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Hello, ladies, just wanted to let you know that our dear friend Virginia Dyment had a stroke on Sunday. She is at St Joseph's hospital in Tacoma. No visitors.
Asking for many prayers as Virginia deals with this major life crisis.
Susan Chamberlain
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Urgent: we are in need of new officers for the district board
President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Nominations Chair and members, Program Resources, Membership N & O, Education & I.
If you are interested in serving on the district board, please contact Gail Antijunti or Susan Chamberlain.
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Remember - Mission u - July 29-31
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Don't forget.
Our 2021 Mission u in the Pacific Northwest Conference is Thursday through Saturday, July 29-31, online via Zoom.
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Registration deadline is July 24, 2021!
“There is no cost”
To register, send the information below to Susan Chamberlain
Via email at susancchamberlain@yahoo.com.
NAME (Please use this name when you are attending the zoom meeting)
EMAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER
WHETHER YOU ARE AN ADULT, YOUTH OR CHILD
CHURCH, DISTRICT AND CONFERENCE
We will be taking donations for “Pledge to Mission”.
Make checks payable to Mission u and mail it to:
Susan Chamberlain, 5404 NE 121st Ave, #25, Vancouver, WA 98682
For any questions, please call me at 360-859-3740
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Our 2021 Mission u in the Pacific Northwest Conference will offer the following studies Thursday through Saturday, July 29-31, online via Zoom:
- Spirituality Study: Finding Peace in an Anxious World, edited by Erin James-Brown,
Taught by Rev. Joanne Coleman Campbell
- Issues Study: Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique Morris
Taught by Donna Farrell, Nica Sy and Angela Reed
- Youth Study: Becoming Peacemakers in a Culture of Violence: A Curriculum for Youth Leaders by Jay Godfrey
Taught by Abby Niehaus
- Children’s Study: Responding to Violence: A Curriculum for Children’s Facilitators by Sue Raymond
Taught by Rudilyn Rush
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We Are God's Kin-dom
On the sixth day, the triune God creates humankind. Humanity is created in relationship with all that has been created -- birds, cattle, sheep, fish, butterflies, snails, earthworms, tomatoes, zucchini, sunflowers, sequoias, aspens, mesquite trees -- humanity is made to be in relationship with all of creation!
God created humanity in the midst of the abundant life that God has just created, and gives humanity a nurturing, caregiving responsibility for creation. God makes humanity for the purpose of caring for the world that God has just created, a deep trust in humanity to care for the beautiful and wild earth.
Artist Jan Richardson describes the relationships between humanity and creation as God's Kin-dom. "'Kin-dom' denotes a world in which we recognize that we are related, that we are 'kin' in God, and work to build relationships of love, peace, and justice with all of creation". Understanding humanity as kin to each other and all creation means that we are called to live into the trust that God has given us to care for the earth, to build a relationship of justice with the earth.
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Creation Caretakers
The story in Genesis chapters 7 and 8 includes several unnamed women. Imagine with me the important role these women on the ark had in caring for the living creation gathered together to survive the flood.
As you read through the story of the flood and the ark, did you imagine how much work was required in caring for the cargo of creatures? Could you picture the women working together to share the load? Could you picture how they worked to care for the people, to make sure they had a warm place to sleep, clean clothes to wear, food to eat?
Women were a critical part of the work in caring for creation through the flood. All the living things on the ark needed the care so that they would be prepared to thrive once back on dry land. Women today are also a critical part of the work of caring for creation. We do this because we are called by Christ to the work of mission.
Being in mission means that we understand we are part of God's mission in, to, and for the world. When we pray the Lord's Prayer, we pray that God's kingdom would cone on earth as in heaven. This is more than simply something our hearts desire, it is what we are called to work toward as the body of Christ. We are to be in mission to care for the earth because God created us to be in relationship with all of creation. We are called to be actively part of God's mission to all creation. The Lord's Prayer reminds us each time we say it that we are set apart by Christ to care for the earth.
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Resources from the program book
Take the Just Energy for All self-assessment quiz found in Appendix B of your program book. If you need a copy of the quiz, contact me and I will get it to you as soon as I can.
United Methodist Women is working to lower emissions through advocating for zero-emission school buses. Write letters or make phone calls to your local school board encouraging them to choose zero-emissions vehicles in their purchasing for the upcoming school year. Go to https://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/climate-justice for actions and downloadable resources.
For additional resources:
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Just a Reminder - End of the year reports
So that all reports can progress up the line in a timely fashion, please turn in your yearly reports to your district counterparts by mid-August.
- Treasurer's Report - for 5 Star recognition - Sharon W
- Membership Report (including for the Memorial Service) - Me
- Reading Program Report (how many people at what levels, total books read, names if you want certificates NOTE: listings of books read by each participant are NOT needed) - Lyn Milner
- Mission Today Unit Progress - Bev Thomas
- Racial Justice Activities- Phyllis Booth
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- Mission Today Unit Progress
- Racial Justice Activities
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Books of the Month
I have selected to highlight 2 books this month. Both can easily be tied into the program for this month.
2018 Education for Mission
GROWING PEACE: A Story of Farming, Music,
and Religious Harmony
By Richard Sobol
From J.J.'s vision, his community has achieved what many people strive for: a growing peace. This photo-essay for children is a story of coexistence, focusing on Jewish, Muslim, and Christian families in a Ugandan village who created a Fair Trade Coffee Cooperative and learned to live and work together peacefully.
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2018 Social Action
ONE WELL: The Story of Water on Earth
By Rochelle Strauss
Every raindrop, lake, underground river and glacier is part of a single global well. Discover the many ways water is used around the world, and what kids can do to protect it.
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TURN IT UP! for spiritual healing and renewal
TURN IT UP! for rebirth in a new time
TURN IT UP! for women leaders
TURN IT UP! for justice for women, children and youth
Assembly is a great value with early registration of just $330!
Start saving now! - Early registration starts September 1st and goes until November 30, 2021 This includes lunch on Friday and Saturday.
Hotel expenses - $158-203 per night for up to 4 people (double/double room)
Travel expenses - flight, train, bus, shuttle, car rental, drive? You decide.
Other Meals - Breakfast (Friday, Saturday, Sunday), Dinner (Friday & Saturday)
Go to the web page and watch the video, read the material, learn how much you can get from the experience!
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CALENDAR 2020 - these are tentative and subject to change as circumstances change.
These are the dates from the Conference Calendar:
2021 PNW UMW Conference Calendar
- July 28-29, 2021 Summer Conf. UMW Exec Meeting Selah UMC, WA
- July 29-31, 2021 Mission u Wesley UMC via ZOOM
- September 2021 Crest to Coast Missional District Annual Meeting TBD
- October 14-15, 2021 Fall Conf. UMW Exec Meeting TBD
- October 15-16, 2021 Conf. UMW Annual Meeting, Bothell UMC, Bothell , WA
- May 20-22, 2022 Assembly Orlando, FL
- 2024 Western Jurisdiction Quadrennial Mtg. TBD
If you have any other information that you want me to put here, please let me know by calling (360) 609-0503 or emailing me at lmilner2016@gmail.com .
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Keep working on your "knit together" project, whatever you (or your group) chose to work on. You should be close to completion on this project.
When completed, please let us know what you did and where it was donated / used so that we may share. Pictures would be welcome, too.
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