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	Click here to view the website for the Interfaith Council of Imperial Valley. The Interfaith Council is a non-profit organization comprised of clergy and lay people from the different faith communities in the Imperial Valley. We are dedicated to education and peacemaking in the Imperial Valley. This blog will help to inform you of events and activities that are forth coming. We also hope to write articles that will bring to light, both distinctive and similar attributes of all of us.
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	Check here to see an important source of healing, wholeness and hope in times of personal darkness that could help you or someone you know. Mental Health Mininstries : to erase the stigma of mental illness
	Fire update: United Methodist families are among those who have lost homes in the raging wildfires that have consumed large portions of Southern California since Oct. 21. Two families in the Fallbrook United Methodist Church congregation and three families from Hope United Methodist Church in Rancho Bernardo have lost their homes, according to early reports from the United Methodist San Diego District. "The good news is that we have heard from all of our pastors and none of them have lost their parsonages," said the Rev. Myron D. Wingfield, superintendent of the district. "All our church structures and camps are secure." Donations to help the area recover can be placed in your local United Methodist Church offering plate or mailed to UMCOR, P.O. Box 9068, New York, NY 10087. Write "UMCOR Advance #901670, Domestic Disaster Response," on the memo line of your check. Call (800) 554-8583 to give by credit card over the phone or give online www.umcor.org. One hundred percent of every donation to any appeal, including appeals for California wildfires, goes to support the designated program.
	From the American Red Cross, San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter Dear Rev Suzi: We would like to thank you for the generous effort your church put forward in putting together the comfort kits -- we are happy to share that these were delivered to the fire house enroute to the Borrego Springs & Campo shelters that same evening. The firefighters were most appreciative for your kind thoughtfulness and generosity and asked that we convey their gratitude on their behalf. Rich blessings, Sylvia Elia Preciado Imperial Valley Service Center American Red Cross San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter 781 Broadway El Centro, CA 92243 Direct Line (760) 352-4541 Ext 6221 Fax (760) 352-6378 sylvia.preciado@sdarc.org www.sdarc.org You can help the victims of thousands of disasters across the country each year, disasters like the San Diego Wildfires, by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to victims of disaster. The American Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster please do so at the time of your donation. Sign up for our monthly eNewsletter at: www.sdarc.org/newsletter
	The San Diego district is assembling a team for Next District Mission Trip to Mississippi (April 19-26, 2008) It was this past April that the San Diego District sent a team of 25 to Waveland, Mississippi to help rebuild a devastated community as a result of Hurricane Katrina. The work was hard, but well worth the sweat and tears. Relationships were built both within the team and with the community there, and God was truly working through the hands and hearts of those who participated and supported this team. We are looking forward to sending another team of 25 to team up with a team from Durango, Colorado, to return to this area and offer support again. If you are interested in participating in this unique mission opportunity scheduled for April 19-26, 2008, please contact your church office, or e-mail Rev. Christian DeMent at Foothills UMC (christiandement@foothillsumc.org) for more information and to register. This will be an excellent opportunity for you to respond to God's gentle nudging for you to get out and be an example of Christ's love in the world. Please consider answering that call. There will be a role for everyone, no matter what skill level, age, or experience. Click here to see the brochure for more information.
	Check out these new links: The Imperial Valley Islamic Center and MOPS : Mothers of PreSchoolers For more links, check Our Favorite Links
	After more than two years of development, United Methodist Communications is proud to announce the launch of the newly redesigned UMC.org, the Web site of the people of The United Methodist Church. United Methodist Communications invites you to visit www.UMC.org today and take a look at the new resources and features available to you.
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