Catching Up

Please continue to keep the family of Rev. John Snyder and his children, Haley, Bennett and James in your prayers. His wife, Cori, died unexpected at her home on October 30. Services are today at 11:00 AM at First Baptst Church in Gretna.

Charge Conferences are now more than half way through so most of our pastors can breathe a little easier today. What stood out for me at each of the conferences has been the cooperation among the churches as they shared a meal and worshipped together. The joint projects have all been exciting. The theme, "How big is your dream? How good is your team?" has received a lot of attention and excellent answers. I am honored and thrilled to witness the exciting ministry that is going on at each church.

Did you know? The roof for Jackson Street UMC has now been replaced. A special thank you to everyone throughout the district who pitched in to make this possible. I know the members of Jackson Street would want me to tell you all, "Thank you."

District Conference -- December 5 at 3:00 PM at Amelon UMC. You do not want to miss this years edition of District Conference. We will be celebrting a special Wesley Covenant service and Holy Communion will be a part of the service. In addition there will be a series of one minute testimonies from leaders throughout the district. One unique feature of our District Conference is the opportunity for our various missions and ministries to set up a display area. Just send our office an email if you would like to participate.

District Youth Celebration - November 21 - Big things are expected. If you don't know about it. Check below in this newsletter or send an email to Shawn Kiger at shawn@lanememorialumc.org.

District Office will be closed for Thanksgiving Nov. 24 through the 28.

Lynchburg District hosts the Virginia Conference Cabinet - Our Bishop and the entire cabinet including all of our District Superintendents will be guests for our December Cabinet meeting on December 11 and 12. On December 11 the Cabinet will meet at Randolph college. On December 12 many of the cabinet members have volunteered to be guest pastors at churches throughout the Lynchburg District. The list of who will be at what church will be published in this newsletter soon.