VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND NEWS
PRAYERS REQUESTED FOR VOLUNTEERS FROM CAL-NEVADA CONFERENCE
Retired Clergy Team to New Orleans, Louisiana (Hurricane Recovery) - November 1 - 9 Nadine Dewitt of Sparks, NV - Sparks UMC, leads and serves with John Sublett of Sparks, NV - Sparks UMC, Joan Wheeler of Colusa UMC, Nancy Schwartz of Bakersfield - FUMC, Mary Stegall of Redding UMC, Carol Olmstead of Placerville UMC, Carl Thomas of Sacramento FUMC, Sandra Roberts of Turlock UMC, Rejean Idzeroa of Sonoma UMC , Joe Hurd of Philedephia UMCs and Betty Pagett.
Montague UMC Team to Salt Lake City, Utah (UMCOR Depot) - November 2 - 9 Matt Barber of Montague UMC leads and serves with Joe Morgan, Mark Peterson, Terry Barber, Sheila Morgan of Montague UMC, Vickie Maplesden of Yreka UMC and Teddy Walton.
Livermore - Asbury UMC Team to Birmingham, Alabama - November 2 - 9 Roger Everett of Livermore – Asbury UMC leads and serves with Dick Crawford, Sharmyn Crawford, Linda Evans, Tim Evans, Bob Hoffman, Coleman Johnson and Larry Suter of Livermore - Asbury UMC and Joan Pell of Byron UMC.
PUMA Cluster Team to New Orleans, Louisiana (Hurricane Recovery) - November 9 - 16 Pam Kurtz leads and serves with Jameliah Bates, Lagi S Kasiano, Tim Pokrywka, Craig Pokrywka, Steve Coneff, Mary Ata of Hope UMC - South San Francisco, Jordon Robb, Dawn Bradfield, Nailasikau Mateialona, Viliami Mateialona of San Mateo - Hillsdale UMC, Walt Manuofetoa, Lesieli Fangupo, Ateliana Finau, Sela Wolfgramm, Sioeli Tangimana,Ilaisaane Vea, Mele Latu Taulahi, Tevita Vaikona of San Bruno - First Tongan UMC, Judy Riedy and Foakautuu Mafileo of Crystal Springs UMC, Alifaleti Latu and Ofa Manu of San Carlos - Fale Hufanga UMC.
Elk Grove UMC Team to Salt Lake City, Utah (UMCOR Depot) - November 18 - 22 Kathy LaPoint-Collup of leads and serves with Merrylyn Hebert, Lisa Olsen, Jean Sadler, Faye Corrin, Terry Patterson-Hale, Bonnie McGraw, Owen Mosburg, Ted Spaugy, Victoria Yanes and Ashley Wolfe-Yenowine of Elk Grove UMC, Judy Klein and Joan Cunningham of Linden UMC.
Individual Volunteers
Warren McGuffin of Alamo - San Ramon Valley UMC continues to serve in Haiti.
Viri Batiratu of Centennial UMC continues to serve in partnership with Fiji.
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Western Jurisdiction Disaster Academy :
“From
Despair to Care!”
Western Jurisdiction Disaster Academy
Schedule
March 3-6th, 2014
Please mark you calendars for the first ever Disaster Academy here in the Western Jurisdiction held in Federal Way, WA! For more information please contact Jim Truitt at umvimdisasterresponse@comcast.net
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A big THANK YOU to Jim Truitt, UMVIM Co-Coordinator for Pacific
Northwest Conferencefor his amazing leadership in responding to the flooding in Galena, Alaska in coordinating volunteers to serve in the recovery efforts there! Jim, along with UMVIM, received recognition of appreciation from FEMA as well. Thank you to all the volunteers who served!!!!!!
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Trip to the Holy Land: April 27-May 9, 2014. $3500 which includes airfare, transportation, accommodations, guide, meals. For more information, please email Rev. Kristen Brown at encounter@methodist-jer.org.
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Raise the Roof Project: June 22-28, 2014, June 29-July 5, 2014. For students who have completed grades 8-12. Home Repair Ministry in Mobile, AL. $230 per person. For more information, email Jan Bailey at thertrproject@gmail.com.
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Announcing
www.BuzzKills.net
Cal-Pac's Imagine No Malaria Site!
www.BuzzKills.net
Cal-Pac's Imagine No Malaria Site!
We are so pleased to present the newest resource for the California-Pacific Conference: our own Imagine No Malaria website.
Take a moment this morning to read stories from our conference, browse our resources, and learn what kinds of fundraisers, programs and events are happening throughout this region.
Take a moment this morning to read stories from our conference, browse our resources, and learn what kinds of fundraisers, programs and events are happening throughout this region.
