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Weekend Palanca
Just think about how many people support Unidos en Cristo. Hundreds of letters from prisons and other Christian "walks" around the country and the world arrive for each Weekend! Please prayerfully think about the palanca you send for the upcoming Weekends. You might write an encouraging note ... honor the Weekenders with a contribution to a food shelf, homeless shelter, or favorite charity ... or, consider enclosing a check with a palanca note to help cover the weekend expenses.

Address palanca to:
Men of Unidos en Cristo #____
Women of Unidos en Cristo # ____

Cash donations for a specific weekend may sent as well. Please note what weekend you are honoring on your check and make it payable to: Unidos en Cristo # ____

Send via U.S. Mail to the current Palanca Coordinator:
Gordy Nagel

514 Del Rio Drive

Chanhassen, MN 55317

eMail to: nagel@unidosencristo.com

Please allow adequate time for mail delivery. Palanca will be delivered in time for each weekend.

When sending Palanca to the Rollo Room, please be sure to include enough for EIGHT at each table, and EIGHT at the Leadership table. Palanca for the Rollo Room must include enough for all Weekenders and the Team or it CAN NOT be distributed in the Rollo Room. It will, however, be placed into the Weekender Palanca Bags. If you are unable to stop by the 4th Day Room on the weekend to drop off your palanca, please send it to the Palanca Coordinator as listed above, for delivery to the specific weekend.

Note: Often an extra table is added on the Women's weekend. Please check the latest Palanca Press to determine how many tables will be on a specific weekend.

Weekend Prayer Vigil
Will you pray (for just one hour) as part of a 72 hour prayer vigil on behalf of a particular Unidos en Cristo weekend? Specify the weekend # on the weekend prayer vigil and follow the prompts to submit your commitment to pray for a specific time. You will be contacted to confirm your prayer commitment and to provide you with prayer suggestions.

JOG (Joy of Giving)
Each weekend is sponsored by Brothers and Sisters in Christ who lovingly share in the JOY of passing on God's Love to the weekenders. Sharing their time, talents, finances; and, by being His hands, arms, fingers, feet, ears, mouth, and whatever else is needed to exemplify His great LOVE for each weekender. Team members and 4th Day Community are given an opportunity to share in the Joy of Giving (JOG) to pass God's Love on to future Unidos en Cristo weekends either when serving on a Team or during the Sunday night Clausuras, at the end of each weekend.

Weekenders are given their first opportunity to share in the Joy of Giving (JOG) following their weekend. No one ever needs to contribute out of a feeling of obligation or in amounts beyond their means. While we cannot repay the gifts we receive from God, we are encouraged to "pass it on." One way to accomplish this task is through generous and joyful giving in support of future Unidos en Cristo weekends.

Unidos en Cristo Finances
The Unidos en Cristo Community currently has expenses of approximately $53,000 per year (2005 data, based on 4-paired weekends). The largest portion of the expenses go toward supplies (Bibles, crosses, songbooks, flowers, etc), food, printed material (leadership/team manuals, weekend materials) and communications (printing and mailing the Palanca Press to 4000+ 4th Day homes).

In addition, there are expenses in maintaining the storage trailers that house the Unidos en Cristo equipment/supplies (mattresses, Stations of the Cross materials, candles, Rollo Room - Kitchen - Palanca - 4th Day Room props, etc) and, of course, insurance on the trailers is essential. The average Unidos en Cristo weekend costs approximately $7250 (based on 36 weekenders).

Team members are invited to donate palanca roughly equivalent to the cost of their meals on a weekend. The current (2002) suggestion is $50.00. Some are able to donate only their time and travel expenses, while others may contribute financially. The income to defray expenses has come from the JOG (Joy of Giving) contributions, large and small, from new Cursillistas who want to 'pass it on' to future weekends.

Other 4th Dayers have also sent in unsolicited cash donations as palanca, memorials or through employee United Way Contributions. Periodically, the Unidos en Cristo Council will include an invitation in the Palanca Press inviting cash contributions to help meet the needs of the community.

The Unidos en Cristo community values all contributions, large and small, as ALL go towards growing God's Kingdom. Checks may be made payable to Unidos en Cristo and sent to the Council Treasurer as noted in each Palanca Press.

Memorials
Memorials given in memory of Cursillistas may be sent to the Unidos en Cristo Council Treasurer and will be acknowledged in the Palanca Press. Please send memorials to:

Teresa VanBatavia, UEC Treasurer
404 Union Terrace Lane N.
Plymouth, MN 55441

If you know of a Cursillista who has entered his or her Fifth Day, please advise Kathy Walker, Communications Editor (952-891-4660 or email: walker@unidosencristo.com) for names to be included in the Palanca Press. Others in the Fourth Day Community may have no other way of knowing special friends in Christ have now entered His glorious presence.

United Way Contributions
Did you know that you can designate some of your United Way contribution to Unidos en Cristo? When you fill out your United Way contribution form, find the location to designate funds to a 501 (c) (3) organization. List the name of the organization as "Unidos en Cristo" - 404 Union Terrace Lane N., Plymouth, MN 55441. That is all there is to it! As with all United Way contributions, these will be tax deductible, too.