Sunday, September 9, 2012

Nebraska Statewide Reconciling Network : Actions!! Request a Google Logo for World AIDS Day! AIDS Walks! Carpooling!

Dear RUM's in NE and friends :  Reconciing United Methodists! www.RMNetwork.org main website!  Sign on there as an RUM!
See us on Facebook :  Nebraska Statewide Reconclling Network    Blog : Nebraskarum.blogspot.com
Church Within a Church :  www.cwac.us

Another year of Spiritual Awakenings!

ACTIONS for Sept :

Help us get World AIDS day on Google : YOU CAN HELP!   see how do do this below :  for info contact Andrew: andrewb@nap.org
Thanks for this info Andrew!

NIBBLE FOR NAP (NE AIDS project www.nap.org :  Sept 18 --
Go to www.nap for the cool poster and share it on Facebook!

See the great LOGO too for AIDS walk in Hastings Sept 23 and 5 K run too!  See about other AIDS walks in NE : www.nap.org

Sept 17 : Hastings PFLAG Potluck to welcome back students in Alliance GSA!   CARPOOLING from Trinity UMC, meet at 5:15 PM, some students from GSA at GISH want to go!   Dinner at 6 PM in the Hazelrigg Student Union with Tyler Richard as speaker from ACLU after dinner!   Bring lots of food to share with students!
You will be blessed!
Contact for carpooling to Hastings :  Mena Sprague, St paul NE   email: ottomoine1971@gmail.com
Mena and Dave are ELCA lutheran and we appreciate their support : glad to have help from the Lutherans!

Sept 23 : 1 PM, hastings college student union :   AIDS walk in Hastings with 5k run :  see dates for other walks to eliminate HIV AIDS in NE : www.nap.org or on Facebook :  Kearney NAP or see Hastings PFLAG website!

Oct 6 :  Harvest of Harmony Parade G island :   Gay pride entry : contact Brian Whitecalf to participate!

Oct 14, Nov 11 :  Open Hearts Gatherings for fall :  Coming out as allies!   Maureen Vetter will share in Oct and Rev Bob Rhodes in Nov!

Dec 1 :  WORLD AIDS DAY :  we hope a cool logo is on GOOGLE by then! You can be part of this ADVOCACY :  SEE THE INFO BELOW!
send your request today :   don't wait for someone else :   feel empowered and send the request yourself!  I am going it now myself!

Maureen Vetter and Wendy Smith :   Social media contacts for RMN in NE with almost 400 RUM's!
We are hoping to get to 400 RUM's this year!    We are at 389 Reconciling UM's in NE last we knew!  Go towww.RMNetwork.org to sign up!

-------- Begin forwarded message --------
Subject: FW: Request a Google Logo for World AIDS Day!
Date: 9/6/12 12:40:22 PM
From: "Andrew Brackett" <casemanager2@kearneynap.org>
To: mvetter@charter.net


Hi Maureen,

Please share the information below with others.

Thank you,



Andrew Brackett

Education & Event Coordinator -

NAP logo 4-1-10

11 West Railroad Street

P.O. Box 2378

Kearney, NE. 68848

PH: (308) 338-0527

FAX: (308) 338-0601

Web: www.nap.org <http://www.nap.org/>



AIDS Walk Event Card 2012





From: prevention_networking_group-bounces@lists.critpath.org [mailto:prevention_networking_group-bounces@lists.critpath.org] On Behalf Of Jillian Casey
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 11:01 AM
To: prevention_networking_group@lists.critpath.org
Subject: [PNG] FYI: Request a Google Logo for World AIDS Day!



Google has a team that creates new logos for special occasions. The company refers to these logos as "doodles <http://www.google.com/doodles/finder/2012/All%20doodles> ." Decisions to tailor the company's logo are influenced by public input (that's you!). As Google remains the most visited website in the U.S., these eye-catching doodles can be incredibly far-reaching and impactful.

With World AIDS Day approaching December 1, we encourage you to send an e-mail now and ask others to help, as well!  Email proposals@google.com and copy daniel.w.beck@state.or.us. You can use or adapt the email below.

Email to Google:

To:  proposals@google.comdaniel.w.beck@state.or.us

Subject:  Doodle Request for World AIDS Day (12/1)

Dear Google:

I'm writing to request that Google create a doodle for World AIDS Day (December 1).  It is estimated that approximately 34 million people are living with HIV worldwide, and more than one million are in the United States.  Given the devastating impact of the epidemic, it is disheartening to know that the American public's sense of urgency about HIV has diminished.  A Kaiser Family Foundation study found that the proportion of people in the U.S. who report having seen, heard, or read about HIV in the past year declined from seven in ten in 2004 to only four in ten in 2011.  With your help, we can change that!

