JUSTPEACE offers practice forgiving
JUSTPEACE, a United Methodist center for
mediation and conflict transformation, and the General Board of
Discipleship (GBOD) offer “Practice of Forgiveness” April 7-9 in
Nashville.
The gathering will focus on forgiveness through
worship, plenary sessions and small-group discussions. Participants
will examine forgiveness as a spiritual practice and learn how to
offer guidance to others in openness to God’s grace and healing.
The cost is $100 and does not include travel or
lodging. Visit http://www.justpeaceumc.org
or contact Sherry Elliott, director of marketing for Upper Room, at
615-340-7220 or selliott@upperroom.org
or Mark Mancao, with JUSTPEACE, at 847-425-6526 or mcmancao@justpeaceumc.org.
UMCOR issues request for funds,
emergency kits
The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
is asking United Methodists to send emergency kits and bulk
commodities to its Sager-Brown Depot in Louisiana. The items will be
distributed to needy people in the United States and around the world.
The agency is also asking for contributions to
battle starvation in Zambia, Mozambique and other African countries
(Advance #101250-4) and health problems and starvation among Iraqi
children (Advance #623225-4, designate “All Our Children”).
For more information about emergency kits call
1-800-554-8583 or visit http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/kits.cfm.
To make a secure online gift, visit http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor.
Gifts may also be made through local United Methodist churches or by
calling 1-800-554-8583.
Worship, spiritual resources offered
for wartime
The United Methodist Board of Discipleship’s
worship Web site features worship and music resources to assist
congregations planning worship and prayer services related to war in
the Middle East. The site also includes resources in recognition and
support of the deployment of U.S. forces.
Visit the board’s home page at http://www.umcworship.org
and click on “Resources In a Time of War or Other National Crisis”
in the left column. Included are a service of prayer and meditation,
order of service for men and women mobilized or deployed, prayer for
peace, resources for worship, a prayer for protection of those in
military service and related links.
The United Methodist Board of Higher Education
and Ministry lists resources on its site at http://www.gbhem.org.
UMC.org, the denominational Web site run by
United Methodist Communications at http://www.umc.org,
is offerings visitors an opportunity to submit their online prayer
requests and access leadership, worship and prayer resources;
information about the ministry of chaplains during times of peace and
war; and answers to questions regarding denominational statements
about war. UMC.org will also post denominational news releases related
to the war.
Short Bites
Bishop Richard Wilke, founder of Disciple Bible Study, will be at St.
Luke’s United Methodist Church in Orlando April 23 to share
information about Disciple. The rally is 7-8 p.m., with a reception
immediately following. Visit St. Luke’s Web site at http://www.st.lukes.org.
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