UMW COMMUNICATOR LONG BEACH DISTRICT. INSIDE THIS NEWSLETTER Mission Road Trip & Conference Annual Celebration Read Signup Volunteer Participate

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1 AUGUST ISSUE, 2011 UMW COMMUNICATOR LONG BEACH DISTRICT INSIDE THIS NEWSLETTER Mission Road Trip & Conference Annual Celebration Read Signup Volunteer Participate 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. UMW COMMUNICATOR LONG BEACH DISTRICT UMW COMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR 507 Pacific Ave Long Beach, CA

2 Dear Friends From Laura Wilson, Long Beach District President, As I write this short message to all of you, I m hoping that you have been enjoying your summer with a little R & R. I can hear many of you say, Right, Laura, we are United Methodist Women, we never relax the word is not in our vocabulary. Well, I d have to agree with you and with so many events being planned, not only in your own unit and church, but District and Conference, when will we get time to breathe? But, taking the time to do just that, to take a few minutes and reflect on your day, to begin each morning with a scripture reading or song, is what we need to do. So, take a deep breath and continue reading this edition of the Long Beach District Communicator. You will find information about your upcoming District Annual Meeting at Grace UMC in Long Beach where we will be combining business (installation of officers for 2012) with mission projects (assembly of Health & Birthing kits for UMCOR), words and greetings from each officer on the District Board, as well as the nominations for the new slate of officers for Information on the Mission Road Trip on Saturday, October 1, where we will visit Toberman Neighborhood Center, Methodist Hospital and David & Margaret Home, and the Cal-Pac Annual Meeting is also included. District events for 2012 are in the planning stage. Your suggestions for speakers are so appreciated, and if your unit would like to host an event, please call Tien Vo- Doan, your Vice President. I wish to thank the Seal Beach UMW, Spanish women of Hawthorne, Lennox Tongan Unit, and Rolling Hills Sister Circle for graciously welcoming me at their gatherings. Good News, the Hawthorne Spanish UMW will be charted on 8/13/2011. Join us in a celebration of this new unit at 11:00 a.m. I had the opportunity to attend Annual Conference as your president of the Long Beach District. I must say it is a huge undertaking for so many people to coordinate this event. I was proud to be just a small part of it. I m a rather conservative person in many aspects of my life, including my religious beliefs. I was very dismayed by several resolutions which were supported. You can review all the resolutions by going online to 2

3 The 2011 SOCM at Biola was great, even though construction was taking place. Again, an event that takes so many women to coordinate for a whole year. The Long Beach District was well represented and it s always great to go to SOCM to see old friends and to make new ones. I was truly blessed by attending the study on Haiti, led by Rev. Lynne Austin. She and her husband, Dr. Ray Aller, who also taught the Haiti Study, have volunteered there before and after the earthquake. So, they brought a very personal aspect to the study. Special thanks to Jane Stewart, Lakewood First UMW President, who created and designed the SOCM directional signs. Several of these will be displayed at our District Events. Change is in the air for United Methodist Women, come to the Annual Meeting in September when our Cal-Pac Conference President, Leanne Nakanishi, will share the info! Well, so much for a short message! Take care and see you soon! Laura Wilson, LBD President Seal Beach United Methodist Women s Fall Boutique Saturday, October 22 10:00 am 2:00 pm The First Church of Seal Beach UMW invites you to their 2011 Fall Boutique. If you have never attended one of the UMW s Holiday Boutiques, be sure to come this year! It s Saturday, October 22nd, in Fellowship Center at th St. in quaint Seal Beach. We will feature local Seal Beach vendors and artists, wonderful Opportunity Drawings, and a luncheon with a Bake Sale for desserts! Come and do your holiday shopping here! The funds raised will go to local, national and international missions, such as We Care, the Long Beach Rescue Mission, Interval House and Sierra Service Project to name a few. Luncheon Tickets available $5. Our location is close to the intersections of the 22, 405 & 605 freeways. Please call UMW member, Nell McCown (562) at the church for more information. 3

