World AIDS Day 2011

Make your own red ribbons and support this project -  or send a donation today!

See Andrew's NE HIV AIDS story on our new URL and it was in the Fall NE UM Messenger! Share it and read it for gatherings, Special offerings in Dec and write your own story!  maureen and bill, co chairs of NE UM Global AIDS Fund  www.umcneb.org/AIDS

 

World AIDS Day is coming Dec 1 -  Special Offering Day in local churches Dec 4 or another Sunday -   or come up with a fundraising idea for UM Global AIDS fund :

www.umglobalaidsfund.org   see the Toolkit with lots of resources too for groups!

 

The Nebraska AIDS Project (NAP) has been challenged by the Iowa AIDS Project with aRed Ribbon Shootout. The shootout will take place during the Nebraska vs. Iowa football game on November 25^th, 2011. NAP employees, volunteers, and friends of NAP are encouraged to help us sell Red Ribbons for $1.00 each. The state that sells the most Red Ribbons wins. The winning AIDS Project will get a traveling trophy delivered by the losing Project. We can sell Red Ribbons from 8 a.m. November 24^th (Thanksgiving Day) through the end of the game on Friday the 25^th. If you are planning a Husker game day party at your home, or if you have been invited by any of your friends to a game day party, we need your help selling Red Ribbons.  

Each Project will keep all proceeds they raise, but the winning one will get bragging rights and the travelling trophy delivered by the losing Project to their December event, which would be "Night of a thousand Stars" for NAP, and "Basket Project" for Iowa. If you would like to help with the Red Ribbon Shootout, please contact NAP at (308) 338-0527, or respond to this email message, and we will get some Red Ribbons to you!

Thank you,

Andrew Brackett

Nebraska AIDS Project

Education and Event Coordinator

P.O. Box 2378

Kearney, NE. 68848

Ph: (308) 338-0527

Fax: (308) 338-0601

Scholarships for General Conference for Young Adults

Reconciling folks in NE :  See Scholarship Opportunities below for :

 

1)YOUNG ADULTS to GENERAL CONFERNCE Tampa FL two weeks and

 

2) Scholarships available in the NE UMC for : LIGHTEN THE BURDEN IV, HIV AIDS Conference for UM Global AIDS Fund :  One day before General Conference : April 23, 2012, Tampa, FL

 

Deadline for application is :  Dec 15, 2011 for the NE Scholarhips to attend Lighten the Burden IV Conference, April 23, 2012, Tampa, FL     

 

Contact for the Scholarship to attend LIGHTEN THE BURDEN IV :  Andrea Paret: amparet08@yahoo.com  - Chair of Risk Taking Mission and Justice Team in NE : 

 

This Scholarship pays for REGISTRATION and $100 towards travel or lodging - you could raise the rest in your local church, Friends, groups, district etc.   We hope to have a TEAM going from NE!

Contact Maureen Vetter or Bill Black if you think you can attend :  mvetter@charter.net  or biobb@bellsouth.net

 

Have good holidays!  Maureen Vetter and Wendy Smith, Email contacts for NE RMN, blog and facebook

 

Facebook :  search Nebraska Statewide Reconciling Network

blog :  www.nebraskarum.blogspot.com    www.RMNetwork.org : Become an RUM today online!

 

Dec 1 : World AIDS Day    Dec 4 :  Special Offering for UM Global AIDS fund in NE

www.umcneb.org/AIDS   www.umglobalaidsfund.org   www.2020Aidsfreeworld.org

Video : 

 

Advent project for UM Global AIDS Fund :  collecting Rainbow Multi-colored Yarn or single colors of the rainbow yarn, 4 ply cotton to send to a knitter in NW NE - to  make Rainbow washcloths to sell at the HIV AIDS table in June -  more info coming in Dec - or take up knitting Rainbow washclothes or scarves for the HIV AIDS Table in June in Lincoln :  all proceeds going to UM Global AIDS fund! 

