10-25-11 Tuesday, 9:00 am Church Office
I am thankful that we are part of the United Methodist connection. In this system the local churches are connected to districts led by district superintendents. (Our district is the Ozarks South district and our superintendent is Dwight Chapman.) In Missouri, the districts are connected to the regional body called the annual conference. The leader of our annual conference is Bishop Robert Schnase. I received a letter from him this past week from which I would like to share a portion with you:
“The Missouri Conference Extended Cabinet hold each day a congregation, its pastor(s) and leaders in prayer. The day of October 30 will be a special day for me in that I will be in prayer for …(pastors and people of Wesley UMC in Springfield. I will also be praying for the people of your Mozambique covenant partner church, Vilanculos Central, and their pastor, Antonio Xavier Nhanombe. I know God is able to hear and answer prayer. I pray that new vitality and grace will be with you on this day and in the days to come. There may be those in your parish who would join us on this day in praying for the faithfulness and witness of these congregations. May God continue to fill you with abundant joy. Yours in Christ, Robert Schnase.
Let us all pray on this coming Sunday, October 30 for Wesley and for Vilanculos Central, as our bishop and all the superintendents and conference directors pray. On November 10 at 7:00 our superintendent Dwight Chapman will lead our Church Conference in the sanctuary at 7:00, conducting the annual business of the church. All are invited to attend.
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