Healing Weekend scheduled |
As treatment for HIV/AIDS progresses in the United States, stigmatization of those with HIV/AIDS continues. If you live with HIV/AIDS or have a loved one who lives with it, this Healing Weekend will provide a sacred community through which the healing love of God through Christ will be experienced. Please invite others to participate and experience the miracle of healing as spirits are restored and souls touched by the love of Jesus. [more] |
Connecting in your community with a Kingdom purpose |
Town and Rural Resource Program of East and West Ohio Conferences invites you to attend their next leadership event on November 10 at Jacksontown United Methodist Church. Event goals:
- Make a kingdom difference in yourcommunity
- Create ministries to match community needs
- Get the 'nuts & bolts' of outreach programming
- Strengthen existing outreaches
For more information and registration, click here.
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Prayer for Volga District leader |
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TamaraTurkina (left) with Dee Stickley-Miner (right)
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Please add Tamara Turkina, Director and Head Mistress for Orphanage #1 in Samara, Russia to your prayer lists. Earlier this summer, Tamara had surgery that did not go well and is in very poor condition. Pray that Tamara will feel the the power of God's Spirit and the presence of friends around the world even as she is isolated from the presence of others.
For more information about Tamara and her work at the Orphanage, watch this video. A member of the Samara UMC, Tamara has created a powerful partnership through which faith is shared and lived within the walls of a State-run orphanage that transforms the lives of the youth and those who spend time with them. |
National Observance of Children's Sabbath - October 19-21 |
Children's Sabbath is an extraordinary occasion that stretches across our nation and unites all in a weekend of prayer, worship, study, action, and most especially new, long-term, faithful commitment to making a difference in children's lives and pursuing justice with and for them. The Children's Sabbath is about much more than one weekend - it is about the long-term action for which the Children's Sabbath weekend equips and inspires us. [resources]
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UMTV: Battle Buddies Mentor Veterans |
A third of the troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan will struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder. The Veterans Administration offers free mental health services in many cities, but 40 percent of veterans return to rural areas. Battle Buddies is a peer-counseling program that helps vets get the support they need. Watch the video on the left. [read more] |
Looking Ahead:
Oct. 17...Christians and Disability: Renewing the Church and Healing the World, UTS; 2012 J. Arthur Heck Lectures
Nov. 1-3...Sharing Pastoral Power:Â Wesleyan Foundations for Leadership in the Congregation, Nashville; 3rd annual Wesleyan Leadership Conference
Feb. 22-23, 2012...Where are you going?, TN; a special Day Apart for women sponsored by Aldersgate Renewal Ministries
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