 

World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day Info for Central NE:

Thanks Judy Sandeen for info BELOW on Hastings College World AIDS day : Memorial
Quilt and Speaker from Omaha at Chapel :   Rev Portia Cavitt, Clair Memorial UMC,
Omaha, work in HIV AIDS

Also see Facebook for Kearney NAP for their World AIDs Service Dec 1
World AIDS Day Service :  SEARCH:  Facebook for :  Kearney Nebraska AIDS
project

Nov 30 the Awaken Service at First UMC with UM4GI - the new cooperative
parish in G island will feature Susan Goodman sharing
about World AIDS Day and her work at Central Health Center, G Island :  6:30
PM, West Capital, G Island, NE :  kickoff of the Baskets of Love Silent
Auction too!  Bid for two HIV AIDS funds supported by UM4GI Task force and Cooperative Parish.


Two panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display in central
Nebraska
as the Hastings College campus commemorates World AIDS Day on Thursday,
Dec.1, 2011.  One panel will be displayed at Perkins Library (705 E. 7th St.)
during its regular hours on Tuesday, Nov. 29-Friday, December 2.  The
second panel will first be displayed at Hazelrigg Student Union (705 E. 9th St.)
from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29 and Wednesday, Nov. 30 and then at
the Morrison-Reeves Science Center (717 Ash) on Thursday, Dec. 1 and
Friday, December 2.
Information from Dr McCarthy about the WAD chapel speaker.  He tells me
she'll be having lunch with anyone interested that day at noon, so please
save the time to do that.

Our preacher is the Rev. Portia Cavitt. Here's what she says about herself:

Rev. Portia Cavitt is the Senior Pastor of Clair Memorial United Methodist Church, Omaha, NE.  She received her M.Div. degree from Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, GA and was ordained in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.  She has been the pastor of churches in Missouri, California, Washington, and Kansas before coming to Nebraska in 2004.

Rev. Cavitt has served as a foster mother, a Substitute Teacher for USD 308, a volunteer chaplain, a certified HIV/AIDS instructor with the American Red Cross, and a Nebraska AIDS Project volunteer. Currently, she is a youth mentor and supervises juveniles for community service, a stroke ambassador with the American Heart Association, a member of the HIV/AIDS Community Planning Group, and a strong advocate for children, education, justice, and community involvement as she works with various committees and community organizations within the city.  Recently, she served as the faith community representative for the Nebraska HIV Care and Prevention Consortium
until last year.

Here's more info:  http://cmumc.net/744822
http://leoadambiga.wordpress.com/tag/rev-portia-cavitt/
http://www.umcneb.org/people/detail/41
http://sites.google.com/site/neumcphotographs/home/ministers-by-last-name-2/cavitt-portia

Open Hearts Winter Schedule

Open Hearts Friends and RUM's :

 

DEC DATES :  changed date for Feb Movie :  Feb 12 rather than Feb 19, put on your calendar!

 

Help Get our Basket Ready: Nov 27, 28 :

 

BASKETS OF LOVE Silent Auction :  Holiday Baking Basket by Open Hearts group -  DONATE baking items and get items to Maureen by Nov 27 for the basket from our group!   She will make it Nov 28.  Needed items:  anything baking related! I have the Nativity set cookie cutters - they came in the mail this week!  We have:  Grain Place flour four pounds, a few baking things - let me know if you have things to contribute:    Mvetter@charter.net  Bid or give to HIV AIDS offerings Nov 30, Dec 3/4 at TUMC!

 

Nov 30 Awaken, 6:30 PM First UMC, G Island:  6 PM Nov 30:  Kickoff for BASKETS OF LOVE Silent Auction : moves to Trinity UMC Dec 3/4 and Dec 10/11 - ends at noon Dec 11 :   we hope you will bid!  All proceeds go to the two HIV AIDS funds at TUMC : UM global AIDS fund and TUMC Emergency HIV AIDS fund (will be divided along with offerings Dec 1 week ;  alternative cards for giving :  GIFT OF LOVE CARDS to give to loved ones this holiday season :  bring offerings Dec 3/4 to worship and Nov 30!

