January 6, 2009
Iowa Conference News
Oprah Winfrey Presents The Color Purple
at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines - April 7-12, 2009
A soul-stirring musical based on the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the Oscar-nominated film by Steven Spielberg. It is the unforgettable and inspiring story of a woman named Celie, who triumphs over tremendous odds to find joy in life, and her true inner beauty. Nominated for eleven Tony® Awards, THE COLOR PURPLE is a landmark theatrical event. With a joyous GRAMMY®-nominated score featuring jazz, gospel and blues, THE COLOR PURPLE is capturing the hearts of young and old, and uniting audiences in a celebration of love. Read more about special discounts available to United Methodist Churches.
A Special Invitation: Case Management Training
Presented by the United Methodist Committee on Relief
If you are interested, training will be provided
February 3 and 4, 2009 at the Wesley United Methodist Church
516 2nd Ave., Vinton, Iowa from 8:30 – 4:00
What is UMCOR Disaster Case Management Training?
Case managers assist a family in developing a recovery plan and connect them to resources they may not know about. The goal of disaster case management is to provide a caring presence to disaster survivors through a program of recovery that focuses on giving survivors resources to design and direct their own recovery
Who should attend?
Community leaders, church members, retired folks who have worked in helping professions: clergy, school teachers, counselors, medical professionals … and just good listeners.
Course Content.
This 14 hour course covers motivations for helping survivors, states of a disaster, the sequence of delivery and identification of resources and case management tools and skills.
Leadership.
United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Christy Smith
To register call Becky Wood, Director of Recovery – Storms of 2008 for the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church 515-238-5346. All registrations must be received by January 28, 2009.
Other Connection News
For those interested in the emerging church in Columbia
Volunteers are invited to participate on an UMVIM trip to Brisas del Mar Colombia the 9th of January for 6 or 7 days. There are 2 projects for this trip:
Two Classrooms at the schools supported by the local Methodist Church have roofs that are collapsed. We propose to replace the fiber cement roof panels in time for kids to utilize these rooms when they return from winter break. Otherwise several classes will be bunched into one room.
Construction of a health post in Brisas del Mar has commenced and volunteers will find plenty of work assisting in this UMCOR project. This project will provide healthcare for Brisas del Mar and five other communities in this area.
Robert Rabb is the UMVIM Coordinator in the U.S. for the Colombian Methodist Church. Contact Robert at Rupert@koyote.com
Weaving a Web of Connections is coming to Little Rock, Arkansas!
United Methodist Communications invites you to join us for a "Weaving a Web of Connections" training event on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas. Ideal for pastors, staff, members and volunteers, this one-day training event covers the basics of Web ministry and introduces many free or low-cost tools to develop a dynamic Web presence so every local church can fulfill the mission of the church to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. We are pleased to partner with the Arkansas Conference Office of Communications to bring this exciting event to your area.
For just $75*, you get a full day of interactive presentations from seasoned Web and Internet technology practitioners, a comprehensive handout packet, a continental breakfast, catered lunch, two snack breaks, and almost 8 hours of networking, ideas, sharing and vital Web ministry best practices, tools and tricks of the trade to jump-start your local churches Web ministry in 2009. And, you can earn 0.7 C.E.U. credit for full participation.
Register Now! through February 15, 2009.
Space is limited to 100 participants
Weaving a Web of Connections is a Web ministry training event offered by The United Methodist Church and provided by United Methodist Communications. For more information, contact Cheryl A. Hemmerle toll-free at (888) 278-4862 or send an email to training@umcom.org. To learn more about this and other Web ministry training events, online courses, and networking opportunities visit our Web ministry website.
*Any participant of a Weaving a Web of Connections training event qualifies for a special promotion to receive a significant discount on the new Web Ministry series of online courses in 2009, a total of $100 in savings for the four-part series. Details will be available at the training event. Don't miss this exclusive offer to training participants.
Can't make it to this training event? How about joining us for a similar event in another city this year? Or, join us online for one of the Web ministry online courses and networking forums. Visit the Web ministry website for more information and details.
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