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MINNESOTA CONFERENCE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN Newsletter Editor 

972  118th Lane NE 

Blaine, MN 55434 

Volume 15 Number 2 AprIl 2010 

Find us on the web! 

go to www.minnesotaumc.org 

3 Missions & Ministries 

3 United Methodist Women 

Twin Cities District website 

www.myumw.com 

Calendar 

April 28 – May 2, 2010 

 UMW Assembly 

 St. Louis, MO 

July 13-16, 2010 

 Weekday School of 

 Christian  Mission 

July 15  

 Drive-in Day for 

 School of  Mission 

July 16-18, 2010 

 Weekend Event – School of 

 Christian Mission 

October 2, 2010 

 Annual Gathering at Grand 

 Rapids UMChurch 

October 29-30, 2010 

 (Note change of date) 

 DOTE   (District Officer  

 Training Event) Koinonia 

NEW FORMAT FOR 

“THE FRESH 

CONNECTION” 

In order for our membership to 

receive this newsletter by e-mail 

and print it out from their own 

computers, we have changed the 

format to an 8 ½ “ by 11” size.   We 

hope you like it ! 

If you would like to receive 

your Fresh Connection by e-mail 

notification, send your name, current 

address, e-mail address and the 

name of the church that you attend 

to sgbphb@Q.com Sue Bosshardt, 

editor. 

The Purpose of 

United Methodist 

Women 

The organized 

unit of United 

Methodist Women 

shall be a 

community of 

women whose 

Purpose is to 

know God and to 

experience freedom as whole 

persons through Jesus Christ, to 

develop a creative, supportive 

fellowship and to expand concepts 

of mission through participation in 

the global ministries of the church. 

WEAR YOUR COLORS 

TO School of 

Christian Mission 

 Wear your District colors on 

Tuesday for the Weekday School and 

on Friday for the Weekend Event.  

Come celebrate by being part of the 

“Rainbow for Missions.” 

 Big Waters - BLUE.    

 North Star - YELLOW.  

 River Valley - PURPLE.      

 Southern Prairie - GREEN.  

 Twin Cities - RED. 

Wifi Option at 

St. John’s 

Free Wifi on the Saint John’s campus 

is available in classrooms and most of 

the common area spaces on campus 

but not in dormitory rooms.  If you 

would like access to Wifi in your 

dorm room, please see the registration 

form for this option for 2010.  This 

will allow for access on both the 

wireless and wired networks. 

The United 

Methodist Women 

Annual Gathering 

is on Saturday, October 2, 2010 in 

Grand Rapids, MN.  It should be 

a beautiful time of year to travel.   

Come in car pools!  The church is 

easy to find and all on one level.  

Bed & Breakfast will not be 

available this year, but there are 

several motels close to the church 

with easy access.  I can try to 

reserve a block of rooms if I have 

an idea of how many rooms we’d 

need. My contact information is: 

sjgoecke@yahoo.com or 218-847- 

7970.  If you email me, please put 

“UMW-reservations” in the subject 

line or it may not get read. 

Stephenie Goecke

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FOR THE LOVE OF 

GOD: John’s Letters 

2010 Spiritual Growth Study 

This study offers an in-depth 

study of John’s Letters.  It seeks to 

answer key questions such as “Who 

wrote the Letters,” “To whom were 

they written?,” and “What do these 

Letters mean to us?”  The study 

explores the common references 

such as the polarity between life 

and death, light and darkness, truth 

and falsehood in John’s Letters and 

the Fourth Gospel.  The study also 

examines the resemblance of images 

and phrases that appear in John’s 

writings,  including the view that 

salvation consists in “having life,” 

God being “light,” Christian life as 

“walking in light,” and many others. 

1 John, rather than a letter in the 

strict sense, was a resource intended 

to be read to gathered congregations 

as they prepared to celebrate the 

Lord’s Supper.  The partakers are 

being told that they are partners 

with God.  This partnership or 

koinonia also meant communion – 

the celebration of the Lord’s Supper 

that was the high point of Christian 

worship.  

John Wesley found the simplicity 

of 1 John quite valuable and he 

deplored the manner in which many 

preachers in his time confused 

complexity with profundity, and 

form with substance. 