 

Dec 1 : World AIDS Day :  services and events in the area!  send prayers to those battling HIV AIDS in NE and around the globe - working for an AIDS Free world!  www.umglobalaidsfund.org

Pay pal Giving on our new URL : www.umcneb.org/AIDS

 

Dec 3, 11:30 - 1 PM :  Gathering place, Trinity UMC, 511 N Elm, G island, NE: 

CHRISTMAS POTLUCK LUNCH:  Social Event for Open Hearts folks and friends!   Bring POTLUCK foods in addition to one lesagne by maureen and jay -  ice water will be provided and hot tea -   BRING YOUR OWN SILVERWARE and TABLEWARE -  THANKS!  

 

Social meeting:  BASKETS OF LOVE SILENT AUCTION to make bids, CLAB Calendars and RMN Rainbow lapel pins for sale as fundraisers ($9 and $5), Christmas offerings, tours of the new remodelling, storytelling challenge!   Bring rainbow yarn or one of the seven colors of the rainbow : 4 ply cotton for HIV AIDS project Knitting washclothes for sale in June!

Come early if you are new to the group to read and sign the support group guidelines! 

 

January: PFLAG coffee get together and meeting  -- Open Hearts Challenge: write 1 page sacred stories this winter!

Feb 12 CHANGE OF DATE (Feb 19 some folks will be on the worktrip to Joplin, MO :  movie and discussion after :  Incompatible with Christian teaching, bring snacks

March : Horizons of faith, Omaha first umc, go to FROGS organic store in Wolbach this spring!

April 15:  Share our SACRED stories we have written      maureen and mena, email contacts

Reflections from Gil Caldwell: Our time under God is now!

Thanks to Rev Gil Caldwell, Rocky Mtn Conference, Retired Elder / Clergy for your REFLECTIONS, your comparisons of history that repeats -- of exclusion today being like segregation of the past  -

and your CALL TO ACTION --   OUR TIME UNDER GOD IS NOW! 

 

See Gil's timely thoughts below --  share it with your friends!

 

THE COUNCIL OF BISHOPS RESPONDS TO UM CLERGY WHO ARE WILLING TO PERFORM SAME SEX UNIONS

 

Kermit the frog said, "It's not easy being green". I am sure that there are United Methodist Bishops who today would say, "It's not easy being a United Methodist Bishop". Rather than condemning (or praising) The Council of Bishops statement in response to "...a group of clergy who have declared they would perform holy unions in opposition to the Book of Discipline", I offer this paraphrase of a portion of their statement, remembering the racial struggles of our denomination.

 

Although different, they may be instructive as United Methodism must, and I believe will, respond to the current language and legislation in our Book of Discipline. I am not sure all of us understand the "deep pain" that our Book of Discipline language and legislation is causing same gender loving clergy who are open about their commitment, and those of us who support them. I have substituted (highlighted) words that remember the tragedy of our racial history, with the hope that this will help us understand the similarities between segregation/exclusion of persons today because of their same sex commtments, and of persons because of their race, in the past.

 

"One of the deep disagreements and divisions within the church is over (the practice of racial integration recently highlighted by a group of white and black clergy who have declared they will attend racially segregated white churches in opposition to the racially segregated policies and practices of those churches). This has caused different experiences of deep pain throughout the church. As the bishops of the Church, we commit ourselves to be in prayer for the whole church and for the brokeness our communities experience."

 

The above is a paraphrased quotation of a portion of the letter from The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church. It was written, remembering that on Easter Sunday of 1964, Bishop Charles Golden who was black, and Bishop James Mathews who was white, sought to attend the morning service of Galloway Memorial Methodist Church in Jackson, Mississippi. They were turned away because the Church had a Policy Statement that declared their Church was "white only".

 

It is difficult to remember and admit that once our denomination in its language and legislation and in the racial segregation it created and allowed, believed that, "The practice of racial integration was incompatible with Christian teaching."

 

I beleve that our denominational history has prepared us to respond positively to the ministry opportunities and challenges of the 21st century. We once supported and enforced prohibitions against the consumption of alchohol, divorce of clergy, etc.

 

But, in time, we acknowledged that for a denomination to attempt to be in minisry

with its "head in the sand", diminishes and demeans the unique significance of ministry in the Methodist tradition. I had wished that The United Methodist Church

might have taken leadership in providing the ministry of marriages and unions to same sex couples in those places where they are legal. And, affirmed the same gender loving clergy who have been among us presently and historically, in local churches, as District Superintendents and as Bishops.

