On July 1st we will be welcoming some new Pastors to the Atlantic Central District.

Warren Bennett will be serving at Emmanuel UMC, Melbourne.
C. Dennis "Denny" McCullough will be serving Mims UMC, Mims.
Emily McGee will be serving as Associate Pastor at St. Peter's UMC, Wellington.
With the welcoming, we also need to say farewell to the following:
Pam Hall will be going to NE District, serving Oak Crest/Good Shepherd UMC
John Fisher will be going to EC District, serving First UMC, Apopka
Susan Gray will be moving to NC District, serving St. Mark UMC, Ocala
Casey Hickman will be moving to NC District, serving McIntosh/Southwest UMC, Leesburg

Clergy Meeting
May 31, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. @ First UMC, Vero Beach

Our guest speaker is Rev. Jim Harnish, Senior Pastor of Hyde Park UMC in Tampa. All clergy should attend. Lunch will be provided for a cost of $5.
IMPORTANT: Remember that the DS would like for you to invite one or two laypersons from your church to come with you. These persons could be staff members or laity that deal with Discipleship/Membership or Evangelism.
Registration is Required: Clergy Team Meeting

56th Annual Church Music Workshop

Sunday, July 15 through Friday, July 20, 2012

Florida Southern College in Lakeland

Anyone involved in church music or worship planning, both traditional and contemporary, adults or youth, are invited to join us. Clinicians for the workshop will be Adult Choral Clinician Ken Berg, composer and co-director of the Birmingham (AL) Boys Choir; Youth Clinician Andrew Minear, Director of Choral Activities at Dr. Phillips HS in Orlando; Handbell Clinician Sharon Brant, organist/music director at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Dade City; and Workshop Pastor, Dr. Kandace Brooks, Director of Community Formation and Affiliate Professor of Worship at Asbury Theological Seminary in Orlando. For more information and for registration information, please visit our website at: www.floridafellowship.org or contact Joan FitzGerald, Workshop Chairperson, at joan.fitzgerald@verizon.net or Registrar Dan Shorb at info@floridafellowship.org.

Celebrate Jesus Mission - 2012 Mission Opportunities
Florida Space Coast: July 21-28, 2012

Our goal is to help the local church learn about their neighbors and how they can serve them. We want to help people find Jesus and the loving fellowship of a local church while providing “on-the-job training” in becoming a more effective witness for Christ for the volunteers that come on mission. Through CJM we have observed God harvesting new Christians, igniting congregations and transforming team members. People receive calls to ministry, congregations are invigorated as their vision is sharpened to see outside the walls of the church, prayer life is deepened, and neighborhood visitations lay groundwork for ongoing, effective outreach.

Applications are available on their website.