March 2016

UMW Newsletter THE METROPOLITAN CHURCH

March 2016

Metropolitan Memorial, St. Luke’s & Wesley United Methodist Churches 202-363-4900 (MMUMC office) MetroUMW@gmail.com

Mark Your Calendar March

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June

5 Sa

UMW Book Sale

2

6 Su

Contemplative Service (6pm, Great Hall)

3

13 Su

Contemplative Service (6pm, Great Hall)

3

14 M

BW Conference UMW Spring Luncheon Registration due

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17 Th

Lunch & More (noon, Great Hall)

8

20 Su

Contemplative Service (6pm, Great Hall)

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 BW UMW Spring Luncheon, p. 4

21 M

AARP (1pm, Vestry)

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 Update on Missionary Rachel Ternes, p. 4

27 Su

Easter

30 W

Jewelry Group (7pm, Christie Room)

3

BW Conference UMW Spring Luncheon (11:30am-2:30pm, Holiday Inn College Park)

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Great Day of Service

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16 Sa

F-Su

Northeast Jurisdiction UMW Quadrennial Meeting (Syracuse, NY)

Highlights  Book & Bake Sale March 5, p. 2  Lenten Sunday evening services, p. 3

 Library Project, p. 5  Retreat description & photo, p. 6  Reconciling ministries help needed, p. 9

April 2 Sa

16-18

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 Baby-related items, p. 9  Recap of Breaking Chains conference on sex trafficking, p. 1215  Circles, p. 15

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UMW News

Reflections Jesus's resurrection is the beginning of God's new project not to snatch people away from earth to heaven but to colonize earth with the life of heaven.

That, after all, is what the Lord's Prayer is about. ~ N.T. Wright Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church

The UMW Book & Bake Sale March 5 Saturday, March 5, 8am – 3pm, Vestry Sunday, March 6, 9-11am, Vestry The UMW Book & Bake sale is just a few days away.

Saturday, March 5, we throw open the doors of the Vestry to display our voluminous volumes of books and great load of goodies at the bake sale table. This year, the UMW will give the net proceeds from the sale to the DC Diaper Bank, which provides diapers and baby supplies to families in poverty, and Bright Beginnings, a program for homeless children. The Book & Bake Sale runs from 8 am to 3 pm Saturday and stop by 9 to 11 am Sunday, March 6 for our special remainders sale. Please shop our sale to support reading, recycling, and two really great organizations helping kids in our city.

Collecting donations on Saturday, Feb 27

For more information contact: Anita Seline amseline@aol.com or Martha Mizroch at martha_miz@hotmail.com A volunteer drops off book donations in the Vestry on Saturday, Feb 27

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UMW News Approaching Lent in Silence‌ The Art of Holy Listening Sunday, March 6 & 13, Great Hall MMUMC, 7-8:30pm

See more at: http://www.nationalchurch.org/lent#contemplative Hello ladies, Lent is upon us and a lovely Lenten service opportunity has come our way again this year. UMW has been asked to host the Sunday evening Contemplative Services from February 21to March 13 (please see below). Not only do we get to support and take part in these peaceful services, but the freewill offering we collect will contribute even more to UMW missions during 2016.

How can you help? We need one more woman Sunday evening to serve as a greeter on March 6. We're asking for only two hours, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. It's to greet those who arrive, and the duties are simple.

If you can serve in this way, please e-mail to maryrollefson@starpower.net. I'll give you the details and tell you how to connect with the service coordinator (our own Mary Jo Marchant) when you arrive to greet. Thank you for blessing our congregation in this way! ~ Mary Rollefson

Jewelry-Making Group Next meeting Wed., Mar 30 at 7pm The Jewelry-Making Group meets in the Christie Room once a month at 7pm during Food for Thought classes after the 6pm Community Dinner. We go over the unsold pieces of jewelry from the la Bazaar, revamp them, and get them ready for the next Bazaar. For questions, contact Kathy Portus.