 

But, our sisters and brothers in other Communions have done this while we convey the impression that if our denomination did this, the foundation of our United Methodist faith would crumble. Our faith foundation is not that fragile! If this were so, we would not have survived the changes that we have made.

 

Years ago, the late, Reverend Doctor Ernest Smith provided Black Methodists for Church Renewal with our slogan; "OUR TIME UNDER GOD IS NOW"

 

I believe The Council of Bishops believes, and hopefully most of the delegates to the 2012 General Conference believe, a fresh and faith-grounded approach to language and legislation that first sufaced in 1972, must be reviewed and transformed.

 

The little boy who heard his parents talk at the dinner table, day after day, about the awful state of the world, sought to participate by saying, "The world must be in a mell of a hess". The world is, and we squander the gifts God has given The United Methodist Church, as we act as though we believe that same sex couples and complete ministry to and with them, are responsible for the economic, health, violence and war issues that affect all of humankind.

 

We know this is not true, and we must dare say so!

 

           United Methodist Church, "OUR TIME UNDER GOD IS NOW".

 

May we, with God's guidance and help, live in the present, as we shape the future.  

 

Gilbert H. Caldwell

Retired Elder,

Rocky Mountain Conference

November 11, 2011

 

GSA's : creating safe places in churches, schools, towns!

Reconciling Friends in NE and beyond:

 

See the moving youtube by youth at the end of this note : Post it on Facebook and tell friends!

 

Start a Reconciling support group today!  Start a GSA today, find adults who care today! 

 

www.RMNetwork.org  Sign up to be an RUM Today!

 

Facebook in Ne: Nebraska Statewide Reconciling Network    or our blog :  www.Nebraskarum.blogspot.com   PFLAG groups in NE : Omaha, Lincoln, Hastings

 

Nov 12, Tomorrow : Take Reconciling on the Road - Come to the LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR event Sat, nov 12, Trinity UMC, 511 N Elm, GI, NE - 10 am to 2:30 pm, No cost, freewill lunch  offering

Contact Betty and Bob Dorr, Zach Anderson: bobcdorr@cox.net  and zachan85@gmail.com

 

Maureen and Wendy, RMN Statewide contacts, PRN contacts, local contacts, recruit

youth contacts locally!   mvetter@charter.net  and wsmith28@gmail.com

 

See this moving utube:    http://www.youtube.com/answeredru#p/a/u/0/pOId2C8g7T8

 

Note: The DVD   -  Bullied or Bullying is available through Southern Poverty Law Center online. It is

either no cost or inexpensive.  Find out about starting a GSA at your school today.

 

