WESTERN PA CONFERENCE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN ANNUAL MEETING
Saturday October 23 at Dutilh UMC, 1270 Dutilh Road, Cranberry Twp, PA 16066-5108
Sign in at 9:30 am, program at 9:45.
Cost is $8 per person for morning beverages and lunch. There is also an online option. You must register if you plan to attend in person or online. Deadline for registering is midnight October 8.
Offering will be put toward our pledge.
FAITH
Video presentation on Racial Justice provided by Emily Jones, UMW Staff Liaison for the Interrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline campaign. This will be followed by a panel discussion on racism, racial justice, and the Charter for Racial Justice to help us understand the state of racial justice in Western Pennsylvania for both the church and our communities.
HOPE
Breakout sessions will be facilitated by the panelists from the morning discussion for a more in depth emphasis. This will include some ideas of how to actively combat racism and promote racial justice in Western Pennsylvania.
LOVE IN ACTION
There will be a time of remembrance for those lost in the past year, and communion.
We will also have an ingathering in support of Ruth M. Smith Center. You can see their list of needs at
www.ruthmsmithcenter.org/support . This message was on that website:
Some items we especially need are: Men's deodorant, men's shampoo, and toothpaste.
Luke 10:36-37
“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”
Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
