Health Fair at Old Walnut first floor across from Trinity UMC, Grand island - on the 500 block of N elm - Enter the Health Fair from the West Side of the building -
3-7 PM - it is sponsored by Trinity UMC and the health committee - If anyone takes photos at the Health Fair, send them to Susan stoppkottee at Trinity UMC : trinityumc@gionline.net
If you can HELP MOVING TABLES FROM TUMC to Old Walnut and back - contact Trinity UMC church offices : 308-382-1952
Lots of Extraordinary events happening!
Today is the Extraordinary Ordination in Tucson, AZ at the Presbyterian church - Church Within a Church has held one other day of Extraordinary Ordinations
Go to their website as they are live streaming the service and weekend of events - We know a few people attending this event today! Send Prayers for all persons there!
www.cwac.us Read about this event on their website and the Reconciling website - Rev Troy Plummer preaches today in Tucson at St Francis of the Foothills UMC
Chris Weedy reports that Jimmy Creech's book Adam's Gift is in it's THIRD PRINTING! IT IS NOW OUT ON KINDLE for kindle lovers!
Go to Jimmny's facebook to follow him in Dallas this weekend - you can do a book review no the book websites.
Soulforce organized an event recently at Wheaton College : inviting GLBTQA alums from Wheaton College back for Homecoming.
For many it was their first time back in many years - read the story and other soulforce happenings : www.soulfoce.org
Monday, October 24, 2011
Events and Art Shows to feed your spirit : lots of Diversity events coming!
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
40 Days of Prayer now available : 40 days till World AID Day Dec 1
Here is a resource for local churchs and persons of faith - making faith responses to persons battling HIV AIDS in NE and our world! Surprise on Day 26 -
See www.umcneb.org/AIDS for more info and www.umglobalaidsfund.org
The 40 Days of Prayer is now available for reading and printing off the 20/20: Visioning an AIDS- Free World website. You can access it at http://2020aidsfreeworld.
Love your neighbor event GI, Nov 12 : training announcement
The Nebraska Reconciling United Methodist team will host an exciting training on
Saturday, Nov. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church,
511 N. Elm, in Grand Island.
The training will include information about how participants can help the
United Methodist Church become a more fully inclusive church that does not
discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
We will learn how to meet with Nebraska delegates to the 2012 General
Conference and effectively share our stories. Lunch will be provided at no charge.
A freewill offering will be taken. For more information or to RSVP, please contact
Betty Dorr at 402-333-7064 or at bobcdorr@cox.net
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Debate on Same Sex Unions Revived: Omaha World Herald
Dear Reconciling Friends in NE and beyond:
"Debate On Same Sex Unions Revived" (article in the Omaha world herald Oct 9, 2011)
Coming Out Day is Tuesday : Oct 11
Find ways to come out in your life to heal your spiritual wounds. Let's find ways to create support groups to create safe places for everyone.
Join in events across NE with week with Jimmy Creech visiting and sharing his new book / Adam's Gift : a memoir -- Jimmy's story through Duke U Press. Various signings, readings and events will be held. See Omaha PFLAG website for Omaha events - Welcome Jimmy to NE.
Wed Oct 12 Jimmy comes to Central NE to speak at Hastings College Chapel at 10 am and 7 PM at French Chapel at a signing /reading and reception to follow with the Alliance GSA group hosting.
Let's find ways to work for equality for all persons regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity : Let's seek ways to affirm all of God's children in the UMC in our faith groups.
Reach out to those who are marginalized in our communities.
NE blog: www.nebraskarum.blogspot.com
Facebook: Nebraska Statewide Reconciling Network
RMN website : www.RMNetwork.org and RMN Facebook etc. Reconciling Ministries Network
Become a Reconciling United Methodist today! Go to the main website www.RMNetwork.org and Sign on and join with the folks wanting a fully inclusive UMC!
We are 300 strong in NE and we hope to have 400 RUM's this year with your help!
Let us know if you want to be included in our NE Statewide Reconciling Network group email: mvetter@charter.net wsmith28@gmail.com
COMING OUT WEEK IS HERE, CWAC and Columbus Day?
RUM's of NE and friends :
Nov 12 : LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR is coming to NE, Trinity UMC, Grand Island, 10 am to 3 PM.
See you at Coming Out Day and Week events!
See Facebook : Jimmy Creech -- for events in NE and Omaha PFLAG website for Omaha events - Jimmy speaks at Hastings College, French Chapel at 10 am and 7 PM in Central NE Wed Oct 12!