General Conference Info from MFSA 11/9/11

General Conference 2012: Things to Know

A "Call to Action" Alternative On November 1st, the National Office of MFSA released the following press release: United Methodists React to 15 People Overseeing the Agencies of a 12 Million Member Church Methodist Caucus Proposes Reorganization Alternative One of the largest mainline denominations in the United States is warming up for a major power struggle at its United Methodist General Conference in the Spring of 2012. Leaders from the Methodist Federation for Social Action responded to the official "Call to Action" plan because of its radical restructuring of the church. The Call to Action proposal would distil nine of the thirteen church-wide agencies into one, replacing more than 500 volunteer board members with a single board comprised of fifteen people to oversee the agencies of a twelve-million member denomination on five continents. In response to this extreme proposal, the Methodist Federation for Social Action is holding a telephone press conference to launch an alternative restructure approach. MFSA's plan reduces the number of agencies from thirteen to nine and establishes four program 'Centers' each with a thirty-three member board.  Read more... We are asking our chapters to please share this information and invitation with your members, Annual Conference delegates to General Conference 2012, and then join in the conversation on our website about these proposals at www.mfsagc12.org.        What You Can Do: Pre-General Conference  REVIEW LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES: Learn about a variety of Legislative Priorities for the Love Your Neighbor Coalition. Enter into prayerful consideration of how you might have a conversation about the importance of these petitions in the life of The United Methodist Church. Write letters, blog, tweet, call/meet/write your delegates, or (if you are a delegate) talk about these issues in delegation meetings. Learn more about these Legislative Priorities here. SIGN THE "LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR" STATEMENT: Read the "Love Your Neighbor" Statement and consider signing on! Over 450 faithful United Methodists, both laity and clergy, have added their names. Sign here! ATTEND A "LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR" TRAINING: As part of the "Love Your Neighbor" Coalition, we commit to engage in Holy Conferencing by telling our stories and building relationships with United Methodists from every walk of life and theological position.Together, MFSA Chapters and Reconciling Ministries Annual Conference Teams in 54 Annual Conferences will recruit, support, and coach campaign volunteers who will learn to tell their stories and build relationships with General and Jurisdictional Conference delegates. Look here to see if there is a training near you! DONATE: Support the work of MFSA and the Love Your Neighbor coalition through your financial support. Donate here. Online donations are safe and secure. Please make sure to note your donation is for General Conference 2012. What You Can Do: At General Conference   VOLUNTEER!! If you are able to volunteer for two weeks, one week, or even just a few days, please consider completing the Volunteer Survey. There are many, many ways for you to assist at General Conference - from legislation monitoring to hospitality to communications. Your gift of time can make a considerable difference at General Conference. Think of it as a Mission Trip to Tampa!

Open Hearts news

Open hearts folks and friends:   Good news :  YOU ARE LOVED --  no strings attached!  

 

Celebrate : We send off our $250 from offerings this year to RMN offices in Chicago early December to keep RMN offices and ministries alive!  General Conference is coming spring 2012 in Tampa, FL

We start raising funds for next year's commitment in December!  We are an official Reconciling community of Reconciling Ministries Network!   www.RMNetwork.org 

 

1 )  Nov 12 -- LOVE YOU NEIGHBOR Event, 10 am to 2:30 pm, Trinity UMC,  511 N Elm, G Island:

story telling, meet reconciling friends, share stories with delegates to General Conference spring 2012, no cost, freewill offering for lunch!   

 

2)  Baskets of LOVE Silent Auction for two HIV AIDS funds, Thanks to all persons creating baskets : if you can give Items for our GROUP Baskets --  they are due Nov 27 to Maureen Vetter, she will make them Nov 28:  Silent auction starts at the Awaken service, World AIDS Day worship Nov 30, 6:30 pm, First umc, Capital Ave, G island, ends Dec 11 at noon at Trinity UMC, G island :  Susan Goodman from Central Health Center will share at the Awaken service

Wed Nov 30 -  If you want to help Mandy or Maureen with the Baskets, let us know!

 

If you have items to share for the Open Hearts HOLIDAY BAKING BASKET you can share: baking items to maureen vetter by Nov 27 :  such as whole wheat flour, oats, chocolate chips, sprinkle, baking cocoa, vanilla, pie pan and other items - i will furnish some cookie cutters - hoping to get nativity cookie cutters if i can find them!   

 

Also there will be an - Angel Basket for UM4GI HIV AIDs task force - if you have items to share :  we have an angel doll with wooden wings made in MN and two pillar candles, angel magnet so far!

 

3) Dec 3, 11:30 to 1 PM Christmas POTLUCK Lunch, Gathering place Trinity UMC - see earlier emails for details -  Bring foods and tableware to share -  BRING Multicolored RAINBOW YARN, cotton four ply or individual colors of the Rainbow yarn in 4 ply cotton as gifts for HIV AIDS (someone is making Rainbow washcloths this winter to sell next summer for UM Global AIDS fund)

 

We will have 2012 CLAB Calendars for salef or $9, give Christmas Offerings, Rainbow RMN lapel pins $5 as a fundraisers -  See you at the christmas POTLUCK lunch!   Baskets of Love, tour of the new remodelling, challenge for stories this winter !  See the Storyteller doll!