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UMW News Upcoming Baltimore-Washington Conference UMW, Greater Washington District Event April 2, 2016, Saturday 11:30am-2:30pm Spring Luncheon to benefit the Epworth House Mission Project Committee (Expanding concepts of mission at Wesley Theological Seminary) Holiday Inn College Park, 10000 Baltimore Ave, College Park, MD 20740 Theme: Embracing Mission and Outreach through Love in Action Register by Mar 14, 2016, $35/person Contact Connie Sommers at sommersc@gmail.com for a registration form

Update on UMW member Rachel Ternes, US-2 Global Mission Fellow with the Board of Global Ministry Part of our mission support dollars go to Rachel Ternes (left) who serves as a US-2 in Philadelphia, PA. In her recent report online, she wrote: "At Serenity House, I'm working with my neighbors to create a community garden, and organizing events like a recent film screening with discussion about Temple University's gentrification in North Philly.

On the horizon are voter registration drives, community discussions about the history and identity of the neighborhood, and a healthy eating and cooking class."

Save the Date – Spring Great Day of Service Saturday, April 16 The UMW Service Day is tentatively set for Saturday, April 16. Some of the projects contemplated are: volunteering at the DC Diaper Bank warehouse; working the Saturday shift at the Campus Kitchen Ministry at St. Luke's, playing Wii bowling with residents of a local senior citizens residence, and creating a teddy bear brigade for the Wendt's Center's grief camp for kids. More details to follow but please plan to be with us on this Great Day of Service, April 16.

The Greatest Good is What We Do for One Another ~ Mother Teresa

If you would like to read the report in its entirety, go to Rternes@umcmission.org.

Hat tip, Barbara Tate

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UMW News President’s Note Sisters, the talents and dedication of our UMW unit continue to amaze me.

We are all busy women, with many commitments. And yet, when called upon to serve, the answer, most often, is YES. First, many thanks to Suzanne Vieth and her committee for all the work that went into planning our Women’s Retreat! Those who attended gained many new insights into some of the stories about women in the Bible. And we had a fun time, too!

I also want to thank Helene Lily, our Executive Board member for Program Resources, for accepting the responsibility of heading up a new project for the Race and Religion group to assess and enhance the resources of Metropolitan’s Library concerning issues pertaining to the ongoing racial divides in our country. You’ll be hearing more about this in future weeks.

This month, we must especially give thanks to Anita Seline for all of the hard work she is giving to help up present our annual Book Sale. There are so many details to be planned for and coordinated. Please give her your thanks! It’s almost too late to get those books in, but there’s work to be done this next week (March 1 to 6). As I checked this morning at the sign in genius, http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0e4da8a6238-march2, there were still several shifts that needed to be filled to get those books sorted books, those cookies baked or those tables staffed. Please add a shift to your activities for next week!

We have been given so much. Our work is an expression of our gratitude to God for our many Blessings, and the funds we raise are to be a Blessing to others! May it be so. ~ Ellen Bachman

Library Project A group discussing race has been meeting on Wednesday evenings during Food for Thought. It was suggested that books covering the topic of Race currently in our church libraries be identified and shared with our church members and friends during the coffee hour on Sunday mornings.

The United Methodist Women have agreed to take the responsibility for reviewing the contents of the Metropolitan and Wesley Libraries to find any publications related to the topic of Race. We would also appreciate any suggestions you have for books and articles that would expand our understanding and knowledge of matters regarding Race.

~ Helene Lilly, j718hel@aol.com

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UMW News The February Retreat We held an extremely successful and well received retreat at PriestField Pastoral Center in WV. Our final count was 33 women; our leader was the dynamic, thought-provoking, and extremely affirming Dr. Denise Dombkowski Hopkins. We were sad that three individuals had to cancel shortly before our weekend: Connie Sommers (to attend a family memorial service); Margaret Patterson (incapacitated due to back injury) and Kelly D’Angelo (broken wrist). We held these women in prayer and in spirit! Thanks to a creative ice breaker activity, there may be a future group trip to the country of Iceland in the offing … ~ Suzanne Vieth, Retreat Coordinator

2016 Women’s Retreat participants February 5-7, 2016, Kearneysville, WV

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Metropolitan & Community News Food for Thought Wednesday evening adult Christian formation programs Dinner 6 pm; Classes 7 pm Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church

www.nationalchurch.org/Learning/Adult Food for Thought: Every Wednesday, Every Week Every Wednesday evening, everyone is welcome to a community dinner in the Vestry between 6 and 7 pm. Enjoy a chef-prepared meal with friends old and new. Dinner is $8 per adult, $5 per child, with a maximum of $20 per family. AU students pay what you can.

