HARBOR DISTRICT UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

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1 HARBOR DISTRICT UNITED METHODIST WOMEN Fall/Winter2016 Today, Tomorrow & Beyond God is calling us to Provide! Greetings from The Co-President The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit. John 3:8 NRSV A Fresh Wind Blowing, inspired by these words of Jesus, was the theme of the Southeastern Jurisdiction United Methodist Women Quadrennial Meeting, held in Charleston, SC, June 3-5, Several members of our Harbor District UMW Leadership Team attended; and received a great blessing and inspiration from the experience! Our keynote speaker on Friday evening was the Reverend Jasmine Smothers, an Associate Director of Connectional Ministries of the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church and former Senior Associate Pastor of First United Methodist Church in Atlanta Georgia. The Reverend Smothers was a powerhouse speaker! She charged us to examine our own faith walk and to really live out our faith! We should not be hesitant, or settle for second best, but should ask what God wants us to do, and accept the challenge! Only then can our world really change! I don t think anyone who heard the Reverend Smothers sermon was the same after the evening was over! On Saturday afternoon, we were privileged to hear a report on General Conference by our National UMW President, Yvette Kim Richards. Ms. Richards reported that we have 96 national mission institutions, supported with UMW funds! These are all in the United States, of course. There are many mission institutions in other countries as well! Ms. Richards reminded us that 2016 is the 60 th anniversary of full clergy rights for women in the United Methodist Church. There was no hesitation when the motion was made in 1956, to grant women in the United Methodist Church full clergy rights! This is truly an event to celebrate! Ms. Richards noted that United Methodist Women are partnered with United Methodist Men in the prevention of domestic violence. There are myriad possibilities for working together in our local churches on this issue that affects all people! Ms. Richards also reminded us to check the national UMW website regularly. There are free videos on many relevant UMW topics that can be used for local programs and events. Continued on page 6 And my God will supply every need of yours to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 (ESV) Inside this issue: Vice-Presidents Update 2 Nominations 2 Treasurer s Notes 2 Secretary s Report 3 Spiritual Growth 3 HD 2016 Annual Meeting 4 Faith Harbor Refugee Ministry 2016 NC Annual Conference MissionU 7 Mother/Child Registration Mission Team Calendar 9 The Purpose of United Methodist Women The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose PURPOSE is To know God 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. 6

2 P A G E 2 Vice - Pres ident Update Church Women United World Community Day November 4, 2016 Cape Fear Presbyterian Church 2606 Newkirk Avenue Wilmington, NC Church World Service has been extending a hand to people in need for many years, and blankets have been an important part of their outreach. For a little child shivering in the cold of winter, a warm blanket can mean the difference between life and death. A blanket offers comfort to a refugee mother who leaves everything behind as she and her children seek safe haven. Your thoughtful gift of $5.00 will help provide the warmth and comfort of a brand new blanket to children and families whose very lives are at risk. Please support Church Women United and attend World Community H A R B O R T I D I N G S Day on November 4 at Cape Fear Presbyterian Church in Wilmington. Registration begins at 9:30 with Worship following at 10:00 AM. Your loving response will help blanket the world with love. For additional information, contact: Marie Millis, N ominations The Nominations Team has done a great job filling the positions for the next three years. We are still faced with the challenge to fill the following: Membership, Nurture & Outreach Secretary of Program Resources Nominations Chairperson Women in Mission NW Sub-district Leader Archives and History Be in prayer with us as we continue to meet the needs of the Harbor District United Methodist Women. If you know someone who would like to serve by joining the Leadership Team please contact : This presents the Nomination Sue Teachey Team with a challenge Knott1@embarqmail.com different than previous years. We have nine officers needed for They are: President Vice-President T rea surer s Note To Local Treasurers, We are nearing the end of the 3 rd Quarter. If you have not sent in remittance yet, do it soon. Remember to send in your CandleBurning offering. If you have and you think of someone else you would like to honor please send it. You should be receiving my 3 rd quarter letter soon. It will include the listing of your remittances I have received as of August 15 th. Nancy Gooding, Harbor District Treasurer