 

Thanks everyone for the help on HIV AIDS projects with World AIDS Day coming Dec 1 -  Gifts of LOVE CARDS are available for alternative holiday giving to friends/family and KNOW YOUR STATUS HIV AIDS Testing Site cards with dates, times, location to share with others :

28 persons were tested for HIV AIDS at the Health Fair two weeks ago at Old Walnut.  We are very glad as many people have not been tested - KNOW YOUR STATUS -  Peace  Maureen and Mena

2012 Horizons Of Faith

Reconciling Friends in NE and beyond:

 

Info is just out on "Horizons of Faith" weekend for spring 2012 at Omaha First UMC this year!~

 

Join folks of faith from around the area as Horizons of Faith Presents:

 

Empire Economics, and Christ: 

 

"Does Christianity Still Make a Difference?"  featuring Joerg Rieger, Guest Theologian

 

Save the Dates:  March 23 - 25, 2012

 

www.horizonsoffaith.com for info

Hosted by First UMC, Omaha

7020 Cass Street, Omaha, NE

402-556-6262

Keystone Pipeline

Reconciling friends in Central NE and beyond :  Taking actions - faith responses!

 

I am speaking out on the Keystone Pipeline in NE as it is an environmental justice issue for all of us -  for me, justice concerns are all intertwined -  read the GI paper today to learn more and go online to BOLD NE Facebook and webite.  It is totally grassroots with no big oil money placing huge ads in papers like today!

 

As Persons of faith we need to speak up and talk to our neighbors, talk to family members, talk to our friends, dentist and teachers, pastors, day care friends, card playing friends -  write senators, go to support the NEW LEGISLATIVE SESSION starting in Lincoln on the Transcanada XL PIPELINE in NE and taking actions that will change the future of NE with our Drinking water, our livelihood, jobs and housing, life for children in the future, men and women, health for all!

 

Did you know we have no state regulations for pipelines?  That could be why they have chosen NE for this SECOND pipeline in NE (we already have one did you know) and the new one is proposed to cut (and i do mean cut) through the sandhills, ranchland and could endanger the aquifer with accidents -  there have been MANY pipeline accidents even if they say they never will happen -  

 

It is time we think about our precious water supply, ranchers in the sandhills, the sandhills themselves which are a treasure -  and how this will change life forever in NE for a pipeline of crude oil coming from precious lands in Canada that are being ripped up (the size of England i have been told and destroying habitat in Canada - all for money)  - 

 

Also this crude oil from tar sands will be very hard to refine and possibly not even refinable in the USA so it will be shipped to other countries to be refined possibly and how desperate are we?

 

Think about what could happen to our drinking water with ONE Accident -   how do you get Oil out of water?    Has anyone thought about this?  We have Oil companies who want a citizenry that does not know the facts or care -  they would prefer apathy -  the oil companies are based on the greed concept -  they are based on $$ - not people and health and our earth that is a gift.

 

Think about it --  we could be endangering the whole aquifer  -  speak up and take action -  now is the time!  

 

The SPECIAL SESSION on the XL Pipeline IS NOW - and there will be special sessions like one Friday afternoon in Lincoln for citizens to get involved Friday afternoon in the Warner room -   write your senator today - or take action below -  now is the time!  L

 

Let's promote care about each other, jobs, the planet and equality for all persons -  faith responses are so important to changing things in our world to be a more nurturing place, safer places. 

 

See some of you Friday at HIV AIDS meeting Lincoln nov 4, see some of you Saturday at 10:30 am at Occupy GI, some of you Nov 12 at LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR, join us at Awaken, First umc, 6:30 PM, Nov 30 to kick off Baskets of love Silent Auction and center on World AIDS Day Dec 1 -

 

See some of you Dec 3 at the Christmas Potluck lunch on Sat in the Gathering place at TUMC, offerings for two HIV AIDS funds in Dec at TUMC:  UM Global AIDS fund and TUMC Emergency HIV AIDS fund with Waiting lists starting oct 15 in NE.

 

Let me know if you can do a BASKET OF LOVE or contribute to the one for OPEN HEARTS Holiday Baking Basket - i need baking items and goods -  also one for HIV AIDS called Angels are all around us -  you can give items to it too !   contact maureen today!

 

Come join us Saturday for Occupy GI at 10:30 am at Pioneers park -  justice issues are all interconnected in my view -   Occupy Lincoln is every saturday!  Go and give support!