Thank you for your consideration and for your prior contributions to HIV prevention and treatment.

Sincerely,

(your name)

Nebraska Statewide Reconciling Network : Fall Events, Read the Omaha PFLAG: September Newsletter, tons of stuff!

Reconciling UM's in NE and beyond :   ANOTHER YEAR OF GREAT SPIRITUAL AWAKENINGS!  LOTS OF NEWS!

Read about the new YOUTH NETWORK in NE, article by Bob Dorr on the reported crime, Conference in SD, and more for PFLAG!

Visit Urban Abbey in Sout Desire's Bookstore in Omaha as proceeds this month go to PFLAG

See OMAHA PFLAG events and Newsletter Link after Reconciling News!


Thanks to all who went to OUR FAMILY GATHERING in KS City in August : someone send a report or reflection!


Reconciling and PFLAG NEWS for Central NE:

Correction of speaker to PFLAG Potluck Sept 17 to welcome back Allinace students!   Tyler Richard will be the speaker, from
Lincoln ACLU, speaking about legal issues for GLBT persons.   Tyler has been active in OUTLINC and lots of GLBT justice!

Sept 8 :  PFLAG coffee and conversation at Blue moon Hastings, 11 am

Sept 17 : 6 PM :  POTLUCK with PFLAG and other GLBTQAA groups in Central NE :  bring one or two food dishes to share with students returning in the GSA at Hastings College, at Hazelrigg Student unioin, Hastings College!    Contact Mena to carpool with Open hearts folks : ottomine1971@gmail.com

Sept 23 : AIDS walk and 5K run< hastings college,  1 PM :   more info on PFLAG Hastings website,www.nap.org and Kearney NAP Facebook :   other AIDS walks in NE in sept too!   Scottsbluff and Lincoln!   Get a team together and go!

Oct is COMING OUT MONTH and DAY!

Oct 6 Harvest of harmony parade, contact Brian Whitecalf about helping with a gay pride entry in the parade!

Oct 14 :  3 PM, Open Hearts meeting at Trinity UMC, 511 N Elm, G IsLand. We meet in the Gathering place : south entrance of TUMC with ramps: Telling our stories this fall :  Coming out as Allies with Maureen Vetter sharing

Come 2:30 to 3 PM for Fellowship time <   bring a snack to share and come at 2:30 if you are new to the group to read our support group guidelines and sign on!   Contact :  maureen Vetter : mvetter@charter.net, cathy denman :  ken will have the Rainbow crate of movies and books!  Thanks to an anonymous donor for some new MOVIES  for fall!   Offerings for RMN  too!

Oct 15 :  11:30 am, UM4GI HIV AIDS Task force meeting, Gathering place TRINITY UMC, G Island, bring your own lunch!  Come if you are an AIDS Ambassador or want to be one!   Special offerings coming inthe UMC for World AIDS Day!

Oct 17 :  CASA Chocolate party : 6:16 to 7:15, Gathering Place TUMC, Grand island : Friends for the Joumey and Missions at TUMC :   Bring a chocolate Dessert to share at 6 PM and learn more about CASA helping children in Central NE!  Freewill offering too!

Guests from Heartland CASA will be there to share for 15 - 20 Minutes! Afterwards is the Friends for the Journey Bookshare, 7:30 PM, conference room, share about two books or come learn about them if you have not read them yet!   Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Jesus for President!

Nov 11 : Sixth anniversay for Open Hearts Reconciling Community and Support Group!   Rev Bob Rhodes will share his faith story :  COMING OUT AS ALLIES!    Same time and place as Oct 14!  Fundraiser and thanksgiving meeting too!

TWO COFFEE times coming in NOV for Prairie Rivers HIV AIDS district to learn more about UM Global AIDS Fund offerings Dec 2! Become an AIDS Ambassador in your local church and join our eight other AA's  : Contact maureen :  mvetter@charter.net

Dec 1 : World AIDS Day : projects and offerings in Dec :  bring baking items in oct and nov : for Basket of LOVE from Open hearts! You can donate and crate a BASKET OF LOVE for ADVENT silent auction two or three sundays  : for two HIV AIDS funds at TUMC!


EE EVENTS BELOW and OMAHA PFLAG NEWSLETTER LINK!!  Tons of good stuff coming!


Maureen and Wendy, Social media contacts for NE with almost 400 RUM's in NE, Main Email contacts, PRN contacts, local contacts!
We are almost 400 strong in NE :

ONLINE :   go to www.RMNetwork.org to sign up as a Reconciling UM today!