4 Dear UMW sisters: Thank you for attending the District Awards Dinner on May 18 th at Zion Korean UMC. A special thanks to: Pastor Jin Mo Koo, Jenny (Chi Kyung) Chung (unit President), and the Zion UMW members for your hospitality and delicious dinner. Thank you to our special music guest, Milan Choi, and our translators: Suki Murayama and Emma Vega. Also, thank you to Ellie Yang for helping me with the communications between myself and the Korean units. We are still collecting for the Ubuntu Projects for the District Celebration on September 17 th at Grace UMC in Long Beach. We will be putting together UMCOR Health Kits and Birthing Kits ( We need all of your help to make this happen. We hope to make 100 health kits and 100 birthing kits. These great kits will be sent to UMCOR upon completion. Your unit can either choose to donate money to this project or collect the assigned items. Please, find your assignments in this Communicator or see your unit President. Once your unit has collected the items, please feel free to or call me to arrange for pick-up. We need to know as soon as possible what you have so that we can do the shopping for the missing remaining items. I hope to see you there! The Mission Road Trip is ready to Rock n Roll. We will be going to the David and Margaret Home in La Verne, CA ( and the Methodist Hospital in Arcadia, CA ( and Toberman Neighborhood Center in San Pedro, CA. Please take a look at the flyer towards the end of this Communicator and be ready to LEARN. Love, Tien LB District UMW, Vice President tienhvo@hotmail.com; cell: (916) Event Name Date Location 2012 Joint LLTE (Local Leadership Training Event) with Santa Ana District Jan. 28, 2012 Training 9am - 12:30pm Rolling Hills UMC 2012 Spanish LLTE TBA TBA 2012 Korean LLTE TBA TBA Spiritual Growth Study March 24, 2012 Redondo Beach 1 st UMC District Awards Dinner May 5, 2012 Huntington Park UMC 2012 Annual District Celebration Election/Installation Officers 2013 slate September 29, 2012 TBA 4

5 Long Beach District Ubuntu/Mission Projects 2011 Health Kit Items Value: $12 per kit 1 hand towel 15 x 25 to 17 x 27 kitchen (cleaning and microfiber towels not acceptable) 1 washcloth 1 comb (needs to be sturdy and at least 8 long no pocket combs or picks please no rattail combs and combs without handles are acceptable) 1 metal nail file or clipper (no emery boards or toenail clippers please) 1 bath size soap (3 oz. and larger sizes only, all brands are acceptable; do not remove from original packaging) 1 toothbrush (adult size only do not remove from original packaging) 6 adhesive bandages (¾ to 1 size common household band aids) 1 plastic bag one gallon size (sealable bags only) $1.00 to purchase toothpaste Birthing Kit Items Value: $8 per kit 1 small bar soap 1 oz. to 2 oz. size (do not remove from original packaging small bars such as those found in hotels are acceptable) 1 pair latex, surgical or thin rubber gloves (Gloves are not required to be sterile) 1 square yard of clear plastic sheeting (must be 4 mil thick plastic trash bags and shower curtains are not acceptable) already received 3 12 inch long pieces of cotton string (must be clean secure the pieces of string by bundling and tying them together, no yarn please) 1 single edge razor blade (must be covered in paper or cardboard to keep it from causing injury regular shaving razors are not acceptable) 2 receiving blankets 30 x 30 or 32 x 32 size (no thermal or fleece blankets please; do not wash the blankets or they will be considered used. ) 1 plastic bag one gallon size (sealable bags only) We hope you will be able to bring the above items assigned to you, both the Health Kit and Birthing Kit. These are listed on the next page. The deadline for receiving these items is August 28, If your unit would prefer to make a donation toward the purchase of the supplies for both the Health Kit and Birthing Kit, you may do so by sending a check in the amount of $80 (health & birthing kits) to the Long Beach District UMW, earmarked Ubuntu. This donation is above and beyond your designated pledge to mission. We are counting on every unit s participation and attendance to assemble the kits at the Annual Meeting on September 17, 2011 at Grace UMC. The Kits will be delivered to the UMCOR site in Salt Lake City, Utah. 5

