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FIX IT! Postcards Update:

UWF Members Across Texas Influence "Life of the Mother" bill!

Last Tuesday, members of UWFaith and clergy joined Texas Impact for a press conference at the capitol in support of the Life of the Mother bill, HB44. Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, the bipartisan bill's sponsor, thanked UWFaith members for their efforts in supporting the need to clarify when doctors are allowed to perform medically necessary abortions to save the life of pregnant patients based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment. This would remove confusing language about medical emergencies that made doctors hesitant to provide life saving abortions. The Texas Impact FIX IT! campaign has generated over 6000 signed postcards across the state of Texas.

Then UWFaith members visited every legislator's office to hand out a folder with a spreadsheet listing the constituents in their individual districts who signed postcards. Also included was a compilation of all of the comments written on the postcards, which took eight-pages, front and back, in 7 font, as well as a press release asking for their support of the bill.

Help Legislators get the message by sending more signed FIX IT! postcards to our legislators. Learn more about this Common Concerns project and how you can help here.

Thank you HTC UWFaith members Deb Hughey, Marilee Hayden, and Kim Batchelor for your dedication to this project.

PROCRASTINATORS: This is the last week, it's due Monday, 3/31.

Your answers help national UWFaith know how to best support all of us! This annual data collection needs to be done ASAP.

••• IT'S NOT HARD, PLEASE JUST DO IT! •••

ALL LOCAL GROUPS' INFO NEEDED! Reflecting Sept. 2023 - August 2024 activity



Please click on your 2023-24 legacy conference to start or finish your survey:

Central Texas Conference UWFaith

North Texas Conference UWFaith

Northwest Texas Conference UWFaith

HINT: Make sure to go all the way to the end and hit SUBMIT. You should get a confirmation email. If you don't, then your info did not go through and you can go back & finish. NEED HELP? TEXT OR CALL JOYCE at ‭(214) 794-5573‬

REMINDER: Thurs, March 27th, 10 am & 6 pm

5th Thursday Mini Soul Care Retreat

What is a Healthy Soul?

Its not too late, but register quick! To allow time for getting you full information. register by 8 pm Wednesday for the first Soul Care Mini-Retreat this Thursday. Both morning and evening sessions include an optional Prayer & Meditation time for 30 minutes after the Mini-Retreat.

OUR 2025 PROJECT:

The Jerri Savuto Girls Center

...Chosen because together we can make a big impact and change lives!

The Jerri Savuto Center was the dream of a woman in Kenya and our partnership blossomed during COVID. Now girls are thriving students instead of child brides. Learn how individuals, circles, local groups, and districts can support this 2025 project here.

Texas Impact: Transforming Faith into Action

Concerned about issues before the Texas State Legislature? Texas Impact provides factual information and outreach tools to inform us and help us engage with lawmakers on public policy issues that reflect our shared values.Click for Texas Impact Action Center.

"Our involvement in political systems is rooted in the Gospel imperative to love our neighbors, to do justice and to care for the vulnerable." -- 2024 United Methodist Social Principles

United Women in Faith is a member organization of Texas Impact.

• Resources from our 2025 Racial Justice Event are now posted on our website with links to watch the plenary session, explanation of the Charter for Racial Justice and more. Send your photos and we'll add them to the RJ Event photo album.

• Volunteers needed at United Community Center's Mobile Food Pantry! Help fight hunger in Ft. Worth! Volunteer on 4th Saturdays. Make a real impact and bring vital resources to the community. Many ways you can help. Sign-up here.

• Dallas Bethlehem Center's Annual Easter Eggstravaganza! Join the party! DBC invites the neighborhood to join in the fun with food, an egg hunt, door prizes, a DJ, arts & craft, bounce house and more fun games! Sign-up here to help with the games and activities, set-up or take down. 11 am - 2 pm on April 12.

• Wesley-Rankin Community Center Seniors Make Quilts for Graduating Seniors. The WRCC Older Adult Sewing Club is making 10 quilts for their graduating high school seniors. Help them celebrate these students with donations of queen size quilt batting and large uncut fabric for the back of the quilts. Please contact Becky Stegmann to arrange a time to deliver to Wesley-Rankin. 

• MISSION u 2025: Mark your calendar for July 24 - 26. Planning for this 3-day Retreat at McMurry University event is underway. Details coming soon, Want to help? Write us at info@uwfaithhtc.org

• "Christian Women Facing Change and Rising to the Challenge" Rev. Dr. Clara Reed will be the speaker at Women's Day at St. Paul UMC in Dallas on Sunday, March 30 at 11 am. The collection will benefit Women Called Moses shelter and Abide Women's Health Services.

• Looking for a program? Need a quick or short program? Check out our Quick Ideas in the Resources tab on the website. Send us your ideas too!

• "Why Christians Should Be Concerned with Climate Displacement and Border Militarization", an article by some one many of us know, Ilka Vega. She is on the UWFaith national staff as Executive for Economic and Environmental Justice.

• Explore Immigration Resources - a collection of guidance, advocacy tools and educational materials designed to support migrant, immigrant and refugee communities. As people of faith, we are called to extend compassion, seek justice and stand in solidarity with those navigating the complexities of immigration. Provided by the Horizon Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church.

• Officer Training Handouts are available on our website under Resources. Watch for videos of the recent Officer Training sessions to be posted there soon.

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See the our website calendar for more information about these events and more that may interest and inspire you:

March 27 • Mini Soul Care Retreat (morning and evening option)

April 5 • Focus on Missions - Metro West District event

April 12 • Easter Extravaganza - volunteer opportunity @ Dallas Bethlehem Center

April 12 • Electronic Recycling - UWF fundraiser in Dallas

April 20 • Easter

May 3 • Golf Tournament benefitting Amarillo Wesley Community Center

May 29 • next Mini Soul Care Retreat (morning and evening option)

June 8 - 10 • Horizon Texas UMC Annual Conference & UWFaith Lunch, SMU

DATE CHANGE July 24 26 • HTC UWF Mission u 3-day retreat

May 15-17, 2026 - Assembly 2026 in Indianapolis

United Women in Faith believe love in action can change the world.

United Women in Faith welcome ALL women of faith, no church membership required. We connect and nurture women through Christian spiritual formation, leadership development, creative fellowship, and education so that they can inspire, influence, and impact communities, locally and globally.