Upcoming Diversity events in Central NE:
Support the Grand Island Multicultural Coalition and building bridges: their conference was this past week -- thanks to those who attended! Build bridges and eat at G island ethnic restaurants! Support the Pawnee Arts Center and programs in Dannebrog, NE -- support the Sudanese Sunday School we have at 1 PM each sunday at Trinity UMC, volunteers always needed
NEWS: HIV AIDS Testing two times a month at Old Walnut Nursing office : call Trinity UMC for times or get info at the Health Fair ; the new testing site is sponsored by TUMC and the HIV AIDS task force and Central Health Center;
Do You KNOW YOUR STATUS? With World AIDS Day coming Dec 1 and HIV AIDS being 30 years old this year - let's tell our friends!
Now : Art Show at Prairie Winds Art Gallery, downtown G island : ken Bassett and three other artists : Madeleine, Dorothy and Bill - three painters and one potter :
this exciting art show is only up one more week - Feed your soul and go before it comes down!
Now : Art Show at Stuhr Museum : two art clubs in G island - see art of Ken and Maureen with many others too! Reception Oct 27 at Stuhr museum, G island
Join GI art club and do monoprints at the Nov mtg: is it Nov 2 or 9? Ken teaches Oil and Acrylics painting : call Prairie winds Art gallery for info
Oct 25: Annual Health Fair at Old Walnut Nursing, Main floor, 3 - 7 Pm, if you can help carry over tables call the church offices, if you can take photos write Maureen:
mvetter@charter.net Thanks to our Parish Nurse and Health Committee for organizing this health fair; all screenings will be free
Oct 25 Dinner with Ziad Assad : Central NE Peaceworkers, 6:15 PM, Hunans G Island, hear a native Palestinian focus on the children, write Mena for info : ottomine1971@gmail.com or call Carolyn and Del roper
Oct 27 : Reception for Stuhr museum art show : support local artists, call Prairie Winds Art Gallery for Details for Stuhr Museum
Oct 30 and Nov 13 : Pawnee Art center speakers : see website : www.pawneeartscenter.org Contact Gale Pemberton and Peggy Lang, Dannebrog
Nov 6: Eat in the Neighborhood, meet Maureen @ Vientianne Restaurant, 12:15 PM, Cat lovers against the bomb Calendars 2012 for sale 4 Open Hearts
Nov 12 : Love Your Neighbor Event : Trinity UMC, G Island, sponsored by Reconciling Ministries Network, MFSA and Affirmation : 10 am to 2:30 PM, Miller hall, no cost, freewill offering for lunch
Dec 1 World AIDS Day: Baskets of love Silent Auction, starting nov 30 at Awaken Service, First umc, 6:30 PM, then Baskets go to Trinity UMC till Dec 11 for bidding : supports our TWO HIV AIDS AIDS funds : UM Global AIDS Fund www.umglobalaidsfund.org and TUMC Emergency HIV AIDS FUND that gives assistance for Medical emergencies at NAP kearney - a WAITING LIST starts in all NAP Centers in NE on Oct 15 so the funds are needed critically ;
Give GIFTS of love for the TUMC Emergency Fund for HOLIDAY GIVING! Get your cards and envelopes at the Christmas Potluck Lunch for Open hearts in Dec or at Trnity UMC anytime!
Give Offerings the week of World AIDS Day to the UM Global AIDS fund - take the fear and stigma associated with HIV AIDS out of giving by building awareness as we reach out with gifts of love!
Dec Social gathering for Open Hearts : be watching for the Christmas Potluck Lunch either Dec 3 or 10 in the Gathering place at Trinity UMC - i will be checking at the church this week to make a reservation - and let you know the best date!
We hope we can do this on a Saturday from 11:30 to 1 PM at Trinity UMC, 511 N Elm, G Island, NE - Jay and I will bring a Christmas Lesagne and you can bring the rest - we will have drink and bring plates and silver if you can -
We will take a tour of the new remodel project at TUMC as our program - Social meeting!
The Baskets of Love Silent Auction and Gifts of love cards will be there for you to make a bid or if you want to create a basket let me knowby Nov 15 at mvetter@charter.net
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