The United Methodist Men (UMM) of St. Andrew United Methodist Church (SAUMC) met on Saturday, 09 February 2013. Steve Sutton led this meeting attended by 16 men.

Messenger of Hope Scholarship
There was a brief discussion about the Messenger of Hope Scholarship.

Sweetheart Dinner & Movie
Online registration for Sweetheart Dinner & Movie is progressing and the variety of food items being brought is better than might be expected. Registration ends on 11 February 2013. This event is on Friday, 15 February 2013 and begins at 6:30 PM in Festival Hall. The movie “Midnight in Paris” should begin at 8:00 PM.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
The United Methodist Men need to arrive at the church on Tuesday, 12 February 2013 at 4:30 PM to prepare pancakes for the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. The program begins at 6:00 PM in Wesley Hall. Ten men signed up to help at this event.

Registration
Register for the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper and/or the Sweetheart Dinner & Movie at http://www.standrewumc.org/connect/events-and-registration/.

Fearless by Max Lucado
Jim Vittetoe led the continuation of this study. Chapter 5 My Child is in Danger – Fear of Not Protecting My Kids was discussed. The agenda for this discussion was:

• Current Day
  
• Jesus Day
  
• Responses
  
• Discussion

Fears include:

• Loosing Child to Accident
• Not Helping Financially
• Enabling Poor Financial Behavior with Financial Assistance

SAUMC UMM 2013 Objectives
Discussion of what should be done in 2013 over and above the usual activities. 

What actions need to be taken to increase the UMM membership? 

People will join activities before they join the group. 

Have staff minister speak to UMM quarterly. These sessions might have to be on a day other than Saturday to accommodate the staff minister’s schedule. It might be possible to arrange for interns from Perkins Theological Seminary to fill this objective. – Tom will take the lead on this. 

Messenger of Hope Scholarship – Mike, Jeff, Joe, and Micah will take the lead here; will be invited to join these leaders

• Help kids find more scholarship dollars (http://www.fastweb.com/)
  
• Keep focused – expand scholarship program – mentor students throughout their college career (Rotary Club Model)   with one United Methodist man paired with one college student; however, MinistrySafe might require two adults per student
  
• Provide team mentoring – team with United Methodist Women
  

Social Activity – Scott will take the lead for this

Career Jump-Start met on Tuesday, 05 February 2013 at First United Methodist Church in Richardson, Texas. David Badger led this session attended by 20 people.

Jon Stotts of List of Leads spoke to this group. Brand yourself or you are destined to wear somebody else’s brand. Cattle rustlers rebrand cattle to make them their own. The only way to prove cattle were rebranded is to examine the inside of the hide.

• Handshakes convey a brand: limp fish, evangelist, etc. 
• How you dress conveys a brand. 
• Corporations do not care about you; you are a number to them.
• People should have their own unique logo. 
• Your voice is also a brand because people can recognize you by the sound of your voice. 
• Helping others can be a retired person’s brand. 
• Equestrian vaulting is acrobatics done on horseback. 
• Paul Harvey is recognized by his voice after he speaks one or two words. 
• Dress/Sport coat pocket square (folded handkerchief) is a brand for Jon Stotts. He had a four point pocket square – not the cardboard replica that dry cleaners supply. 
• People should have their own domain name. You can get a domain name with email address for $15 per year. Having your own domain name can make you standout. Jon Stotts got his domain name from Go Daddy. 
• Hot Mail, AOL, and a few others are near the bottom of the list in terms of current desirability. 
• LinkedIn is profession and business oriented. 
• If you have a personal logo, place a small unobtrusive logo at bottom of your resume. 
  

Jon Stotts will return to Career Jump-Start probably in September to speak about networking with LinkedIn contacts.

Four people won tickets to a Chili Lunch by United Methodist Women through a drawing before the group adjourned. The Chili Lunch will be on Sunday, 17 February 2013 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the Bartula Family Life Center of First United Methodist Church Richardson.

Career Jump-Start usually meets at 6:30 PM on Tuesday evenings at First United Methodist Church, 503 North Central Expressway, Richardson, Texas 75080. Official information about this group is available at http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CJS-HPUMC/ and  http://www.fumcr.com/pages/caring_career_support.