3 F A L L /WI N T E R 2016 P A G E 3 S ecr etary s Report It s time again to start work on the 2017 Harbor District Directory. In order for the directories to have up-to-date information, each unit needs to submit their list of officers to the new Harbor District Secretary by November 1. On page 93 of the 2016 Directory is the form that you may use to submit the unit officer information. If your officers did not change for 2017, please drop the new secretary a note to let her know that there will be no changes for your unit. The following information is printed in the directory for each of your Executive Committee members: name, address, telephone, e- mail address. If addresses are available, please be sure to submit them as this is the preferred method for getting in touch with our members. Your cooperation in this is greatly appreciated. The directories should be available for distribution to the Presidents at the January training session. For those of you who have already submitted your officer information, I will be sure that the new secretary who will be elected at our District Annual Meeting in October gets that information. If I can be of assistance, please contact me. Susie Lupton, District Secretary, slluptonnc@aol.com, , 102 Potomac Ct., Winnabow, NC S piritual Grow th Harbor District Spiritual Growth News First let me thank all of you that sent in your Deceased Member report. We do not want to miss someone that we need to remember at our annual meeting. If you have not done so perhaps we will have a little more time. Let us strive to make our churches and communities a better place to live and grow in spirit and love. Remember where there is not challenge there is no change. The new 2017 Spiritual Growth Reading books are: If Eve Only Knew Soul Repair Wild in the Hollow Thank you so much for all you do and all your support. Please feel free to contact me if I can be helpful. Yours in spirit, Kitsey H. Farrior, H D Spiritual Growth 507 N. Duplin St. Wallace, NC Ph: (H)Ph: Farriork@embarqmail.com

4 P A G E 4 H A R B O R T I D I N G S HARBOR DISTRICT UMW ANNUAL MEETING October 22, :30 a.m. Registration/ Meet & Greet/ Refreshments 10:00 Meeting & Program First-Clinton UMC 208 Sampson Street Clinton, NC Harbor District s Annual Meeting is quickly approaching us, as Fall if just around the corner. Come and fellowship with your sister churches, as your District Leadership Team reviews 2016 year-end events. Be present to honor the lives of those we ve lost during the Remembrance Moment. Be present to receive your copy of the 2016 Candle Burning Recognition. Be present to receive the Recognition of Accomplishments during the Local Unit Presentations. Be present to approve the 2017 Budget and receive information on whether or not we met our 2016 local unit pledges. Be present for the Recognition and Installation of New Officers. Be present, because that s what United Methodist Women do, as we continue to be empowering women, caring for children and equipping youth! Our Keynote Speaker, Joyce Herring, an appointed member of the NC Leadership Team, will give us some insight on her position as Dean of Mission u, along with other brief issues that are near and dear to her heart. Please fill out and return the short Registration Form to give us an idea of the number of ladies attending. Having this information prior to the meeting, will allow us to have your printed nametags available, thus eliminating long sign-in lines. We also need to know if anyone will need the services of Child Care. Be sure to mark your calendars now for the Harbor District UMW Annual Meeting Saturday, October 22 at FIRST UMC in Clinton. Your District Leadership Team looks forward to seeing you there! Marie Millis Harbor District, Vice-President

5 F A L L /WI N T E R 2016 Page 5 REGISTRATION FORM Harbor District United Methodist Women Annual Meeting October 22, :30 am 12:30 First-Clinton UMC 208 Sampson Street Clinton, NC Name: Phone: Local Church Northeast Southeast Northwest Southwest Child care needed: Yes No Return Registration Form by October 14 to: Sandra Booth, 111 NE 14 th St. Oak Island, NC Pre-registering helps us in determining seating arrangements and also the amount of food and beverage needed. If you are unable to do so, please don t hesitate to come anyway. We welcome all of you and look forward to fellowshipping with you on October 22

