Golden Cross Offering
Golden Cross Sunday is May 1, 2011
This day of special recognition highlights the work of organizations who serve vulnerable groups. The organizations featured are United Methodist Outdoor & Retreat Ministries, Methodist Children’s Home Society, and United Methodist Retirement Communities. A special offering will be taken on Sunday,
May 1 in United Methodist Churches.
You can help promote Golden Cross Sunday by distributing offering envelopes, placing an insert in your bulletin, and/or including information in your monthly newsletter.
To request offering envelopes, please email advancement@umrc.com with your church name and address, along with the number of envelopes you need. To ensure timely delivery, please respond by April 1, 2011. You may also download a copy of the insert here:
2011 Golden Cross Bulletin Insert
To make an online donation visit http://umccamps.org/registrations/register/1
May 1nd is the traditional Golden Cross Sunday but you are welcome to celebrate Golden Cross on any Sunday.
Thank you for your support of these ministries. For more information feel free to contact
Jim Parkhurst, United Methodist Outdoor & Retreat Ministries, (810) 233-5500 x337 jparkhurst@detroitconference.
Ginger Sissom, United Methodist Retirement Communities, 734.433.1000 ext.7426, gsissom@umrc.com
Laurie Taylor, Methodist Children's Home Society, 313-531-9465, ltayl@mchsmi.org
Since 1917, the Methodist Childrens Home Society has been providing care for Michigan’s children. Annually, MCHS provides assistance to hundreds of Michigan’s children and families thorough its core programs; adoption, foster care and residential services allowing children to reach their full potential.
We are proud of the agency’s long tradition of caring for children in need and we value our connection to both the West Michigan and Detroit Conference of The United Methodist Church through which we carry out our ministry based on Christ’s words in Matthew 19:14: “But Jesus said, let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”
United Methodist Retirement Communities has been a leader in its field for over 100 years. With a tradition of excellent service, a caring and professional staff, and a commitment to cutting-edge care, UMRC offers a wide range of senior living options for its residents. From Chelsea Retirement Community, to The Cedars of Dexter, to The Pines senior apartments, UMRC offers a full continuum of care that includes independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, rehabilitative care and memory loss and dementia care.
The mission of the Detroit Conference United Methodist Outdoor and Retreat Ministries is to extend, enhance and enable our congregations in the task of making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Our focus is providing and marketing quality year round camp and retreat facilities and programs that offer and promote Christian faith for people of diverse backgrounds and ages.
