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

Registration Deadline Is Feb. 22 By Connie Hunter Chair, 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...

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...

Western Jurisdiction Clergywomen's Consultation Is Scheduled for February

The Western Jurisdiction Clergywomen's Consultation for Quadrennial 2008-2012 will take place Feb. 19-22, 2012 in Reno, Nevada, at the Grand Sierra Resort (http://www.grandsierraresort.com/entertainment). Please save the date and watch for more information in coming weeks.   The event is sponsored by the Western Jurisdiction and the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM).   For more information contact the Rev. Katie M. Ladd at Queen Anne United Methodist...

UMW Takes to the Road to Serve

By Judy Church CA-NV UMW The UMW (United Methodist Women) of the California-Nevada Annual Conference is taking its focus on serving others literally to the road!   If you've wanted to have a short term mission experience, this one will suit beginners as well as seasoned volunteers. Sixteen team volunteers (to be formed through the United Methodist Volunteers in Mission, or UMVIM, office) will travel to Salt Lake City September 2-10 to spend five days in a mission setting. At...

UMW Members Rally in Support of Immigrants

By Connie Jones CA-NV Annual Conference UMW Executive Committee United Methodist Women from across the California-Nevada Annual Conference rallied at the California State Capitol in Sacramento April 11th, in support of comprehensive immigration reform.   The 2011 CA-NV UMW Legislative Event, "A Place To Call Home," began at First United Methodist Church of Sacramento with speakers, the Rev. Brenda Vaca, chair of the Conference Immigration Task Force; Elizabeth Sholes from the...

GBGM Board Action Is in Keeping With Call to Action, Bishop Brown Says

The General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) took bold action in the spirit of Rethinking Church, at the spring board meeting of its board of directors which concluded last Wednesday (April 13, 2011). In a step designed to conform to both the precepts of the Call to Action plan endorsed by the Council of Bishops, and to some of its specific recommendations, directors agreed to recommend to the 2012 General Conference that the size of the board be reduced from 92 members to 32.   Bishop...

UMW Seeks to Become Separate Church Agency

By Linda Bloom* STAMFORD, Conn. (UMNS) The division responsible for United Methodist Women has decided to seek denominational approval for status as a separate agency of the church.   Directors of Women's Division, the organization's administrative body, unanimously voted during their April 7-11 meeting to "structurally separate" but remain "missionally connected" with the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, rather than continue as a division of the...

'A Place to Call Home': UMW Legislative Event Focuses on Immigration

"Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt" (Ex. 22:21) "For I was a stranger and you welcomed me" (Matt. 25:35b) Immigration reform is the focus for the California-Nevada Annual Conference United Methodist Women's legislative event, "A Place to Call Home," taking place Monday, April 11 at First United Methodist Church in Sacramento.   Speakers include the Rev. Brenda Vaca, Chair of the Conference Immigration Task Force; Belinda...

Northern California/Nevada Girls' Chrysalis Flight 31 Is Scheduled for March

By Sarah Davis Asbury UMC, Livermore  Chrysalis is the youth version of the Walk to Emmaus. It is a program which helps Christian youth learn more about themselves and their relationship with God, and helps youth become leaders in their churches and communities.   I went on a Chrysalis flight as a teenager and my faith grew so much more than I ever thought it could. I have worked on many flights and am always amazed by how much love God has for me and the other people...

Cal-Nev UMW Focuses on Faith, Hope, Love at Annual Celebration

By Kat Teraji Member of 2011 CA-NV UMW Mission Team More than 200 women met on Saturday, October 23, for the California-Nevada United Methodist Women's Annual Celebration – this year hosted by Los Altos United Methodist Church.   The theme for the event was "Faith, Hope, and Love in Action" and how to live these out in everyday life. The Rev. James Lawson, a leader and tactician of nonviolence within the American Civil Rights Movement, kicked off the event with a...

Celebrated Civil Rights Figure to Speak to Cal-Nev UM Women on Oct. 23

By Connie Hunter President, CA-NV United Methodist Women On Saturday, October 23, the Conference United Methodist Women will gather for their Annual Celebration at Los Altos United Methodist Church and are welcoming men, as well as women of all ages. The theme is Faith Hope Love in Action.   Nothing embodies that theme better than the Civil Rights Movement, so we are excited to have Rev. James Lawson as our keynote speaker. Rev. Lawson was a leading theoretician and tactician of...

'We Are Wearing Our Crowns' Is Theme of 63rd Annual Jones Memorial Women's Day

"And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this." – Esther 4:14. Join the Women of Jones Memorial United Methodist Church in San Francisco in celebrating their 63rd Annual Women's Day! The theme, inspired by the Book of Esther, is We Are Wearing Our Crowns – and indeed, all women are being asked to wear their "crowns" (hats, scarves, tams, berets, turbans, tiaras, or African headwear) throughout Women's Week 2010.   The...

Mission Education Is for Everyone!

By Connie Hunter President, California-Nevada Annual Conference United Methodist Women It's not too late to register for the annual Mission Education event to be held at University of the Pacific (UOP) in Stockton the weekend of August 6-8. Although the Mission Education event is sponsored by United Methodist Women, everyone is welcome – men as well as women.   Participating will bring back memories of halcyon days in college – when our meals were prepared and dishes...

Women March for Immigrant Rights

By Linda Bloom* May 3, 2010 | ST. LOUIS (UMNS)   Guided by a century-old history of assisting immigrants, members of United Methodist Women joined others across the nation May 1 in making a public witness on the immigration debate.   Their rally and march – which drew about 2,000 people, including residents of St. Louis – occurred during the April 29-May 2 United Methodist Women's Assembly.   For many of the participants, including Claudia Knight, a member of...

Tune In Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for a Live Webcast of UMW Assembly!

Can't attend Assembly 2010? Tune in to United Methodist Women's Assembly 2010 from home via interactive live webcast! Over three days, experience as much as six hours of Assembly 2010 worship, speakers and performances from St. Louis, Mo., and connect with viewers through Facebook and Twitter.   View the webcast at http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/assembly/   Streaming times (Central Time Zone): ·         Friday, April 30: 7:30 p.m....