South Georgia Conference UMC

On Tuesday, June 10, the people of The United Methodist Church will open the doors of the annual conference to serve the Columbus community. Opportunities range from knitting prayer shawls to preparing casseroles for the Ronald McDonald House, from participating in blood drive to painting walls at a women's shelter, from sorting items at a clothing bank to writing letters to soldiers in hospitals, from baking cookies for local EMT workers to light yard work at a home for troubled teens. South Georgia laity and clergy will scatter across the Columbus community to be witnesses of our faith in Jesus Christ by serving through word and deed. It is our prayer and intention that we make a positive impact on the community as we live out God's vision that every soul and circumstance be redeemed. The Columbus Local Arrangements Committee is coordinating this morning of service.

You will be able to select your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices on the registration form. You will be assigned your first choice if possible. Some projects are limited in size by space. A local project host will contact you with information about the day (attire, location, etc.) once they have assigned all projects.

“Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.”

All proceeds from the Day of Service will be given to support the
Higher Education and Campus Ministries Offering.

Annual Conference Blood Drive
During the 2008 Annual Conference Session, an American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, from 10AM-3PM in the Columbus Civic Center Hospitality Room. Rev. Cindy Garrard is coordinating the drive.

Please reserve your time to donate by emailing cindy@stlukeum.com for available time slots.

If you wish to be a “double red” cell donor, please let her know that as well (special qualifications apply, see http://www.redcross.org/donate/give/ for additional information).

Please allow about one hour for the process from start to finish.

Drink lots of fluids on the day of the drive.

Be sure to eat iron-rich foods between now and June 10.

Donors who have reservations will be taken ahead of those who do not have reservations.

If June 10 is an inconvenient date or time for you, you may give at the American Red Cross Donor Center nearest your home or the Columbus location on Veterans' Parkway Monday, 8AM-8PM, Tuesday-Thursday, 12 noon-7PM, Friday 8AM-12 Noon and Saturday, 8AM-2PM. For more information, go to http://www.redcross.org/donate/give/.