District calendar

October
14-15 Conference UM Women Annual Meeting in Kingsville.
18 District Youth Professionals monthly gathering, 11 a.m. to noon, District Office, 1221 W. Ben White Blvd., Suite 201-A.
19 Pastor Appreciation Dinner sponsored by the Austin District UM Men, 6:30 p.m., Northwest Hills UMC, 7050 Village Center Drive, Austin.
19-21 Fourth Annual Honduras Consultation, Tarrytown UMC, 2601 Exposition, Austin.
22 Children’s Sabbath Celebration (suggested date).
23-25 Family Systems and Church Workers, Mount Wesley Conference Center, Kerrville, sponsored by the conference Board Of Discipleship.
23 Church Transformation meeting for clergy and laity with speaker, Dr. Don Nations, 7 p.m., Oak Hill UMC, 7815 U.S. 290 West, Austin.
24 NOTE DATE CHANGE: District Professionals meeting, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Decker UMC, 8304 Decker Lane, Austin (meeting was scheduled for Oct. 17).
28 Civility is Catching—Pass it on! A Day of Training in Dialogue, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Central Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Eighth St. at Brazos, Austin.
29 Lay Guide Training, 3 to 5 p.m., First UMC, 1201 Lavaca St., Austin.

November
4-5 Southwest Texas Conference UM Women Pre-Advent Retreat at Mount Wesley, Kerrville. Retreat leader is the Rev. Dana Hamilton from Northwest Hills UMC, Austin.
11-12 Patrick Matsikenyiri to lead African Music Workshop, Westlake UMC, 1460 Red Bud Trail, Austin.
12 Open House, 3-5 p.m., district parsonage, 7905 Henry Kinney Row, Austin.
15 District Youth Professionals monthly gathering, 11 a.m. to noon, District Offices, 1221 W. Ben White Blvd., Suite 201-A.
18 Quarterly meeting, Austin District UM Men, registration at 7:30 a.m., breakfast at 8 a.m., Memorial UMC, 6100 Berkman Drive, Austin.
20-21 Cabinet meeting, San Antonio.
22-24 Austin District Office closed for Thanksgiving.

December
6 District Professionals meeting, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Westlake UMC, 1460 Red Bud Trail, Austin.
7 Cabinet meeting, San Antonio.
9 Joint Cabinet Christmas luncheon.
20-31 Austin District Office closed for Christmas and New Year’s holidays.