![]() ![]() View and download the Celebration of Retirement. “You have held the hands of people, God’s people, in your sacred hands and hearts,” the bishop said. Malone thanked the clergy for their dedicated ministry and for the care they gave to those they served and served with. ![]() In her message to the retirees, Bishop Tracy S. The Annual Conference celebrated the ministries of the 40 clergy who are retiring this year after having served a combined 1,084 years in local church and extension ministry. So let us pull together and let us seize this kairotic moment to seek and live into the new thing that God is doing among us,” Malone said. And our lives, and the future of this beloved United Methodist Church, is in God’s hands. ![]() God is always making things new! And while we don’t know what the future holds, what we do know is that God holds the future. Let us trust where the spirit of God is leading us. Let us no longer look back in the rear-view mirror dwelling on our past but let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus on the road that God has paved and is paving ahead of us. We must focus our attention on who is staying in The United Methodist Church and keep our eye ever vigilant on our mission and on our vision,” Malone said. We pray for them, and we bless them on their journey. “We can no longer focus our attention and give energy to those who have chosen to withdraw or disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church. This is a time of remarkable opportunity in the life of The United Methodist Church,” declared Malone. “Now is the time for us to focus forward. The bishop also shared a video provided by Africa University showing the construction progress of the new dormitory for female students that is made possible by the $1.5 million raised and collected through the East Ohio Conference Teach Knight Center and those viewing online, that “our mission is yet alive!” She emphasized that point by highlighting creative new ministries and innovative ways that local church congregations in the East Ohio Conference are engaging in discipleship in their communities. Malone reminded those in attendance at the John S. Throughout the Episcopal Address on the first day of Annual Conference 2023 Bishop Tracy S. View and download the Service of Commemoration and Holy Communion. The service recognized 48 clergy, spouses, and laity who entered the Church Triumphant since last year’s Annual Conference. In the Ohio River, anglers can keep an eye out for white, striped and hybrid-striped bass, as common according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, though anglers might also find a large and smallmouth bass, sauger, walleye or different kinds of catfish tugging at their lines.“God’s love never stops working and God’s call never disappoints,” Bishop Malone shared during her sermon in the Service of Commemoration and Holy Communion. More than 200 locations in Ohio are home to species like walleye, saugeye, yellow perch, rainbow trout, brown trout, muskellunge, channel catfish, blue catfish and hybrid-striped bass. ![]() In 2022, the Ohio Division of Wildlife stocked more than 52 million fish throughout Ohio waters. In total, the Ohio Division of Wildlife manages fisheries in 124,000 acres of water throughout the state, including stocking and populating many of those waters with fish. The annual free fishing weekend is the only time Ohioans 16-years-old and older can fish in public waters without a fishing license - kids under the age of 16 can fish for free year-round.įishing licenses cost around $25 and are valid for a year, but the free fishing weekend still allows many to try out the activity for the first time without the commitment of registering and paying for a fishing license. "We encourage everyone to come out and experience the abundant fishing opportunities Ohio has to offer." "Fishing is a pastime that's meant to be shared with friends and family," said Governor Mike DeWine in a press release. Harsha Lake at East Fork Park, the Little Miami Miver and Stonelick state parks are just a few popular fishing areas in the Tri-State. The state's free fishing weekend falls on June 17 and 18, which means dad is well within his rights to drag the whole family to the nearest lake or river this Father's Day. CINCINNATI - Ohioans will be able to kick back with a line in the water without the need for a license this Father's Day weekend. ![]()
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