Reservations are appreciated for planning purposes; to reserve your meal, go to http://www.nationalchurch.org/Learning/Adult#wednesday.

After you feed your body, feed your mind and soul with a mid-week study. Food for Thought features two different study opportunities: a Bible study and a topical study. Studies change monthly, so you can choose a Bible study one month and a topical study the next, without missing pieces of either. The Bible study is led by Bob Olson, co-chair of the Learning Pillar, and Rev. Charlie Parker, the senior pastor of the Metropolitan Church. Topical studies will be led by different individuals throughout the year.

Session 6: March 2, 9, 16 Bible Study: Selected Psalms. Songs of praise, thanksgiving, lament, adoration, complaint – they are all in the Psalms. We will sample the diversity of the Psalms, and return to some old favorites.

Topical Study: What to Expect from General Conference. Led by Rev. Charlie Parker. The United Methodist Church will hold our General Conference in May in Portland, Oregon.

The 2016 General Conference is likely to consider major changes to church structure, the way we ordain, train and deploy ministers, and whether the UMC will finally allow its clergy and congregations to be fully inclusive of LGBTQ Christians. In this class, we will spend one week on the history and process of General Conference, one week on the structural/ ministry change proposals, and one week on the proposals around LGBTQ inclusion. Rev. Charlie Parker is senior pastor at Metropolitan and a clergy member of the

delegation to General Conference from the Baltimore-Washington Conference.

Session 7: April 8, 13, 20, and 27 Bible Study: Romans. A theologically deep, complex book, Romans offers profound messages of God’s grace.

Topical Study: The Middle East: What is wrong, is there hope, and how can we help?

Speakers TBA. With the pain of the recent events in Syria, Iraq, and Israel/Palestine, it can be hard to see a way forward in the Middle East. Join us for a discussion led by area experts on Middle East politics, diplomacy, and the work of the church in the area.

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Metropolitan & Community News Lunch and More Thursday, March 17, noon, Great Hall Join the Lunch and More Crowd for lunch!

Our Speaker, Jane B. Ward, OD, MD, MPH “The Blue Zones: 9 Lessons for Living Longer”

Join us Thursday, March 17 for Lunch and More! After eating together, we will have the opportunity to hear Jane Ward share her interest in the “Blue Zones”. The book "The Blue Zones: 9 Lessons for Living Longer" by Dan Buettner, and the website, www.bluezones.com are terrific study guides for exploring several long-lived areas around the globe known as Blue Zones. Jane will be highlighting the lifestyle, diet, outlook, spiritual life, and stress-coping practices that seem to add years to life and life to years of

citizens in these communities which have high percentages of active, healthy centenarians.

An additional opportunity! Easter is fast approaching, at the end of our time with Jane, Dona Collary will be assembling the table decorations for the Easter Brunch. We thought it would be fun to help under her tutelage! If you can stay and help for any length of time, thank you.

Hope to see you Thursday, March 17! Invite someone to join us!!

Phyllis Kokus pkokus@aol.com or Mary Jo Marchant mjmarchant@verizon.net.

March AARP Meeting Monday, March 21, 1pm, Vestry Please join us on Monday, March 21 in the Vestry. Ann Michel will tell us about the history of the church and will lead us on a tour. Social time is at 12:30 p.m., and the meeting starts at 1:00.

Refreshments will be served. Contact Bobby Turnbull, bobbyturnbull@comcast.net.

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Reconciling News Two years ago, members of our UMW helped to create the Rainbow Reconciling Stoles that many of us wear to services at Metropolitan, to make visible our welcome to LBGTQ persons. The Reconciling Team has taken on the task of creating 50 new stoles for allies to wear at General Conference. Simple skills are all that’s required. We can supply the fabric, marked for you to cut out and sew. If you are able to help, and would be willing to stitch 5 to 10 stoles, please contact Ellen Bachman (ellenbachman@comcast.net)

Great News for the DC Diaper Bank From one of our favorite charities, the DC Diaper Bank’s February 16, 2016 email news This past week two giant trucks pulled up to the DC Diaper Bank Warehouse and donated 500,000 diapers from the amazing folks at the National Diaper Bank Network and Huggies!

