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Bishop of the Oklahoma Area:
Robert E. Hayes, Jr.

40 Days of Preparation
Bulletin Inserts

Bulletin inserts are available for five Sundays with the following week's (Mon-Sun) sections for the 40 Days of Preparation for upcoming Church Conferences, with regard to the new Strategic Plan here. These are designed for the next five Sundays, leading up to the Antlers/Soper Church Conference this year; you would need to cut-and-paste to modify to fit your church's schedule for the 40 Days of Preparation.

NEW!!!
The 2008 District Apportionments webpage now includes the amount already paid and the remaining balance for each church, as of the date noted at the top of the table. See the link in the Table of Contents on the left-hand side of this webpage.

Monday, September 8
9 AM at Grand Avenue UMC
District Committee on Ordained Ministry

Sunday, September 14
3-5 PM at Grand Avenue UMC
District Strategic PlanRally
informational flyer
(Adobe Acrobat PDF file)

SCHEDULE
2:45 PM Gather at Grand Avenue UMC
3:00 PM Worship Service
3:30 PM Keynote Speaker: the Rev. George Warren (Ada First UMC)
4:15 PM "It Worked For Us!" presentations and Open Forum Discussion
4:45 PM Announcements & Sending Forth

Tuesday, September 16
10 AM - 3 PM
at St. Luke's UMC in OKC
Conference Orders Meetings

Administrative Assistant:
Mrs. Robin Woodley
cell phone: 918-429-2849

Youth Force Press Release

	back row: Stephanie Shadwick, Dylan Roop, Kawika Santos, Drew Cottrill, Kim Hardaway, the Rev. Don Whitman
	middle row: Katrina Broussard, Tasha Janway, Rachel Ware, Keely Redhage
	front row: Leah Cottrill, Wendy Myers

McAlester District Youth Serve on Mission Trip

LeFlore County, OK - 9 young people from Heavener & Poteau First United Methodist Churches spent the week of June 22-27 at Youth Force Oklahoma City, a mission event in the inner city of Oklahoma City.

Joining over 200 other youth and adults, the teams worked to repair and repaint homes of elderly and families in need.

Youth participating were Katrina Broussard, Drew Cottrill, Leah Cottrill, Tasha Janway, Wendy Myers, and Dylan Roop from Heavener; and Keely Redhage, Kawika Santos, and Rachel Ware from Poteau. "Youth Force is an opportunity to be an active part of the body of Christ. The youth and I agree that this has definitely become a yearly tradition for our group that we would like to see brought closer to home," said Heavener leader Stephanie Shadwick. Also serving as leaders were Kim Hardaway from Poteau and Rev. Don Whitman from Wister.

Each youth spent the week working in a God Squad, a group of eight to ten youth and two adult leaders. They worked on their job sites from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and, after showers and rest time, spent the evening doing recreational activities and attending worship services. Participants were housed at dormitories at Oklahoma City University in Oklahoma City, OK.

"It still amazes me how Youth Force can put together 10 complete strangers who after only five days become like family that would do anything to help one another," said 13-year-old Tasha.

"Youth Force showed me how no matter how old or young you are, when put in a group together anything could be accomplished," said 18-year-old Katrina (Katrina Broussard, Heavener First UMC, shown here with paint can and brush, atop a ladder).

This year marks the 19th year Youth Force has been in mission to Oklahoma communities. Since its creation, hundreds of homes have been repaired and restored. Youth Force is sponsored by the Oklahoma Conference of the United Methodist Church and Volunteers in Mission.