Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Circuit Riding 2011

There is nothing like doing your taxes to put the year into perspective!  I knew I had a full schedule with my role as Evangelist and Chaplain, but seeing the list gave me a new view on the year.  I wanted to preach more than once a Sunday and ended up preaching well over 100 times.  Oh, and I have no idea how to line up the columns - I gave up after numerous attempts!

Greg West’s Schedule 2011                                                                                                          Mileage
January 3-23 - Nicaragua Mission Trip with Family  (to Rosslyn, VA for flights)                    390 miles / 3,828 flight miles
January 26 - Evangelical Fellowship, Discovery UMC, Richmond, VA                               210 miles
January 30 - Newtown UMC, Williamsburg, VA                                                                            88 miles
February 4-6 – Portsmouth District Youth Retreat, Blackstone, VA                                           225 miles             
February 11 - Virginia Senate Opening Prayer                                                                            185 miles                             
January 14 - Volunteers in Mission Training, Thalia UMC, Virginia Beach, VA                     45 miles
January 21 - Elizabeth River District Training, Centenary UMC, Portsmouth, VA                  11 miles
February 4 - York River District Training, Chestnut Mem. UMC, Newport News, VA            22 miles
February 17 - Evangelical Fellowship Gathering, Discovery UMC, Richmond, VA                              210 miles
February 16 – Norfolk District Pastor’s Meeting, Aldersgate UMC, Norfolk, VA                     35 miles
February 20 – Chesapeake Avenue UMC, Chesapeake, VA                                                    30 miles
March 5 – Christ Church UMC Seminar, Norfolk, VA                                                                   36 miles
March 6 – Charity UMC, Virginia Beach, VA                                                                                  84 miles
March 12 – 20 - Nicaragua Mission Trip with VWC  (to Dulles Airport)                                    410 miles / 3,828 flight miles
March 23 – Memorial UMC Series, Virginia Beach, VA  (from VWC to home)                        24 miles
March 26 – Westminster Presbyterian Church, Youth Gathering, Suffolk, VA                        44 miles
March 27 – James River Community Church, Suffolk, VA                                                          20 miles
March 30 – Memorial UMC Series, Virginia Beach, VA  (from VWC to home)                        24 miles
April 1 – Board of Ordained Ministry, Glen Allen, VA                                                                   200 miles
April 3 – Portsmouth District Youth, Main Street UMC, Suffolk, VA                                            48 miles
April 6 – Memorial UMC Series, Virginia Beach, VA  (from VWC to home)                             24 miles
April 7 – Peninsula District Pastor’s Meeting Presentation                                                         25 miles
April 9 – Evangelical Fellowship, Scriptural Authority, Discovery UMC, Richmond, VA       210 miles                             
April 13 – Memorial UMC Series, Virginia Beach, VA  (from VWC to home)                           24 miles
April 18 – Christopher Newport University with Fear 2 Freedom, Newport News, VA          35 miles
April 20 – Norfolk District Pastor’s Meeting, McKendree UMC, Norfolk, VA                            42 miles
April 30 – Virginia Beach UMC Men’s Retreat at VWC                                                           40 miles
May 5-6 – Mt. View Revival, Ruckersville, VA                                                                     360 miles
May 11 – Portsmouth District Pastor’s, Monumental UMC, Portsmouth, VA                            20 miles
May 22 – Preach at Licensing School at VWC                                                                              40 miles
May 24 – Lynnhaven UMC, United Methodist Women, Virginia Beach, VA                            52 miles
May 29 – Christ Church UMC, Norfolk, VA                                                                                     36 miles
June 5 - Charity UMC, Virginia Beach, VA                                                                                     84 miles
June 8-11 - Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Assn., Ocean Grove, NJ                                         720 miles
June 15-19 – Virginia Annual Conference UMC, Roanoke, VA                                                 535 miles
June 21 – July 1 - Nicaragua Mission Trip with Newtown UMC                                                   88 miles
July 24 – Newtown UMC, Nicaragua Team Sharing, Williamsburg, VA                                  88 miles / 3,828 flight miles
July 25-27, 29 - New Creation UMC, Youth Week, Chesapeake, VA                                       44 miles
July 31, Newtown UMC, Williamsburg, VA                                                                                    88 miles
August 14 - Lynnhaven UMC, Virginia Beach, VA                                                                        52 miles
August 14 – Elizabeth River District Welcome Dinner at VWC                                                  40 miles
August 21 - Village Church, Suffolk, VA                                                                                          13 miles
August 21, 22 - Verona UMC, Verona, VA                                                                                     420 miles             
August 30 - Western Branch Rotary Club, Chesapeake, VA                                                      10 miles
September 4 - St. Matthew’s UMC, Richmond, VA                                                                       212 miles
September 12-14 - Grace UMC Revival, Fredericksburg, VA                                                    340 miles
September 19-21 - Dahlgren UMC Revival, Dahlgren, VA                                                         290 miles
September 25 – St. James UMC, Gladstone, VA                                                                          250 miles
September 26 – Harrisonburg District Luncheon Presentation                                                          23 miles
September 27 - Emmanuel UMC, Stephenson, VA (Harrisonburg to Stephenson to VWC)                            310 miles
October 2-4 - Fairview UMC Revival, Danville, VA                                                                      430 miles
October 18 – Hickory UMC Men’s Group, Virginia Beach, VA                                                   60 miles
October 23-24 – Society for Wesleyan Studies Richmond, VA                                                 200 miles
November 6 - New Life UMC, Midlothian, VA                                                                          110 miles
November 6-7 - Evangelical Fellowship Retreat, Blackstone, VA                                             170 miles
November 12-13 - Smith’s Chapel UMC, Great Falls, VA                                                          215 miles
November 13 - Harrisonburg District Conference, Harrisonburg, VA                                      350 miles             
December 4 - Ebenezer UMC, Suffolk, VA                                                                                     19 miles
December 11 - Ebenezer UMC, Suffolk, VA                                                                                  19 miles
Jail Ministry Thursdays – Portsmouth Jail 22 miles round trip 15x                                            330 miles             
Jail Ministry Thursdays - Western Tidewater, Suffolk, VA 45 miles round trip 15x                      675 miles

Totals:  Preached 82 times plus times for 25 times for SOAR at Virginia Wesleyan and 9,434 traveled miles on the road and 11,484 flight miles on the 3 trips to Nicaragua!

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