NORTH TO ALASKA!!!
For the folks in the “lower 48” it is impossible to imagine villages being 150 miles apart. There are over 200 Alaskan Native Tribes in Alaska and the Tennessee Conference Committee on Native American Ministry is establishing a long distance relationship with some of them. Our guest speaker this year at “Native Moccasins Rock” was Ray Buckley, the newly appointed Director of Connectional Ministries and Native Discipleship of the Alaskan Missionary Conference. Ray shared that one village was recently destroyed by fire. UMCOR is now on the scene.
Alaskan Natives are sustenance people; hunting and fishing, and now, gathering berries before winter. Babies go home from the native hospital but need that warm “noogie” that babies here get. Socks are hand knitted to keep out the winter cold.
United we stand in ministry. Your conference CCONAM is collecting YARN, knitting needles and crochet needles, and even “noogies” if YOU like to knit. Checking with the elders, Ray says that washable wool blend or washable acrylic wool blend is best, but can use any yarn.
If churches or individuals would like to be a part of this long distance “knitting circle of warmth” we will be collecting the yarn and supplies until November 1st. The conference committee (CCONAM) will be responsible for packing and shipping.
Help us to “unravel the distance” between their villages (in Alaska and even into Siberia) and ours. Whether you have a “Yarn Sunday” or have one “ball of yarn” you can bring the yarn to the TN Conference Offices at Suite One, 304 S. Perimeter Park Drive, Nashville, Tennessee 37211
Contact Persons:
Margie Hesson, chairperson @615-746-8726 or haskellh@aol.com
Mary T Newman, vice chair @615-329-1177 or mtnewman@tnumc.org
Cookeville District Contact: Wes & Pat Bryan, 1-931-473-6720 or bryanp@k12tn.net
Alaskan Natives are sustenance people; hunting and fishing, and now, gathering berries before winter. Babies go home from the native hospital but need that warm “noogie” that babies here get. Socks are hand knitted to keep out the winter cold.
United we stand in ministry. Your conference CCONAM is collecting YARN, knitting needles and crochet needles, and even “noogies” if YOU like to knit. Checking with the elders, Ray says that washable wool blend or washable acrylic wool blend is best, but can use any yarn.
If churches or individuals would like to be a part of this long distance “knitting circle of warmth” we will be collecting the yarn and supplies until November 1st. The conference committee (CCONAM) will be responsible for packing and shipping.
Help us to “unravel the distance” between their villages (in Alaska and even into Siberia) and ours. Whether you have a “Yarn Sunday” or have one “ball of yarn” you can bring the yarn to the TN Conference Offices at Suite One, 304 S. Perimeter Park Drive, Nashville, Tennessee 37211
Contact Persons:
Margie Hesson, chairperson @615-746-8726 or haskellh@aol.com
Mary T Newman, vice chair @615-329-1177 or mtnewman@tnumc.org
Cookeville District Contact: Wes & Pat Bryan, 1-931-473-6720 or bryanp@k12tn.net