6 Page 6 Faith Harbor United Methodist Women Host Refugee Family through Interfaith Refugee Ministry Anita Phillips Faith Harbor is teaming with the Interfaith Refugee Ministry who is the official resettlement agency in our area to sponsor a refugee family. We were able to furnish an apartment and supply kitchen equipment and food to start through donations from our members. We will work with the family, a mother and two children, for 6 months as they become self-sufficient. We will be helping them develop English skills and introduce them to our culture. They are from the Democratic Republic of Congo. H A R B O R T I D I N G S FHUMC at the airport waiting for the family to arrive. North Carolina Conference Annual Conference I had the privilege of representing the Harbor District United Methodist Women at the Conference Annual Meeting in June, 2016 held in Greenville, N.C. The meeting was jam packed with excellent pastors, teachers, and old friends to visit. If you would like to know more details about the meeting, this year you can get daily results by going to nccumc.org and clicking on the annual meeting link. From there go to the section marked Saddlebags and you will get a thorough daily report of events. One of the highlights of the 3 day meeting was that a good friend to UMW, Rev. Leonard Fairley was selected to be presented for a possible position as a Bishop. Since the meeting, we have been informed that Bishop Fairly will be appointed to the Kentucky and Red Bird Conference. The theme of our conference this year is going to center around Giving. Individually we may be limited in what we can give, but as a group, we can do amazing things. Sherry Mewborn, Co-President, Harbor District Continued from front page: On Sunday, our worship was led by our own Bishop Hope Morgan Ward of our North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Bishop Ward spoke about working as Christians to meet the needs of our communities. When we really get excited about working through Christ to help others, great work can be accomplished. Not only will those we are helping receive the benefit, but we will benefit, as well! We also received great inspiration from all our worship experiences, including singing, watching liturgical dance, and celebrating communion. We were excited that Ann Davis from our North Carolina Conference was re-elected as a National UMW Director. It is my hope that many of our Harbor District UMW women will take advantage of all the opportunities we have to learn more about our organization and the opportunities we have to participate in mission on the local, district, conference, jurisdictional and national levels. You will learn more about some of these opportunities in this issue of HARBOR TIDINGS! Janet Shew, Co-President Harbor District

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9 We re on the Web: We re on Facebook: to-girlfriend-harbor-district-united- Methodist- Co-President Co-President Vice President Secretary Treasurer 2016 Mission Team Sherry Mewborn Janet Shew Marie Millis Susie Lupton Nancy Gooding 2016 CALENDAR OF EVENTS HARBOR DISTRICT UNITED METHODIST WOMEN SEPTEMBER 1 District reports due to Conference President and Mission Coordinators Mother-Child Retreat Camp Don Lee, New Bern HDUMW Leadership Team Planning Retreat Ocean Isle Beach OCTOBER 8 NCCUMW Annual Meeting Methodist University, Fayetteville 22 HDUMW Annual Meeting First UMC, Clinton Mission Coordinators Education & Interpretation Beverly Justice Membership Nurture & Outreach Sandra Booth Social Action Susan Eggert Spiritual Growth Kitsey Farrior Secretary of Program Resources Shirley Sasser Nominations, Chair Sue Teachey Communications Bescye Burnett Women in Mission Vacant Archives & History, Chair Carolyn Carden Conference Representative Cathy Green NOVEMBER 4 Church Women United World Community Day (Blankets) Cape Fear Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, NC 14 HARBOR TIDINGS Newsletter articles due to Bescye Burnett Sub District Leaders Northwest-Vacant Northeast Marjorie Brown Southwest - Martha Worsley Southeast Ann Carter Northwest-Vacant Southwest-Vaneda Ray Nominating Committee Northeast-Dallace Grady Southeast-Melba Williams If you are interested in filling any of our vacant positions, please contact Sue Teachey at HARBOR TIDINGS North Carolina Conference Harbor District United Methodist Women