[RMC News] Timmons Dies; Merit App; TNV; PP Conference; Hymn Suggestions?

[Roe, Ben]

Contents
	John Omer Timmons Dies
	Merit Award Application Form Link
	Articles Sought For Next Issue of The New Vision
	Pikes Peak Sub-District Conference Announced
	Hymn Suggestions for New Hymnal?
	

John Omer Timmons Dies at 95
Retired RMC elder John Omer Timmons died Sunday night, January 13.  He came to the Colorado Conference in 1951, and served Burlington, Fort Morgan, Montclair, Denver, Westminster, and Grant Avenue before retiring in 1978.  In retirement, he was minister of visitation at Applewood Valley UMC, 1979-84.  He was 95 (almost 96).  The memorial service will be Friday at the Grace UMC Columbarium (outside) at 11 a.m.  Expressions of care may be sent to Teresa Timmons at 6317 DeFrame Way, Arvada, CO 80004, or capricornten at comcast.net.


Merit Award Application Form Link
The Conference Board of Higher Education is now accepting applications for the 2008 Board of Higher Education Merit Award for students attending a United Methodist Senate approved college or seminary, with a deadline of April 14th.  The nomination form is here: http://rmcumc.org/COI/BHECM/2008%20Merit%20Award%20Applic.rtf.  Apologies for leaving this link out of Friday's e-mail.


Articles Sought For Next Issue of The New Vision
The Conference communications team is seeking submissions for the next issue of The New Vision, which will be published in time for Easter. The theme of this issue is "...To one of the least of these..." based in two scriptures: from Matthew 25, "Whenever you did it for any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did it for me" (v. 40, CEV) and from 1 Corinthians 15 where Paul writes, "Finally, he appeared to me, even though I am...the least important of all..." (v. 8-9, CEV).

It is our hope--through words and pictures--to convey the Easter the message that Jesus was resurrected for all. Articles and graphics should be submitted to TNV editor Stuart Davis no later than January 25 at stuart at rmcumc.com. Thanks for helping "people see their ministry together in these states and beyond" as we United Methodists go about service in the name of Christ on our faith journeys.  

Help to tell the story!  

Pikes Peak Sub-District Conference Announced
The Pikes Peak Sub-District Annual Conference will be held February 23, 2008, at East UMC in Colorado Springs.  Besides an overview of the Safe Sanctuaries program, workshops will be available for lay leaders, SPRC members, Youth, Finance and Vacation Bible School teams.  Of course, there will be elections for district leadership and lay equalization members to the Annual Conference session in June.  Find a brochure here:  http://rmcumc.org/CHI/District%20Sites/PikesPeak/annual_conf_brochure_2008.pdf


Hymn Suggestions for New Hymnal?
What Hymns Would You Like To See In A New United Methodist Hymnal?

This coming April the General Conference of the UMC will consider the recommendation for a new hymnal. This is the first of several research questions from the General Board of Discipleship. We want to know which hymns or songs you would like to see included. This survey will allow you to suggest titles to be considered for inclusion:  

*	Up to five titles from the current United Methodist Hymnal. 
*	Up to five titles from The Faith We Sing.
*	Up to five titles not in either collection.

You may only complete the survey one time, so do not click the link below until you are ready to suggest titles. Once you have accessed the survey, you will not be allowed to return to it a second time, even if you did not complete it the first time or if you later wish to change your responses. Final date to complete this survey is January 31, 2008. 

When ready to complete the survey, here's the link: 
http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?act=reader&item_id=45894 

Please share this message with as many other United Methodists as possible - pastors, musicians, choir members, congregations, children, youth, adults.....
Dean McIntyre
Director of Music Resources, GBOD
PO Box 340003; Nashville TN 37203-0003
Email: music at gbod.org 
Telephone: 877-899-2780, ext. 7073 (toll free)
GBOD Web site: www.gbod.org 
Worship Web site: www.umcworship.org 


Ben Roe
Information Administrator
Rocky Mountain Conference, The United Methodist Church
ben at rmcumc.com  303-325-7046  800-536-3736x146 
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