In 1 John, the emphasis lies on 

love of God and of one another.  1 

John draws the readers to the close 

bonding between Christ and his 

church.  The authors explore how 2 

John talks about truth and love, and 

about unity in love.  Together, 2 John 

and 3 John show the complexity 

and difficulties inherent in the 

unavoidable task of “discerning the 

spirits.”  Keeping both truth and 

love—or even better, knowing that 

truth without love is false, and that is 

the constant calling to which we, the 

readers of the Letters, must return 

today. 

Pam Serdar 

Rev. Pam 

Serdar is an 

ordained Elder 

in the United 

Met hodi st 

Church. She 

was appointed 

to Centenary 

U n i t e d 

Met hodi st 

Church in Mankato as associate 

pastor in 2001, and has served as 

co-pastor with Rev. Dean Wolf since 

2007. 

Pam grew up in central Illinois, 

where her forebears had lived for 

generations. She graduated from the 

University of Illinois in 1980 with a 

B.S. in Accountancy. Pam spent 17 

years in banking with First Bank/ 

US Banks before answering a call 

to ministry. She received her M.Div. 

from United Theological Seminary 

of the Twin Cities in 2001. 

Pam has been married to David 

Serdar for 30 years and has two 

children, Adam and Brenna, both 

grown. In her spare time, Pam walks, 

reads, cooks, and sews. 

JOY TO THE WORLD:  

Mission In The 

Age Of Global 

Christianity 

Mission Study 2010-2011 

Dana Robert, author of the 

mission study text, says this in her 

introduction to the text: “Joy to the 

World” is a shout of celebration, 

penned by the great hymn writer 

Isaac Watts in 1819.  Although it is a 

beloved Christmas carol, its message 

does not stop at Christmas Day.  Its 

deeper message is not about the birth 

of a baby, but about fundamental 

changes brought into the world by the 

coming of Jesus Christ.  Jesus came 

to bring “abundant live” in place of 

human limitation, brokenness and 

death (John 10:10)…The title of this 

mission study reflects the conviction 

that for United Methodists, mission 

and evangelism flow from the joyous 

gratitude for the Good News of 

Jesus Christ.” 

Joy to the World:  Mission in 

the Age of Global Christianity 

explores the theology of mission 

and evangelism in the twenty-first 

century context of Christianity as 

a world-wide religion.  The study 

invites us to look at why we are 

involved in mission and how we 

proclaim the Good News in Jesus 

Christ.  What are the biblical 

mandates for mission?  Does Christ 

call each of us to be his evangelist? 

The study explores the theological 

foundations for Christian mission, 

drawing upon the New Testament 

model of Jesus Christ and on 

Methodist history as sources for 

United Methodist understandings of 

mission and evangelism.  

One hundred years ago, in 

1910, the first World Missionary 

Conference was held in Edinburgh, 

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THE BEAUTY AND 

COURAGE OF SUDAN:  

Why a Dream of 

Peace Is Possible 

2009-2010 Mission Study 

For most of the past twenty 

years the country of Sudan has 

been plagued with severe drought.  

Desertification is apparent in the 

west, where throne bushes dominate 

the savanna landscape of South 

Darfur and are killing out the native 

acacia trees.  The shortages of food 

due to drought have sometimes 

reached famine proportions.  

Climate change in Sudan is not just 

a looming crisis; it is the reality on 

the ground.  And then there are the 

wars of Sudan:  unremitting, for 

nearly all its history. 

Yet at Sudan’s core is beauty.  

Aside from the landscape’s beauty, 

there is an interior beauty:  the 

spirit of courage and a richness 

of tradition, antiquity, cultures, and 

natural resources.  The Mission 

Study for 2009-2010, The Beauty and 

Courage of Sudan:  Why a Dream of 

Peace Is Possible, offers an extended 

portrait of Sudan.  Explored are 

an overview of history that began 

in Bible times; the country’s main 

ethnicities, religions and languages; 

touch points and possible causes for 

the wars; the way Sudanese women 

are contributing to the peace process 

and to the culture as a whole; a 

critique of the severe impact of 

colonialism and current challenges; 

and, some ways in which people of 

faith can embrace and affirm the 

Sudanese people. 

Using our loving eye in this study, 

we can see that Sudan and its people 

embody the hope that eventually 

will bring peace. 

Scotland.  At the same time, church 

women were celebrating a 50 

year jubilee of the first women’s 

missionary society.  In 2010, there 

will be a follow-up to the Edinburgh 

conference and celebrations of 150 

years since that founding of the 

women’s missionary society. Joy to 

the World:  Mission in the Age 

of Global Christianity gives us the 

opportunity to “catch up” with the 

changes in direction, goals, and 

methods of mission work in these 

100 years. 

