Friday, December 9, 2011
December update
NE Statewide Reconciling Friends!
Another year of GREAT spiritual awakenings!
THE STORY OF STUFF by Annie Leonard below!
Thanks to everyone for getting out the Email news!
Here are some ways you might want to SIMPLIFY by giving to others and yet giving to your loved ones as alternative giving - Create a card, or find a card, write or note or email to give a gift and then specify a justice cause with your GIFT!
And we all have way too much STUFF :
See the history of stuff by Annie Leonard : http://www.frostclick.com/wp/
Send your gifts to the inclusive justice cause - this way you give TWO GIFTS : to the inclusive justice cause and to your loved ones!
THANK you to EVERYONE for offerings for UM Global AIDS fund offerings and World AIDS Day events, services!
1) Give to Reconciling Ministries Network : Be an Angel and give today for a more inclusive UMC www.RMNetwork.org
2) Give to UM Global AIDS Fund in NE : Websites: send gifts to Pay pal on the conference website : www.umcneb.org/AIDS or send offerings to the Conf Treas in Lincoln at Conference offices, 3333 Landmark Circle, Lincoln, NE 68504 : Specify Global AIDS #578 so that 25 % of all offerings stay in NE for local AIDS projects!
It is not too late to take an offering for UM Global AIDS Fund or do a fundraiser to eliminate HIV AIDS by 2020! www.2020Aidsfreeworld.org
www.umcneb.org/AIDS for our new Pay pal for giving!
3) We have some angels among us - Mary Ellen Kilmer, in NW Nebraska - and an AID Ambassador in NE has generously offered to knit Rainbow Washcloths to sell in June at Annual Conference for the UM Global AIDS Fund!
Sorry about the STUFF but at least it is thoughful, useful and homemade! Activism through creating - Make sure it is safe yarn.
Send 4 ply cotton yarn in multicolored rainbow colors or find the individual rainbow colors to Mary Ellen and she can knit them that way too!
Send 4 ply cotton rainbow yarn to : Mary Ellen Kilmer, Box 386, Harrison, NE 69346-0386 OR House address is 258 E. 2nd, Harrison.
Or you might want to do the same project or have a Rainbow KNIT IN with friends this winter to eliminate HIV AIDS by 2020.
Or create small Rainbow Quilts from recycled fibers, knit or create rainbow scarves for June!
Or just GIVE to UM Global AIDS Fund! Make sure you send all gifts to Lincoln so that 25 % stays in NE for local AID projects in Nebraska!
4) Give to the: Trinity UMC Emergency HIV AIDS Fund that gives emergency help for medical emergencies in Central NE at NAP Kearney!
Make checks to TUMC and send to Trinity UMC, 511 N Elm, Grand Island, NE 68801 Give Gift of Love cards or write Gift emails, notes for the holidays or Valentines day as you give to the fund.
5) Good tidings of GREAT JOY to ALL of GOD'S CHILDREN as we prepare ye the way for another year of great spiritual awakenings!
We send love for those having the BLUES and LIGHT FOR THE JOURNEY: You are loved!
Open Hearts Schedule Dec-Apr
Open Hearts folks, Central NE and beyond :
Don't forget about the BASKETS OF LOVE Silent Auction going through noon Dec 11 - bidding ends at noon - checks to TUMC, in the memo put HIV AIDS funds - we even had some baskets donated from Lincoln and omaha friends this year! Thanks everyone for supporting those battling HIV AIDS with baskets of love and helping to work for eliminating HIV AIDS by 2020~
Cat lover's against the Bomb Calendars for sale as a fundraiser : GREAT GIFTS and contact maureen to get yours in December - a project of NE for PEACE and they let us do this as a justice group fundraiser!
CLAB Calendars are $9 each with $5 going to our group account : we are sending in $250 this December to help with RMN ministries - we will be starting over then in February with offerings, fundraisers as it wipes out our account.
You can still give to the UM Global AIDS fund : make checks to TUMC and in the memo put the fund - also TUMC Emergency HIV AIDS fund -
Gifts of Love cards are with the Baskets of love to give a gift to friends and loved ones as you give to this justice cause -- or create your own cards!