This donation is part of 20 million diapers NDBN is distributing to diaper banks across the country! As you can see, we're more than a little happy! These diapers will allow us to expand to more partners, help more moms and dads struggling to parent in poverty, and help ease the lives of thousands of little ones. We can't stop smiling!

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Baby Items Needed Do you have any new or used (but in great condition) baby items (e.g. toys, books, strollers), to donate to Mary’s Center’s Healthy Start program? If so, their contact information is below to schedule a time to drop off the items to their office or contact me and I can take a carload over from Metropolitan Church (Alex McPherron alexmcph@gmail.com).

See the next page for information about Mary’s Center.

Sharai Bryan Family Support Worker Home Visiting – Healthy Start Program (202) 774-7587 (Direct) www.maryscenter.org Mary's Center 4304 Georgia Ave, NW Washington, DC 20011

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Metropolitan & Community News Dear UMW Sisters, I met Sharai Bryan at the Faith Conference on Combating Sex Trafficking in our Nation’s Capital in January. (See a report, page 12.) Sharai is a recent graduate of UM College Park who shared with me her story of being called by Christ to serve needy families. She is now a Family Support Worker for the Healthy Start Program at Mary’s Center in the District.

Please keep Mary’s Center in mind if you know of anyone with an infant who could use their services or are looking for an organization to support with your own benevolent giving. ~ Alex McPherron

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Vacation Bible School—Volunteers Needed You can help make Vacation Bible School a Success this year Save the Date: July 11-15; 9am till noon You may think VBS is not your thing. You’d be wrong. Consider your God-given talents; if you answer YES to any of the following statements, you’ll see why WE WANT YOU for this year’s VBS. 

I am a Diva— I can help by acting out Bible stories or Singing and Dancing to the VBS music

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I’m a science geek—I can help the kids conduct small experiments

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I’m artsy fartsy – I can help lead arts and crafts sessions with the kids

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I am a foodie—I can help coordinate creative snacks that relate to each day’s theme

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I am a jock and/or a gamer – I can help coordinate recreation activities

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I’m a music lover—I can teach the kids songs

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I’m a minister, or wish I were—I can help tell the Bible stories

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I’m good with support—I can help with small jobs before the week’s activities begin

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I’m with Welcome Wagon – I can help as a receptionist during the week

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I love kids—I can help wherever I’m needed.

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I have other talents—we’ll make use of them

 This year’s program is all about food and faith and feeding the hungry.

To help, Contact: Courtney Leatherman: c_leatherman@ix.netcom.com

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Metropolitan & Community News Recap of Breaking Chains: A Faith Conference on Combatting Sex Trafficking in our Nation's Capital Dear UMW Sisters, In last month’s newsletter, you may have seen a notice from DC Stop Modern Slavery about a one-day event “designed to help people of faith learn more about this modern form of slavery and how to be involved in the struggle against it.”

I attended because it seemed that I kept hearing absolutely horrific stories that made me think we are living in the Middle Ages. Yazidi victims of ISIS who have escaped are now telling their stories of being bought and traded as servants or sex slaves. You may have also heard of the forced sex slavery of over 1,400 girls in Rotherham in the UK where police ignored the ongoing abuse for years. I also served on a District Grand Jury for a month that predominantly heard cases of sex crimes and domestic violence. This was an eyeopening experience to say the least. I came away wondering how anyone could commit these unspeakable crimes, and where do we even start to protect children?

The Faith Coalition to Combat Sex Trafficking in our Nation’s Capital hosted the event which was sponsored by Asbury UMC, Covenant Baptist UCC, Dumbarton UMC, Shiloh Baptist, Mt. Vernon Place UMC, Wisconsin Ave. Baptist, and The Chapel. I wanted to give you a report because I know many of you went to the 2014 UMW Sunday Luncheon and heard presentations by DC Stop Modern Slavery about human trafficking. The January event was organized by Reverend Dr. Alice Burnette Greene of Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church and Mary BatesWashington of Shiloh Baptist Church and was held at Shiloh. The Planning Committee did a fabulous job of Metropolitan UMW Newsletter : March 2016

arrangingthe program. I estimate that over 120 people gathered at tables in a large room at Shiloh to hear speakers, eat lunch and talk to exhibitors during breaks.

