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GOD USES ALL GIFTS FOR BIG PURPOSES - ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING
"There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are
they among so many people?" John 6:9

It's remarkable what your gift will do. Whether it's five loaves and two
fish or the gift you place in the offering, miracles happen when you give
all you can. Your gifts do remarkable things: feed people with food and
hope, wrap babies in warmth and love, empower communities with skills and
support. Gifts renew the giver, too, in spirit and in strength.

The One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) offering is this Sunday, March 21. Please remind your congregation of the date and encourage them to receive the offering. You will be joining United Methodists all over the world to help
undergird the United Methodist Committee on Relief's (UMCOR) entire
ministry. Your gifts to OGHS allow UMCOR to work efficiently and
effectively in disaster response, hunger and poverty ministries, and
refugee ministries around the world. The offering may be received at a
different date if necessary; it is never too late for sharing!

Visit http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/oghs.stm to learn more about UMCOR and OGHS and to find out how your congregation can participate. [From UMC News Service, 18 March 2004]