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Our webpage is called "Interconnect"</B></div> <div> <B>because our goal is to help churches make connections with one another. </B></div> <div> <B>This website is to facilitate communications within churches and between the </B></div> <div> <B>Metro North and Metro South districts as well as among the churches within each circuit.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>SCROLL DOWN FOR UPCOMING 2009 EVENTS</U></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1f364320.gif" border=0 width="100" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <I><B>                                                     </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B> Click Below for More Information</B></I></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="564" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="552"><div> <B><IMG SRC="3343c190.gif" border=0 width="60" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Click here for: </B></FONT><A HREF="_metro_vision_team_community_change_circles.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Metro_Vision_Team"><U><B>Community Change Circles</B></U></A><B>   </B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="superintendency_to_view_on_the_web.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Superintendency Committee"><U><B> Link to the Staff Parish Relations Committee PowerPoint</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="953" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=6 HEIGHT= 26 ><NOBR><div> <I><B>Save these Dates for 2010. More information will be added as it becomes available.</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="85"><div> <B>Date:</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="156"><div> <B>Where:</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="240"><div> <B>What:</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100"><div> <B>Time:</B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><div> <B>Contact for </B></div> <div> <B>Information:</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Flyer if available:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 87 WIDTH="85"><div> <B>February 6, 2010</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Aliotos</B></div> <div> <B>3401 N. Maryfair Rd</B></div> <div> <B>Wauwatosa</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="240"><div> <B>Clergy Family Appreciation Luncheon</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100"><div> <B>11:45 am</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="87" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="181" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="144"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="87" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="144" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 104 ><NOBR><div> <B>Sunday,</B></div> <div> <B>February 7</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="156"><div> <B>First UMC</B></div> <div> <B>745 Main Street</B></div> <div> <B>Racine, </B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>James Sodke, Jazz Pianist </B></div> <div> <B>and Larry Tresp, Bassist</B></div> <div> <B>Featuring </B></div> <div> <B>A  Triute to the Music of </B></div> <div> <B>Duke Ellington</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100"><div> <B>3:00 pm</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Fit UMC Racine</B></div> <div> <B>262-633-7632</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.1umcracine.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.1umcracine.org/"><U><B>http://www.1umcracine.org/</B></U></A></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>  </B><A HREF="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/pdf/concert2.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/pdf/co"><U><B>Click to download </B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/pdf/concert2.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/pdf/co"><U><B>  Flyer</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 138 ><NOBR><div> <B>Saturday,</B></div> <div> <B>February 13</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Caldwell UMC</B></div> <div> <B>8504 Caldwell Road</B></div> <div> <B>Mukwonage, WI</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="240"><div> <B>Dessert by Candlelight</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="33e4d630.png" border=0 width="77" height="99" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>7:00-9:30 PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><div> <B>Tami Dixon</B></div> <div> <B>262-363-2680</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="144"><div> <A HREF="events_dessert.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Upcoming Events"><U><B>Click here for more information.</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/pdf/Dessert_by_Candlelight_Caldwell2010.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/pdf/De"><U><B>Click here to download Flyer</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 176 ><NOBR><div> <B>Sunday,</B></div> <div> <B>February 21 </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="156"><div> <B> Brown Deer UMC</B></div> <div> <B>5736 W. Brown Deer Rd</B></div> <div> <B>Brown Deer, WI</B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="240"><div> <B>Metro Districts Conference</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Theme: Our Journey - To Give Wholeheartedly</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>To celebrate our individual congregation and connectional ministry as United Methodists in Southeast Wisconsin</B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> <B> 2:00-4:00 pm</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="181"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="176" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="181" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="144"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="176" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="144" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 140 ><NOBR><div> <B>Sunday,</B></div> <div> <B>February 28</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Peace UMC</B></div> <div> <B>2400 N. Brookfield Rd.</B></div> <div> <B>Brookfield</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="240"><div> <B>Circuit 36 Youth Sponsoring a Worship, Lunch & </B></div> <div> <B>Concert </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Sheltered Reality will play during Worship and the Concert.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Cost: Free will offering</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> <B>Worship 11:30</B></div> <div> <B>Lunch 12:30</B></div> <div> <B>Concert 1:30</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>RSVP</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Good Shepherd UMC</B></div> <div> <B>Oconomowoc</B></div> <div> <B>Dawn Glatzel</B></div> <div> <B>262-567-2144</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="144"><div> <A HREF="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/pdf/Youth_flyer_colored.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/pdf/Yo"><U><B>Flyer in Color-Larger File-10 MB.</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/pdf/Youth_flyerBW.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/pdf/Yo"><U><B>Flyer in Black/White</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/pdf/Youth_flyerBW.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/pdf/Yo"><U><B>Small File 6 MB.</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 87 WIDTH="85"><div> <B>Sunday,</B></div> <div> <B>April 18</B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="156"><div> <B>First UMC</B></div> <div> <B>745 Main Street</B></div> <div> <B>Racine</B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="240"><div> <B>Concert Series</B></div> <div> <B>Works of Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Kreisler</B></div> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100"><div> <B>3:00 pm</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>First UMC Racine</B></div> <div> <B>262-633-7632</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.1umcracine.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.1umcracine.org/"><U><B>http://www.1umcracine.org/</B></U></A></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="144"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="87" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="144" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 87 WIDTH="85"><div> <B>Fall Date</B></div> <div> <B>TBD</B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="156"><div> <B>First UMC</B></div> <div> <B>745 Main Street</B></div> <div> <B>Racine</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Concert Series</B></div> <div> <B>Caritas</B></div> <div> <B>Under the direction of Gregory Berg</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100"><div> <B>3:00 pm</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>First UMC Racine</B></div> <div> <B>262-633-7632</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.1umcracine.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.1umcracine.org/"><U><B>http://www.1umcracine.org/</B></U></A></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="144"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="87" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="144" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 87 ><NOBR><div> <B>Sunday,</B></div> <div> <B>October 24</B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="156"><div> <B>First UMC</B></div> <div> <B>745 Main Street</B></div> <div> <B>Racine</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="240"><div> <B>Concert Series</B></div> <div> <B>Voices of Parkside</B></div> <div> <B>Under the direction of </B></div> <div> <B>Dr. James Kinchen</B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100"><div> <B>3:00 pm</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>First UMC Racine</B></div> <div> <B>262-633-7632</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.1umcracine.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.1umcracine.org/"><U><B>http://www.1umcracine.org/</B></U></A></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="144"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="87" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="144" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1ae69110.gif" border=0 width="361" height="17" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="#webpage" TITLE=" "><U><B>Back to the Top</B></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">var site="s12INTERCONNECT"</script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2" src="http://s12.sitemeter.com/js/counter.js?site=s12INTERCONNECT"> </script> <noscript> <a href="http://s12.sitemeter.com/stats.asp?site=s12INTERCONNECT" target="_top"> <img src="http://s12.sitemeter.com/meter.asp?site=s12INTERCONNECT" alt="Site Meter" border=0></a> </noscript>   </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>                                        </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Visitors since January 12, 2009</B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>