Mennonite Women USA

Who are Mennonite women today? We are all ages and belong to many races and ethnic groups. We meet in Bible study groups, coffee hours, mission and service groups, one-on-one in friendships, and at retreats. We are women who juggle work, family, and spiritual growth–yet seek to be part of faith circles that fit our needs.		timbrel: a magazine for Mennonite women Current issue focuses on Loneliness in Community Subscribe now.

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ITEMS OF INTEREST African Anabaptist Women Theologians (AAWT) Sister-Link concludes. Read more about the AAWT in Cathleen Hockman-Wert's "Moved by the Spirit" and Patty Burdette story about the women theologians' gathering in conjunction with Mennonite World Conference in Asuncion, Paraguay.  Lorraine Eby has accepted a unique position in Franklin Conference bringing Mennonite Women USA's Sister-Care to a conference role.  Read her column "The Kitchen Table." "A 'sowing' circle of 178 women from 54 churches gathered for the Sister-Care Seminar in Middletown, Pa., October 2-3, 2009. . .to explore their gifts in ministering to women in the church while maintaining healthy boundaries at the same time..." Read more in Heidi Miller's article in TMail. Human Trafficking awareness day is January 11, 2010. See MC USA  resolution. For more information and worship resources go to: Resources and Information on Human Trafficking  Mennonite Women USA planning urges active advocacy through women’s prophetic voice - (April 23, 2009 Strategic Planning meeting at Camp Amigo, Michigan) See "A Gift for  Outreach to Women: Sister-Care."   Housewarming Sister-Link shares wall hangings with Mennonite Disaster Service new homeowners. You can help! Now available - inspiring stories of our foremothers in General Conference and Mennonite Church by Jeannie Zehr and Ruth Lapp Guengerich.

Register now  Women in Conversation retreats in 2010! "Living a Life of Gratitude" Speaker: Megan Ramer April 9-11, 2010 at Laurelville Mennonite Retreat Center, Mt. Pleasant, Pa. April 30-May 2, 2010 at Cross Wind Retreat Center, Hesston, Kan. ***  (See the brochure in English or in Spanish and download the registration forms in English or in Spanish.)

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MW USA MINISTRIES			RESOURCES FOR WOMEN
Women in Conversation retreats International Women's Fund scholarships Sister-Care training workshops Connect with a women's group Sister-Link relationships			timbrel magazine  A Postcard & A Prayer  Annual women's Bible study guide Women's group resources Mission and service ideas;  MCC kit bag contents; Prayer shawl ministry.

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Mission and Vision  Our mission at Mennonite Women USA is to empower women and women's groups as we: nurture our life in Christ, study the Bible, use our gifts, hear each other, and engage in mission and service. Our vision   Mennonite Women USA invites women across generations, cultures, and places to share and honor our stories, care for each other, and express our prophetic voice boldly as we seek to follow Christ. -November 2009 Mennonite Women USA is the women’s organization of Mennonite Church USA. Our history began in 1916-1917 with Women’s Missionary and Service Commission and Women in Mission. These two organizations merged into Mennonite Women in 1997 and became Mennonite Women USA in 2003.