 

Jesus was an action oriented person who also spent 40 days in the Wilderness wrestling with his spiritual side -   who talked to the woman at the well, he chased the money lenders out of the temple, he cured the lame and the lepers, he lived simply, he built relationships and loved questions and stories, parables -  he suggested we care for the earth and people -  he reached out to others who were marginalized and encouraged new thinking and change!  Jesus was a radical human being filled with justice and compassion for all.  We are here to care for each other.

 

Remember we are asked to simply:  Love your neighbor - and the lutherans too!  

peace maureen and mena, contacts for open hearts reconciling community

 

PS see Bold NE on Facebook, website and in the news!  Become a supporter! THANKS TO THE BOLD NE FOLKS and Jane Kleeb's leadership in Hastings --  from the GRASSROOTS of citizens who care!

 

GLBTQA News - NE stories, Nov 12, Adam's Gift on kindle

Reconciling United Methodists :   Another year of Great Spiritual Awakenings!

Take Reconciling on the Road and come to Central NE Nov 12, Called to Witness, Believe
Out loud, Love your Neighbor Statwide Event Nov 12!

Tell your stories -  share them in support groups, write them for Sacred Story booklets, newspapers, newsletters, national groups and blogs!

See Brian's Story from Central NE below and stories in the Omaha PFLAG newsletter too!  Thank you Brian for sharing your story to help others!

Brian Whitecalf's story was just published in the Grand Island Daily Independent October 29, 2011.   We want to share his story with everyone in NE and beyond.

http://theindependent.com/articles/2011/10/29/opinions/another_opinion/doc4eab562c0ada4619943459.txt

Events:  Statewide Event

Love Your Neighbor Event:  Nov 12, 2011
Join us Saturday Nov 12 at Trinity UMC, 511 N Elm, Grand Island for the "Love Your Neighbor" Event, 10 am to 2:30 PM, no cost, freewill offering for lunch -  sponsored by folks who attended SING A NEW SONG with RMN, MFSA and Affirmation -  UM advocacy groups seeking change for a more fully inclusive church and faith communities.

Dec 3, 11:30 - 1 PM,  Open Hearts Reconciling Community, Christmas Potluck Lunch, Trinity UMC, G Island, Gathering Place - Social Event : World AIDS Day Baskets of Love Silent Auction, offerings, tours.  Come early if you are new to Open Hearts to read and sign support group guidelines.

Thanks to Jimmy Creech and Chris Weedy for their  recent trip to NE for Coming Out Week!
Jimmy's book and faith story - Adam's Gift :  a memoir is published through Duke U press. It is out for Kindle books now and is in it's 3rd printing! Thanks for writing your story and sharing your faith witness of courage with Chris' witness of support and encouragement!  Thanks to Hastings College and Chaplain McCarthy for hosting Jimmy and Chris along with the Interfaith Community in Omaha and Omaha PFLAG.


Congratulations to the Omaha chapter for their national award!  And
other terrific articles....

http://www.pflag-omaha.org/newsletter/PFLAGNL_NOV11.pdf 

New online GLBT magazine from Lincoln

Reconciling United Methodists in NE and friends:   Another year of Great Spiritual Awakenings!

Become a Reconciling UM today -  join the other 300 plus folks in NE : www.RMNetwork.org

We would love to get to 400 RUM's in NE this year!  See you at LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR Event at Trinity United Methodist church, 511 N Elm Street, Grand Island, NE 68801
l0:00 am to 2:30 PM, no cost, freewill offering for lunch!

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Announcement for a new magazine in NE for the LGBT community and allies below:


Touche' magazine is now online as of 10/27/11!!

http://www.touchemag.com/html/beat/beat_glowingsmile.html

Please check this out www.touchemag.com/ and share this link with your students, colleagues or anybody who may benefit from this magazine.

Riley is also looking for volunteer writers, bloggers, models, photographers, resources, etc.
The magazine aims to be a state-wide resource for community events, etc. for the LGBT community in Nebraska.

Here is his contact information:

Riley S. Huskey
Editor
touchémag.com
c: 402.802.2331