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121 Behrens St Suite #2
O'Fallon, Illinois 62269-1510
Phone: 618-622-3072 Fax: 618-622-3073
Website : http://www.missriverdist.org
Rev. Gary Wilson
Conference Superintendent
Mississippi River District
Retreat of Parish Nurses August 21 and 22 in Springfield
A Retreat for Parish Nurses or Nurses who would be interested to learn more about Parish Nursing will be held August 21 and 22 in Springfield at the Chiara Center. This is the first event in this conference for Parish Nurses and we hope more events will be held in the future.
The leader for this event will be Shaon Hinton, who is a parish nurse consultant for the GBGM and also serves as a parish nurse educator with the International Parish Nurse Resource Center and is the Executive Director of Rural Nurse Resource, Inc. She is a national speaker and published writer.
Many conferences are encouraging the development of a Parish Nurse organization, and Illinois Great River Conference is ahead of many in this effort with the Older Adult Ministries committee being the leader in developing this outreach ministry for our conference.
Click here for a brochure in pdf format. We hope you will print enough copies of this brochure to hand out to Nurses in your churches and encourage them to attend. If they are unable to attend this , perhaps they will want more information about the Parish Nurse ministry. If they would like more information about Parish Nursing, they could contact either Lola Lehman at 618/833-7501 or Jo Sanders 618/997-3216.
If you want more information about the retreat, you may call either of the above, or call Sidna Young at 217/529-3257 or
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CANCELLED -- Basic Lay Speaking Class, at Troy U.M.C. June 28 - August 23
For information, call Donna Massey, District Director of Lay Speaking
at (618) 466-8202.
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Among the many actions taken by the 2008 General Conference were revisions to paragraphs 217 and 225 of the 2004 Book of Discipline that changed vows for all professing members in The United Methodist Church and clarified the process for receiving members from other denominations. The changes in the vows in the Discipline also affect the official ritual of the church in Baptismal Covenants I, II, and IV (UMH 33 ff., UMH 39 ff., and UMH 50 ff.).
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates for 2009. Taxpayers may use the optional standard rates to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.
The rate will be 55 cents a mile for all business miles driven
Deductible medical or moving expenses will 24 cents a mile.
The rate for providing services for charitable organizations is set by statute, not the IRS, and remains at 14 cents a mile.
Looking for someone who would like to speak at your church this year?
John and Colleen Eisenbergs are willing and available to come and share their
experiences as missionaries in Paraguay. If you want to check out their ministry go to: www.themissionsociety.org/people/eisenberg or call them at:
John 618-409-6429 or Colleen 618-610-7920.
Living the Adventure Ministries with Rev. Matt Henson
On July 1, 2008, Rev. Matt Henson along with his family began to fully live out their calling to an evangelistic ministry that “seeks to work for the transformation of the world through the awakening of the Church, evangelistic preaching, and Christian people putting their faith into action through Mission Experiences around the world.
He seeks to work with camps, churches, and other Christian ministries to create environments where the Good News of Jesus Christ can be proclaimed and lived in a way that invites people to join the adventure of following Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of their lives.”
If you are planning a revival, retreat or other event where you will need an evangelist/speaker, please contact Living the Adventure Ministries at (618)830-6670 or
. Also, feel free to check out this ministry online ( www.livingtheadventure.net ).
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Pay 100% of your Conference Apportionments 
Give to Missionary Personnel or Salary Support of GBGM 
Give to one or more General Advance Special Project(s) 
Give to one or more UMCOR Project(s) 
Give to one or more Conference Advance Special Project s