HIP HIP HOORAY!! We did it for Haiti Thanks to a caring and giving congregation. We
made the call and all of you responded in some way or another. To date we have contributed to UMCOR
$4598. That’s astounding for a congregation of our size. Not only that. UMW and the Mission Committee
collected 44 kits. Each one was inspected and boxed along with the toothpaste and mailing money and sent
to UMCOR for distribution in Haiti. Since then we collected an additional 4 more kits. Along came an email
stating that the need was so great, we were encouraged to involve our community. So we have. The Union is
preparing to publish an article asking the community to respond and make health kits. Haiti has mostly
fallen off the news stories but the need has not diminished. Let’s hope Aurelius has to make many trips to
empty the collection box at the union. Thanks to each one of you who has participated
on behalf of the Haitian people. It’s wonderful to know so many people in our congregation are living
God’s teachings: “..whenever you did this for the least of these you did it for me.” Life after Thursday All adults are invited to come “Celebrate the
Green” Friday March 5th. Bring a dish to share, your own table service, and cold beverage of choice. Call the
church office at 265-2797 if you
need directions. See you the 5th anytime after 6:30 p.m. Attention Food Closet Volunteers The Food Closet volunteers will be having a
pizza luncheon meeting in Fellowship Hall on Wednesday, March
24th at noon. WE ARE IN NEED OF MORE VOLUNTEERS. Please attend our meeting
if you are interested in joining our ministry.
Call us at 265-2797 so we can plan for the luncheon. UMW CORNER…. WHERE ARE NEVADA CITY UNITED METHODIST WOMEN? We are hoping they will come and enjoy fellowship with
us on March 3rd. We meet for a bag lunch at 12 noon. Beverage and dessert is served
followed by a meeting. COMMUNITY CHICKEN LUNCH REMINDER March 10th - 12 noon sharp. Public welcome Still only $6.
Its time to think about Church Camp for 2010. The past few years we have been going to
Lower Little Truckee Campground on the Little Truckee River, about 13 miles north of Truckee.
This has been a pleasant spot, with the river and fishing nearby. However there may be other
suggestions as to locations you would like to try, such as Stampede, Jackson Meadows, or
many others. What are your ideas? Are you happy at Lower Little Truckee, or where else
would YOU like to go? We have normally had Church Camp the last week of June, so the
likely time is June 23 to June 27. You can come for a picnic, for a day or two, or for the
whole time. Please contact Bob or Kay Z at zbobk@hotmail.com or give us a call
with your ideas.
Shawl Ministry Knitters meet every Thursday
at noon where they knit and crochet scarves. Bring a sack lunch and appropriate needles
and join the fun.
Connectional Care Ministry As you have probably noticed in church on any
given Sunday, that when asked for visitors to raise their
hand, the greeters will go to them with a loaf of bread and a new visitor
packet. Well, our supply of bread is running low and we ask if
you can bake some small loaves which we can store in our freezer here at church. Thank you. HEIFER LENTEN DRIVE started
on Feb. 21st and ends on Palm Sunday, March 28th. You can start it
any time following the Heifer Daily Giving Calendar or by making a
donation using the envelopes in back of the pews. The Calendar and Ark Banks
will be available in the rear of the Sanctuary and in FH. Today there are new
threats that widen the gap between the rich and the poor here and abroad.
Heifer is the gift that keeps on giving as every family who receives livestock
agrees to pass on one or more of its animal’s offspring, or the equivalent, to
another neighbor in need. Heifer has been involved in starting community
gardens in our cities as well as farms in other countries. In a world where so many
families are in desperate need of help, your prayers and gifts bless more
people in an ever-widening circle.
"Water: Sacred and Profaned" Conference
at Nevada City United Methodist Church
on March 6, 2010
"Water is an integral part of
God's radical expression of God's love
for all humanity.
Water cannot be monopolized
or privatized. It is to be shared
like air,light, and earth.”
#1029, "Protection of Water," United Methodist Book of Resolutions,
2008
A one-day Conference on
"Water: Sacred and Profaned" will be held at Nevada City United
Methodist Church on Saturday, March 6, from 8:30am to 4:30pm The Conference
will focus on water as sacred and will present an overview of threats to water—how
water is being "profaned." The Conference will feature presentations,
discussion, film, Native American drumming, song, and ritual. Speakers will
highlight the growing scarcity of fresh water, water as a right, people's
movements to defend water, and the need to preserve water for humans and all
living things. They will discuss various spiritual perspectives and practical
approaches to local, regional, and global water issues.
