James B. Dudley High School wants the community’s assistance in providing hall monitors during the day to encourage the students to attend their assigned classes. It takes a village to raise our children and we are that village.

If you are interested in volunteering at Dudley High School (1200 Lincoln Street, Greensboro), please register as a volunteer at the Guilford County Schools link: www.gcsvolunteers.com. Applicants must create a username and password to complete the volunteer registration form. Once completed and submitted, the application will be processed and a background check will be done. Applicants should receive a clearance email from the district volunteer office within 48-72 hours. 

For additional information, please Ramona Miller, Outreach Ministry Co-Chair. 

Ethnic scholarships are funded 35% by communion special Sunday offering normally in October (please give). Listed below are a few opportunities: 

• UMC General Board of Higher Education Ministry Scholarships available. For more information: https://www.gbhem.org/scholarships/ 
• United Methodist Higher Education Foundation scholarships: Apply by March 1 at https://umhef.org/apply. (Scholarships from UMHEF are separate from those offered by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.) 
• United Women of Faith in the Western North Carolina Conference have a scholarship program for students attending one of the five UMC supported universities and colleges in NC. These schools are Bennett College, Brevard College, Greensboro College, High Point University and Pfeiffer University. All applicants must be members of the United Methodist Church and must reside within the bounds of the Western North Carolina Conference. For applications and additional information write to Jatana Royster, WNCC UMW Scholarship Chairperson (see Saint Matthews UMC’s Feb. 5 Church Bulletin for contact information)

The deadline for applications each year is March 1. 

You are invited to participate in the Laity Engagement and Transformation Forum on Monday, Feb. 27, 6:30-7:45 p.m. Participants will learn how spiritual listening – to God, to your congregation, to your neighbors – can open up new possibilities for vibrant ministry. 

This is the first of four forums in 2023 highlighting four stages that can move people from isolation to Christian community: Listening, Loving People, Building Community, Exploring Discipleship 

Use the following link to register for this virtual forum: https://wnc-reg.brtapp.com/LaityEngagementTransformationForumFeb27_202254 

Laity Forums are part of the Laity Engagement and Transformation initiative within the Western North Carolina Conference and will be facilitated by the LET Design Team. 

The Northern Piedmont Lay Servant Training will be held Feb. 25-26 and March 4-5. Registration is open through Feb. 13. To register, go to the Northern Piedmont Office website or use link https://wnc-reg.brtapp.com/NPLayServant2023. For details, contact Karen Gilliam. 

Identify in your home or workplace ways you have made thoughtful changes in the past year because of your love for creation. Are you printing less or on two sides? Have you cut down on food waste or started composting? Make a list or tally mark of your actions and celebrate. Then talk about the exercise with someone. Find out what they are doing. Encourage each other. 

Calling all doctors, nurses, medical assistants and certified nursing assistants, we are starting a medical ministry for the care and keeping of our pastor and congregation. Bring your ideas and skills when we meet Sunday, Jan. 29, immediately following the 10 a.m. service, in room 20. If you have questions, contact Lydia McNeill.

Feeling overwhelmed by all that needs to be done to protect the planet and its people? Imagine a huge bowl of something you would like to eat. You take a bite and then another bite — not the whole thing at once. Choose one action you can do and do it. Don’t stop there. Take on another “bite,” and then another. You are making a difference.

The Pulpit Forum of Greensboro and Vicinity invites you to the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Worship Service on Sunday, Jan. 15, 4 p.m., at Saint Matthews United Methodist Church. The theme is “Continue to Live into Dr. King’s Dream for a Better Tomorrow and a Nonviolent Future.” Rev. Steve Allen will be the keynote speaker. (Scripture: Proverbs 16:1-4)

Masks will be required to attend.