<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="1dafd5a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>INTERCONNECT-- </B></I></FONT><I><B>W</B></I><I><B>ebsite of the Wisconsin Conference</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                                 United Methodist Church--</B></I><I><B>Metro Districts</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=175 BGCOLOR="#660000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="1dbd2b03.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="mailto:shodges@wisconsinumc.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:shodges@wisconsinumc.org"><U><B><IMG SRC="0593d680.gif" border=0 width="61" height="104" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B>       </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Open Hearts</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>             Open Minds</B></div> <div> <B>             Open Doors</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1f42f0a0.gif" border=0 width="47" height="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></div> <div> <B>December 30,</B><B> 2011</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>This webpage is maintained by Susan Hodges</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Member of First United Methodist Church</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Waukesha, WI</B></I><B>.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="1fa64643.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>      </B></FONT><B> | </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B>HOME</B></U></A><B>  | </B><A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>How To Contact Us </B></U></A><B>  | </B><A HREF="circuits.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Circuits"><U><B>Circuit Information</B></U></A><B>  |</B><A HREF="_metro_vision_team.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Metro_Vision_Team"><U><B> Metro District Vision Team</B></U></A><B> | </B></div> <div> <B>    </B><A HREF="superintendency.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Superintendency Committee"><U><B>Superintendency Committee</B></U></A><B>  | </B><A HREF="spiritual_growth_resources.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Spiritual Growth Resources"><U><B>Spiritual Growth Resources</B></U></A><B>  |  </B><A HREF="lay_ministry.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lay Ministry"><U><B>Lay Ministry Opportunities </B></U></A><B>| </B><A HREF="resource_links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Resource Links"><U><B>Resource </B></U></A><A HREF="resource_links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Resource Links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1ae69110.gif" border=0 width="361" height="17" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Click here to </B><A HREF="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/calendars/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/calendars/"><U><B>Search the Conference Calendar for District/ Conference Events</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">    </script>  </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B><IMG SRC="1ae69110.gif" border=0 width="361" height="17" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Welcome to the Metro Regional</B><B> <A NAME="webpage"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>W</B><B>ebpage. 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 2011 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> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000033" 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="663" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="651"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/PDF/DistrictConferenceBooklet.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/PDF/Di"><U><B>The Metro Districts Vision Team is making available the District Conference Book from 2/19/11 as a reference for the churches.</B></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/PDF/DistrictConferenceBooklet.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/PDF/Di"><U><B> </B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/PDF/DistrictConferenceBooklet.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/PDF/Di"><U><B>Click here to view.</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/pdf/Minutes_Metro_Districts_Conference_Feb.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/pdf/Mi"><U><B>Click here</B></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> for the Minutes from the Metro District Conference 2/19/11</B></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 ><NOBR><div> <B>Click here for:  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/pdf/lay_ministry_opportunities.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/pdf/la"><U><B>PDF Download: Training for Lay Leaders and Lay Servant Ministers</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/pdf/lay_ministry_opportunities.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wisconsinumc.org/metro/pdf/la"><U><B>Metro Region, Wisconsin Annual Conference</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="651"><div> <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 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