The keynote speaker will be
Nancy Price from Defending California for Life, a project of Alliance for
Democracy. Other speakers include Roberto Garcia, Board President of the local
TsiAkim Maidu nonprofit organization, The Reverend Sharon Delgado, a United
Methodist clergywoman and Executive Director of Earth Justice Ministries.
Afternoon panelists will include Steve Baker, local hydrologist and producer of
KVMR's series, "Living Water," NID Board member Nick Wilcox, SYRCL
Board President Heidi Hall, and David Edwards of the Nevada City Water
Department.
Three River Drum will offer
Native American drumming, with Mignon Geli on flute. Hilary Marckx, a United
Church of Christ pastor and Earth Justice Ministries Board Member, will perform
and lead singing. Lunch will be provided.
"Water; Sacred and Profaned" is being sponsored by Earth
Justice Ministries, Church and Society Committees of Nevada City and Grass
Valley United Methodist Churches, Unitarian Universalist Church of the
Mountains Social Action Committee, the Peace and Social Justice Committee of
the Grass Valley Friends Meeting, and other local groups.
According to Reverend
Delgado, "This day-long conference will help us experience the sacred
value of water and begin to understand what it will take to preserve it in
perpetuity." Admission to the Conference is by voluntary donation from $0
to $25. Pre-registration is suggested, but not required. For information go to
www.earth-iustice.org. To register email Water@earth-iustice.org or call
274-1320.
WALKING
THE LABYRINTH:
A Prayer
Path For Peace
Celebrating The
Season Of Nonviolence
Sponsored by:
Unity
In The Gold Country
email: gracewks@att.net
A labyrinth is a path arranged in a pattern. Most often the path spirals or winds inside
a circular shape. Labyrinths, in various
forms, are found in all spiritual traditions. The labyrinth is an archetype or
Divine imprint of wholeness. The II circuit, Chartres Labyrinth was originally
constructed during the late 12th century in Chartres Cathedral, France when
mysticism was at its height.
Walking the labyrinth is a moving
meditation that deepens one's spiritual journey. The experience balances the
body and calms the mind as one seeks reconciliation, guidance, release, and/or
resolution to life concerns. The walk is also a shared experience that builds
community and opens us to healing and growth.
For our labyrinth walks we use a painted canvas replica of
the Chartres Labyrinth. The event consists of an orientation and the
opportunity to experience walking the labyrinth. All are welcome.
SUNDAY-MARCH 21,2010
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
4:00 - Orientation &
opening ritual
4:20 (approx.) - Open
Walk
Unity In The Gold Country
180 Cambridge Ct. (off
Whispering Pines), Grass Valley
Facilitator: Lynn Goodman For information: 530.273.6766 Donations Welcome
Our Local Church Staff
Pastor……………………...……………. Charles T.
Smith
Lay Leader………………...……………. Barbara
Mark
Ministry Programs
Coordinator……….... Anne Holst
Choir Director…………………………… Eleanor
Kenitzer
Praise Band Dir….………..……………. David
Lynn
9am Accompanist………..……………….Romy
Brubaker
Wedding Hostess…………………….…..Mary Ann
Boyer
Tidings Editor………………………..…...Anne
Holst
Treasurer & Membership.
Secretary….Kay Zuelsdorf
Financial
Secretary.………………….....DeeAnn Bellows
And many wonderful volunteers!
Our Connectional Staff
Dist. Supt…………………………….….Ben
Silva-Netto
Phone 530 895 0922
CA-NV Conf. Bishop…………………. Warner
Brown, Jr.
Phone 916 374 1510
March
21st Dinner at 5:00pm
Adults $7
Dessert Auction starts at 6:00pm Children under 12 $4
Family $24
This
is one of our most popular fundraiser events of the year for the whole family.
All you wonderful bakers
are encouraged to bring your very special dessert for our auction.
All Proceeds go to Youth
Ministries
VALENTINE TO ALL OF US Thanks to all who participated in the Valentine Lunch
Box Fund Raiser. We doubled the number of
lunches sold over last year, and also almost doubled the profit. Although we did a much better job out-reaching to the public, we still have a ways to go before it’s more than 50%
supported by the community I was overjoyed at the response from our church. Without
the vegetable prep makers, dessert makers, salad makers, sandwich makers,
map maker, tagmaker, all the extra hands in putting the lunches
together, website expertise, and drivers, it just couldn’t have happened. What a great
church we have. If you have any recommendations to improve for next year,
please get them to me. See you next year. Love, Beverly
