MISSION ACTION DAY A SUCCESS!!!CKICK HERE to go to the Mission Action Day page and see photos of the event.
This year's event was all about Human Trafficking, with guest speaker Jane Tafel, U.S. Director for Hagar International, who shared some fascinating information with us. There was an update from the Green Team and Donna Veath shared information on Immigration. |
TWO NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR HMONG HOUSE OF GOOD NEWSCLICK HERE to go to the Hmong House of Good News page to find out what's happening with this Wisconsin Conference mission project.
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2012 DISTRICT NEWSLETTERS NOW ONLINE
Capital Comments (Capital District), The Uniter (Metro North and South Districts), The Weaver (Chippewa District), and The Winn-D (Winnebago District) newsletters for February are posted on our site. Click on each link to check out what's happening in the districts of Wisconsin Conference UMW.
EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!!!The first Catch the Vision of 2012 is available on the Communications page.
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2012 YEARBOOK AVAILABLE NOW!A PDF of the 2012 Wisconsin Conference UMW Yearbook (internal pages only) is available on the About page.
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2011 Conference Team at Pine Lake.
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2012 UNITED METHODIST WOMEN READING PROGRAM BOOK LIST AVAILABLEFollow this link to the Reading Program page and then scroll down on the right for the 2012 book list, order form and certificate of recognition.
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GENERAL AND JURISDICTIONAL CONFERENCES 2012Below is a link to a blog site written by our Wisconsin church delegates to General Conference 2012 in April, and Jurisdictional Conference in July.
Last June, at Wisconsin's Annual Conference in Wisconsin Dells, Judy Vasby, our Conference President, was elected first seat for the Jurisdictional meeting. This makes her first alternate/reserve for the General Conference in Tampa, Florida. She will be there to fill in for a Wisconsin lay delegate, if needed. The General Conference delegates set church policy, which also affects United Methodist Women. The Jurisdictional delegates elect new bishops. We're sure you have heard that our Bishop Linda Lee is retiring, so a new bishop will need to be elected to replace her. By reading this blog, you can keep up with what the delegates are doing to prepare for these important conferences and find out which issues are coming before the world-wide body. If you sign in at the blog site, you will automatically be notified when new messages are added. The link is: wigc2012.wordpress.com. |
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN/WOMEN'S DIVISION NEWSWomen’s Division Proposes Becoming “Structurally Separate, Missionally Connected” to Global Ministries. Click here to go to the UMW news page to learn more about the changes to come, which includes a FAQ link to answer some frequently asked questions.
Billie LaBumbard as a cleaning woman during the Mission Bowl Parade at
2011 Annual Gathering in Black River Falls, WI.
2011 Wisconsin Conference UMW Annual Gathering photos. Click link to go to page.
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NORTH CENTRAL JURISDICTION QUADRENNIAL TO BE HELD AT
DRAKE UNIVERSITY, DES MOINES, IA
Every four years delegates assemble at a quadrennial meeting to elect our Women's Division directors -- volunteers who direct the business and program of the Women's Division. Our Wisconsin Conference is a member of the North Central Jurisdiction, a group of 11 midwest United Methodist Conferences.
In 2012, the quadrennial meeting will be held during the same week as Regional School of Christian Mission study event for conference and study leaders: June 21-24, 2012. The Quadrennial gathering time will be only two days -- Tuesday, June 19 and Wednesday, June 20 -- shorter than in past years.
During the quadrennial there will be an election of Women's Division Directors by conference elected delegates. Worship will be led by Bishop Deborah Kiesey of the Dakotas and a Bible Study will be led by Women's Division Staff member Marva Usher-Kerr. There will also be presentations by national institutions from the Iowa area.
Conference delegates will be participating in the voting procedure during most of the meeting time. But while that is taking place, there will be an event with ideas for mission to encourage and inspire local, district, and conference United Methodist Women from the North Central conferences. The activities will be related to refreshing and refilling our UMW cups. Both groups will gather in plenary for worship and program.
Fill My Cup, Lord is the theme for the upcoming quadrennial, based on the scripture from Ephesians 3:19: "And to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God."
In 2012, the quadrennial meeting will be held during the same week as Regional School of Christian Mission study event for conference and study leaders: June 21-24, 2012. The Quadrennial gathering time will be only two days -- Tuesday, June 19 and Wednesday, June 20 -- shorter than in past years.
During the quadrennial there will be an election of Women's Division Directors by conference elected delegates. Worship will be led by Bishop Deborah Kiesey of the Dakotas and a Bible Study will be led by Women's Division Staff member Marva Usher-Kerr. There will also be presentations by national institutions from the Iowa area.
Conference delegates will be participating in the voting procedure during most of the meeting time. But while that is taking place, there will be an event with ideas for mission to encourage and inspire local, district, and conference United Methodist Women from the North Central conferences. The activities will be related to refreshing and refilling our UMW cups. Both groups will gather in plenary for worship and program.
Fill My Cup, Lord is the theme for the upcoming quadrennial, based on the scripture from Ephesians 3:19: "And to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God."
