To : RUM's and Reconciling Friends in NE and beyond
From: Nebraska Statewide Reconciling Network of email friends
Remember : IT IS ANOTHER YEAR OF GREAT SPIRITUAL AWAKENINGS!
Believe OUT LOUD -Take Reconciling on the Road - Give: Summer Email offering
Thanks to Jeanette Grenz, from WIDE IS GOD'S WELCOME group - KS East Reconciling Communications Contact - for Instructions ATTACHED on submitting a Petition to General Conference for the 2012 General Conference starting late April in Tampa, FL - as an INDIVIDUAL or GROUP of individuals, members of local churches -
NE did NOT overwhelmingly approve the GLBT friendly legislation in June in Lincoln as Kansas East did (see the note below) - so we would like our VOICES to be heard through Individual Petitions to General Conference from Individuals and Groups of Individuals - In MN and Cal Pac Conference the GLBT friendly Legislation was approved by about 80% too and in other Annual Conferences hopefully!
See DIFFERENT deadlines for online submission or USPS Submission and the directions are ATTACHED and one Petition is ATTACHED to send! See jeanette's info below!
Thanks Kansas East Reconciling folks in the Wide is God's Welcome network of friends!
Act today and send in this Petition or other GLBT friendly Petitions Individually or with folks from your local church who are UM members - before the deadlines!
Urge elected Delegates in NE to vote for legislation that affirms full partipation of all persons in our churches and communities! Send them letters, emails, meet with them personally - see the NE Conference website for info on those elected : www.umcneb.org
Maureen Vetter and Wendy Smith, NE Statewide Reconciling network contacts
www.RMNetwork.org www.nebraskarum.blogspot.com Facebook new group: search Nebraska Statewide Reconciling Network and ADD Friends, join in the discussion and send info on local reconciling groups etc.
----- Original Message -----
From: wigw-kc
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 11:24 AM
Subject: Send individual and/or group petitions
As you know, the 2011 Kansas East Annual Conference overwhelmingly approved the WIGW-KC request to Amend ¶161.F in the Book of Discipline so it will be sent on to General Conference!
In addition, any group or individual in the United Methodist church can send a petition to General Conference and we think the impact would be greater if as many people as possible also submitted the petition. A copy of the petition and instructions for submitting it are attached to this email.
You can download the petition, fill in the needed information, and then email as instructed by September 27 or send through USPS by July 1st. I sent mine this morning and got a confirmation that it has been received.
The following people were elected in KS East Annual Conference - as our delegates to General Conference and will be voting on this petition as well as others:
Adam Hamilton, Church of the Resurrection, clergy
Rena Yocom, Edgerton (Charge Conference) clergy
Luke Wetzel, Aldersgate Olathe, laity
Oliver Green, Asbury/Mt. Olive, laity
Delegates to Jurisdictional Conference (alternates to GC):
Courtney Fowler, College Ave, Manhattan, laity
Bryce Bowers, Burlington, laity
Gary Beach, Conf. treasurer and Dir. Of Admin. Services and Connectional Ministries, clergy
Eduardo Bousson, Washburn campus ministry, clergy
In addition, we have 6 more alternates:
Randall Hodgkinson, Topeka First, laity
Wes Gately, Wamego, laity
Mary Brooks, Lyndon, laity
Jan Todd, Pleasant Hill, clergy
Nanette Roberts, Olathe Grace, clergy
Mark Holland, Trinity, KCK, clergy
If you want to talk to any of our delegates about their position concerning our petition and others, feel free to do so. They are representing us!
We are now on facebook – search for Wide Is God’s Welcome~KC and “friend” us!
Don’t forget to let us know if you change your email address so we can stay in touch with you.
Jeanette Grenz, Wide is God's WELCOME, Communications person, KS East
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Wide Is God’s Welcome - KC is to strengthen the Body of Christ through the full inclusion in the United Methodist Church of persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
VISION STATEMENT
This mission will be fulfilled as we unite Kansas City area United Methodists for education, advocacy, and empowerment.
The mission of Wide Is God’s Welcome - KC is to strengthen the Body of Christ through the full inclusion in the United Methodist Church of persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
VISION STATEMENT
This mission will be fulfilled as we unite Kansas City area United Methodists for education, advocacy, and empowerment.
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