Christ Memorial United Methodist Church Had 4 Confirtnand^ That Declared Their Love for the Lord on Sunday April 27
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Christ Memorial United Methodist Church had 4 confirtnand^ that declared their love for the Lord on Sunday April 27. Pictured are, Truman Lauck, Recce McFarland, Pastor Trudy Hanke, Anna Green and Jared Hornback. Centenary UMC sends delegates to conference Submitted to the Daiiv Sun played a large part in mak- Every four years, United ing her who she is today. She Methodist Women from credited a youth minister for around the world come to- first instilling in her a sense gether in fellowship to praise of social justice. God, learn and recommit Commenting on this to active participation in year's UMW mission focus the global ministries of the of improving prenatal and church. Five women from maternal health around the Centenary UMC attended world, Clinton said it is a the 2014 National Assembly unacceptable that "so many in Louisville, Kentucky April women are dying while giv- 25-27. This year's theme ing birth to life." challenged the 6,000 wom- Centenary's Unit of Unit- en in attendance "To Make It Photo provided ed Methodist Women has Happen!" Ellie Quiring, left, Denise Larsen, Deanna Holland, Harrietta Reynolds and one hundred members in Keynote speaker at the Jane Nider were the delegation of Centenary United Methodist Church to four circles. Unit members Assembly was former U.S. 2014s National Assembly of United Methodist Women. play a very active role in the Secretary of State Hillary local church and work dili- Rodham Clinton. A lifelong being nurtured by a church personal salvation and also gently to support mission Methodist, Mrs. Clinton said that preaches a gospel of a gospel of social action has projects at home and abroad. UM4GI to host monthly immigration clinics By Harold Reutter services in Arabic at Trinity United Mason said Grand Island will be [email protected] MethodistandMinisterio de Fe, a Span-ish-speaking the fourth clinic site in Nebraska, join-ing UM4GI is joining with Justice For congregation that holds clinics that are already operating Our Neighbors-Nebraska to have Trin-ity Sunday worship services at in Omaha, Lexington and United Methodist Church in Grand First-Faith. Columbus. Island serve as the host site for a The Rev. Theresa Mason said Jus-tice The first two clinics in Grand Is-land monthly clinic for people who have For Our Neighbors-Nebraska has land will be May 29, and June 27 at questions on immigration issues. attorneys who are specialistsspecialists inin im-migrationim- Trinity United Methodist Church, Ma-sonMa- UM4GIismadeupof TrinityUnited migration law and who conduct clin-icsclin- son said. Methodist Church, First-Faith United ics around the state for individualsindividuals Christy Horky, who is a clinic co- Methodist Church,Church, a Sudanese con-gregationcon- and familieswhofamilies who are dealing with var-var-ious gregation that holds Sunday worship ious immigrationimmigration issues.issues. turn to IMMIGRATION CLINICS, page 2B IMMIGRATION CLINICS: Scheduled for late May 29, June 27 Continued from 1B Millewa, who will be acting of the clinic. down people who can afford ordinator along with Deb as a translator during the Horky said volunteers to pay for their own lawyers, Brummund, said people will clinics, asked permission to will try to make the clinic “a Ellison said JFON attorneys be asked to arrive at the announce the news about the safe place, a warm place” for also may have to turn down church by 5 p.m., with the clinics to the people who people who want to talk to requests for help because the clinic itself beginning at 5:30. came to the funeral service. JFON lawyers. In addition organization has the capacity Mason said Trinity United When Millewa made his an-nouncement, to serving as guides for the to help only so many people. Methodist has two iPads that people at the process, volunteers will pro-vide U-visas will allow people in Grand service applauded. vide any child care that is im-migration parents He said one of the typi-cal Island to talk about their Appointments needed while talk to immigration issues with attor-neys the attorneys. The clinic also issues that in Omaha. People who want to make provide light JFON works on is U-visas, will refresh-ments are provided peo-peo-ple People in Grand Island appointments must call the for people when they which are to attorneys Nebraska Immigration Le-gal engaged talking ple who are the victims of and the will use a are not in Many technology called Facetime, Assistance Hotline to the attorneys. serious crimes. times whichwill allowthemtohave NILAH at ( 855) 307-6730 be-tween The Grand Island immi-gration those serious crimes include conversations, 9 and 11 a. or 2: 30 domestic violence, although secure Mason m. clinic will have trans-lators covermany said. and3: 30 p. m. onMondaysand available to help with U-visas other se-rious The blessing service for Wednesdays; between 