You Are Invited
United Methodist Women invites you to be part of an observance in sisterhood with women from the local unit and your community. Every year, “A Call to Prayer and Self-Denial” encourages women to step out in faith and bring the love of Christ into a hurting world through their prayers and selfless giving.
This Year’s Theme
In 2022, we will come together around the theme “Love, Justice and Service: Answering the Call.” This year’s offering will support the vital and vibrant ministry of deaconesses and home missioners, consecrated laity who have dedicated the entirety of their lives to vocations of love, justice and service. These vocations include social work, education, health care, advocacy, immigration reform, anti-poverty initiatives, antiracism efforts, firefighting, legal justice and more.
Women are encouraged to give thoughtfully to support the education and training of deaconesses and home missioners as well as retired deaconesses who continue to make a difference in the lives of women, children and youth.
We welcome you to come pray, learn and offer your gifts that will make a real change in the lives of women, children and youth around the world.
Host an observance this year or give online to support women, children and youth in your community and around the world. Click on “Designate to where it is needed most” and select “Call to Prayer and Self-Denial” to make your donation.
One hundred percent of the offering will go directly to fund these projects.
Download:
A Call to Prayer and Self-Denial brochure in: 
English, Spanish, Korean
A Call to Prayer Program in: English, Spanish
Prayer Card, Poster
Planning an Observance
We encourage you to commemorate A Call to Prayer and Self-Denial on one day during the first few months of the year.
Be creative. The following ideas offer some possibilities:
- Plan a dedication service based on the order of worship reproduced from the Program Book.
- Download a poster to invite members and others to the dedication service.
- Plan a quiet day or retreat for all members of your unit and anyone interested. Use the appropriate year’s Quiet Day Service in the United Methodist Women
Program Resource, available through the e-store.
- Plan a prayer vigil for your church or unit using the Prayer Guide along with the Quiet Day Service.
- Explore with your pastor the possibility of having your United Methodist Women unit lead a Quiet Day Service for a Sunday-morning worship service.
- Prepare a meal as part of a year’s observance.
- Distribute the Prayer Card to members who are absent. Order additional cards to give to friends.