Dr. Lloyd Petersen 

is not new 

to our United 

Met hodi st 

School of 

Chr i st i an 

Mission.  He 

taught Public 

Education and 

Food and Faith 

In the Civil War 

and this year will be teaching “Joy 

To the World: Mission in the Age of 

Global Christianity.”  Many of you 

know Lloyd from something else he 

has done for us...drive the golf cart.  

Lloyd was a public school teacher 

of United States history for 27 

years before joining the education 

faculty at Southwest Minnesota 

State University (SMSU) where he 

retired after 12 years with the rank 

of Professor Emeritus. He serves on 

the board of the United Methodist 

Midwest Mission Distribution 

Center in Chatham, Illinois.  He 

continues to remain active by 

teaching American history classes in 

the “senior college” for SMSU and 

Alexandria Community College. 

Lloyd is also a United Methodist lay 

speaker.  

Gloria Wesloh 

is a Minnesota 

native but 

has traveled 

extensively.  She 

graduated from 

Princeton High 

School, received 

her Bachelor of 

Science Degree 

from St. Cloud 

State College (now University), and 

received her Masters Degree from 

Hamline University.  Gloria is retired 

from public school teaching for 32 ½ 

years.  She and her husband, Bernie 

have two adult sons and live outside 

of Princeton, MN. 

They have visited Ecuador, South 

America, where Bernie’s oldest 

brother and wife were missionaries 

for 3 years.  Since 1999 they have 

been short-term volunteers in 

Mission (VIM) in Central America 

(Belize and Costa Rica) and the 

Caribbean Islands (St. Thomas VI, 

Bahamas, St. Kitts, St. Vincent, 

Grenada, Jamaica, St. Croix VI, 

and Puerto Rico) with Minnesota 

Volunteers in Mission. 

Gloria is a member of the new 

Fresh Waters Community UMC.  

She plays for services, sings in a 

women’s sextet, and directs the teen 

bell chime group.  She is a vice 

president of the local UMW Unit and 

in her third year as President of Big 

Waters District UMW.  She served 

as the Minnesota Conference UMW 

Secretary from 2004-2007.  Gloria 

was a study leader for Globalization 

II at the 2007 MN Conference 

School of Christian Mission.  

“Joy to the world” 

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DEAN 

Elizabeth Everitt, 

Dean of School of Christian 

Mission 

Elizabeth 

Everitt’s passion 

for mission 

came alive 

during summer 

church camps 

in both Iowa 

during grade 

school and in 

Illinois during 

the high school years and beyond 

as a camp counselor.  Learning 

about missions and meeting real 

missionaries was a highlight of these 

camps and was a real inspiration.  

Elizabeth has served as president 

of both Metro East District and 

Minnesota Conference UMW as well 

as Emma Norton Board Chair.  This 

continued passion to be involved 

in mission is why she said yes to 

being School of Christian Mission 

Assistant Dean the two previous 

years and now Dean for 2009 and 

2010.  Elizabeth appreciates how 

God has guided and directed her 

talents into service within the United 

Methodist Church. 

Among many activities, she has  

taught second grade, been a Girl 

Scout leader, taught Bible study, 

organized a children’s choir, served as 

a nursery school Director.  Currently, 

Elizabeth is a piano teacher with 

students at both a conservatory of 

music in Woodbury and at her home 

studio in Lake Elmo.  She has earned 

a B. A. in music, music education 

and education.  She also received  a 

Master of Music from the University 

of St. Thomas in Piano Pedagogy 

and Performance. 

Elizabeth enjoys gardening, 

hiking, cross-stitching, traveling, 

reading novels and keeping up with 

three talented grandchildren. 

Marge Jensen 

Registrar of School of Christian 

Mission 

My husband 

Bill and I 

moved from 

Brookings, SD, 

to Rapidan four 

and a half years 

ago.   He was 

a Chemistry 

Professor and I 

was a Nursing 

Home Administrator in Brookings.   

We now live next door to our daughter 

and family, and I help her with 

her bookkeeping.  As a member of 

Centenary UMC, I play hand bells, 

am on the Administrative Board and 

the Finance Committee.  I am also 

one of our Lay Delegates.  As of 

last June, I have been responsible 

for depositing and recording the 

contributions to Centenary.   I have 

served as the Treasurer of our UMW 

for the past three years.  

