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April, 2008

Circle Information:

Local Projects: Mothers Nurturing Mothers (put supplies in UMW bin). Sylvia delivered $60.00 worth of paper goods to Menchville House. The ladies were very grateful.

District projects: May is Candle Burning – 2008 = $.61 per second, $36.79 per minute. Box Tops for Education, Campbell’s Product Codes, Postage Stamps.

World Thank Bank: April- It’s spring! For the return of the robins and other summer birds, 15 cents goes into your bank; for the first flower of the season, another 15 cents.

Flower delivery – Dana Tyson Circle – please notify Donna who will be delivering. J

Many thanks to Doris Comer, Marsha Six and Billie Quigley for organizing the Easter delivery and to all who delivered the many lilies! Hope we can use the same system for Christmas too and have someone (or 2 or 3) to step up and take the lead.

Nominations Committee – We need volunteers from the following circles for the nominating committee: Dana Tyson, Elizabeth Overby, Miriam Gruber, Ardelle Lett and Barb Liddick. The committee will meet in May/June and be ready to submit nominees at the August 14 Board Meeting. Let June and Donna Shafer know by the beginning of April. Please consider appointing a person if there is no volunteer. Thanks. Our election of officers will be at the September meeting. Unit Officer Training Day is Sat. Nov. 22.

Mar. 8 We “hosted” the Peninsula District UMW Annual Prayer Breakfast in our Celebration Center. Many, many thanks to Linda Carrithers and all the ladies who made bookmark favors and to Kim Mungin for her super- duper breakfast. The table decorations were creative and lovely. Troop 6 turned out to do a fabulous job setting up and serving the breakfast. We are proud of you! Hostesses for the breakfast were Cathy Haskell, Mary Ann Hoye, Beth Murray, Kay Fries, and Linda McLawhorn. Thanks.J

General Meeting: Jim Rogers presented a PowerPoint presentation from his recent trip to Israel and Jordan. He showed distances between places very well. Thanks.

General Meeting Business:

Treasurer’s Report & actions taken

Mary Ann Hoye presented the balance sheet for Jan. and Feb. She is keeping the books in ledger form as requested by the UMW “higher ups” Her report is posted on the UMW bulletin board and is attached to the Open Channels in the box by the UMW board.

The group voted to send $50.00 toward Camil Liceaga’s spring trip to Honduras.

June noted that women (young and not so young) can request funds for attending events like the Spiritual Life Retreat and the School of Christian Missions. WMUMW will give scholarships toward the cost of these events. Put your requests in the UMW box. The board meets on April 10 and May 8.

Future Dates:

April 4-6, South Eastern Jurisdiction Quadrennial Meeting, Hampton. We do not need any greenery or plants. Joyce Bennett is attending.

April 10 Board Meeting FH 6:45pm

April 20 Green Church Day. If anyone would like to serve cookies after the service, please let June know. (This is not a UMW function- but Pastor Steve and Darley would like to attract persons to look at the displays – and cookies help draw a crowd).

May 2, Church World United, May Friendship Day

May 8 Board Meeting FH 6:45pm

May 11, Confirmands Reception at 11:00 AM in the Fellowship Hall.

~There is one service at 10:00 AM in the CC.

~UMW is assisting the Education Committee by coordinating and serving light refreshments. We will ask church members to bring in ham biscuits, chips and fruit. UMW will provide the punch and decorations.

~Will Elizabeth Overby take charge of the balloons and decorating?

~The Education Committee will set up and serve. Will Miriam Gruber and Ardelle Lett make and serve the punch (paid from UMW funds)?

~Will Barb Liddick order and get the cake (paid by confirmand $) and clean up? Thanks all.

May 16-18, Spiritual Life Retreat, “Discernment: Listening to God.” Is anyone going?

May 31, UMW Motivational Evening - A Women’s Evening Out – Dessert and Dramatic Performance “Women of the Bible & Femme Fatales” AKA “Bible Babes”. Call Beth Murray if you would like to go to see the performance in April (they do 1 performance per month).

Beth will be setting up a meeting to work out details. The idea is to have a festive dessert time with friends (round tables with table cloths) and watch this terrific program. We’re aiming to have 100-200 women, by selling tickets and advertising. Save the date and invite a friend or two.

June 6 Friday, the group voted to put on the Christian Ed’n Appreciation Dinner in Fellowship Hall. Please put a note in the UMW box in the office telling who will set up/serve and serve/clean up for the dinner. We will need 2-4 persons per circle (larger circles 3-4 please). Thanks.

June 5-7, visit Red Bird Mission and UMW Day at Ferrum College – Sylvia Custer is going.

June 8, Kits for Conference Deadline (note changes: $1.00 replaces toothpaste; 3 tablets or 250 lined sheets paper replaces construction paper)

June 10, UMW General Meeting & Salad Luncheon FH 10am Note: This is a craft day also. We will do crafts, so bring in any needle work from home or join in the craft projects and we’ll have an old fashioned “quilting bee” oops that should be a “craft bee.” We can all admire the things you do!

June 15-18, VA Annual Conference, Roanoke

July 25-31, School of Christian mission (one week or weekend) June Munro is going for the weekend.

August 14 Board Meeting

Sept. 28, CROP Walk

Your sister in Christ,

June

June Munro jmunro79@verizon.net new email address