The exhibitors had information on different types of human trafficking including labor, sex slavery and forced prostitution. Despite the name, human trafficking is not defined as taking someone across a border against their will.

It really means some kind of slavery even if the person is not removed from their hometown. This conference focused on children forced into prostitution locally.

Rev. Dr. Greene opened the conference by describing how she was moved to create the Coalition after learning of the plight of young victims. Then we had four sessions: Information, Prevention, Intervention and Advocacy. We started the Information session with Nicole Wood, Program Advisor for the US Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Faithbased and Neighborhood Partnerships, who told us that human trafficking of all types is the second largest crime in $ in the world after drug trafficking. It is a $150B/year criminal enterprise with about 20.9 million individuals. DHS has an outreach program called the Blue Campaign to help educate communities (https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign).

DHS recommends you call your local police if you see suspicious behavior, a federal law enforcement tipline (1-866-347-2423), or the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (1-888-373-7888), which is not operated by the government and is available 24/7. Have these numbers programmed in your phone.

What are the signs? According to the Blue Campaign literature and many of the speakers, behaviors such as sudden changes, being withdrawn or fearful, Continued pg 13 Page 12 of 15

Metropolitan & Community News Continued from pg 12 physical signs such as bruising or poor living conditions, or being frequently accompanied by an adult who seems to control them should raise suspicion.

Next, Barbara Amaya described how she ran away from an abusive home in Fairfax and was taken to NYC to become a prostitute. The only person who seemed to want to listen to her problems was a woman who found her after she ran away and the man she was given to who drove her to NYC and physically abused her for years. Ms. Amaya did not even recognize that the term human trafficking describes what happened to her until a few years ago. Now she is a writer, speaker and advocate for sex trafficking victims.

Actually, she declared that although she was victimized, she does not want to see herself as a victim.

Kenneth Morris, Jr and Robert Benz described the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives (http://www.fdfi.org/) for school programs for Prevention of human trafficking. The philosophy is Abolition through Education and comes from Mr. Morris’ family legacy. Mr. Morris is a great-great-great grandson of the abolitionist Frederick Douglass and the great-great grandson of the educator Booker T. Washington. Mr. Morris described via a recorded talk how he tried to avoid the pressure of this legacy for many years. After becoming a father, he realized slavery still existed in this country and that young children were vulnerable.

This motivated him to found the Initiative with Mr. Benz who told us through video conference from California about their ageappropriate curriculum and teacher training.

The Reverend Dr. Vanetta Rather told us about her work with youth at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Arlington and her Metropolitan UMW Newsletter : March 2016

organization for women and girls, My Sister My Seed. In a talk that was much like a sermon, she stressed that we need to be willing to listen to kids and not judge.

The first person to take a child’s feelings seriously should not be a predator. She was followed by Tina Frundt, the Founder and Executive Director of Courtney’s House, a charity that our UMW has supported in the past. In an echo of Rev. Dr. Rather’s message about how we need to try to listen to children who seem to have behavioral problems, Ms. Frundt told us about her bad experiences in foster care and her difficulties in settling down after adoption into a loving family. Eventually she was coerced into prostitution as a teen. This courageous woman told us about how she will go out on the streets in the middle of the night to rescue trafficking victims.

[Law enforcement recommends the rest of us call 911 or hotlines with our suspicions rather than try to intervene directly.]

Courtney’s House has helped over 500 survivors.

The US Attorney for DC, Channing Phillips, Assistant US Attorney’s Jelahn Stewart and Kenya Davis and Metropolitan DC Police Sgt. Keith Batton gave an overview of human trafficking as a criminal enterprise and Intervention by the authorities. Children typically become trafficking victims within only 48 hours of leaving home. The average age of entry into prostitution is only 13 years old. In the District, each child victim typically has a quota of $500/day that he or she must earn for the pimp which makes sex trafficking more profitable than drugs. They said that the pimps look for children that are easy to manipulate. Vulnerabilities to trafficking include prior sexual abuse and low selfesteem because of feelings of unattractiveness. Sgt. Batton stressed that Continued pg 14 Page 13 of 15

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parents should be aware of apps on their child’s phone. Some are decoys that appear to be something harmless but are actually used by strangers to contact children.

