e-News / Methodist Federation for Social Action
Southwest Texas Chapter | May 2008
In this issue
Our next general meeting will be held on May 8th. We will be reflecting on General Conference and making plans for Pride Parade and Annual Conference.
The meeting begins at 7 pm and will be held at Saint John's UMC.
Tara Thronson, our chapter president, is a lay delegate at General Conference. When time permits, Tara is keeping a blog of her experiences at General Conference. Check out her blog at:
General Conference is currently underway in Fort Worth. The conference ends on May 2nd.
PLEASE...
Pray for the delegates and decisions to be made...
Read National MFSA resources at http://www.mfsaweb.org/
MFSA legislative priorities
MFSA legislation submitted to General Conference
MFSA General Conference Middle East resources
Resources on the "Global Nature of the Church" report and alternatives
Volunteer Information (including logistical information)
Click on UMC.org for updates from General Conference.
MFSA will be sponsoring an entry in the 2008 Austin Pride Parade.
We are currently working on a design for a float.
Additional planning will occur at the May chapter meeting.
More details to come.
MFSA will once again have a table at the Southwest Texas Conference Annual Conference being held in Corpus Christi. If you are going to be at Conference and would like to help with the table, please contact Adam (adamf19@yahoo.com) or Vanessa (verad411@yahoo.com).
If you know of upcoming community events that might be of interest to MFSA members, please email them to swtmfsa@yahoo.com.