See below for latest Church Within A Church movement email : Celebrate in Tucson this October Send your prayers, join CWAC amd RMN today! www.cwac.us and www.RMNetwork.org
Nebraska Statewide Reconciling Network
FB: Nebraska Statewide Reconciling Network
Become a Reconciling United Methodist today : go towww.RMNetwork.org and Sign on, Join us! We want to have 400 RUM's in NE this year!
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Friday – Sunday, October 21-23, 2011
St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church, Tucson, AZ
A weekend of Living Justice events culminating in the second “Ecumenical Ordination in a Methodist Tradition Minus the Closet!”
| www.cwac.us |
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Open Hearts: GLBT History Month Speaker Jimmy Creech, Oct 12, 10 am, 7 pm French Mem Chapel
OPEN HEARTS FOLKS and FRIENDS:
Thanks to Antje Anderson, Faculty at Hastings College and Sponsor for the Alliance GSA at Hastings College for the informative email BELOW with historical summary and encouragement to go hear Jimmy Creech next week on Oct 12 in Central NE at Hastings College at 10 am and 7 PM both in French Chapel - during Coming Out week! Coming Out Day is Oct 11.
Jimmy Creech will be at other events in Omaha for Coming Out Day and week that were sent out recently (or go to Omaha PFLAG newsletter online) - let's welcome him back to Nebraska in Christian love.
We hope you can go either in the morning or evening to hear him or do the reading / signing / reception at 7 PM also in French Chapel. It is on the semi circle on campus and you cannot miss it. Google Hastings college for a campus map. Your life will be enriched spiritually if you go! Take Reconciling on the Road to Hastings!
Join us in welcoming Jimmy and Chris back to NE to hear Jimmy's story of courage and witness -
peace maureen and mena, Open Hearts Reconciling Community, Grand Island, NE -we gather every other month during the school year at Trinity UMC as a support group of reconciling friends of various faith traditions.
NOTE: Nov 12 there will be a special LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR Event coming to Trinity UMC G Island from 10 am to 3 PM sponsored by RMN *Reconciling Ministry Network, MFSA (Methodist Federation for Social Action over 100 years old address important social issues of our day) and Affirmation!
Be watching for registration and details on Nov 12 - you are invited to join us for this event as well! * www.RMNetwork.org Open Hearts Reconciling Community is an OFFICIAL Reconciling Community along with four others in NE : AWE and RUMOLA in Lincoln, Nebraska Statewide Reconciling Community and Omaha First umc!
We have over 300 Reconciling United Methodists in NE - let's get to 400 RUM's this year! Sign up online: www.RMNetwork.org
You can start a reconciling group with two or three people in your area sharing your faith journeys. Contact us about ways to go through this process or to just gather folks around coffee, book study, Sunday school, choir, going green, missions or rainbow art / crafts!
----- Original Message ----- From: "Anderson, Antje" <aanderson@hastings.edu>
To: "Faculty and Staff" <FacultyandStaff@hastings.edu>
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 6:24 AM
Subject: GLBT History Month Speaker Jimmy Creech, October 12, 10 am and 7 pm in French Memorial Chapel
One more notification on behalf of the Alliance:
Please mark your calendars for next Wednesday, October 12, when Jimmy Creech is coming to campus as our GLBT History Month speaker.
Jimmy Creech is here for Chapel service at 10 am and for a reading and book signing for his new book, Adam's Gift, at 7 pm (also in the Chapel). Many of you were here when he came about a dozen years ago to speak on campus, after having just been ousted as a pastor for uniting a lesbian couple in 1997.
The website of the organization he founded, Faith in America, provides the more detailed back story:
Creech was appointed senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Omaha, Nebraska, in July of 1996. Charges were brought against him for violating the Order and Discipline of the United Methodist Church after he celebrated a covenant ceremony for two women in September of 1997. He was acquitted during the church trial but charges were again filed against him by the Methodist Church in 1999 after he celebrated the holy union of two men in Chapel Hill, N.C.. The jury in that trial declared Creech guilty of “disobedience to the Order and Discipline of The United Methodist Church” and withdrew his credentials of ordination.
Since the summer of 1998, Creech has traveled around the country preaching in churches and speaking on college and university campuses, as well as to various community and national gay rights organizations. He recently completed writing a book, entitled Adam’s Gift, about his experiences of the Church’s struggle to welcome and accept lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons.
