UMNS Daily Digest - March 9, 2011 (Ecumenical Women, 10-fold, farmers, water, Lent, Ash Wednesday)
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To ensure consistent delivery, please add [1]newsdesk@umcom.org to your contact and/or safe senders list. [2]View Online | [3]Add to Address Book | [4]Subscribe UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service Wednesday, March 9, 2011 [5]Women offer tools to combat strife [6]March 10 ‘10-Fold’ online event focuses on sustainable agriculture [7]Student organization begins water-justice campaign [8]Malawi youth offer Lenten Devotional [9]What is the significance of ashes being placed on the forehead on Ash Wednesday? [10] UMTV: First-time Volunteer at 91» [11] UMTV: Congo Pilot Medical Missions» [12] Additional UMNS Stories» [13]Find us on Facebook [14]Twitter Contact Us [15]E-mail (615) 742-5470 “We wanted to have something that women could take home or people could pick up who weren’t there.” — the Rev. Ann Tiemeyer, Ecumenical Women Women offers tools to combat strife NEW YORK (UMNS) — The violence currently raging in Libya and Côte d’Ivoire is particularly threatening to the most vulnerable citizens of those nations – women, children and the elderly. Ecumenical Women at the United Nations -- an international coalition of church denominations and ecumenical organizations, including The United Methodist Church – has developed tools to encourage women and others to act as peace-builders as a way to respond to these crises. [16]Read story and post a comment» March 10 ‘10-Fold’ online event focuses on sustainable agriculture NEW YORK (UMNS) -- The 10-Fold online event for March will focus on The United Methodist Church’s efforts in working directly with farmers to put an end to hunger and malnutrition. Throughout the day on March 10 at [17]10Fold.org/live, Judith Santiago will share stories of farmers who are becoming agents of transformation by learning new ways of working with the land, new crops to grow, and techniques to pass along their knowledge to other farmers. Viewers will have an opportunity to ask questions during the live update at noon Eastern Time. Participants also can automatically raise $1 to support the project with a simple click of the mouse. Student organization begins water-justice campaign GENEVA, Switzerland (UMNS)--The World Student Christian Federation is launching a global campaign on water justice on March 22, which is World Water Day and the Universal Day of Prayer for Students. The federation has challenged student Christian movements worldwide to join the campaign. “As Christians, we know that water is a powerful symbol of our thirst for justice, of the power of the Holy Spirit, and of the wellspring of life in Jesus Christ. As student activists, we see that, due to human action, water scarcity, water pollution and water commercialization and privatization are serious threats to our fellow people of Earth—the poor, the oppressed, and the marginalized—with whom we are called to walk in solidarity.” The two-year campaign will intertwine with the 2011 and 2012 advocacy themes for the World Student Christian Federation of Overcoming Violence and Economic Justice. Apply as a volunteer to the [18]water justice taskforce. [19]Find more information here» Malawi youth offer Lenten Devotional BLANTYRE, Malawi (UMNS) — More than 30 United Methodist youth from across the country have produced a [20]Lenten Devotional. The devotional is being published by the Malawi United Methodist Publications Committee. Malawi United Methodists suggest donations of $5 from individuals and $100 from churches or groups for the devotionals. 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