• By RJ Walters, Editor •
Mission opportunities at God’s Country Cooperative Parish
God’s Country Cooperative Parish in the Upper Peninsula is looking for one or two mission teams of 5-20 volunteers to help repair homes in Paradise, Mich. the week of July 10-16.
The Parish is seeking people who want to share God’s love with their feet and hands while enjoying the natural beauty of Whitefish Bay.
The cost is $153.50 per person for the week and an additional $30 per person to stay in the local church for the week.
Those interested in the project should contact Katie Peterson at ktpete@gmail.com or 906-492-3680.
Conference Merit Scholarships available
Do you know United Methodist students attending or planning to attend Albion or Adrian colleges? If so, refer them to the 2011 Conference Merit Scholarships available to all United Methodist students attending United Methodist related schools.
Merit-based scholarships are available utilizing funds from the annual Student Day offering and applicants are required to fill out several forms, write a short personal statement and include a high school transcript.
To download materials log onto the West Michigan Conference website at www.westmichiganconference.org and type in “Merit Scholarship” in the search bar.
The deadline for submission of this application is June 25, 2011.
Knitting Ministry celebrates 10 years of spreading love
More than 650 people in the Tri-Cities region of the state have been blessed over the course of the last decade through the loving creation and distribution of afghans, prayer shawls and scarves from a committed group of women at the United Methodist Church of the Dunes.
The Grand Haven church started a leisurely “craft circle” 10 years ago and has seen it expand into a full-blown ministry for people experiencing life-changing illnesses, death and unforeseen circumstances.
“What makes the prayer shawls is not the pattern or yarn that goes into them but, rather, the prayers and love that are shared,” said Mary Kay Alguire, Knitting Ministry co-founder.
The group also makes pillows, hat, slippers and more and during their knitting sessions they take time to worship, share stories and provide gratitude to each other.
Each gift is blessed with a prayer and a signed card is included.
Recipients are selected from the church prayer list, suggestions from pastor the Rev. Dan Duncan and through special requests.
“We do this because we are faithful followers, letting God work through us,” said Knitting Ministry member Helen Beers. “Again and again, we hear about the comfort the prayer shawls, afghans and other items are providing to those who receive them and it is these stories that help strengthen our faith.”
Anyone interested in receiving further information about the Knitting Ministry at UMC-Dunes’ should contact Beers at the church at 616-842-7980.
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