Generous Stewards Videos and Photos
Frank Nissen's "Pegg's Posse" plans his book launch for "Fortune's Price."
Part of the summer Children's Musical at Elk Grove UMC
Mona Anderson and others at Newcastle UMC. A great Focus Group on forgiveness with Faith-Full Women.
Celebrating Pentecost at Elk Grove UMC, 2025.
Kathy Shields and Betsy at the 2025 Sacramento Book Festival.
Writing's done in all forms these days. The key is to shape your vision of the world and to share it with others.
Book table shared with RoseMary Covington at the Elk Grove Senior Ctr. Holiday Gift Faire, Dec. 2024.
Betsy presented her latest book at Escalon Library in May, 2024. It's a delightful library with loads of activities for the community.
Betsy at Blodgett, a research forest above Georgetown in the Sierra foothills.
Sacramento First U.M.C. where Betsy has preached and presented, and will teach a Lenten class on "Growing Generous Souls" in March & April, 2025.
A Christmas potluck and planning for 2025 for the Business of Writing group (Placer County).
Betsy Schwarzentraub setting up her book table with 2 book posters at Gold Country Writers in Auburn, Dec. 2024.
Children's Time on the last Sunday of the year: Pajama Sunday. Pastor April reads a story to the children.
An author presentation at Folsom Library March, 2024, where author Joan M. Griffin (on the left) talks about "Force of Nature."
A Business of Writing group meeting, in Auburn, May, 2024
Asilomar, a frequent place for personal and Annual Conference retreats over the years
Book signing Tossed in Time Expanded Edition
Betsy's home church, Covenant Presbyterian Church in Palo Alto, CA.
Betsy reading Peter's story at 2024 book launches
Fanciful cupcakes help book launch attendees remember Peter's walk on the waves with Jesus
Posters of the Canonical Hours remind us God is with us at all hours of the day and night
2024 launch events are reminded to "remember your baptism" for Epiphany
Frank Nissen's poster of Jesus walking on the water, at 2024 launch events
Betsy's "Tossed in Time Expanded Edition" is now out on amazon.com
George Hahn and Frank Nissen invite people to the '24 Elk Grove book launch
Betsy and Rebecca Inch-Partridge enjoy the '24 Auburn book launch
El Sobrante U.M. Church, where Betsy preached Nov. 2023
Refrigerator box "seasons" for Carol S. Kern's Worship Seasons workshop
Frank Nissen, graphic artist for Betsy's "Tossed in Time Expanded Edition"
Betsy and Samone registrars at 9/2023 Elk Grove Writers Guild Writers' Conference
Great Valley Stories 2023 anthology by the San Joaquin Valley Writers, CWC
June Gillam and Betsy at San Joaquin Valley Writers launch party for their first anthology
Betsy
Joan Griffin hiking the Muir Trail
Pastor April Sousa at 2023 CA-NV United Methodist Annual Conference
Pentecost at Elk Grove United Methodist Church
June Gillam, President of San Joaquin Valley Writers, CWC
Betsy with St. Augustine Church's priest, Rev. Anny Genato 2023
Susan Korn, President of Gold Country Writers
Loy Holder, President of Elk Grove Writers Guild
Betsy and Rebecca Inch-Partridge, her Author Manager, planning for Launch Party teams
Member of Hearts on Fire: Fellowship of U.M. Spiritual Directors and Retreat Leaders
Member of the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts
Poster of Betsy's books for GCW Ga;a 2022
Betsy teaching in the "Leading Worship" Lay Servant Ministries course, CA-NV Annual Conference
Co-taught Leading Worship course for Lay Servant Ministries
"Tossed In Time" receives Cover/Interior Formatting Award from Northern CA Publishers & Authors, 2022
Ranger talk in Tuolumne Medows, the high country of Yosemite National Park, "Betsy's second home.
Relay for Life events to fight against cancer
Authors' presentation at Face In A Book in Folsom, CA, June 2019
Authors at the Gold Country Fair in Auburn, CA, September 2019
Preaching at Palo Alto First UMC, CA generosity sermon and legacy giving workshop
Stewardship in Living Context 2018 ESC
Resource Editorial Team for Ecumenical Stewardship Ctr.
Foothills UMC Present, Not Perfect women's retreat 2017
Preaching periodically at Foothills UMC in Rescue, CA
Betsy preaching at Watsonville First UMC, CA, 2014
Ecumenical Stewardship Center ongoing involvements
Michael O’Haver, Secretary, installs Betsy as President of Gold Country Writers
Ecumenical Stewardship Ctr workshops, Wash. DC, 2 2016
Gratitude Summit 2014 with BrDavidSteindl-Rast & JackKornfield
Hosting the National Association of United Methodist Foundations (NAUMF) in Sacramento, CA, 2013
California-Nevada United Methodist Foundation, where Betsy was a Stewardship Consultant. Susan Peters, Executive Director.
Foothills UMC capital campaign, 2013
Vacaville St. Paul’s UMC preaching and keeping iin touch
Preaching for Legacy Sunday at Fair Oaks UMC, 2013. Rev. Jeong Park, pastor.
Workshop on guardianship and preaching at The Table in Sacramento, California
Workshops on “Building a Local Church Generosity Plan” throughout Yellowstone and Rocky Mountain Conferences, 2012
Sparks UMC NV teaching in sanctuary
Conference Lay Ministers program Betsy coordinated
CA-NV Conference Lay Minister training Oct 2013
Organizing the 2010 U.M. Stewardship Gathering, focused on ministries with young adults. Sponsored by NAUMF
Preaching and teaching for United Methodist Women, with Rosa Washington-Olson, Davis, CA
Joan Griffin and Rebecca Inch-Partridge planning Joan's book launch
CA-NV Conference Ministry Staff
Covenant Presbyterian Church preaching where Betsy grew up
Children's Time, Covenant Presby. Church, 2001
Betsy and other writers at Gold Country Fair book booth
Betsy
Betsy's book launch with mentor June Gillam and critique group member Debra Griffin
Writers Betsy, Kate Luce and Joy Hemp at 5 2019 Writers Retreat Day
Betsy with writers Kate, Susan, Skip and Michael
Dog church at Elk Grove Regional Park. We call it Paws & Praise
Marcia Shetler, Director of Ecumenical Stewardship Center
God the Economist author M. Douglas Meeks
Professor Robert Emmons at Gratitude Summit
Stewardship author Mark L. Vincent
Betsy preaches periodically each year in her home church 2021 on
World Communion Sunday at Trinity U.M. Church, Chico, CA
District 56, home for the Monday Writers Group each week.
"Stewardship of Presence" 10 9 2022
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