[RMC News] New Vision; UMVIM Update; Item for poor

[Roe, Ben]

Contents
	Modern Indian Identity Lecture Tonight
	New Vision Mailed; Extras Available
	UMVIM Update
	Item for Low Income Members


Modern Indian Identity Lecture Tonight
Apologies for the late notice.  Tonight at 7:30pm Grammy winner, Robert Mirabal of Taos Pueblo will lecture on Modern Indian Idenity at First UMC Boulder, 1421 Spruce St.  Admission and parking are free and everyone is invited.  Sponsored by: Center for the American West, RMC Native Ministries, First Church Boulder, and alterNative Voices.  For more information: www.centerwest.org and www.altrNativeVoices.org


New Vision Mailed; Extras Available
The current New Vision has been mailed and you may have already gotten your copies.  If you need extras, please reply to this note to let me know and I can get them right out to you.  If you want to adjust your quantities for the Fall issue, let me know also.  This issue was considered a holiday-type issue, whereas we will mail a slightly lower quantity for the Fall issue.  -- Ben Roe


UMVIM Update
Betsy Keyack and Ann Fort, Co-coordinators, UM Volunteers in Mission for the Rocky Mountain Conference, write the following update.

Dear Friends in Mission,

Here is the latest UMVIM and Missions Parade news for your Sunday Bulletin: 
1) VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLS - two churches would like teams to come and help with their Vacation Bible Schools this summer!
- Cheraw, CO UMC, May 27-30, followed by mission work May 31 to June 3 or 4.
- Upton, WY UMC
- Please contact Ann Fort, annfort8269 at comcast.net to get connected.

2) WE NEED YOUR PICTURES! - Again this year at Annual Conference we will be having a Missions Parade slide show to highlight the mission work of your churches. We are looking for photos of your involvement in your local community, mission trips, relationships with United Methodist 
missionaries - ANY mission service! Please send photos by May 1 to Betsy Keyack, bkeyack at att.net or 10317 S. Charissglen Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126.

3) UMVIM TEAM LEADER TRAINING - will be offered Saturday, April 12, from 9 am to Noon in the Boulder area. Please contact Betsy Keyack, 
bkeyack at att.net to register.

4) Please let Ann Fort, ( annfort8269 at comcast.net ) know about your mission trips, including youth mission trips. Thanks!

Blessings, 
Betsy and Ann


Economic Stimulus Act: Important Info for Low Income People
You may have heard in the news about the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 signed by President Bush which allows for a rebate check to be sent to individual taxpayers.  Initially, the rebate was only going to be for those who filed a 2007 Individual Income Tax Return; however, it was changed to allow for those who don't normally file a tax return due to the source of their income (Social Security, Railroad Retirement, Veteran's Affairs benefits) &/or their total income was below amount requiring a return to be filed.  
 
For those who have at least $3000 of income (earned & the normally tax-free sources referenced above), they need to file a return as well to receive the rebate to which they are entitled.  Starting next week, the Internal Revenue Service will mail special information packages to 20.5 million recipients of Social Security or Veteran's Affairs benefits to help them get their 2008 economic stimulus payment. 
 
An IRS News Release is available on the RMCUMC.org web site asking churches to inform their parishioners of this.    A flyer that churches may want to put on their bulletin boards is here: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/p_4670_general.pdf.  
The press release is here: http://rmcumc2.org/News/IRs-08-042.pdf


Ben Roe
Information Administrator
Rocky Mountain Conference, The United Methodist Church
ben at rmcumc.com  303-325-7046  800-536-3736x146 
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