General Conference in Forth Worth: April 23 - May 2
"Just Show Up!? (by Kay
Gooch)
Someone said a big part of life is just showing up.
That is especially true for the Reconciling Ministries and the General
Conference. After a year of planning, the time is now to just show up. Our
presence with our stoles will be a symbol of the movement to inclusion in the
United Methodist
Church.
VOLUNTEER:
If you have a few hours, drive over to Fort Worth and volunteer. You do not have to sign up, you do not have to quote scripture, you just have to be there as a symbol of support. Check in Location will be First Christian Church , located at 6th & Throckmorton, from 7:00 am – 4:00 pm. They will give you an assignment for any period of time.
ATTEND RECONCILING EVENTS:
Saturday, April 19, 4:00 pm, Reconciling Parents Rainbow Saturday - Grace United Methodist Church, 4105 Junius at Haskell, Dallas.
Participate in worship and fellowship afterward. Offering renewal for all people desiring to truly open the hearts, minds, and doors of our church; expanding our spiritual base; and impacting General Conference.
Sunday, April 20, 11 am, Reconciling Worship at Northaven
Participate in worship at Northaven in celebration of the anniversary of becoming a Reconciling congregation. Prepare for our work at the General Conference later in the week.
Sunday, April 27, 2 pm, Reconciling Ministries Worship, First UMC Fort Worth
Participate in worship sponsored by Reconciling Ministries Network. It will be important for us to participate, encourage our friends and family to attend, and to be a symbol of the numbers of people who support an inclusive church.
VOLUNTEER:
If you have a few hours, drive over to Fort Worth and volunteer. You do not have to sign up, you do not have to quote scripture, you just have to be there as a symbol of support. Check in Location will be First Christian Church , located at 6th & Throckmorton, from 7:00 am – 4:00 pm. They will give you an assignment for any period of time.
ATTEND RECONCILING EVENTS:
Saturday, April 19, 4:00 pm, Reconciling Parents Rainbow Saturday - Grace United Methodist Church, 4105 Junius at Haskell, Dallas.
Participate in worship and fellowship afterward. Offering renewal for all people desiring to truly open the hearts, minds, and doors of our church; expanding our spiritual base; and impacting General Conference.
Sunday, April 20, 11 am, Reconciling Worship at Northaven
Participate in worship at Northaven in celebration of the anniversary of becoming a Reconciling congregation. Prepare for our work at the General Conference later in the week.
Sunday, April 27, 2 pm, Reconciling Ministries Worship, First UMC Fort Worth
Participate in worship sponsored by Reconciling Ministries Network. It will be important for us to participate, encourage our friends and family to attend, and to be a symbol of the numbers of people who support an inclusive church.
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