We are going on a Road Trip to Indianapolis to tour and have lunch at Lucille Raines Residence

June 19th cost $5.00

If you are interested in going let your Circle leaders know or email at umwvalpofumc@gmail.com

Lucille Raines Residence is a facility owned and operated by United Methodist Women of Indiana.  Many of the men and women, who are residents are actively engaged in rebuilding their lives from substance abuse.  They all share in learning to function independently and as whole people in life. Many are finding Christ to be the source of successful recovery.

Your Help and Input is needed:

June 5th at 10:00 at VFUMC

We are working on the planning of our October meeting.

We would like to fill the church again as we did last year with our hosting the information program on Human Trafficking.

This year we are focusing on Children services.  

Programs that are offered to children and parents and ways we can help with projects or volunteering opportunities.

2014 Mission u Dates - July 22-25 - BROCHURE/REGISTRATION FORM

     Two ways to register:  ONLINE at   www.inumc.org/missionu14  or by MAIL using this FORM  DEADLINE IS JULY 1

Location:  DePauw University in Greencastle

This year's studies are:

• Spiritual Growth: "How is it with your Soul" -- lead by Adolf Hansen
• Geographic: "The Roma of Europe" (2013 & 2014) -- lead by Ben Gates & Sue C. Johnson
• Social Issue: "The Church and People with Disabilities" (2014 & 2015) -- lead by Jean Brindel, Sandra Ruby,  Kelly Sellers & Nancy Washburn

ChiMiCa: (lead by Joan Schell)  This is an exciting opportunity for children age 3 through 5th grade (completed) to go to camp with mom or grandma and learn about mission. Children will enjoy crafts, games, and indoor and outdoor learning activities, while adults are in their studies. The 2014 Director is Joan Schell and ChiMiCa will be housed at Gobin Memorial UMC. The title of the children's study is Making a New Picture Together: Welcoming Persons with Disabilities Into Our Lives.

YoPeMiCa: (lead by Nancy Nichols)   Middle school and senior high youth will have the opportunity to participate in mission studies, share in meaningful worship, games, recreation and build friendships that will last forever.

Sampler Day is a one day event with a "sample" of all three studies and some of the worship experiences.  Register ONLINE at www.inumc.org/sampler14 or by using the registration form 

Hands-on Mission Project:  This year's project will be to collect money for mortar for "Money is the Mortar." UMW in the Democratic Republic of The Congo has made 20,000 bricks to build a women's literacy center and now they need the mortar to put that building together. We are going to gather some green to send to them to purchase the mortar locally. This is in connection with a North Central Jurisdiction young adult mission trip organized with Friendly Project Missiology. Further, we'd like people to be creative in how they bring the "Money is the Mortar" project offering by presenting it in something that looks like a brick ... decorated shoe box? children's toy building block? diaper wipe container? We will create a pile of bricks at the worship center.This project is a separate mission opportunity from the offering that will be taken at 2014 Mission u, as that offering will be granted to a current study's national mission institution. 

2013 studies will be used in the local churches and districts for programming and study. Several Districts include "Mini-Schools" in their programming. Study books are available for purchase from the UMW Mission Resource Center.