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Written: 12/30/2008
As you plan your final end-of-year charitable contributions, please remember Africa University through your apportioned giving. Chancellor Nkulu Ntanda Ntambo (also Bishop of the North Katanga Area, Democratic Republic of the Congo) writes, "I seek your ongoing prayers for our students, facul...
GBGM's Cynthia Sloan to Attend Jan. 13 Understanding Addiction Training in Sacramento
Written: 12/30/2008
The Rev. Cynthia Sloan, program associate for the General Board of Global Ministries' Special Program on Substance Abuse and Related Violence (SPSARV), will attend a January 13 training event in Sacramento designed to provide pastoral leadership staff with core competencies for addressing alcohol an...
A Message of Hope to End the Year From Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr.
Written: 12/19/2008
Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr., Episcopal leader of the California-Nevada Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church, has posted a special message of hope to the Home Page of the Conference website at cnumc.org. Be inspired as you approach Christmas and the New Year, by reading, "Has Hope Ev...
Merry Christmas - Vital Signs Portal Is up and Running at Last!
Written: 12/19/2008
We won't say it's a Christmas miracle – but it's certainly an unexpected
Christmas gift! The Vital Signs assessment portal was completed ahead of the projected January 1st date, and is open now for churches to input their information.
Access the Vital Signs assessment portal here.
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View Christmas Greetings From the Conference Center Staff
Written: 12/19/2008
Videotaped Christmas greetings from the Conference Center staff have been uploaded to our new video page. Go to www.ourchurchvideos.com/95691/cnumc to view these messages – along with other videos, including the greeting to the churches of the California-Nevada Annual Conference by Bishop Warn...
View Video of 'Show of Talents' Craft Fair at PPUMC
Written: 12/19/2008
Point Pleasant United Methodist Church in Elk Grove, California hosted what it termed the "Show of Talents Craft Fair" on December 6 – an effort by the church's Stewardship Committee to put Jesus' Parable of the Talents into practice.
Money was handed out to all members of the congr...
The Christmas Hope For Peace
Written: 12/19/2008
Christmas Message from the General Board of Global Ministries 2008
Hope for peace--the projection and possibility of peace--is integral to the Christmas celebration, and to the Christian life and mission.
· "Prince of peace," th...
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Written: 12/19/2008
By Rev. Tarah Trueblood, Executive Director/Campus Pastor Wesley Foundation at University of California-Berkeley Two refugee-style canvas tents, adorned with hand-painted messages of love and hope by students at University of California at Berkeley, stood proud among the more than 300 on the Natio...
Sign Petition – Christian Action for Darfur
Written: 12/19/2008
Not on Our Watch has an online petition that urges President Bush and President-elect Obama to take immediate action to end the genocide in Darfur and ensure peace and protection for all of Sudan. Link here to show your support by signing the petition.
Link here to learn more about the Not on Our W...
What Children Want Most Is a Ban on Divorce
Written: 12/19/2008
By Glenn and Gwen Tilton
ABIDE in LOVE, Healthy Marriage for United Methodists
Many of us have been thinking about holiday gifts for children. What do they really want? According to an article by Alastair Jamieson, in the UK Telegraph, December 14, "Marital splits were also named the se...
Marcia McFee and Mark Miller Offer One-Day Workshop On Worship
Written: 12/19/2008
“The Art & Technique of Sensory-Rich Worship”
An opportunity to learn from General Conference 2008 Directors of Worship and Music is coming to the California-Nevada Conference area on Tuesday, January 13, 2009. Marcia McFee and Mark Miller will offer a one-day workshop to area clerg...
Note These New Christmastime Events
Written: 12/19/2008
Simbang Gabi (Night Worship) at South Hayward UMC
The Philippines is known as the "Land of Fiestas," and at Christmastime, this is especially true. Filipinos are proud to proclaim their Christmas celebration to be the longest and merriest in the world. It begins formally on...
UM Center Staff Christmas Celebration Video
Written: 12/19/2008
An informal video showing the United Methodist Conference Center staff Christmas potluck, hosted by the Conference Finance and Administration Office and organized by Accounting Manager Karen Foster, with assistance from CFA's Clare Powell, has been uploaded to the Conference video page at www.ourchu...
'Three Simple Rules Daily Planner' Now Available
Written: 12/19/2008
Cokesbury is responding to the downturn in the economy by offering a "Christmas special price" for the Three Simple Rules Daily Planner.
Based on the best-selling book, Three Simple Rules, by Rueben Job, this brown leather-look daily planner provides a two-page spread for ea...
'Always The Women' With Nina Thiel
Written: 12/19/2008
University of the Pacific’s Long Theater presents Nina Thiel in Always the Women, a solo performance of Jesus' encounters with women in the Gospels, on January 31, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored by The University of the Pacific Department of Theater Arts, Pacific Humanities Center, Pacific Ch...
2009 Annual Conference Session to Differ From 2008
Written: 12/17/2008
Planning for Annual Conference Session in June, 2009 is in the early stages, but some key decisions have been made, reflecting changes from the most recent sessions.
The 161st Session will begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 17—for both clergy and lay members—with Opening Plenary and th...
2009 ACS Page on Line – Download Letter, Instructions
Written: 12/17/2008
The 2009 Annual Conference Session page has been created on the California-Nevada Annual Conference website at cnumc.org. All information related to the 161st Session will be posted on that page as it becomes available, and you'll be notified of those postings in the Instant Connection.
Now on that...
New Apportionments Thank-You Cards Now on Line
Written: 12/16/2008
A new series of Apportionments thank-you cards is now available to download and print from the Conference website (the first item under "Resources" - on the right side of the green navigation bar near the top of the Home Page).
The three cards are variations of the original series, but fe...
Corrected Apportionments Bulletin Inserts Now On Line
Written: 12/15/2008
We goofed and we apologize! In creating PDF versions of the Apportionments bulletin inserts in a new version of Adobe Acrobat, we made an error which resulted in the PDFs not displaying properly – an error that we did not recognize immediately.
Corrected PDFs are now on line. You may download...
New Membership Vows and Ritual Are Now Available
Written: 12/12/2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn., December 11, 2008 (GBOD) - The new baptismal and professing membership vows of The United Methodist Church adopted by delegates to the 2008 General Conference, the denomination's top legislative body, will take effect January 1, 2009.
The new membership vows and ritual are now ava...