{"id":7218,"date":"2014-04-27T15:29:58","date_gmt":"2014-04-27T22:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/?p=7218"},"modified":"2014-04-27T15:29:58","modified_gmt":"2014-04-27T22:29:58","slug":"assembly-we-are-called-to-serve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/assembly-we-are-called-to-serve\/","title":{"rendered":"Assembly: We are called to serve"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are called to serve<\/strong>
\nBy Alethea McGavran<\/em><\/p>\n

I’ve loved airports since I was a little girl. Flights were even more erratic then. In the late 70s and early 80s, we made regular trips from the Key Peninsula to Sea-Tac either to send me off to family or to pick family up from elsewhere in the world. I remember the long (to a child) underground train rides to collect family members coming in from Korea.<\/p>\n

Today, I still fly a few times a year, all over the country. But this was my first trip to Louisville, Kentucky to attend The United Methodist Women’s Assembly 2014. I met friends I rarely see and sisters and brothers in our denomination whom I have never met before.<\/p>\n

I would say to you, if you can serve in our church, our boards and our agencies, do so. And I assure you, there is a place where you can serve. We are all called to do what we can, where we can, with what we have. I leave Kentucky with greater knowledge, stronger relationships, and a grateful spirit. I bring these home to the Pacific Northwest and I will do everything in my power to share them with you.<\/p>\n

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\"The<\/a>
The United Methodist Women of the Pacific Northwest in attendance at Assembly 2014: Make It Happen! (Louisville, Kentucky)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Deaconesses<\/a>
Deaconesses Gloria Marple and Shirley Knapp of The Oregon-Idaho Conference; Maureen Dodd, formerly of The PNW Conference; and Deaconess Candidate Alethea McGavran.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Alethea McGavran attends Prosser UMC and serves as a district communications coordinator
for the UMW in the Seven Rivers District. <\/em><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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