Dec 11 : TUMC G Island -- All Church Conference, 3 PM and tours of remodelling
We have a VIRTUAL BASKET for Baskets of Love on Facebook : UM4GI for chocolate party for 8 by Mandy - see about it there! We have about 22 Baskets in all with the virtual facebook basket!
Thanks to all who made baskets and to Judy maupin for helping me with the Open Heart Holidays baking basket!
Come see the Baskets of LOVE during this week as they are set up for all week - and our church is getting close to the end of the big remodelling project - come see it too and the lights of christmas, children's program sunday at 11 am etc.
Remember upcoming dates: PFLAG hastings coffee time coming : Dec 10, Saturday at 11 am at Blue moon, HASTINGS NE Dec 19 : PFLAG Hastings support meeting
ART SHOW at Prairie Winds Art Gallery : Ken Bassett and friends, downtown G Island
BASKETS OF LOVE Silent Auction Bidding : ending Dec 11 at noon - make checks to TUMC and in the memo put HIV AIDS funds - or you can give Alternative Christmas Gifts to TUMC Emergency HIV AIDS fund and UM Global AIDS fund the same way with the specific fund.
January, Feb : Open Hearts - At home : Write a ONE PAGE story :
Our Sacred stories: Awakening stories, Coming Out stories, HIV AIDS stories - bring this spring to share (think of the stories many african american persons have to tell now after all the discrimination, civil war, racism, segregation)
Jan 4, 7 PM, Missions meeting : Open Hearts reps, UM4GI Task force
Jan 10 : noon at Texas T Bone, S Locust : Friends for the journey, come and meet others for lunch at noon - Maureen and Judy are hosts - RSVP to mvetter@charter.net if possible
Jan 25 : Bookshare, 7 PM, Room A second floor, TUMC : Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot - non fiction true story of the cells that were taken for research without knowing -
To get a book go to the city library, bookstores in the area, online - it is in paperback now!
Be watching for info on Jewels of Love : for HIVAIDS funds - create new jewelry or bring in your vintage or jewelry you don't want to be recycled for a great cause and reselling at Mission Marketplace for our two HIV AIDS funds - Mission marketplace starts January 14 : brochures at TUMC, Grand Island, church offices! Bring in your new or used jewelry after January 1 to the church offices. We hope to have a treasure box for you to leave off donations.
HIV AIDS benefit concert in the spring!
Feb 1, 7pm, TUMC : Missions meeting, Open hearts reps and UM4GI task force
Feb 12 : OPEN HEARTS : Movie at 3 PM, Gollaher Chapel, come at 2:30 pm for fellowship - come at 2:30 if you are new to the group to read Support Group guidelines - bring a snack to share! Rainbow crate! RMN Rainbow lapel pins for sale : $5 each
March 23- 25 : OPEN HEARTS : Horizons of Faith, Omaha first umc (see website www.horizonsoffaith.com
April TBA : OPEN HEARTS : share stories
Take LIGHT FOR THE JOURNEY THIS ADVENT, Christmas and New Year! LIGHT Candles of hope, give to others, listen to a friend, reach out in the love of Jesus who was born in Bethlehem : our role model -
You won't hear much from us now as things are getting super busy - see you again in January with a new year of spiritual awakenings!
Contribute a square to digital AIDS quilt
More than 30,000 quilt panels have been made, creatively featuring moms, dads, babies, pets, celebrities and some great quotes. Here are a few of my favorite panels. Take a look, and then head over to the (2015)QUILT to make your own panel (or two or three) today:
Part of the reason why I really love this quilt is because it draws its inspiration from the incredibly moving AIDS Memorial Quilt. The (2015)QUILT helps show in a new, digital way that we're committed to the beginning of end of AIDS by 2015. That's why we want you to add your message: so we can share it during important upcoming moments, like next year's International AIDS Conference and the Global Fund replenishment meeting.
Get creative, make a quilt panel and join the fight. The beginning of the end of AIDS starts with you: http://act.one.org/go/243?
Jeff Davidoff
Chief Marketing Officer, ONE
Chief Marketing Officer, ONE
PS: When you visit www.2015quilt.com, don't forget to like ONE on Facebook. It's really easy - just click the like button at the bottom of the page. Thanks!
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