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Quick News is emailed to our distribution list, typically once or twice a month. It highlights upcoming events and news that may be of interest to our District United Methodist Women.  If you wish to receive these emails, subscribe here. If you already receive the emails and wish to unsubscribe, you may do so through a link at the bottom of the email.

Quick News: June 4, 2021

In this ECR District UMW Quick News: The June issue of Mission Link newsletter; June 12 “Care First, Jails Last”;  Bear witness with Mission u in July


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Mission Link newsletter – June 2021

The June issue of our District UMW newsletter, Mission Link, is available!  Learn what’s happening in our district:

  • Get info about upcoming events
    • June 12 – “Care First, Jails Last” District UMW social action event
    • June, July, August – 4 inspiring Mission u studies
  • Mission & ministry around the District
    • Speaking out against anti Asian-American hate crime
    • Prayer shawls & scarves
    • Serving vaccine volunteers
  • Recap of recent events
    • Spiritual retreat
    • A Path Appears
    • UMW Climate Justice Legislative Day
  • Book review
  • And more!


June 12, 2021
via Zoom meeting

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June 12, 2021: Care First, Jails Last

Show up for racial justice! Join El Camino Real District United Methodist Women in a social action event that gives historical and social context to today’s decarceration movement and the Care First, Jails Last campaign directed toward Santa Clara County jails.  Learn what you can do to help!

This event includes a presentation by SURJ – Showing Up for Racial Justice, South Bay chapter (at Sacred Heart).

Saturday, June 12, 2021
10:00am – Noon PDT

June 22-24, 2021
(June 22 & Aug 7 – Korean study)
via Zoom meeting

Get more info and register today!

July 22-24, 2021: “Bearing Witness in the Kin-dom” Mission u studies

The focus of this study is to help the church and its members discern our call and bear witness to the will of God for a more just world. Continuing Education Units (CEU) available for CA-NV clergy.

This study is offered as a weekend event in 3 languages:

  • English: July 22 (7-8pm PDT), July 23 (10am-noon, 1-3pm PDT), July 24 (10am-noon, 1-4pm PDT)
  • Spanish: July 22 (7-8pm PDT), July 23 (10am-noon, 1-3pm PDT), July 24 (10am-noon, 1-4pm PDT)
  • Korean: July 22 (7-8pm PDT in English), August 7

See more on our website.
Get the latest issue of the Mission Link newsletter here.

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Unit/Local Group Survey

Over the past five years, the United Methodist Women census has moved beyond just a numbers-reporting tool to more of a survey about the health and vitality of United Methodist Women units. This year, we are asking unit/local group presidents to select the area(s) in which their members and units are thriving. This will help inform the national office and conference leadership on strengths and areas for their improvement.

The deadline is March 30, 2021.
After this date, the survey will not be accessible.

The 2020 Unit Survey link is https://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/census2020.

Tip:  Many people find it easiest to view the Survey, print it out, write the answers to the questions on the printout, then go back to the Survey and fill it in. 

Need help? Please contact us and we will have a District UMW team member work with you to get the survey submitted.

Quick News: Virtual Mass Poor People’s Assembly 6/20/20, New Faith Talks

In this ECR District UMW Quick News:  Join United Methodist Women in a virtual Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington on June 20.  Also, the monthly UMW “Faith Talks” online conversations continue to empower us to put faith, hope and love into action with the June 18 topic, “Caring for the Body.”


June 20, 2020: Virtual Mass Poor People’s Assembly

Join United Methodist Women and hundreds of organizations & grassroots movements as we unite from coast-to-coast for a virtual Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington, DC.

The Poor People’s Campaign reminds us that “Everyone has a Right to Live.” The turmoil in our nation reveals long-term structural injustice and we cannot go back to an untenable “normal.”

United Methodist Women is a national faith member of the Poor People’s Campaign, A National Call for Moral Revival, and serves on their Prophetic Council of faith leaders. With the Poor People’s Campaign, they demand voting rights and a just economy, and encourage local individuals and groups to connect to the campaign for local faith and community responses.

Building on the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s Poor People’s Campaign of 50 years ago, the campaign addresses the intersecting realities of poverty, racism, environmental degradation and militarism, including State violence in communities of color in the U.S. It integrates United Methodist Women priorities of Economic Inequality, Racial Justice and Ending Mass Incarceration, Climate Justice and Maternal Health.

Read more on our website.

Mass Poor People's Assembly and Moral March on WashingtonSaturday, June 20, 2020
Live broadcast at 7 am PDT
Rebroadcast:
Sat., June 20, 2020,
 3 pm PDT
Sun., June 21, 2020, 3 pm PDT

Event info and register here: poorpeoplescampaign.org

More about United Methodist Women’s involvement at elcaminorealumw.org.

Faith Talks June 18: “Caring for the Body”

The next conversation will be on Thursday, June 18, at 11:00am PDT, “Faith Talks with Ghylian Bell: Caring for the Body.”

Faith Talks are monthly conversations with United Methodist Women hosted by Jennifer R Farmer, Spotlight PR.  Each conversation explores themes and resources that empower us to put faith, hope and love into action. You can register in advance for each podcast, or listen to them afterwards from the Faith Talks web page, https://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/faithtalks

Other available podcasts include these:

  • Faith Talks with Liz Lee: Creation Care, Sustainability and Climate Justice
  • Faith Talks: Emotion and Anxiety
  • Faith Talks: Coronavirus, Faithfulness, and Online Worship
Faith Talks UMW podcasts

Get more info about the FaithTalks podcasts here.

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This Quick News was sent out to our email list June 17, 2020.