No SS or Worship Service on Jan. 30

Due to the snow and ice, there will be no Sunday School or worship service this morning, Jan. 30, 2005.

Prayer Concerns - Jan. 23, 2005

The people of Iraq, The family of Lane Lowder, Dwight & Margaret Lowder, Claudine Drye, Gil Bean, Chad Walker, Steve Sifford, Mike Peele, the family & friends of Chris Massey, Jolene Page, Mike & Sue Kosmides, Joe Romano in Iraq – Joyce Kneip’s brother-in-law, Wendy Condrey, Jason Merrill, Reuben & Martha Marlowe, Everette Phillips, Andy Clement, Joyce Kneip & family, Annie Bringle, Pearl Campbell, Dottie Winkler, Kluttz family, LeAnn Kennedy, Carl Wilkerson, The soldiers in Iraq, people going through the blizzard in New York

Prayer Requests - Jan. 16, 2005

Deanna Gilbean, Jolene Page, Mandy Hoagland, Jay Phillips, Nic Howard, Reuben & Martha Marlowe, Everette Phillips, Andy Clement, Pearl Campbell, Annie Bringle, Joyce Kneip & family, Carter Chestnut, Bill Chestnut, Williams family, Collins family, Frances Nailey, Marilyn Guill, Elaine Bridgeman, Eric Eller, Steve Sifford

"Hear Our Prayer, O Lord"

The LAITY ADDRESSES

The Western North Carolina Conference Council on Laity Announces

The LAITY ADDRESSES

at the 2005 Annual Conference and Gathering of the Laity 2005

Conference Theme: Follow Jesus. Make Disciples. Transform the World.

based on St. Matthew 28:16-20

Any United Methodist interested in preparing and presenting a 10 - 15 minute address on the subject of the Conference theme at the Annual conference at Lake Junaluska in June 2005 and the Gathering of the Laity in August 2005, is invited to submit a proposed address for consideration. One Laity Address will be selected for each event.

Requirements:

1. Submissions must be based on the theme or a closely related one.


2. Manuscripts must be received by January 31, 2005


3. The actual presentation must be as submitted in the manuscript.

4. The invitation is open to all United Methodist Laity in the Western North Carolina Conference, excluding members of the Council on Laity.

5. Include name, address, telephone number, e-mail address if available, and District with the submission.


Send submissions to:

Mitchell Matthews, WNC Conference Director of Lay Speaking Ministries

110 Auden Drive, Greensboro, NC 27406 by January 31, 2005.

Phone (336) 674-3073, or e-mail Mitchmatthews1@aol.com with questions

Prayer Concerns - January 9, 2005

Edna Boykin, Kluttz family, Elaine Bridgemon, Dalton Marlowe & family, Carl Wilkerson, Marilyn Guill, Reuben and Martha Marlowe, Andy Clement, Everett Phillips, Joyce Kneip & family, Pearl Campbell, Annie Bringle, all the children, The Allen family, Mary Legg, Joe Romano, Wendy Condrey, Jason Merrill, Jim & Cindy Benfield, our soldiers & family, people of Iraq & Asia, Peace, the Hurst family, Mandy Hoagland, Nic Howard, Everette Phillips & family, Andie Fishel, Eric Eller, Janet & Mike Durant, Rev. Johnny Daniel, Margaret & Dwight Lowder, Claudine Drye

"Hear our Prayer, O Lord"

Prayer Concerns - January 2, 2005

C.J. Honeycutt, Steve Sifford, Mike Peele, Ruth Leazer, Margaret and Dwight Lowder, the Mathis family, Carolyn Smith, Don Crowell family, Amy Wilhelm, Erna Lee Jones & daughter Patsy Lour who is critically ill, Edna Boykin, Kluttz family, Cindy & Jim Benfield, soldiers & family and people of Iraq and Asia, Reuben & Martha Marlowe, Everette Phillips, Andy Clement, Laurie McCallum, Joyce Kneip, Pearl Campbell, Annie Bringle, Nic Howard

"Hear our prayer, O Lord."