6 Health Kits Birthing Kits Units 25 fingernail clippers 25 receiving blankets Bellflower First Received Received Compton Crossroads 25 washcloths 75 pieces of 12 cotton string (bundled in sets of 3) Compton First Received Received El Segundo 25 bar soaps 50 pairs of latex gloves Hollypark 25 fingernail clippers 25 bars of soap Gardena Kum Ran Received Received Huntington Park Received Received Inglewood Lenox Received Received Lakewood First Received Received Lakewood Trinity Received Received Long Beach Dominguez 300 bandages 50 gallon sized ziplock bags Long Beach Grace & Belmont Hgts Received Received Long Beach Los Altos 25 toothbrushes 50 gallon size ziplock bags Maywood Hispanic 300 bandages 75 pieces of 12 cotton string (bundled in sets of 3) Paramount - Spanish Received Received Riviera To be delivered to LBD UMW To be delivered to LBD UMW Redondo Beach First Received Received Rolling Hills 25 toothbrushes 25 single-edged razor blades San Pedro Received Received Seal Beach First 25 washcloths 75 pieces of 12 cotton string (bundled in sets of 3) Torrance Faith To be delivered to LBD UMW To be delivered to LBD UMW Torrance First Received Received Torrance Hope 25 fingernail clippers 25 receiving blankets Torrance Korean 25 bar soaps 25 receiving blankets Torrance Walteria Received Received Wilmington First If you have any questions or wish items to be picked up, please call your District Liaison, or Laura Wilson ( ) or Tien Vo-Doan ( ). 6

7 Greetings from your Long Beach District Treasurer: School of Christian Missions was held at Biola University, this year and was a full and interesting weekend. I attended the meeting the Conference Treasurer called, on Friday morning and our Pledge of $47, for 2012 was approved. Our Long Beach District UMW Annual Celebration, Election and Installation of Officers, will be Saturday, September Book Browsing 8:00 AM, Worship, Business and Program at 9:00 AM till Noon, to be held at Grace United Methodist Church. At that time the new officers for 2012 will be Elected and Installed. We will be assembling the UBUNTU kits. Please send in your reservations by mail, or , or by Phone, deadline is September 13 th. The cost for the meeting is $5.00 (No Lunch will be served). I have received some registrations for the Mission Road Trip. It will be October 1 st, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, visiting Toberman Neighborhood Center, Methodist Hospital and David and Margaret Family Center. Cost $7.00 that covers a box lunch at the hospital. Seating is limited to the first 40 women, so get your reservations in to me ASAP. As of June 30 th, I have received from the Local Units: Pledges $18, Special Mission Recognition Gift to Mission Gift in Memory World Thank Offering $20, (lines 1 thru 5, FIVE STAR) Methodist Hospital Tower Call to Prayer and Self Denial 1, UBUNTU UMCOR $ 3, TOTAL $29, As you can see we are short of our Pledge to Conference of $ Please send in your monies as soon as you can, so we can make our Pledge! I still have Mission Cards in stock, they are $5.00 each, so if you need one or more, let me know? The Special Mission Recognition Pins start at $ Some Local Units haven t sent in their money for the Communicator, the cost this year is $15.00 for or 3 paper copies. If you have had your Books Audited for 2010 please send me a copy for my files. I have no information on the Candle of Commitment at this time, so will get the information to out, as soon as I have it. Financially Yours, Barbara Smith, Long Beach District Treasurer Redbarroness1@aol.com, , 2560 Eldorado St., Torrance, CA

8 UMW, The following article was sent to me this summer. The author is unknown, but I think it has a profound message and I would like to share it with all of you. We Live by Faith and Not by Sight Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you stop your car, or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing...looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind. His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made a good home for him. This alone is amazing. If you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell. Looking around for the source of the sound, you will see that comes from the smaller horse in the field. Attached to the horse's halter is a small bell. It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is, so he can follow. As you stand and watch these two friends, you'll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to where the other horse is, trusting that he will not be led astray. When the horse with the bell returns to the shelter of the barn each evening, it stops occasionally and looks back, making sure that the blind friend isn't too far behind to hear the bell. Like the owners of these two horses, God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or because we have problems or challenges. He watches over us and even brings others into our lives to help us when we are in need. Sometimes we are the blind horse, Being guided by the little ringing bell of those who God places in our lives. Other times we are the guide horse, helping other to find their way. Good friends are like that...you may not always see them, but you know they are always there. Please listen for my bell and I'll listen for yours. Be kinder than necessary...everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply Speak kindly...and leave the rest to God. For WE WALK BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT. June Williams Spiritual Growth Coordinator Long Beach District 8