Source: http://www.faithinamerica.org/
We are thrilled to have Jimmy, who comes to us from North Carolina, come for another campus visit, and hope you will attend and spread the word to your students, colleagues, and friends. Of course the events are free and open to the public.
Antje Anderson, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Languages and Literatures
Hastings College
710 N. Turner Avenue
Hastings, NE 68901
U.S.A.
Ph.: [001] (o)
[001] (c)
Thanks to Antje Anderson, Faculty at Hastings College and Sponsor for the Alliance GSA at Hastings College for the informative email BELOW with historical summary and encouragement to go hear Jimmy Creech next week on Oct 12 in Central NE at Hastings College at 10 am and 7 PM both in French Chapel - during Coming Out week! Coming Out Day is Oct 11.
Jimmy Creech will be at other events in Omaha for Coming Out Day and week that were sent out recently (or go to Omaha PFLAG newsletter online) - let's welcome him back to Nebraska in Christian love.
We hope you can go either in the morning or evening to hear him or do the reading / signing / reception at 7 PM also in French Chapel. It is on the semi circle on campus and you cannot miss it. Google Hastings college for a campus map. Your life will be enriched spiritually if you go! Take Reconciling on the Road to Hastings!
Join us in welcoming Jimmy and Chris back to NE to hear Jimmy's story of courage and witness -
peace maureen and mena, Open Hearts Reconciling Community, Grand Island, NE -we gather every other month during the school year at Trinity UMC as a support group of reconciling friends of various faith traditions.
NOTE: Nov 12 there will be a special LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR Event coming to Trinity UMC G Island from 10 am to 3 PM sponsored by RMN *Reconciling Ministry Network, MFSA (Methodist Federation for Social Action over 100 years old address important social issues of our day) and Affirmation!
Be watching for registration and details on Nov 12 - you are invited to join us for this event as well! * www.RMNetwork.org Open Hearts Reconciling Community is an OFFICIAL Reconciling Community along with four others in NE : AWE and RUMOLA in Lincoln, Nebraska Statewide Reconciling Community and Omaha First umc!
We have over 300 Reconciling United Methodists in NE - let's get to 400 RUM's this year! Sign up online: www.RMNetwork.org
You can start a reconciling group with two or three people in your area sharing your faith journeys. Contact us about ways to go through this process or to just gather folks around coffee, book study, Sunday school, choir, going green, missions or rainbow art / crafts!
----- Original Message ----- From: "Anderson, Antje" <aanderson@hastings.edu>
To: "Faculty and Staff" <FacultyandStaff@hastings.edu>
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 6:24 AM
Subject: GLBT History Month Speaker Jimmy Creech, October 12, 10 am and 7 pm in French Memorial Chapel
One more notification on behalf of the Alliance:
Please mark your calendars for next Wednesday, October 12, when Jimmy Creech is coming to campus as our GLBT History Month speaker.
Jimmy Creech is here for Chapel service at 10 am and for a reading and book signing for his new book, Adam's Gift, at 7 pm (also in the Chapel). Many of you were here when he came about a dozen years ago to speak on campus, after having just been ousted as a pastor for uniting a lesbian couple in 1997.
The website of the organization he founded, Faith in America, provides the more detailed back story:
Creech was appointed senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Omaha, Nebraska, in July of 1996. Charges were brought against him for violating the Order and Discipline of the United Methodist Church after he celebrated a covenant ceremony for two women in September of 1997. He was acquitted during the church trial but charges were again filed against him by the Methodist Church in 1999 after he celebrated the holy union of two men in Chapel Hill, N.C.. The jury in that trial declared Creech guilty of “disobedience to the Order and Discipline of The United Methodist Church” and withdrew his credentials of ordination.
Since the summer of 1998, Creech has traveled around the country preaching in churches and speaking on college and university campuses, as well as to various community and national gay rights organizations. He recently completed writing a book, entitled Adam’s Gift, about his experiences of the Church’s struggle to welcome and accept lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons.
Source: http://www.faithinamerica.org/
We are thrilled to have Jimmy, who comes to us from North Carolina, come for another campus visit, and hope you will attend and spread the word to your students, colleagues, and friends. Of course the events are free and open to the public.
Antje Anderson, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Languages and Literatures
Hastings College
710 N. Turner Avenue
Hastings, NE 68901
U.S.A.
Ph.: [001] (o)
[001] (c)
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