Cindy Gustasfson, Advocacy Team Director of DC Stop Modern Slavery, encouraged us to help with the End Demand bill currently in front of the DC City Council to target the buyers of sex with minors (see below).

Jeanne Allert, founder of the Christian organization The Samaritan Women, told us about her Advocacy and services for sex trafficking victims. Her organization has developed a Continuum of Care model to help victims heal, restart their education, find jobs and become independent women. She described many of the things we take for granted that these women have missed out on. One story that was particularly moving to me was about their interaction with father figures. They will ask, “What is it like to have a dad?”

The Samaritan Women brought men in to teach the women how to do things a typical father would teach his children, such as how to change a tire and light the furnace.

Finally, we moved to the Sanctuary for a worship service, just what the doctor ordered at that point. The pastors from the sponsoring churches each participated.

Stacy Jewell Lewis gave a spoken word performance that she calls “10 years and 1 day.” In her performance, she used some powerful metaphors to describe her experiences as a trafficking victim and survivor. The “10 years” refers to the time it took her to realize that she was a victim and not a bad person, and the “1 day” refers to how long it took to her to accept the loving embrace of Jesus Christ. I find myself in tears all over again as I write these words.

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It was a trying day, but I was heartened to see a community come together to say clearly that these horrific crimes must end.

The three women who shared their stories with us that day are a living testament to human resilience and the power of love. ~ Alex McPherron

If you want to help victims of human trafficking or learn more, you can click on some of the above links to learn or donate your time or money. There are also some bills in the District and in Virginia relevant to these issues.

From Virginia: HB 681 Trafficking in persons; civil action.

This bill allows trafficking victims 7 years to sue their trafficker. The VA House rejected the Senate version of the bill on Friday, February 26. http://lis.virginia.gov/cgibin/legp604.exe?ses=161&typ=bil&val=hb 681&submit=GO

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From DC Stop Modern Slavery: DC Stop Modern Slavery has introduced the End Demand law to DC City Council.

The End Demand campaign seeks to strengthen consequence for the buyers of sex with minors in Washington, DC: 

Distinguish between consequences for purchasing sex with an adult versus sex with a minor;

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Eliminate the “mistake of age” defense so that buyers/renters of youths’ bodies cannot get away with saying that they thought the minors were over the age of 18; People convicted under the new subsection shall be required to register as sex offenders

Contact your DC Council Member and let them know that you support ending the demand for commercial sex trafficking of minors in DC.

AU

The AU UMW Circle meets Fridays at 7:00 p.m. in the "AU Lounge" at Metropolitan.

Contact Tori Lynn Gilkeson at VP@aumethodists.org

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Our next meeting is April 17. We plan to continue our discussion on race. Contact Helene Lilly at j718hel@aol.com.

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Lorraine Marsh will host our March 9th Circle Two meeting. And we are very happy to have Rev Kate share some of her experiences while in S. Korea. Contact Jane Cunningham, jtc3rd@aol.com or Charlotte Carter, char.carter@cox.net

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Please join us on May 1 as we enjoy the latest performance of the Metro Players, Rumors! The play is at 2:00, after the performance we will share a meal together, please RSVP to Mary Jo, so we can make a reservation for our circle. Join us as we test-dive our new format of quarterly gatherings. Questions, Mary Jo Marchant, mjmarchant@verizon.net or Ann Michel, amichel@wesleyseminary.edu.

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We will meet in the Parlor on March 1 at 7:30pm. Marilyn Dickenson, Barbara Green and Mary Rynearson will tell us about the February retreat. Contact Kelly D’Angelo at kellysclothes@aol.com.

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Circle 9 will meet on Wednesday, March 2 at 10:30 in the Choir Room. Patrick Landau will tell us about the Multi-Ethnic Conference he attended in September and will update us on his work with the church youth. Please contact Bobby Turnbull, bobbyturnbull@comcast.net.

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Contact Caralee Adams caralee.adams@verizon.net or Suzanne Vieth msvieth@verizon.net

The next UMW Board Meeting is Sunday, March 13 at 12:45pm, Wesley UMC Newsletter prepared by Alexandra McPherron. To add items to the next newsletter, email alexmcph@gmail.com by Sunday, March 27, 2016.

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