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United Methodist Church launches free mobile app: Mobile device users can access information about The United Methodist Church on the go with a new free United Methodist application. Developed by United Methodist Communications, the app is now available for free download for iPad and iPhone. (It should be available for Android smartphone users by the end of this week.) The application enables mobile access to daily devotions, news, videos, photos, social media sites and a searchable index of United Methodist churches by geographic area. The “Ask InfoServ” feature connects users who have questions about the church or requests for resources with church staff who can help. In early 2012, another new mobile application will be launched on General Conference. That app will allow delegates and other interested parties to track proposed legislation and access other information about the gathering. Charge conferences asked to start planning goals: Across The United Methodist Church and throughout the Virginia Conference, churches are preparing to become “Vital Congregations.” For this year’s charge conferences, clergy and lay leaders should begin the process of setting goals for the next four years in five key areas: Worship, Disciples, Small Groups, Mission Participants and Mission Giving. There is a planning guide available at <www.umvitalcongregations.org>. Using the guide will help your church prepare a theological foundation as you worship and plan. Each church will submit their goals by March 1, 2012, and goals will be presented at General Conference. 2011 Annual conferences focus on disaster relief The efforts that went into raising money and gathering supplies for victims of the devastating tornadoes, record-setting floods and wildfires across the United States clearly were evident as the conferences of The United Methodist Church gathered for their annual meetings. While conferences also turned their attention to feeding the hungry, fighting malaria and encouraging youth, the victims of this year’s storms remained in the forefront. The Missouri Conference, which met only 70 miles from tornadoravaged Joplin, gave $79,524 for the conference to distribute to tornado victims there. Members of the Holston Conference, which included areas hit by tornadoes, raised $8,725 for disaster relief, while youth packed 300 cleaning buckets to replenish the supply that was used to help with Mississippi River flooding. Holston, which includes churches in Tennessee, Georgia and Virginia, also noted that five of its members died in the storms. The Virginia Conference gathered 53,815 kits for the United Methodist Committee on Relief, including 27,827 health kits. The North Alabama Conference dedicated a special time of prayer to lift up those directly affected by the deadly tornadoes of April 27. The conference’s Connectional Ministries report highlighted the significant efforts of the churches in providing disaster response since those tornadoes struck, causing damage in all eight districts. Meeting the needs of storm victims was not the only focus of annual conference attendees. Many conferences also dedicated time to feeding the hungry. On the early Friday morning of the Virginia Annual Conference in Roanoke, about 220 people packed 39,000 pounds of sweet potatoes for a “Potato Drop” sponsored by the Society of St. Andrew. The potatoes went to regional food distribution programs. Four conferences — Mississippi, Eastern Pennsylvania, New England and North Carolina — packaged a total of more than 241,000 meals and raised more than $10,000 for Stop Hunger Now. |
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UMCOR is the humanitarian relief and development agency of the United Methodist Church, a worldwide denomination. For 65 years UMCOR has responded internationally to natural or human made disasters-those interruptions of such magnitude that they overwhelm a community's ability to recover on its own.
UMCOR forms relief supply network: The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has formed a relief supply network. Kathy Kraiza, executive director of UMCOR relief supplies, said the collaboration provides different places for U.S. congregations to send or drop off kits and supplies and allows the denomination to respond to disasters from depots located close to the affected areas. The network includes UMCOR’s Sager Brown Depot in Baldwin, La.; UMCOR West Depot in Salt Lake City; Mission Response Center, Terrell, N.C.; Midwest Mission Distribution Center, Chatham, Ill.; Eastbrook Mission Barn, New Castle, Pa.; and the MERCI Center, Goldsboro, N.C.
Our Wesley church family continues to work to assist those in our community: Locally, we provide meals to the homeless and shut-ins via the Rock Kitchen and Meals-on-Wheels. We also donate food and other supplies to United Community Ministries and Rising Hope. During the winter months we raised our level of service to the homeless by providing dinner and chaperoning overnight every Saturday at the Ventures in Community Hypothermia Shelter (VIC HOP). Nationally, we have participated in The Crop Walk and the National Help the Homeless walkathon. Globally, our children’s monetary gifts are donated to Heifer International for the purchase of animals for needy families around the world. Financially our congregation gives to generously to local missions and worldwide at through UMCOR.
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Why pray? To understand and do God's will. To gather strength. To lift others up. To follow the example of Jesus and to be a disciple/follower. To seek forgiveness. To thank God. To seek guidance. To reconnect with God after time away. To feel God's love. To reinforce the call to follow Jesus. To increase in wisdom and knowledge. To understand the Bible. And more.
When should we pray? Now. Later. Then. In Between. All the time. On Call. Moment by moment.
Take Time:
To think. It is the source of power.
To play. It is the secret of perpetual youth.
To read. It is the greatest power on earth.
To love and be loved. It is a God-given privilege.
To be friendly. It is the road to happiness.
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