WI Conference ENews: Rededication at Waukesha Salem UMC, Social Justice Retreat Success, Rev. InSun Lee in Rural WI, Hispanic Heritage Month, Registration for UMW Assembly 2022 Open, Afghan Refugee Resources

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15- Oct. 15 each year in the United States. The United Methodist Commission on Religion and Race has an infographic with facts about Hispanics' impact on The United Methodist Church and suggestions for ways to celebrate. United Methodist News has an overview in Spanish about the month’s development. The article can be read in English through Google Translate.

See Infographic
UM News: What is Hispanic Heritage Month?
UM News Video: " A Source for United Methodist Identity"

Registration for UMW Assembly 2022 Open Registration for the United Methodist Women’s Assembly 2022 is open. The quadrennial event titled “Turn it Up!” is scheduled for May 20-22 at the Orlando Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, with an optional Ubuntu Day of Service on Thursday, May 19. Early-bird registration discounts are available through Nov. 30. Learn more and Register

The UMC Walks With Crop Hunger Walk

If you don’t have a local CROP Hunger Walk in your community, join us for the 2021 National CROP Hunger Walk on World Food Day, October 16^th.  We will walk to end hunger in the U.S. and around the world! Walk on your treadmill, in your neighborhood, in a park with friends – you choose the location and the experience. Walk one day - 3.7 miles (the average distance a woman walks for water) or take the Weekend Challenge and walk 11.1 miles (3.7 miles for 3 days). Every step you take, every dollar you raise makes the walk shorter for neighbors in need by providing clean water, emergency food as well as livelihoods and access to education. Sign-up and start raising funds TODAY at www.crophungerwalk.org/usa / Contact info@cwsglobal.org for more info.

CSW: Welcoming Afghan Allies and Friends Webinar Church World Service is hosting a virtual gathering on Zoom Thursday, September 30th from 1-2:30 PM EST. This is a call for clergy and judicatory/regional/conference leaders to hear how faith communities can partner with CWS to welcome our Afghan allies and friends. This call will provide a programmatic update on our Afghan Assistance and Placement Program as well as an advocacy update from our CWS Advocacy team. Learn More or Register Now Welcome.US- Let's Welcome our New Neighbors Join the national effort to welcome and support Afghan families as they build new lives in communities across America. As Americans from every corner of the country are stepping up to welcome Afghan newcomers into our communities, consider the many ways that you can help:  donate, volunteer, housing, legal aid, sponsor a family, help as a business, and anything else! Learn more about helping Afghan Refugees Midwest Mission- El Salvador Shipment in Transit Volunteers worked hard assembling Home Care Kits and Personal Dignity Kits to provide much needed supplies to the people of El Salvador. They packed this container to the brim with items that we may take for granted.   Next time you put toothpaste on your toothbrush or wash your hands with antibacterial hand cleaner, stop and give thanks. You are blessed!   To donate text MMDC to 91999, mail in a check or collect supplies and take to your nearest collection site.  September's needed items are cleaning supplies. Items such as dish soap, household cleaner, laundry soap, diapers, and monetary donations are requested. Click here Midwest Mission: Immediate Needs to see a full list of needs. #StillinMission October Conversation Despite the pandemic, United Methodist missionaries remain deeply engaged in work around the world. Normally, a number of them "itinerate" each year to visit the churches and individuals that support them in ministry. Covid-19 has put a stop to most travel but that doesn't mean the missionaries aren't available to meet virtually! Each month, we invite four missionaries to be in conversation with laity and clergy throughout the church to share the joys and challenges they've experienced.  Register for Zoom Conversation on Oct. 14 at 12PM

• Music Director- Part Time- Crossroads UMC, Waunakee, WI
• Director of Children and Family Ministries- Appleton FUMC, Appleton, WI
• Director, National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministry- Remote Work Arrangement
• Director of Adult Christian Education- Whitefish Bay UMC, Whitefish Bay, WI
• Coordinator of Music and Worship- Brookfield Peace UMC, Brookfield, WI
• Collaborative Pianist/Organist- Community UMC, Cedarburg, WI