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APRIL 2008 NEWSLETTER Rev. Carol Goehring has been assigned a new position with the NC Conference. She will be the Conference Executive Director of Connectional Ministries. Charles M. Smith is the current director and will be retiring. We wish Carol all the best in her new job. Our love and prayers go with her. Sam Wynn will be our new District Superintendent. A former DS of the New Bern District, he is currently serving as Senior Pastor at Holland UMC in the Raleigh District. He came to Holland 's from serving as Senior Pastor at St. Marks in North Raleigh . Other pastoral appointments include Pleasant Grove, Clarkton, Bluefield , and Grace in Fayetteville . In addition, he was a summer intern on the Chippewa Indian Reservation in Michigan , summer intern pastor at Prospect UMC. He received a special appointment to the Navajo United Methodist Mission School in New Mexico , served as executive director of the Native American International Caucus, and as an assistant to the cabinet for Native American concerns before becoming a district superintendent in 1996. He has served on numerous annual conference, jurisdictional conference, and general church committees. He was a delegate to the 1992, 1996, and 2000 General Conference where he was vice chairperson of the General/Judicial Administration Legislative Committee. We are blessed to have his lovely wife Rose and son Christopher as part of our District family, too. UNITED METHODIST YOUTH FELLOWSHIP The Youth Fellowship will be attending the Conference Youth Rally at Wesleyan College on April 27^th from 3-6PM. All middle school and high school students are invited to join for a fun, activity filled afternoon. Parker United Methodist Women discussed the mother-daughter uncheon/dinner. A tentative date has been set for Saturday May 3^rd. additional details will be forthcoming. Another topic discussed was the Jared Box Project which is a shoebox size plastic storage box filled with small gifts, toys, cards, and games. Each box contains items selected for a specific age and gender. The boxes are delivered to hospitals ( Cape Fear Valley ) and are given to chronically ill children. The Jared Boxes provide a special diversion for young patients as they receive chemotherapy and other medical treatments. The first shipment of 25 boxes was delivered in September 2007. We have decided to prepare10 boxes from now on and the scheduled months are May, August and November. Donations are acceptable and a list of suggested items will be available for those who would like to contribute. The final item discussed was an update cleaning schedule for the church. A sign up roster will be circulated among the congregation for additional volunteers. E V E N T S Regular Events Sundays-UMYF meeting at 5PM Wednesday-Bible Study at 6PM Choir Practice at 7PM 1^st Sunday-UMM Meeting at 8:20AM 2^nd Sunday-Holy Communion during the morning service. 3^rd Sunday-UMW Meeting at 3PM 20^th of each month-newsletter submissions due. April 13-Listning session for General Conference will be held at Page Memorial UMC in Aberdeen . 23-General Conference in Ft. Worth, TX 27-Conference Youth Rally at Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount 3-6 PM. June 11-Annual Conference in Greenville . BIRTHDAYS For March 3-Dave 7-Hally 13-Randy 18-Jeremiah For April 2-Sheri 7-Joseph 11-Diane 14-Danny 21-Marguerite 25-Ted For May 2-Laura 9-Tajuana 10-Dan 11-Jesse 29-Kaylee 25-Jamie 29-Frank Remember our friends and family in Iraq , Kuwait , Afghanistan , and around the globe in support of our freedom. Say a prayer and give a thanksgiving for their commitment and dedication. Ø Eric Bechard Ø Scott Skala Ø Sonya Shaw Reeves Ø John O’Regan Ø Heather Wells Ø Monique Guerrera ADDRESSES LTC Sonya C. Shaw 566^th ASMC APO , AE 09344 Eric Bechard B-Co, 82d DSTB 82d ABN DIV BAF APO , AO 09354 Heather Wells 1^st SDE Unit 43087 APO AE 09344