9 From your L.B District Secretary, Take advantage of this summer time to prepare for our busy Annual Meeting on September 17 th. If you need help in transporting your unit s material donations for the Health and Birth Kits please contact your liaisons. Thank you for keeping me informed about your officer changes and new addresses, phone numbers and s. On July 3 rd all available District Officers of United Methodist Women gathered at Inglewood Lennox Tongan s sanctuary for their United Methodist Women s meeting. This was my first opportunity to worship and enjoy the fellowship of this vibrant church. I met old and new Sisters in Christ, praised God as they worshipped with joyful songs and learned together what we are doing and how we can help each other. Their gracious hospitality was like a sweet smelling incense and still lingers comfortingly in my memory. Thank you to all of you! Remember to send me your church events so other churches can join with you. It s not too early to let me know about your year-end events. My second knee replacement surgery on July 5th went well and I have had a good recovery. The Lord has been very good to me! Thank you all for your prayers and cards. Your District Secretary, Neva B Johnson From the office of E & I Shalom, ladies I would like to share with you all the new items on the mission today sheets. We as a conference have added 4 new areas that we feel are important to our conference. They are: The unit will add a Young Women s or Youth Circle, the unit will add a Language Group Circle, at least two members of the unit will attend any Young Women s Event in the California-Pacific Conference, and at least five members of the unit will attend any event with emphasis on UMW 101 or any Language event in the California-Pacific Conference. I hope that each unit in the Long Beach District will achieve at least one of these new goals this year, and by next year one more. Angie McCard 9

10 Greetings Sisters in Action, It was a joy seeing so many of you at the May Long Beach District UMW dinner and meeting. How wonderful that many of you took the time to visit the Fair Trade and Social Action displays. In case you didn t obtain a copy of the Fair Trade Pledge, you will find it at the end of this article. Many of you took the cards for Fair Trade markers for supermarkets and cards for managers. I hope you have been able to make inroads in being able to purchase Fair Trade products from your local supermarkets. If you are a Social Action Chair and have not received either s or hard copies of the Social Action Alerts from me, please let me know. We are able to make our voices heard when we contact our legislators regarding issues of importance to women and children. We are their advocates and these Alerts provide information on the issues and steps to take. Thank you for following up on these Social Action Alerts, Poverty Alert (support for H.R. 350 AND H.R. 377 AND H.R. 11 and S. 922) and A Pathway to Freedom for Victims of Human Trafficking (support S596) Action Items: Our Priorities for Mission Chairwomen on Social Action: 1. Health Care/Maternal & Child 2. Economic Justice/Human Trafficking 3. Food Security Please continue to study these concerns and share your Social Action Alerts with the women in your unit and church. Blessings in all that you do. Mary Ross Mission Coordinator for Social Action FAIR TRADE PLEDGE According to our United Methodist Social Principles*, we affirm all persons as equally valuable in the sight of God. We therefore work toward societies in which each person s value is recognized, maintained and strengthened. World Trade of agricultural products needs to be based on fair trade and prices, based on the costs of sustainable production methods Buying Fair Trade Certified products is one sure way consumers can use their buying power to make a contribution to the common good. Consumers should not only seek out companies whose product lines reflect a strong commitment to these standards, but should also encourage expanded corporate participation in the Fair Trade market. We are called upon to organize to achieve these goals and to express dissatisfaction with harmful economic, social, or ecological practices through such appropriate methods as boycott, letter writing, corporate resolution and advertisement. In light of these principles, I pledge to be an active Fair Trade consumer. I also pledge that I will assist my United Methodist Women s Unit and my United Methodist congregation to understand Fair Trade and to be Fair Trade consumers. Name UMW Local Unit * pages 30, 36, 37 of the Social Principles of the United Methodist Church