For my contribution to our 

community I am now and have been 

serving as the Treasurer of Partners 

for Affordable Housing the past two 

and a half years.  Currently, I am 

serving as Vice-President of my 

P.E.O. chapter.  I also play in the 

Riverbend Bells, a community bell 

choir.  My recreation interests are 

tennis, bicycling, gardening, reading 

and bird watching.  I have made four 

trips with a group from the Dakota 

Conference to UMCOR Saeger 

Brown in Baldwin, Louisiana, 

where we pack health kits, school 

kits, flood kits, infant layettes and/ 

or sewing kits.  We never know the 

greatest need until we arrive. 

Jomyla Choate 

Assistant Registrar of School of 

Christian Mission 

Jomyla has 

lived in the 

Lincoln Lakes 

area of central 

Minnesota 

since 1997. She 

quickly became 

involved in her 

nearest United 

Met hodi st 

Church and UMW. Currently she 

is president of the Motley UMW 

and is very involved in the ongoing 

activities of Motley UMC. 

Since 1973, Jomyla has been 

involved with United Methodist 

Women at the local, district and 

conference levels. In UMW locally 

she has held several offices. At the 

district level she served as chair 

and member of the committee on 

nominations and as treasurer. From 

2005-2008, Jomyla was the MN 

Conference UMW Treasurer and 

now is the 2010 Assistant Registrar 

for MN Conference School of 

Christian Mission. 

Jomyla spent her early years 

growing up on farms in southern 

Indiana.  Upon graduation from 

Purdue University, with a B.S. in 

Home Economics, she and her 

husband Bob moved for the first 

time to Minnesota. Moving several 

more times to various regions of 

the mid-west, Jomyla volunteered 

her time with several service 

organizations and had a variety of 

work experiences outside the home. 

Jomyla and Bob have a married 

daughter Wendy, son Matt, and 

grandson JT. 

SCHOOL OF MISSION STAFF 

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School of Christian Mission 

Helpful Readiness Tips 

Location:  St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN. 

Follow Interstate 94 to exit 156 (about 10 miles northwest 

of St. Cloud). Follow signs directing you to St. John’s. 

SCM Team:  arrives at SJU early Monday morning, 

July 12th. To reach someone on the team, you will need 

to leave a message with SJU’s Summer Office (320-363- 

2240) or on the person’s cell phone. 

Please Note the New Check-in Procedure: 

School of Christian Mission Check-in:  weekday and 

weekend will be done in the lobby of the Peter Engle 

Science Center. Thursday, Drive-In Day check-in will be 

in room 244 of the Science Center. A map will be sent 

with your registration confirmation. 

Housing & Parking Check-in:  is at the St. John’s 

Summer Office in St. Mary Hall (room assignment, key 

pick-up & parking pass). Luggage handling assistants 

will be available. 

Parking & Campus Transportation:  there are ample 

parking spaces for all. Watch for signs as you arrive. 

Two (2) golf carts will be available to those who have 

difficulty walking distances or negotiating steps. 

Room Accommodations:  basic housing is a double 

room with twin-sized beds. For an extra charge single 

rooms and air conditioning may be requested. Parents 

bringing young children must request an air-conditioned 

room (only space suitable for families). Sheets, blanket, 

pillow, and towels are provided. Elevator service is 

available. WI-FI service is offered in dorm rooms for an 

added fee. See registration form (details in another SCM 

article). 

Dining Service:  meals served cafeteria style in the 

newly renovated Dinning Hall with a choice of two 

entrees, salad bar, sandwich bar and desserts. Thursday 

and Saturday nights will be an International Banquet in 

the Great Hall. 

Small Group Studies:  will be in air-conditioned rooms 

on the third floor of Peter Engel Science Center. 

Large Group Study:  will be in Pellegrene Auditorium, 

attached to the Science Center. 

Enrichments & Plenaries:  Enrichments are now 

“Discovery Adventures” – NO SIGN-UP will be necessary. 

Plenaries are now called “Evening Gatherings.” 

What to Bring:  a bag to carry your Bible, notebook, pen/ 

pencil, textbooks (available now from Mission Resource 

Center, 1-800-305-9857), drinking cup, comfortable 

walking shoes, casual clothing, sweater, umbrella, 

hangers, fan, and First Aid supplies (no nurse or First Aid 

is available through SCM). Medical emergency handled 

by 9-1-1. 

