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What do the candles in our Advent wreath mean?
This content was produced by Ask The UMC, a ministry of United Methodist Communications, and originally posted on UMC.org The Advent wreath was originally a German and Scandinavian home devotional practice used to mark the four weeks of Advent. Although many symbols have been attributed to it since that time, it was originally intended as a way to mark the Advent season and the weeks until Christmas. Families would light a candle for each past week and the current week…
Tornado Response 2020
Originally Posted on tnumc.org, view original post here UMCOR Kits Needed kits are currently being sent to our area from the UMCOR Warehouse. We will need to replenish these supplies at a later date. If your church wants to put kits together – and has a place to store them – Hygiene Kits and Tornado Buckets will be needed in the weeks ahead. —– We are grateful for your prayers and financial assistance for all of our brothers and sisters in Christ who have been directly…
Church school helps refugees heal
Originally Posted by UM News on Nov 21, 2019 see original post here Tears stream down the faces of Congolese students who are refugees as they share war accounts of losing their parents, homes and belongings. “There is a problem on my heart,” Mugisha, a fifth grader, said. “I lost my family. After that, the people I lived with tortured me. When I remember it, I feel very hurt.” Mugisha’s story is a typical one among the students at Dr.…
Prayer for People Living with HIV/AIDS
Original Text published by the United Methodist Church View Original Post Here World AIDS Day is December 1 and December is AIDS Awareness Month. United Methodists believe that people with HIV have the right to full participation in the church and society. This prayer for those living with HIV/AIDS was shared recently at the Breaking Barriers Conference sponsored by the United Methodist Global AIDS Committee and we asked some of those present to read it. We invite you to watch this video and share it in your own congregations and…
“Count Your Blessings”: An Antidote to Despair
A UMC.org feature by Crystal Caviness* Originally posted on UMC.org Count your blessings. Name them, one by one. This simple mandate for cultivating gratitude and thanksgiving is the opening line in the catchy chorus of “Count Your Blessings,” a church music staple first published more than a century ago. All these years later, the four verses and chorus can be summed up this way: Counting your blessings may be the antidote to feeling disheartened. The remaining line of the chorus…
We are the people of The United Methodist Church
Originally posted by the United Methodist Church View Original Post Here Meet the people of The United Methodist Church. We are making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world through our shared faith, mission and ministry.