Probationary Formation Retreat
September 2008
Mingus Mountain

Full Board Fall Retreat
September 22-24, 2008
Casa Grande

Candidate Paper Application Deadline
Nov 1, 2008
Deadline for Application as a Ministry Candidate in 2009 for either Full Connection or Probationary Membership. Upon receipt of application, candidates will be sent detailed information regarding the application process or may download all materials. Contact Stewart Lewis for details.

Probationary Fall Cont Ed Event
Not yet set
Pastoral Care Resources and Realities
Contact Bob Mitchell for details.

Probationary Papers Due
December 5, 2008
Deadline for submission of papers, sermons, and ALL other required materials by candidates seeking  PROBATIONARY MEMBERSHIP at the 2009 Annual Conference. Candidates will be contacted by approximately 4 weeks prior to interviews with information about those interviews.

Clergy Change in Status Application Deadline
Jan 5, 2009
Planning to retire, go on leave, change extension appointment, or any of many other possibilities? This is the deadline for application for change in clergy status for the upcoming annual conference session. Please use this form to apply!

Certification Deadline
Jan 5, 2009
Applying for Certification in specialized lay ministries? Get your request in by today so that we can schedule a meeting with the BOM in February or March.

Full Connection Papers Due
Jan 30, 2009
Deadline for submission of papers, sermons, and ALL other required materials by candidates seeking FULL MEMBERSHIP at the 2009 Annual Conference. Candidates will be contacted by approximately 4 weeks prior to interviews with information about those interviews.

On Site Visitation Teams
February 8, 2009

Probationary  Interviews
January 26-28, 2009
Candidates for Probationary Membership meet with Board of Ordained Ministry, at Velda Rose UMC, 5540 E. Main St., Mesa, AZ.

Full Connection Interviews
March 9-11, 2009
Candidates for Full Connection meet with the Board of Ordained Ministry, at Velda Rose UMC, 5540 E. Main St., Mesa, AZ

Probationary Spring Cont Ed Event
April 5, 2008

Certification Deadline
May 1, 2008
Deadline for Certification of Candidates by District Committee on Ordained Ministry.

Licensing and COS Application Deadline
May 1, 2008
Deadline for Certified Candidates to apply to attend Licensing School and Course of Study (COS) Schools.

Newcomer’s Breakfast with Bishop
New Probationary and new Full Connection members, new local pastors, and transfers into the conference meet with the Cabinet and Bishop and BOM reps.
Jun 10, 2008, 7:30 am

Annual Conference BOM Meeting
Jun 10, 2008, 1-4:30 pm

Executive  Session
Jun 11, 2008, 9 am

Ordination Service
Jun 14, 2008, 7 pm, First Phoenix

(Ecclesiastes 3:1-9)
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to throw away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace. What gain have the workers from their toil?