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"They brought to [Jesus] a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hands on him. He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and he put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, 'Ephphatha' that is, 'Be opened.' And immediately his ears were opened, his tongue released, and he spoke plainly." - Mark 7:32-35
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WHAT IS THE ADVANCE?
The Advance is an official program of The United Methodist Church for voluntary, designated, second-mile giving. Through The Advance, United Methodist annual conferences, districts, local churches, organizations, individuals and families may choose to support particular, approved mission programs or mission personnel with their financial gifts.
The Advance is “designated” giving because it gives donors an opportunity to select specific mission programs or persons. The Advance is “second-mile” giving because, in The United Methodist Church, the first mile (priority) is for local churches to support World Service and other apportioned funds.
The Advance was created by the 1948 General Conference of the Methodist Church in response to the suffering and devastation caused by World War II. Today, The Advance program includes partnerships in the United States and in more than 100 countries.
The Advance is not a grant program that guarantees funding. The Advance is a transparent channel that guarantees 100% of each gift will go to the designated partnership.
The Advance is a way for persons, churches or other groups to give directly to something they believe in. Our Advance #982562: “Ministries With Deaf, Late-deafened, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind People”, provides resources and funding for ministries with people who are Deaf, late-deafened, hard of hearing or deaf-blind. Donors can write a check to their local church, marking the memo Advance #982562, and the money will be sent to the Advance office.
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for Seoul Global Conference
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Wed, July 29: Depart from US city
Thurs, July 30: Incheon Seoul , S. Korea
Fri, July 31 - Sun, Aug 2, Tours
Sun Aug 2 - 5, UMCD Conference
Thurs, Aug 6: return to US
Approximate cost for airfare $1,500, more or less depending on city of departure.
Keep in mind that the travel agency cannot guarantee a price, and you must add flight to & from your home to LA or other international departure city.
Seminar Cost: $210 for room with 2 beds, includes airport shuttle, room and meals. $180 for room with 4 beds.
Flexibility must be our motto. Many things can change before this trip begins.
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at the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference.
Report from Wineva HankamerReverend Dr. Peggy Johnson, affectionately known as Rev. Pink (her favorite color), is now Bishop Pink.(picture right) She was elected at the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference, July 16-18, 2008, and is now assigned to the Philadelphia area. This means she will no longer be serving at Christ UMC of the Deaf in Baltimore, a long time appointment for Peggy. In Baltimore she was able to raise the level of awareness of ministries with Deaf, Late-deafened, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-blind people within the United Methodist Church, all across the nation and in many other parts of the world as well.
Peggy had been elected as president of the 2009-2012 United Methodist Committee on Ministries with Deaf, Late-deafened, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-blind People, but has given up that position so she can focus on becoming a bishop. She will certainly be our advocate, friend, and supportive person as we pursue our work and she grows in the ability to make a positive effect on world Methodism.
Bishop Peggy, we love you, honor you and wish God's great blessings on your every step, your every word, and may your hands continue to tell the Gospel story to all!
at Wesley Theological Seminary.
Wall Out the Walls
Ephesians 2:11-22 and Luke 6:27-36
"Something there is that doesn't love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground swell under it,
And spills the upper boulders in the sun;
And makes gaps even two can pass abreast." [2]
Robert Frost wrote those opening words in his classic poem called “mending Wall.” Each spring, he and his neighbor carried out the ritual of restoring the stone wall that borders their adjoining New England farms. It's like a game, said Frost, one on each side, scraping fingers and hands as they lift the fallen boulders back in place.
There is, Frost tells us, a portion of the field where a wall is ridiculous. On his side is an apple orchard, on the other a grove of pine trees. Why rebuild the wall here, Frost asks his neighbor; after all, the apples won't cross over to devour the pine cones. His dour neighbor won’t laugh; solemnly, he repeats the aphorism he learned from his father and his father from his father: Good fences make good neighbors.
Well, yes. Good fences can make good neighbors, if you have a dog to keep from chasing the neighbors' cats, or from leaving evidence of its passage on the neighbor’s lawns. But, might it also be said that fences can be offensive in that they treat others as potential trespassers or enemies?
Consider also how isolating fences can be. Snoopy, Charlie Brown's inimitable dog, was an inveterate would-be author. Lucy was his severest critic. She had yet to find a Snoopy manuscript that she liked. Dismissing his latest effort, she said: "You should write a self-help book. You know, for people who are lonely and can't go any place.” Dutifully, Snoopy turned back to his trusty typewriter atop his doghouse, and wrote a new title: "How to be Happy Even Though You're Stuck in the Back Yard."[3]
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Pictures from the Deaf Teen Retreat to SIFATClick here to read and see more....
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Deaf Ministries at Christ Church and Around the World
An article from the Global Ministries Web Page. Link to site provided.
UMHearingAccess is a new email group for United Methodists with hearing loss or combined hearing and vision loss.
Are you finding that you hear words, but have difficulty understanding them when sitting in the pew at your church? Do you think twice before attending a church social event, or participating in other activities...
Deaf VIM Trip to the Dominican Republic
"If you ever go to the Dominican Republic please take me with you"....that one-line message was e-mailed to me over a year ago. It would become the beginning of the Deaf VIM Trip to Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic
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A letter from the President 2006-2007
Tom Hudspeth's letter of greetings as he assumed the Presidency in 2006.
Message from Patricia Magyar, New Executive Secretary of Health & Welfare
Patricia Magyar's letter of greetings as she assumed her position on the Committee representing Health and Welfare.
Grant UpdateTotal grants awarded in 2008 as of November, 2008:
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Books of Interest
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