Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Open Hearts Reconciling community

If you want to create a BASKET of LOVE for the silent auction Dec 5 and 12 weekends for our TWO HIV AIDS funds at the church..  contact Maureen Vetter mvetter@charter.net or Debz bartlett today!    We would love to have a dozen or so baskets.. we have SIX signed up to be donated so far!

Nov 14 is the documentary in Lincoln at 2:30 pm at Saint Paul UMC downtown.. i hope some of us can carpool...  Incompatible with Christian Teaching is the movie and movie maker..

NEW TIME and DAY in Nov and April :   Nov 20 SATURDAY is our next OPEN HEARTS Support group gathering from 1 - 3 pm in The Gathering place with Brian Telling his story and our Thanksgiving meeting!   See you there from 1 - 3 PM, bring a snack to share, Fundraiser for RMN and offering, upcoming events etc.  Come early at 12:45 if you are new to the group!  Our support group meetings are held in the Gathering place at Trinity UMC, 511 N Elm, Grand island, NE

World AIDS day plans are being made for Dec 5 including Baskets of love for our two funds :  UM Global AIDS Fund and TUMC Emergency HIV AIDS fund.. also a possible service, offerings at all worships and more!    We meet tonight to make plans!

Keep in touch and remember we are discussing the book THE SHACK at Friends for the Journey in Gollagher Chapel --Oct 31 at 10 am on halloween on sunday..  the author is in Lincoln sunday night at 7 PM at St marks UMC to keynote the Shame and Guilt conference for three days.  We will be sharing upcoming books Nov 21 at 10 am and also learning about LITERACY COUNCIL and how to volunteer, give support, dinner Nov 4 as a fundraiser..  $25 to support Literacy council --  they need your help!

Sign up for the new HIV AIDS book in the church offices for Dec reading and holiday remembering others who are struggling with HIV AIDS:  NAMES, NOT JUST NUMBERS by Don messer and this book is just out!  Don is Director of the UM Global AIDS fund for the UM church and is volunteering this in his RETIREMENT!

Sign up for this book in December --  and January /  February books in the church offices in NOV.. they will be announced Nov 21 at the Friends for the Journey forum at 10 am --  and we will discuss the book new book on HIV AIDS at one of our homes in December!

Invite your friends and come join us at events!  friends for the journey! Join us for worship each weekend!    www.RMNetwork.org
Call the church for more info too!   maureen vetter   mvetter@charter.net and cathy denmandanddenman@hotmail.com

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