Emergency Phone Contact:  the Summer Office at St. 

John’s University – (320) 363-2240. 

United Methodist 

Women Sampler 

Subscription Program. 

What is it? It is a cost effective way 

to stay connection to current program 

materials for United Methodist 

Women. 

What do I receive?  Each year, you 

receive the Prayer Calendar ($12), 

The Program Book ($7), Call to 

Prayer and Self Denial material, 

current year Date Book, Current year 

Reading Program Catalog, Womens 

Division News, 2 Study Books for 

School of Christian Mission (this 

year Joy to the World ($10) and For 

the Love of God ($6.50). 

Why should I buy this? You do 

not have to pay the shipping cost for 

any of these materials. You do not 

have to worry about ordering - they 

automatically come to you. Don’t 

you think that your unit should have 

a subscription? 

Yes, but how much does it cost? It 

is only $35 for a year. The Sampler 

Subscription may be purchased by 

calling Membership Services at 1- 

800-305-9857 or contact the e-store 

at www.missionresourcecenter.org. 

Why wait? - do it today! 

  Char Frankenberry

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Highlights for 2010 

Weekday School, July 13-16 

Arrival time for the Weekday School 

of Christian Mission will begin at 9:00 

AM Tuesday, July 13, at St. John’s 

University. Checking in for housing 

will be in St. Mary Hall.  Checking 

in for the School of Christian Mission 

will be in Engel Science Center lobby 

with coffee, lemonade and water 

available.  The first session will be 

Opening Gathering/ Announcements 

at 10:45 AM.  Everyone will take 

the study “John’s Letters” which will 

be offered in Pellegrene Auditorium.  

You choose from the other two 

studies: “Joy to the World” or  “The 

Beauty and Courage of Sudan:  Why 

a Dream of Peace Is Possible.”    Also, 

see the registration form to sign up 

for Wifi while on campus. 

You will have classes each day.  

In addition, UMW Time will be on 

Wednesday afternoon and something 

new this year…Discovery Adventures 

on Thursday afternoon. International 

Banquet will be Thursday evening.  

The menu will be Sudanese.  You 

are invited to wear all-African dress 

for this occasion.  Our time in the 

Great Hall has been extended to 

include singing in this beautiful 

space, followed by a reception in 

all the Resource areas.  Our session 

ends with worship Friday morning.  

Participants check-out in the morning 

and leave after lunch. 

Drive-In Day, July 16 

This is the fifth year we will be 

offering  Drive-In Day.  This option 

works well for people with busy 

schedules.   Check-in for Drive-In 

Day will begin at 9:30 AM in the 

Engel Science Center Room #244.  

Coffee, lemonade and water will be 

available.   Resources will be open 

starting at 9:30 AM. New this year 

will the opportunity to have Wifi 

while on campus.  (See registration 

form) 

You will have a separate schedule 

from the Weekday SCM.  All three 

studies will be presented along with 

time for AV’s and something new 

this year…Discovery Adventures in 

the afternoon.  You will be with us at 

lunch, for the evening International 

Banquet and the Evening Gathering. 

The menu for the International 

Banquet will be Sudanese.  You are 

invited to wear all-African dress for 

this occasion.  Our time in the Great 

Hall has been extended to include 

singing in this beautiful space, 

followed by reception in all Resource 

areas.  

Weekend Event, July 16-18 

Arrival time for the Weekend 

School of Christian Mission will 

begin at 3:00 PM Friday, July 16. 

Check-in for housing will be in 

St. Mary Hall.  Check-in for the 

School of Christian Mission will be 

in Engel Science Center lobby with 

coffee, lemonade and water available.  

The first session will be Opening 

Gathering/ Announcements at 4:30 

PM.  Everyone will take the study 

“John’s Letters” which will be offered 

in Pellegrene Auditorium.  You choose 

from the other two studies are “Joy 

to the World” or “The Beauty and 

Courage of Sudan:  Why a Dream of 

Peace Is Possible.”  New this year will 

the opportunity to have Wifi while on 

campus.  (See registration form) 

You will have classes each day 

with something new this year… 

both a UMW Time and Discovery 

Adventures being offered on 

Saturday. The International Banquet 

Registration Details for School 

of Christian Mission 

   Complete the form on the facing page and indicate 

which plan you are choosing. Make your check payable 

to Minnesota Conference United Methodist Women 

and mail by June 30th to School of Christian Mission 

(SCM) Registrar, Marge Jensen, 19279 Franklin Circle,        

Mankato, MN 56001-6760.  E-mail: w.p.jensen@usa.net 

Phone:  (507)278-4167 Once your registration is received, 

a confirmation notice with additional information will 

be sent to you. On time registration deadline must be 

RECEIVED or POSTMARKED by June 30, 2010. 

