PURPOSE

The organized unit of United Methodist Women
Shall be a community of women whose PURPOSE is to know God
And to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ;
To develop a creative, supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission
Through participation in the global ministries of the church.

General Meeting – First Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. at the church. (We will not have General Meetings in the summer)

Noon Circle – Third Thursdays at noon at the church.

UMW Sponsored Book Club

The group meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Commons area.

2016

April:  Just Mercy

May:  The Weight of Mercy

June:  The Slocum Massacre

2013

October:  The Undertaker’s Wife*

September:  We Wait You*

August: Outcasts United *

July:  Praying for Strangers *

June: Closing the Food Gap *

May:  Here If You Need Me *

April:   I am Hutterite *

March:  The Mysterious Stranger

February: Half The Sky *

January: The Noticer *

2012

April 26:  The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks —Rebecca Sloot *

May 24:  In the Sancturary of the Outcasts – Neil White

June 28:  Walk in a Relaxed Manner – Joyce Rupp *

July 24: The Latehomecomer – by Kao Kalia Yang *

August 21: Beaded Hope — Cathy Liggett *

September 25: Zeitoun – Dave Eggers

October 23: Strangers and Neighbors –Maria Poggi Johnson

November:  Enrique’s Journey *

These are great books to read the starred ones are on the UMW Reading List.  You may want to read even if you don’t want to join the reading group.  Come join us and share in the discussion.

News story about our part in the Linus Project Blankets

District and Conference Meetings and Events

   Legislative Event —

    Local officer training —

    Conference Spiritual Growth —

    District Spring Meeting

    Annual Conference  in Houston —

    School of Christian Mission —

    Conference Fall Meeting —

    Northwest District Fall Meeting —

Projects:

1. Knitting or crocheting Prayer Shawls. Patterns and information is available.
2. Project Linus — we are making blankets for children who are ill or abuse.  Join the project and bring the blankets to the Library Classroom and they’ll be taken to Project Linus in Tyler for processing. We have completed hundreds of blankets so far (thanks to Diana Woyt).
3. Pillowcase Dresses and little boy shorts– These will go to Kenya or Haiti
4. Kits for Sager Brown.  This year we are doing School Kits.

Get information online:

• Texas Conference UMW Web Site – www.txconfumw.org   (more info here on all events)
• Conference News Blog – www.txumwnews.blogspot.com
• Northwest District UMW – www.northwestumw.blogspot.com