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United Methodist Women e-News
Western North Carolina Conference
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Registration Opens for
Mission u 2015!
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Mission u 2015
Resident / Nonresident, and
One-Day Overviews
July 16-19, 2015
Pfeiffer University
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Mission u 2015
Residential Youth Camp
Latin America: Places, Culture & Faith
July 16-19, 2015
Pfeiffer University
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2015 Mission Studies:
Created for Happiness: Understanding Your Life in God [Learn more]
The Church and People with Disabilities [Learn more]
Registration is open May 1, 2015 thru June 26, 2015
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Registration Continues for
Spiritual Growth Retreat 2015
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Spiritual Growth Retreat 2015
June 12-13, 2015
Lake Junaluska
Theme: Love as God Loves
Retreat Leader: Rev. Toni Ruth Smith
Music Leaders: Rev. Mark Barden & Catherine Ritch
Click here to download the registration / housing information sheet [ PDF] You can register right this minute! Just click here! Online discount registration is open through June 7, 2015. We all need a break from our busy lives, a time for reflection, a time to listen for God's guidance. We are so busy doing all the things we are called upon to do, we don't often take the time to slow down, to sit back and think about the things that are really important, Join us to pray, to listen, to study, to fellowship with United Methodist Women from across the conference, and to spend some quiet time in reflection.
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Methodist History: The Founding Mothers of Mother's Day
In the late 1860s, before there was an official Mother's Day holiday in the U.S., a Methodist mom organized "Mothers' Friendship Day," at which mothers gathered with former Union and Confederate soldiers to promote reconciliation.
Harriett Olson, the General Secretary and CEO of United Methodist Women, and Donna Miller, archivist at Historic St. George's United Methodist Church, tell us more about the women behind the holiday.
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Campaign to End Family Detention
 In 2014, thousands of children, alone or with families, crossed the U.S./Mexico border seeking safety in the United States. They fled extreme violence and poverty in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. They faced abuse and violence as they crossed Mexico. In the United States the migration gained national attention and became politicized by electoral politics. In response to the increased numbers of immigrants crossing the border, the U.S. government stepped up the enforcement of immigration laws, detention and deportation.
United Methodists responded with an outpouring of love, care and support. These immigrant children and families are indeed the faces of Jesus Christ in our midst. Jesus said, "Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me," (Matthew 25:40) and United Methodists are living out that call, serving as the hands and feet of Jesus. The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church, 2012 states, "We are urged by God through Christ to love our neighbor and to do what we must to bring healing in the midst of pain, and to restore to wholeness those whose lives are shattered by injustice and oppression." (Resolution 6072, The Book of Resolutions. Copyright � 2012 by The United Methodist Publishing House. Used by permission. www.umc.org/what-we-believe/united-states-mexico-border
United Methodist Women National Office invites you to learn more about this situation and join the Campaign to End Family Detention. Violating both national and international law, the detention of families criminalizes women and children who should have refugee status or a temporary protected status due to the dangers in their home countries; and it exposes them to fear, isolation, further hardship and abuse. The detention centers must be closed, not expanded. Learn more, and take action!
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Conference & District News & Events
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Visit our website for the latest United Methodist Women news, district newsletters, and individual district calendars of events. You can also find links to the individual district Facebook pages!
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 Brooks-Howell Home Serendipitor - Read the latest issue of the Serendipitor, the newsletter of Brooks-Howell Home. Brooks-Howell is a retirement community of deaconesses, home missionaries, missionaries and others who have answered God's call to mission service here and throughout the world. The home is owned and governed by United Methodist Women through the United Methodist Women National Office. Visit the Brooks-Howell Home website at: www.brooks-howell.org |
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Other United Methodist Women National Office News
Mother and Child Health Stories: Take Action for Mother and Child Health! Be Inspired, Share Your Story
Each year, 300,000 women die globally during pregnancy or in childbirth. Yet 90 percent of these deaths could be prevented if women had access to low-cost interventions, some costing less than $5.00. ... Global efforts are being made to reach the Millennium Development Goal 5 and reduce such deaths by three quarters by 2015. But many countries are not making substantial progress toward this target. Can United Methodist Women lead efforts to improve maternal health? If women do not lead the campaign to help other women, who will?
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Other United Methodist Church News
WNCC AC 2015 - News & Information about the Western North Carolina Annual Conference 2015 (June 17-21, 2015 at Lake Junaluska) - ac2015.org
Turning to the Bible when Sorrow Strikes - "We wrestle with making sense of suffering in light of our Christian faith. We want to sing, "Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!" but wonder if that is possible."
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The LEGACY FUND
Celebrate United Methodist Women!
150 Years and Counting...
Celebrate the dedication and foresight of our foremothers in mission as we lead up to our 150th anniversary in 2019!
Our Western North Carolina Every Member Legacy Fund Goal: That every member of United Methodist Women make a gift to The Legacy Fund of at least $18.69 per year, over and above her Pledge to Mission, for five years (2015-2019). We have added a Legacy Fund / 150th Anniversary page to our website...where we will continue to add and share information as we move toward our 150th anniversary in 2019...check it out!
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