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UMW Offers Downloadable Resource on Immigration

  NEW YORK (UMNS) — A new resource from United Methodist Women on immigration, Tools for Leaders: Hope and Hospitality, includes Bible studies, worship, programs, hymns and prayers, church policy, articles and resources on controversial issues, a resource list, action ideas and articles linking immigration to other UMW social action priorities. Download a page or the full book here.   ...

UMW Prayer Breakfast

The California-Nevada Conference United Methodist Women (UMW) will hold a prayer breakfast during the Annual Conference Session on Saturday, June 22, at 6:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento, 1209 L Street, Sacramento. The speaker will be the Rev. Michael Yoshii speaking about the Wadi Foquin partnership, the mission trip to Wadi Foquin in Palestine in April 2013.   Cost for the event is $23 and checks can be made payable to "CA-NV Conference UMW" and mailed to Grace...

Bridges District UMW Spiritual Growth Retreat

The Bridges District United Methodist Women (UMW) will be hosting their spiritual growth retreat with the theme "Doors to Sisterhood Through Music of the Soul" on Saturday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Jones Memorial United Methodist Church in San Francisco. The speaker for the event will be the Rev. Staci Current of Jones Memorial United Methodist Church (UMC).   A registration form can be downloaded www.cnumw.org.   The deadline for registration is April 12....

UMW Winter Newsletter

  The Winter 2013 newsletter for the California-Nevada Conference United Methodist Women has been posted on the Conference website "eNewsletter Archive" page at http://cnumc.org/enewsletterarchives.    ...

UMW Legislative Event

  The California-Nevada Conference United Methodist Women will hold a legislative event called "Domestic Violence: Be a Voice for Change" on Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Sacramento. Speakers include: Alison Tuder, program director of the Mountain Crisis Center in Mariposa; Tara Shabazz, executive director of the CA Partnership to End Domestic Violence; Krista Niemczyk, public policy specialist; and Dion Roberts, executive director...

Music and Worship Resources for Women's History Month (March)

New resources for Women's History Month are available to download from the General Board of Discipleship (GBOD).   CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH – 15 short bulletin or newsletter inserts for Women's History Month HYMNS AND SONGS ABOUT WOMEN – for Women's History Month observance WOMEN HYMN WRITERS: THE BIG THREE – Ruth Duck, Mary Nelson Keithahn, Shirley Erena Murray THREE WOMEN HYMN WRITERS – Hildegard of Bingen, Karen Lafferty, Darlene...

Hymns by Women for Women's History Month (March)

Listings of hymns and songs in The United Methodist Hymnal (1989) and The Faith We Sing (2001) with texts or tunes composed by women are available from the General Board of Discipleship (GBOD) online here....

Diana Butler Bass to Speak at CST March 5

Renowned church historian, popular speaker and bestselling author Diana Butler Bass will speak on "The Evolution of Women in Ministry," at this year's annual Alumni/ae and Friends Day at Claremont School of Theology. Her lecture will be followed by a panel response, a festive luncheon on the Quad, and then a lecture by famed feminist theologian Professor Rosemary Radford Reuther, speaking on "Ecofeminism and Theology." Cost is $40 for the March 5 event. All are invited!...

Early Bird Registration Is Open Through August for AAPIC Biennial Meeting in Late October

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. (I Cor. 12:12) The Asian American and Pacific Islander United Methodist Clergywomen Association (AAPIC) has scheduled its biennial meeting, "Connect, Commune, and Continue in Christ," for Oct. 29-31, 2012 at Cabrini Retreat Center in Des Plaines, Illinois.       Dr. W. Anne Joh, associate professor of systematic theology...

Cal-Nev UMW Sends Seven to Duke for Young Women's Event

The California-Nevada Annual Conference United Methodist Women (UMW) has announced the selection of seven young women to attend an event for young women, LIMITLESS: Redefine Tomorrow, at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, Aug. 2-5, 2012. The young women selected to attend are:   MENTOR/CHAPERONE: The Rev. Susan Foster, Pastor of First United Methodist Church of Hanford   YOUNG ADULTS (18-30 years old): Piper Riley, Concord United Methodist Church Kateri Ransom, First...

Sign up for UMW Mission Education Events

By Delilah Fakalata The California-Nevada United Methodist Women are excited about our upcoming Mission Education Events (formerly School of Missions). We have several weekend and one-day events coming up, beginning this summer, and taking place all over our Annual Conference. This year's theme is, "So That ALL May Have Life," and will focus on three studies: Haiti (geographical), Immigration in the Bible (spiritual growth), and Poverty (social issue).   Study leaders will...

