The United Methodist Women of St. Luke's UMC will celebrate Missions Sunday on June 10, 2012
Our annual
Salad Explosion will be held at Reisters View (
306 Cantata Court Reisterstown, MD 21136) @ 1PM following morning worship service. Come join us as our United Methodist Women offer their specialty salads.
The
United Methodist Women is the largest denominational faith organization
for women with approximately 800,000 members whose mission is fostering
spiritual growth, developing leaders, and advocating for justice.
Members
raise up to $20 million each year for programs and projects related to
women, children, and youth in the United States and in more than 100
countries around the world.
The United Methodist Women
will celebrate their role in missions. You may help them in their
mission pledge with your donation. These donations have helped many in
the Baltimore-Washington conference. Listed below are some of the
projects that they are currently working on now:
BALTIMORE PARISH WORK, Baltimore City: Provides
a unique opportunity through financial aid to enhance day camps and
summer enrichment programs for youth and provide support to feeding
programs, such as Manna House and Jacob's Well.
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EPWORTH HOUSE MISSION PROJECT, Washington, DC: Provides
yearly support to a selected female from overseas at Wesley
Theological Seminary. The student serves as a missionary-in-residences
and promotes a sharing experience between the UMW and the women
overseas.
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FAMILY CRISIS RESOURCE CENTER, INC., Cumberland, MD: Provides
shelter and counseling to victims of domestic violence, rape and
sexual assault/abuse through intervention and prevention.
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MONTGOMERY AVENUE WOMEN'S CENTER, Rockville, MD: Provides
support services to women faced with the challenge of being homeless.
The Center seeks to provide the basic needs of food, shelter and
clothing, plus friendly companionship and support.
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SCHOLARSHIP FUND, Baltimore-Washington Conference: Provides
financial assistance for undergraduate students who are members of
churches within the Baltimore-Washington Conference. Applications are
due yearly in mid-June.
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SHENANDOAH WOMEN'S CENTER, INC., Eastern Panhandle, WV: Provides counseling and shelter for sexually assaulted and abused women and children in the Tri-County West Virginia area.
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SHEPHERD'S STAFF, Westminster, MD: Provides
emergency services to children, adults, families, seniors and
homeless in a spirit of compassion and respect. A few of the services
are financial assistance, medical necessities, food, and clothing.
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SUSANNA WESLEY HOUSE, Baltimore, MD: Provides
group living in a home-life setting to nine women with a modest
income and their children. The women are provided schooling, job
training, and counseling.
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YWCA DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING, Anne Arundel County: Provides
individual and family counseling, computer training, parenting
education, mentoring, after-school programs for at-risk children, and
emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
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