See our Facebook :  Nebraska Statwide Reconciling Network
Blog :  www.nebraskarum.blogspot.com

HIV AIDS :  www.umcneb.org/AIDS for stories and being AIDS ambassadors in your local church!
Take offerings for the Dec 2 Special Offerings in NE UMC :  UM Global AIDS fund
www.umglobalaidsfund.com    www.2020Aidsfreeworld.org

Our goal is elminating HIV AIDS by 2020!  See website for Center for the Church and global AIDS for the CBS program in June!




-------- Begin forwarded message --------
Subject: Omaha PFLAG: September Newsletter & Upcoming Events
Date: 9/5/12 8:09:16 AM
From: "Judy Sandeen" <jsandeen@windstream.net>


Please check out the amazing things happening in Omaha, especially the Youth Network!




*Hello PFLAGers!  Click here http://www.pflag-omaha.org/newsletter.pdf
 to view this month's newsletter.*

Thursday, September 6th - *GOglbt Monthly Meeting*

5:30p - 7p Non Profit Association of the Midlands (NAM), 11205 Wright
Circle, Omaha

NAM is a member services organization for non profits in Nebraska and
western Iowa and seeks to strengthen the collective voice, leadership
and capacity of its non profit organizations to enrich the quality of
community life throughout the area.

Tuesday, September 11th - *The Social Impact of Youth Bullying*

**

7:30a sessions begin at Jewish Community Center, 333 S 132nd Street in
Omaha.

Professor Blumenfeld from Iowa State University will speak on bullying
and harassment.  The day will start at 7:30a at the Jewish Community
Center, but will travel to several different locations for different
discussions, please visit www.adledbreakfast092012.eventbrite.com for
more details and registration.

Thursday, September 13th - *PFLAG Omaha Monthly Meeting*

6:30p - 8:30p    Countryside Community Church, 8787 Pacific Street in Omaha.

We'll start socializing at 6:30p in Memorial Hall, and begin with
support at 6:45p.  September is our annual business meeting so there
will not be a program this month, we review the state of the chapter and
elect board members.  All dues paying members can vote during the meeting.

Sunday, September 16th - *Rev. Mark Kiyimba of Kampala, Uganda*

**7p    First Congregational Church, 421 S 36th Street in Omaha

LGBT activist and founder of the Unitarian Univesalist Church of Uganda,
Rev. Mark Kiyimba will be speaking to get the word out.

Friday, October 5th - *GOglbt Potluck Appetizer Social*

​5:30p - 9p

The historic home of Jim Kieffer & Gary Lopez

125 S 3rd St, Council Bluffs

Join us at this beautiful home built at the turn of the 20th century.
  We'll mingle, tour the home and discuss its history.

We'll supply wine and drinks, please feel welcome to bring your special
appetizer to share (please RSVP your appetizer to info@goglbt.org to
help us plan)

Saturday, October 13th -*Art & Equity 2012*

5p - 6:30p     Pre-Party (incl general admission, RSVP) $30

6:30p - 9p     General Admission $20

Gallery at Prouty Place, 4825 S. 25th St, Omaha

Hors d'ouevres, wine and refreshments provided.  21 and older event.

RSVP for pre-party to Diane Perry, dianepperry@gmail.com402.980.6228

*www.pflag-omaha.org          402.291.6789 info@pflag-omaha.org*


sent by Nebraska statewide Reconciling network an official reconciling network community :   to subscribe or unsubscribe, write the email contact volunteering in your area!    Maureen and Mena Central NE, Rob in the West, Betty in Omaha, Liz in Lincoln and Carolyn in Way WEST

Monday, September 3, 2012

AIDS Walks scheduled across the state in September


AIDS Walk — Lincoln

The AIDS Walk will be held Sunday, Sept. 9, outside of the Panic Bar located at 200 South 18th St. Registration will begin at 1:30 p.m.; the walk will start at 2 p.m. and will be followed by prize drawings. Together everyone will march for two miles in front of the State Capitol, in downtown Lincoln and up O St. Individuals can walk independently or with a team.
For more information or to register, contact Tami Washam at 402-476-7000 or via email attamiw@nap.org.

12th Annual Panhandle AIDS Walk — Scottsbluff

The 12th annual Panhandle AIDS Walk will be held Sunday, Sept. 9, at the Trails West Camp in Riverside Park. Registration and check-in will begin at noon, the walk starts at 1 p.m., followed by prize drawings.
For more information or to register, contact Jill Young at 308-635-3807 or via email atjilly@nap.org.

AIDS Walk and 5K Run — Hastings

The AIDS Walk and 5K Run will be held Sunday, Sept. 23, at the Hazelrigg Student Union located on the Hastings College Campus. Registration will begin at 1 p.m.; the walk will start at 1:30 p.m. and will be followed by prize drawings and awards.
For more information or to register, contact Andrew Brackett at 308-338-0527 or via email atandrewb@nap.org