  A $15 late registration processing fee will be 

charged weekday and weekend participants if 

registration is postmarked after June 30th deadline. 

Late registrations cannot be guaranteed class choice or 

housing placement. 

 Please pre-register for the Thursday, July 15th 

Drive-In Day.  A maximum of 60 registrations can 

be accepted. Once the maximum number is reached, 

a waiting list will be compiled. You will be notified 

by Sunday, July 11th if space is available for you. A 

$5 late registration processing fee will be charged if 

registration is not postmarked by June 30th deadline. 

REFUND POLICY 

A full registration refund, less a 10% processing 

fee, will be made if your cancellation is received or 

postmarked on or before June 30th. A 75% registration 

refund will be made if your cancellation is received 

after the June 30th postmark deadline. No refund to 

No-Shows, but your registration may be transferred to 

another person. 

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will be Saturday evening. .  The menu 

will be Sudanese.  You are invited 

to wear all-African dress for this 

occasion.  Our time in the Great Hall 

has been extended to include singing 

in this beautiful space, followed 

by a reception in all the Resource 

areas.  Our session ends with worship 

Sunday morning.  Participants check- 

out in the morning and leave after 

lunch. 

No matter when you attend, you 

will have opportunities to visit the 

Resource Room, the Discovery 

Center/Gallery Room and to see 

AV’s.  You will find ideas that you 

can share with your unit.  Displays 

offer other ways to learn more 

about United Methodist Women 

and various ministries.  Once 

again Gift to Mission Cards, UMW 

Conference Cookbooks, Emma’s 

pins and SERRV will be available.  

The 2010 SCM Registration 

form is on page 7 and can also 

be sent by attachment (contact 

the SCM Dean Elizabeth Everitt: 

e.everitt@comcast.net as well as on 

the following website:  http://www. 

minnesotaumc.org/Portals/1199/ 

Missions/UMW/2010%20scm%20 

Registration%20Form.pdf 

2010 UMW School of Christian Mission Registration Form 

Name____________________________________________   District___________________________________ 

Address____________________________________City_______________________State______ZIP_________ 

Telephone________________________________    Email____________________________________________ 

Church Name_________________________________  Church Located in_______________________________ 

Emergency Contact___________________________________       Phone________________________________  

Plan ____Fee (see below)___________YIFI_________   Amount Enclosed $_____________ Check #_________ 

(Make checks payable to:  MN Conference United Methodist Women) 

Attendee Profile – Check all that apply. 

Female___ Male___             Clergy___ Laity___ 

Age:    Under 25____ 25 - 35____ 36 - 49____ 50 - 65____ 66 - 75____ 76 +____ 

Are you a First Time Attendee? ____ Yes ____ No 

Do you have trouble walking distance? ____ Yes ____ No 

Do you have trouble climbing stairs? ____ Yes  ____ No 

Roommate Preference (List children in section at the bottom) ______________________________________ 

Special Needs (diet concerns, bathroom, allergies, other) __________________________________________ 

Weekday School – July 13-16, 2010 

All participants take “For the Love of God” 

Choose ONE additional study: 

___  The Beauty and Courage of Sudan 

 ___First Time ___ Second Year 

___  Joy to the World - Mission in the Age 

of Global Christianity 

FEES: 

Plan A – Resident (3 nights) 

Lodging, daily meals, and  breaks 

___  Double Room   $268 

___  Double/AC           $286 

___  Single Room         $292 

___  Single/AC              $310 

Plan B – Commuter/no housing 

___ Noon and evening meals & breaks $164 

Plan C – Commuter/no housing 

___  Noon meals & breaks       $130 

Weekend Mission Event   July 16-18, 2010 

All participants take “For the Love of God” 

Choose ONE additional study: 

___  The Beauty and Courage of Sudan 

 ___ First Time  ___Second Year   

___  Joy to the World - Mission in the Age 

of Global Christianity 

FEES: 

Plan E – Resident (2 nights) 