9 a. m. theFacetimecommunication criminal offenses as UM4GI’s newest outreach and noon or 1: 30 to 3: 30 p. m. with the JFON immigration well. U-visas are provided to mission was April 23. Mason on Tuesdays and Thursdays; lawyers in Omaha. Mason said numerous immigrants or from9 a. m. to noon on Fri-days peoplewho immigrants—including un-documented said there will be immigrants— were invited to be part of the to get an initial review speak Spanish, Arabic and ceremony andmany of their situation. who help law enforcement showed Nuer. prose-cution up for the service. Also, sev-eral After their information Charles Shane Ellison, le-gal authorities with the person re-sponsible other immigrants at-tended has been reviewed, the im-migrant JFON-Ne-braska, of a who is director for committing the blessing service will be contacted to saidJFONattorneys for a after learning about it set up an appointment dur-ing will use the clinic to decide serious crime. through“ word of mouth.” a scheduled clinic. whether they will take Ellison said JFON can on a immi-grants Mason said all immi-grants Prior to the blessing ser-vice, person’s immigration case. work on T-visas for who attended the Justice for Our Neigh-bors Ellison said JFON does not who came to the U. S. blessing service given lawyers from Omaha as the result of human traf-ficking, were serve individuals or families help telephone numbers make conducted a training session who afford their then with the to can own prosecution of human traf-fickers. appointments for the two up-coming for volunteers, who will have attorney. clinics. various duties during the JFON-Nebraska provides fickers. He said human traf-traf-ficking She said the clinics also clinics, Brummund said. immigration legal ficking can sometimes in-volvein- free ser-vices volve bringing people the have been publicized since UM4GI has 30 names on vices to indigent immigrants to the United States for the purpose the blessing service. itsits volunteer list. throughthroughfinancialsupportpro-videdfinancial support pro- purpose traf-ficking MasonsaidMason said sheconductedshe conducted Brummundsaidsomevol-unteersBrummund said some vol- vided byby numerous private of forced labor. Human traf- numerous ficking can also involve sex- a funeral service for a Suda-neseSuda- unteers will act as clinic foundations, individuals, the can also involve sex-ual nese man who was killed as guidesandwill“guides and will "walkwalkthroughthrough Nebraska Legal Aid and Ser- ual exploitation. man who was killed as Nebraska Aid and Ser-vices trafficking a result of thethe violence in the process"process” for people who vices Fund, andandsupportsupport from Human trafficking can a in Fund, bring people Sudan. come for help. Part of that the Nebraska United Meth-odistMeth- bring people to the United States byby various means, in-cludingin- She said that just before process likelylikely will be help-inghelp- odist Conference. States various means, the benediction, Abraham ing people fill out any paper-paper-work In addition to turning cluding force, coercion and work that isis required as part deceit. JFON can also help with Another typicalimmigra-tion of legal clinics that are of-fered Hastings, Kearney, Gibbon, special immigrant juvenile tion issueissue handled by JFON-NebraskaJFON- through the United Wood River, Alda and other status, granted to undocu-mented Nebraska isis working for ref- Methodist Committee on Re-lief. area communities. immigrant juveniles ugees, especially helping Written information UM4GI has already made who have been abused, ne-glected those immigrants change about that nationwide net-net-work a connection with Oscar or abandoned by par-ents, their status so they can ob-tain work says they will serve“serve "im-im-migrants Perez from Christo Poder de either in their home green cards, the first step migrants of all faiths, races, Dios in Hastings, Mason said. country or in the United for people who want to be-come abilities and ages,ages, with an Written information provided States. Achieving special im-migrantjuvenilestatusmeans U. S. citizens. Other typ-ical emphasis on the most by Mason shows that UM4GI issues include removal vulnerable.” also will be working with the that a youngyoung person can qual-ifyqual- defense and deferred action Mason said UM4GI will Multicultural Coalition of ify for permanent resident for childhood arrivals. not be serving only immi-grants Grand Island for support of status (a green card)card) andandmaymay Mason said Justice For in Grand Island with JFON-Nebraska. eventually become a citizen Our Neighbors-Nebraska is its JFON-Nebraska clinics, of the United States. part of the national network but also immigrants fromfrom MIDLANDS FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2014 SECTION B Towns hit by tornado still picking up the pieces Cordova a reflection of the being cleared out so electrical Electricity has yet to significant damage to the state’s restoration can more safely be electrical grid.