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Feb. 7, 10, 11, 2021: McCurdy Ministries Virtual Mission Trip

McCurdy Ministries Community Center

McCurdy Ministries Community Center

The Susquehanna Conference (Pennsylvania) of The United Methodist Church is offering a VIRTUAL MISSION TRIP to McCurdy Ministries Community Center in Española, NM.  Zoom sessions will be Sunday, February 7, Wednesday, February 10 and Thursday, February 11, all beginning at 3:30PM PST (6:30 PM EST). No previous Volunteer in Mission (VIM) training is required. No previous McCurdy experience is required. This trip is open to absolutely everyone who wants to learn more about the difference that is being made in the name of Jesus Christ at McCurdy. 

 The trip will be led by Jason Schwartzman, pastor in the Susquehanna Conference in Pennsylvania and frequent McCurdy VIM Team Leader, Linda Gilgore, also a McCurdy “super volunteer” and Michelle Schwartzman, the Volunteers in Mission coordinator for the Susquehanna Conference of the United Methodist Church. 

Register and get more info here.

Jan. 25, 2021: Lay Leader Micheal Pope featured in “Raise Up Your Voice Against Racism” webinar

Click to register for event

Click to register for event

California-Nevada United Methodist Lay Leader Micheal Pope will be featured in the third in a series of webinar panel discussions entitled “Raise Up Your Voice Against Racism” Monday, January 25, 5pm PST.

The Asian American Language Ministry Plan, the General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) and the New Federation of Asian American United Methodists (NFAAUM), have launched a series of six webinars entitled “Raise Up Your Voice Against Racism”. 

In this webinar will hear from our African American brothers and sisters. How is racism viewed for the perspective of our African American brothers and sisters? What would our African American brothers and sisters like to say to the Asian American United Methodists at such a time as this?

Micheal Pope will participate alongside the Rev. Quentisha Davis Wiles, Pastor at Pittsburg UMC in the Bay District, and Erin Hawkins, the Executive Director of Connectional Ministries in the California-Pacific Conference and former General Secretary with the General Commission on Religion and Race.

See the summary of the event here. A link to the video is available there as well.

Unit/Local Group Survey

Over the past five years, the United Methodist Women census has moved beyond just a numbers-reporting tool to more of a survey about the health and vitality of United Methodist Women units. This year, we are asking unit/local group presidents to select the area(s) in which their members and units are thriving. This will help inform the national office and conference leadership on strengths and areas for their improvement.

The deadline is March 30, 2021.
After this date, the survey will not be accessible.

The 2020 Unit Survey link is https://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/census2020.

Tip:  Many people find it easiest to view the Survey, print it out, write the answers to the questions on the printout, then go back to the Survey and fill it in. 

Need help? Please contact us and we will have a District UMW team member work with you to get the survey submitted.

Mission Link – December 2020

Get the December 2020 Mission Link newsletter from El Camino Real District United Methodist Women!

Note that due to limitations of Shelter-in-Place, there was no printed version of this newsletter distributed by mail.  If you know of someone who usually receives their copy by mail, please share this online version with them, or help them obtain a printed copy.

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