OAK GROVE

DECEMBER  2009

4           District Clergy Christmas Gathering, Kitty Hawk UMC, 6:00 p.m.

15          Deadline for DAP and Pastoral Assessments

19          Deadline for Ministry Evaluation Conversations

21-25     District Office Closed for Christmas Holiday

27-29      College Age Beach Retreat, Ramada Inn – Nags Head, NC

29          District Sub-committee Meeting for the District Resource Directory Information Project, TBD

31          Deadline for Outstanding Lay Ministry / District Office Closed for New Year’s Holiday

JANUARY  2010

1           District Office Closed for New Year’s Holiday

5           Clergy Consultations, Schedule of Interviews : Mt. Olivet

8:30 a.m. (Smith, Snider, Campbell, Francis, Cribb,  Wittman, Oliver, Dill, Reynolds, Everett, Hollowall)

6           District Committee on Superintendency Meeting : First UMC,  7:00 p.m.

7           Clergy Consultations, Schedule of Interviews : Mt. Zion – Grandy  9:00 a.m. (Masciangelo, Castle, Moehring, Blackman, Lowery, T.Wood, Blanchard, Ponder, R.Edwards)

12          Clergy Consultations, Schedule of Interviews : Plymouth 1:15 p.m. (D.Cribb, Koo, Alexander, Clark, Clarke, Noble)

12          DBOL Meeting,  Mount Hermon UMC - Creswell, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

14          Clergy Consultations, Schedule of Interviews : Ahoskie  8:30 a.m. (Mendez, Bennett, Askew, Stackhouse, Edwards, Warren, Early, Woolsey, Perry, Johnston)

18          Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday – District Office Closed

19-20       Cabinet Meeting

20          Deadline for Pastor and Charge Profiles in District Office

25          Clergy Consultations, Schedule of Interviews : Hertford  9:00 a.m. (Tavenner, Bundy, Clayton, Collins, Moseley, F.-Slater, Rutenkroger)

26          Clergy Consultations, Schedule of Interviews : First  9:00 a.m. (Braun, Blackwelder, C.-Dickens, Frese,  McKenzie, Singley, W.Wood, Taylor)

27          Central Conference Pension Sessions, Edenton UMC, 7:00 p.m.

28          Central Conference Pension Sessions, Mount Olivet UMC, 7:00 p.m.

FEBRUARY 2010

6-13        Nicaragua Mission Trip

12-14       District Youth Beach Retreat, Nags Head:  Ramada Inn

15          President’s Day – District Office Closed

15-18       Cabinet Meeting

17          Ash Wednesday

MARCH 2010

               2           Academy for Leadership Excellence, RA: Edenton Street

             3-5         Cabinet Meeting

             4-7         Emmaus Weekend

               6           Sub-district Workshops

               7           District Lay Rally, First UMC, 3 p.m.

              20          District Youth Confirmation Event, Edenton UMC, 10 a.m.

           18-21       Emmaus Weekend

              28          Palm Sunday

          APRIL

               4           Easter Sunday  

           12-16       Cabinet Meeting

              20          DBOL Meeting, Duck UMC, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

              22          Bishop’s Day in the District, Edenton UMC, 2 p.m. Meeting w/ Pastors  &  7 p.m. Meeting w/ Lay Leadership

              29          Bishop’s Day of Empowerment for Moving Pastors, Englewood UMC, Rocky Mt. District, TBD

            29-2        PCI Kairos Weekend  # 21

            MAY

           11-13       Academy for Leadership Excellence, Wrightsville Beach

           18-19       Cabinet Meeting

              31          Memorial Day – District office Closed

           JUNE

           10-12       Annual Conference, Greenville Convention Center, Greenville, NC

                           Updated: 12/01/09

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You are cordially invited to join the 2010 Nicaragua Mission Trip !

      Rev. Dalma Cribb, Rev. Bruce and Michelle Skipper are organizing a team to go to,El Ayudante, Leon, Nicaragua, February 6-13, 2010 at a cost of $1200 per person.  The projects will include medical clinics, Vacation Bible School, and housing for orphanage youth. The trip is open to all who see the need and have the desire to serve God in this effort.   Contact Rev. Cribb at 252-797-4355 or Rev. Skipper at 910-277-1279.

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1^st Annual EC District  "Collegiate Beach Retreat"

Plans are being made for the first college age beach retreat.  It will begin

on Sunday, December 27th at 7:00 p.m. and conclude on Tuesday, December 29th

after morning worship.  This year’s theme will be “Relationships”.  Anyone

interested in assisting in the planning or know of college age young adults

who may be interested in attending can contact Pastor David Moehring at

Camden UMC (camdenmethodist@mchsi.com  or  252-339-2199 cell).

Look for further details, as they develop, to be announced in

district emails, newsletters, calendar, and blogs.

Service Times

Sunday Morning's

9:00 AM Worship Service

9:50 AM Fellowship and Breakfast

10:30  AM Sunday School

ALL  ARE WELCOME

Welcome to Oak Grove United Methodist Church.

We hope you are able to visit us on Sunday and join as we Worship our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.