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Greetings!
Happy Birthday, United Methodist Women!
We are now 142 years old! On March 23rd, 1869, it was a stormy night when eight women met and began this movement. We've grown into a worldwide ministry of love and service to women, children and youth.
Read about mission updates in our area, opportunities to serve and advocate, resources for your own spiritual journey, and future events you and your friends will want to attend. I hope you will share this email with your friends and other members of UMW. Invite them to join our mailing list. Use the button above to share this on facebook!
Wendy Campbell,
Communications Coordinator
North Texas Conference UMW
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Mission Reconciliation Opportunity!
National Seminar 2011
Want to sharpen your social justice leadership skills? Apply to be a participant of United Methodist Women's National Seminar 2011 to take place in Birmingham, Alabama, August 13-18, 2011 at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel. The National Seminar is a social justice leadership development event held every four years and guaranteed to be a great experience! For the first time, Women's Division is conducting an open application for 25 additional women to join the 125 already chosen by their conferences and jurisdictions. Women's Division will cover reasonable expenses of travel, registration and meals.
Space is limited and the application deadline is April 1, 2011. Apply here. Participants must not have participated in any past National Seminar. These women must be connected to United Methodist Women through local or district units, United Methodist Women online social network or other United Methodist Women networks and are willing to be active with United Methodist Women, but not in offices beyond the local or district units. |
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Social Action
We are asked to be His voice, His hands, His feet in this mixed-up hurting world!
Let us join together and work with our Lord to create a beloved community here on earth as it is in heaven. We have many opportunities to serve the Lord this year due to the state of our economy. The reward of being in partnership with God and watching His will be done is indescribable!
You may be thinking that Who am I? I don't have position, or power, or influence. But ladies, WE DO!! When we work to bring about God's Kingdom on earth, He promises ... read more
--Lori Stafford, NTC UMW Social Action Coord.
Find more info from Lori at the
SOCIAL ACTION page of our website
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Wesley-Rankin Update
Flood Brings Opportunity
A neighborhood youth used Facebook to alert the Youth Director of Wesley-Rankin Community Center to water rushing from under the front door of the center. Icy conditions closed WRCC leaving the building empty when the
situation was discovered. Staff and firefighters arrive to find ... read more....
--Rev. Sarah Squires
Rev. Squires is the Director of Development at Wesley-Rankin Community Center
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Remembrance Luncheon Event
benefiting Dallas Bethlehem Center10 am, Thursday, April 7th, Hamilton Park UMC (near Forest and Central Expwy) mapMusic We Remember program provided by Lloyd Thomas, the playful personality with a beautiful voice and top American Idol 2010 contestant! The Hamilton Park Preschool Choir will also entertain us. . Honorary Chair: Mrs. Earl Bledsoe $15 for Tickets & Remembrance donations of any amount should be sent to Louise Bosco, 8429 Bocowood, Dallas, 75228. More info: 214-321-1705 Beautiful Easter baskets will be sold. See You Are Invited section of our website for more events
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Acts of Faith by Eboo Patel
on UMW Reading Program list
Eboo Patel redefines pluralism and creates a model of youth ministry which confirms that bringing youth together to engage in service from diverse religious traditions does not undermine their own religious identity, but will actually reinforce and deepen it.Serving together in this way promotes understanding and respect of different faith traditions by identifying what we all hold in common. Lasting relationships are developed and community is built. If you are offended by the extremist rhetoric of today you will be absorbed in Patel's story, challenged by his message and given hope for our future. -- Lori Stafford
click for more info on the UMW Reading Program
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| 2011 National School Theme |
School of Christian Mission 2011
July 18-21 at First Richardson UMC Weekend Mission Event July 22-24 at Austin College, Sherman
Remember going to church camp? I went to a great camp in the Little Rock Conference called Camp Tanako. I remember that special feeling of God's call on my life and the leap of faith I felt when it seemed "all things were made new." We all wish those kinds of mountain top experiences could happen regularly. Well, United Methodists Women can get that experience and find renewed faith and blessings each year at our conference's School of Christian Missions.
A sister in Christ once told me I had to go to the School of Mission and so I went! SOCM has been such a blessing in my life! I worship, learn, grow in faith, enjoy fellowship and am moved to action. Make SOCM a priority and encourage your friends to attend. Many units sponsor several members' registration and those members share the experience with the rest of the group. Units reap rewards when their members go to SOCM and find renewed commitment and energy to further the work of Christ in their communities and churches.
I hope we see members from each and every unit in the North Texas Conference at this summer's School at the lovely new facilities of First Richardson UMC. Your Planning Team promises great study leaders, interesting studies and a wonderful opportunity to "Make All Things New!" -- Dana Harkey, 2011 SOCM Dean
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About UMW
We are called to be a supportive fellowship; to practice and share life-giving and justice-seeking faith. Do you sometimes wonder how you can do that; how you can make a difference? United Methodist Women make an effort to learn about our world and to practice Faith�Hope�Love in Action!
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Contact Us
email us: [email protected]our website: umw.ntx.umportal.orgWe welcome an email with your special events, book reviews and other info North Texas Conference UMW 500 Maplelawn Drive Plano, Texas 75075
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