GBCS Has Opening for Women's Advocacy Director

Work with and on behalf of women around the globe by advocating for passage of just policies by the U.S. Congress and the U.N. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United Methodist General Board of Church & Society (GBCS) is seeking a Director and Organizer for Women's Advocacy.   The opening is part of the board's Louise & Hugh Moore Population Project, the mission of which is to work with and on behalf of women around the globe, particularly those most marginalized, by advocating for...

'For the Common Good': UMW 2012 Legislative Event Scheduled

By Connie Jones Mission Coordinator for Social Action  The United Methodist Women of the California-Nevada Annual Conference will host the group's annual legislative event on Monday, April 16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in Sacramento. It will take place at the First United Methodist Church, 2100 "J" Street.     The theme for the 2012 event is "For the Common Good, Health Care and Public Education." The keynote speaker will be Dr. Scott Graves, senior policy...

'LIMITLESS: Redefine Tomorrow' Event Is for Young Women of Faith

Registration Deadline Is Feb. 22 By Connie Hunter California-Nevada UMW   August 2-5, 2012, the United Methodist Women (UMW) is sponsoring a national gathering of young women at Duke University. The event will equip young women of faith to transcend barriers and to do justice in their communities by putting faith, hope, and love into action.   The weekend will include worship and Bible study, workshops and labs, and opportunities to engage in community service (justice and...

Women Candidates for Ordination Encouraged to Apply for 2012 Harkness Award

Women candidates for ordained ministry in The United Methodist Church are encouraged to apply to the Georgia Harkness Merit Awards program of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, Ordained Ministry Division. The program, which honors the life and service of teacher and theologian Georgia Harkness (1891-1974), grants a $5,000 award to those who are chosen as Georgia Harkness Scholars. The funding may be applied to tuition, fees, and room and board for the basic seminary degree...

11 Women Bishops Head to Holy Land

Four Christian denominations represented By Wayne Rhodes, Editor, Faith in Action   WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eleven ecumenical women bishops from the United States, West Indies and Africa will leave Nov. 12 for a 10-day trip to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. The trip is sponsored by the United Methodist General Board of Church & Society (GBCS) and the denomination's Council of Bishops.   Goals of the trip are to stand in solidarity with women from Christian, Muslim and...

Link to Registration for WJ Clergywomen's Consultation Is on Cal-Nev Website

A link to registration for the Western Jurisdiction Clergywomen's Consultation, Feb. 19-22, 2012, in Reno, has been added to the California-Nevada Conference website. You'll find it in the "Quick Links" section, on the upper right side of the Home Page at www.cnumc.org (the last item in blue). It will take you to the Clergywomen's Consultation website, where you'll be able to find out more about the event as well as sign up to attend (look for the large "Register Now!"...

Philippines Central Conference Holds Clergywomen's Consultation

By Vida Grace T. Sison* Clergywomen are no longer outsiders – instead, they are "inside outsiders," the Rev. Dr. Kim Cape told 206 clergywomen from the Manila, Baguio, and Davao Episcopal Areas of The United Methodist Church in the Philippines, in her keynote address to a gathering of the Philippines Central Conference clergywomen.   Cape said that 55 years ago, "We were outsiders...we could serve churches, but we couldn't vote at annual conferences, we had no...

Cal-Nev UMW Has 'Joyful' Gathering

By Kat Teraji Instant Connection contributor "Joy for the Journey" was the theme at the women's celebration I attended last Saturday. Each fall, United Methodist women from throughout northern California and Nevada gather to learn together – and to celebrate the ways in which they have worked to transform the lives of women, children, and youth in their local communities and around the world, during the past year.   The 300 women gathered at First United Methodist...

Registration Opens for Western Jurisdiction Clergywomen's Consultation in Reno

Registration is now open for clergywomen interested in attending the Western Jurisdiction Clergywomen's Consultation, Feb. 19-22, 2012, at the Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 East 2nd Street, in Reno. The theme, "Taking Flight: Leading Into the Unknown," will celebrate the ways in which women are leading the Church into the future in creative and Gospel-filled ways.   Registration fee is $130. Scholarships are available upon request: Contact Sharon Moe at revmo1@aol.com. To receive...