Lodging, daily meals, and  breaks 

___  Double Room $166 

___  Double Room/AC  $178 

___  Single Room       $183 

___  Single Room/AC   $195 

Plan F – Commuter/no housing 

___ Noon and evening meals & breaks $97 

Plan G – Commuter/no housing 

___  Noon meals & breaks  $74 

Plan D 

Drive-In Day – Thursday, July 15 

___  Lunch/ breaks/International dinner   $66 

_________________________________ 

Mail registration and check postmarked 

by June 30th to: 

Marge Jensen 

19279 Franklin Circle 

Mankato, MN  56001-6760 

Phone:  (507) 278-4167 

Email:  w.p.jensen@usa.net 

Nursery Registration/Weekend Only 

Nursery for children up through age 5 only 

Must register for A/C room 

Children’s Names and Ages  (in years & months) 

________________________Yrs___ Mos____ 

________________________Yrs___ Mos____ 

________________________Yrs___ Mos____

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Judy Marnin 

has been a teacher for 45 years, teaching English in 

junior high, high school, college, and internationally.  

Her mission outlook took root when she and her 

husband Joe served in the Peace Corps in Ghana, 

West Africa, in the 1970’s.  In March 2009, she 

traveled to Sudan with the General Board of Global 

Ministries Mission Travel Seminar.  She previously 

taught Central Africa and Native American 

Survival for the School of Christian Missions, and 

is a member of the Anita, Iowa United Methodist 

Women. 

Ethan Larson 

completed his undergraduate work at Trinity 

International University in Deerfield, IL and his 

Master of Divinity degree at Asbury Theological 

Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky.  With a 

background and love of history he has taught and 

spoken on Church history to numerous groups over 

the last 21 years.  In January of 2005 he taught a 

short course on Church History at the School for 

Pastors in Mbale, Uganda.  In 1996 he wrote and 

presented to the North Central Jurisdictional Gathering on Archives and 

History “A History of the United Brethren Church in Wisconsin.”  Ethan 

has served Churches in the Wisconsin Annual Conference for 22 years 

and is currently serving  the Viroqua and Liberty Pole United Methodist 

Churches in western Wisconsin.  Ethan has been following the situation 

in Sudan for nearly 30 years.  In March of 2009 Ethan participated in the 

General Board of Mission study tour to Sudan.  Ethan is happily married 

to Laverne who is the pastor of the Viola and North Clayton United 

Methodist Churches.  They have 5 children and one grandchild. 

SUDAN STUDY LEADERS . . . continued from page 3 

Scholarship Application 

and Mom and Child Scholarship 

2010 School of Christian Mission 

Please print all information legibly.  Send with 

your School of Christian Mission Registration to 

Jan Dehmlow, 919 Hwy. 60, Bingham Lake, MN 

56118. Deadline = June 1st. 

Name ___________________________________________ 

Address _________________________________________ 

City _____________________ State _____ ZIP _________ 

Phone ________________ Church District _____________ 

Please check the appropriate items: 

_____ WeekDay School (July 13-16) 

 _____ WeekDay commuter   

_____ WeekEnd School (July 16-18) 

 _____ WeekEnd commuter 

_____Mom and Child weekend (July 16-18) 

 ___________________________________    

_____ Full Scholarship 

_____ Partial Scholarship in amount of $______ 

AGE: (circle)    under 25      25-35      36-45      46-55      

56-65      65+ 

Have you attended School of Christian Mission 

before?  ___Yes     ___No 

For Mom and Child Scholarship - - name and age 

of child(ren) 

______________________________________ 

______________________________________ 

 

SCM SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MOM AND CHILD 

THREE HOUSING/MEAL SCHOLARSHIPS for mothers under the 

age of 35 and their children under 5 years old will be available for the 

2010 Weekend School of Christian Mission.  Each scholarship is for 

all meals and a single room with air conditioning for each mother and 

child/children.  Scholarship recipients will be housed near each other. 

Child care will be provided for children during class and learning times.  

The School registration fee per Scholarship winner will be at a reduced 

rate of $25.  

If you have questions about the MOM and Child Scholarships, call 

Elizabeth Everitt at 651-770-3517 or e.everitt@comcast.net. 

Send both the Mom and Child Scholarship Application and SCM 

Registration TOGETHER with a check for $25 to: 

 Jan Dehmlow 

 919 Hwy 60 

 Bingham Lake, MN  56118 

 

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