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North Texas Conference
United Methodist Women
Day of Social Action
April 18, 2015
Highland Park UMC ~
3300 Mockingbird, Dallas
8:30am to noon
Restoring Relationships: Reconciliation and
Forgiveness
Forgiveness ultimately frees us from the pain and prison of
revenge and allows us to experience renewal.
Keynote
Speaker
Rev.
Alice Coder
United
Methodist minister and member of the North Texas Anti-Racism Team
Clinicians
Royce Hall—Restorative Justice
Halley Bain—Domestic Violence
Genesis Shelter
Rev. Ross Owen— Immigration
Pastor, Christ Foundry Church
Peggy Larney— Anti-Racism
Urban Inter-Tribal Center of TX
IMPORTANT: Please send number of lunch
reservations by April 13 to Beth Weems Pirtle at 972-243-7353; or to bethsigns@att.net
DAY OF SOCIAL
ACTION
APRIL 18, 2015
On
April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, this act of violence
a result of intense and unreasoning hatred for a man who declared himself against
bigotry and specifically against slavery: “As I would not be a slave, so I
would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.”
Of the myriad biographical details
inscribed on the wall of President Lincoln’s tomb, one—perhaps his most
significant contribution to the world—is noticeable by its absence:
No mention is
made of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Racism continues to infect our lives all
across this country, indeed across the world. We might prefer to call it by
other names, thinking that we have made great progress in these 150 years. But
sometimes we may wonder if prejudice against people for their color may be part
of the “human condition.”
On April 18, North Texas Conference
United Methodist Women consider racism, its effects on our lives, and the
possibility of restored relationships. We also look at domestic violence and
our attitude toward immigration.
Please bring a personal item (such as
soap, lotion, etc.) to share with residents of domestic violence shelter.
Join us!
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