Sunday, May 1, 2011

April news; volunteer to help at a table at AC in June

NE Statewide Reconciling Network and friends: www.RMNetwork.org

Awaken our spirits to new life through our Creator's love for us, to reaching out to others and working for justice -- through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit working in our lives and the larger faith and marginalized communities around us! Change the World!

Dr Don Messer, Chair of UM Global AIDS fund will be the speaker at the NE MFSA dinner, May 31 on Tuesday night.. more info will be coming and spread the word! www.umglobalaidsfund.org

Let's GROW THE GROUPS on Facebook (group FB by searching Nebraska Statewide Reconciling Network) and our new blog www.nebraskarum.blogspot.com -- and in our local churches and communities in person!

See the new URL for our NE UM global aids task force in NE: www.umcneb.org/AIDS go to it and check it out! Or www.umglobalaidsfund.org for the um global aids fund!

We have 300 + Reconciling United Methodists in NE and we need to get to 400 by General Conference in April and May 2012!

To become an RUM go to: www.RMNetwork.org today! Awaken your spirit, believe out loud, be called to witness and tell your stories -- give to RMN at events and take to the road for events! Reconciling on the Road this year and every year!

Have a get together of Reconciling folks in your town or area .. go to an event together, have a coffee or lunch meetup, birthday party fundraiser for RMN for our NE Statewide Summer email offering --

Take reconciling on the road, do a pulled pork event or BBQ get together, AIDS benefit concert, Baskets of LOVE silent auction for UM global AIDS fund, Get Active for HIV AIDS this summer or read Jimmy Creech's new book / memoir and share : ADAMS's GIFT from DUKE U press! Go to Jimmy creech's Facebook page for info!

Invite others to : Check out our group facebook : Nebraska Statewide Reconciling Network -- and our new blog for upcoming events in NE: www.nebraskarum.blogspot.com Go to : www.RMNetwork.org for info on Sing a new SONG convo coming! Go to Church Within a Church for info www.cwac.us

We could use volunteers to help at NE Annual Conference in Lincoln: two inclusive INFO tables June 1 - 4, Lincoln at St marks, UMC on south 84th:

1) to volunteer at the HIV AIDs Table for UM Global AIDS fund contact Maureen @ Mvetter@charter.net or Bill at biobb@bellsouth.net we have one person for wed already!

WE hope to sign up more AIDS ambassadors on the Clipboard at the table! If you sign up you will receive an HIV AIDS toolkit on DVD (till supplies last) or you can download it : go to www.umglobalaidsfund.org and find it to download today! The HIV AIDS TOOLKIT is full of TONS of resources for AIDS ambassadors and local churches! As an AIDS ambasador you: promote the offering Dec 4, give yourself, pray! (you can do more if you wish!) LIGHTEN THE BURDEN IV Conference will be April 23 ahead of Geneal Conference in Tampa, Florida

2) Reconciling Ministry Network Table : contact Betty Dorr : bobcdorr@cox.net if you have info or rainbows for the table - so folks can wear rainbow ribbons, stoles. rainbow ribbon crosses, or Rainbow scarves! Bring them to the table! RMN lapel pins are $2 through RMN offices, chicago!

Check out SING A NEW SONG RMN and MFSA CONVO: www.RMNetwork.org

Get involved today and create a Rainbow Basket, suitcase, or table at faith events! Some churches are doing Rainbows of HOPE art shows and more! Create rainbow banners! Symbols speak to us and let us know about safe places!

Maureen Vetter mvetter@charter.net and Wendy Smith, wsmith28@gmail.com ,
State Reconciling contacts along with 300 + RUM's (Reconciling United methodists in NE, PRN (parents reconciling network) folks and local contacts, Main email contacts!

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