mrs. Dorothy Hayes, wife of Dr. Robert E. Hayes Sr.(Retired) mother to
Bishop Robert E. Hayes, Jr, and foster mother to Dr. J.D. Phillips of
Westbury UMC, died late Thursday night after a long illness. Services
will be Tuesday morning, July 25, 2006 at Westbury UMC in Houston.
Viewing will be held from 8:30-9:30 am at the church, with the funeral
service to follow at 10:00 am. Bishop Alfred Norris, our former Bishop, will
be delivering the eulogy.
Please keep Dr. Hayes Sr, Bishop Bob, J.D. and the entire family in
prayer.
Contributions in memory of Mrs. Hayes may be made to the American
Heart Association in Houston.

__________________________CONFERENCE NEWS________________________

FROM Kathie Mann, Dir. PIM~
TEAMS NEEDED IN BELIZE!!
The burned cottage replacement in Burrell Boom Belize is slow going.
The cottage is where the head master for the Methodist school lives.
The Church there has spent part of its insurance proceeds on the slab Our
construction manager, Pyppa Johnson from Windsor Village UMC, is on
site and ready to coordinate teams or individuals. WE NEED BRICK LAYERS
FOR EARLY TO MID AUGUST. Please go to the website:
www.belizemissions.org for more information. Call Cam Collins, Project Coordinator for
Belize at 281-784-6808.

____________________NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS/EVENTS___________________

FROM Sheri Kelley~
The Division of Single Adult Ministry is offering a Singles Leadership
Training Event led by Terry Hershey on Sat., Aug. 5, at Memorial Drive
UMC, 12955 Memorial Dr., Houston 77079. The seminar will be held from
10-2, with sign-in beginning at 9:30 a.m. Lunch and snacks will be
provided. The cost is only $20 per person. Singles leaders from across
the Conference are encouraged to attend! For more information or to
register, please contact Sheri Kelley at sherikelley@mdumc.org or
713/468-8356, ext. 119 no later than Aug. 3.

________________________JOB OPENINGS/JOBS WANTED_________________

FROM Bill Haygood~
Good Shepherd UMC in the Central North District is looking for a
full-time Director of Children's Ministry to work with nursery age through
5th grade children. The candidate must be a Christian with excellent
administrative and communication skills and a heart for helping children
love the Lord.
The qualified candidate would join a committed staff of servants,
including full-time youth, administrative, and music staff. GSUMC has a
congregation of 900 members and averages 600 members in 4 weekly
services. Any qualified candidate should submit their resume and contact
details to GSUMC Senior Pastor ­ Bill Haygood at bhaygood@sbcglobal.net.


FROM Rick Ivey, Associate Pastor, Good Shepherd U.M.C., Cypress, TX.~
Worship leader needed for weekly Saturday Night contemporary service in
NW Houston area. Responsibilities include leading worship and
rehearsing worship band. Strong vocal ability required, ability to play guitar a
plus. Please submit resume through e-mail to gsmrick@sbcglobal.net

FROM Reggie Clemons~
FUMC Pearland is currently accepting applications for a Director of
Public Relations / Communications. This individual will be responsible for
development of internal and external marketing strategies, overseeing
the production of all printed materials of the church, and planning and
maintaining a public relations plan for the community at large.
Salary commensurate with experience. For more information, please
contact Reggie Clemons at 281-485-1466, or rclemons@fumcpearland.org.


FROM Phyllis Pubentz, Camp Coordinator~
U. M. ARMY, a youth mission organization, is seeking a compassionate
heart for a part-time position of Receptionist/Administrative Assistant.
Duties include answering phone, filing, computer data entry and
management, and general administrative work.
Must have excellent computer skills and be proficient in MS Word,
Excel, and Access. MS Publisher and Power Point a plus. Must be well
organized and able to understand and work with volunteers.
Hours are Mon - Fri, 8:30 - 2:00; somewhat flexible depending on
time of year. Office location: Clear Lake/NASA, Houston. Starting pay:
$10/hr. Fax resume to 281-333- 3066.

FROM Rev. Kevin King, FUMC, Jacksonville, TX~
First UMC of Jacksonville, TX seeks a creative and energetic Director
of Music and Arts that will work with our worship design team. We are
moving into an exciting new facility. We have a blended/traditional
service that utilizes contemporary and traditional music. In addition to
choral direction, skills in hand bells, working with children and youth
choirs, as well as drama would be helpful. Submit resumes to Kevin King
, FUMC, 416 S. Bonner, Jacksonville, TX 75766 or
kevinking@fumcjville.org or (903) 586-2495.

______________________WANT ADS (Items Needed/Wanted)________________

FROM John Dawson~
Payne Springs UMC - Wanted, Cokesbury Hymnals - 200 or whatever - Loan
or give away. webminister@paynespringsumc.org / Church office 903
451-9692.

FROM Rev. Dr. Frank Varro, Pastor at Westchase UMC~
Our CHINESE FELLOWSHIP group at Westchase UMC (Westheimer at Gessner)
is in need of a small spinet piano for our singing and worship in our
Fellowship Meetings. Anyone having a piano in their home or church that
would like to donate to this growing and exciting ministry, please call
Pastor Frank at the church: 713-782-2010,
or at: 832-978-5861. Better yet, come visit and bring the piano
yourself! The Chinese Fellowship meetings are open to all and are interpreted
into English and many English-speaking people come on a regular basis
from several other churches!

FROM Beverly Laubach, Assoc. Dir of Music and Fine Arts, St. Luke's UMC
Houston~
Our women's choir, The St. Cecilia Women's Ensemble, would like to
donate their gently used choir robes to a choir that has lost theirs due to
the hurricanes or is in need of robes for some other reason. We have 50
to 55 robes that are royal blue, white surplices and are available
immediately. If the recipient choir is located in the area near Houston, we
may want to arrange to deliver the robes ourselves and perhaps sing at
one of their services. Please reply to both of my email addresses:
blaubach@houston.rr.com and blaubach@stlukes-hou.org.