11 LONG BEACH DISTRICT 2011/2012 OFFICER NOMINATIONS Office and Church Name Address Phone Term: Year and Term President Trinity Lakewood Laura Wilson 9640 Arkansas St. Bellflower, CA C bellflaura@aol.com 1st yr of 2nd term Vice-President Hope, Torrance TienVo-Doan 2606 Aviation Blvd., Apt. A, Redondo Beach, CA tienhvo@hotmail.com 2nd yr of 1 st term Secretary Wilmington First Treasurer Torrance First Committee on Nominations Chair First UMC Redondo Beach Com Nominations Secretary of Program Redondo Beach First Spiritual Growth El Segundo First Neva Johnson Barbara Smith MaryAnn Gateley 1251 Bay View Avenue Wilmington, CA El Dorado St. Torrance, CA Morgan Lane, #A, Redondo Beach, CA Vika Tuuholoaki 1117 Barbara St. #1 Redondo Beach June Williams 709 W. Mariposa El Segundo, CA Nevabellejohnson@aol.com 1st yr of 2nd term H C redbarroness1@aol.com 1 st yr of 2nd term mag@sol3logic.com 2nd year of 1 st term H C C vikaofa@yahoo.com junewms@yahoo.com 1st yr of 2 nd term 1st yr of 2nd term Social Action Trinity VACANT Education and Interpretation Torrance First Membership, Nurture & Outreach Torrance First Communications Coordinator Grace Long Beach Betty Lopez Ana Ikavuka 1910 Graham Ave. Redondo Beach, CA Roseton Ave. Santa Fe Springs, CA Latrice Lee 1818 E. 3 rd St #14 Long Beach zepolab@hotmail.com 1st yr. 1st term anaikavuka@yahoo.com 1st yr of 1st term W communicatorlb@aol.com 2nd yr of 2nd term MaryAnn Gateley Nominations Committee Chair Long Beach District UMW 11

12 Recap 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 Membership, Nurture, Outreach Hello Friends, This month I would like to recap the last 4 years of Membership, nurture and Outreach. It has been an exciting 4 years for Al and me. Not long after I took this position I found I was losing some of my eyesight and it would be unsafe for me to drive. I was very distressed as I was looking forward to being a part of UMW District and now was not going to be able to do so. My Husband reassured me that it would not be a problem as he was willing to drive me to any meeting or church that I needed to attend. He assured me he would take a book or newspaper with him so he would not be bored. That first day I watched as he set down on the back row of the church. He wanted to see what UMW was all about. Every once in a while I would look back and to my surprise he was still there. On the way home that day he said he had a great time and was not bored at all. In fact he said he had enjoyed everything about our meetings In the last 4 years we have been privileged to meet hundreds of God loving, hardworking Ladies and Gentlemen. It has been a life changing event for both of us. Each of you added something special to our lives. We humbly thank you for making us feel so welcome at your meetings and Churches. We will always treasure each memory. I would like to share some information with you about our district, UMW and a very talented lady named Johanna Howard that brought MNO into the digital world. With her help we finally have all forms and information on the computer making it easier to keep accurate totals. With the combined effort of each UMW Unit sending us their information, Johanna writing and teaching all of us to use the new programs, the Conference keeping last year s information on your forms coming from the computer it became much easier. A big HUG and thanks to Johanna our MNO Angel. We also had the privilege of chartering 4 churches as follows Carson Zion Korean UMW bringing in a total of 85 new members Huntington Park UMW total of 46 new members Torrance Korean UMW total of 24 new members 2010 Gardens Kum Ran UMW total of 220 new members 2011 I almost forgot to mention that we will be re-chartering Hawthorne UMW this summer. So this will give us a grant total of 5 new units. When I received the computer totals this year from Conference UMW I was thrilled. With all of your help we had become the Cal-Pac District with the highest membership total. A big Hallelujah, thank you Lord and United Methodist Women!!! Great Job. I shall miss talking to you about MNO but I hope to continue as the E & I for the District next year. Al and I look forward to a new adventure with God and all of you. Thanks again. Betty and Al Lopez MNO Long Beach Coordinator

13 The Secretary of Program Resource News What a blessing that my two girls Priscilla & Grace Tuuholoaki and I were able to attend the School of Christian Mission We were impressed with choreography that went in to ensuring that all parts ran smoothly. We enjoyed it and the girls learned about the theme "All things made new - and asked what is new? We loved the plenary time and were able to track our progress when we saw "road signs". These are meant to let us think about the direction in which God leads us personally as an organization. These signs have reminded us day by day what we learn on the "Spiritual Journey"! We want to share this: God's challenges Ahead: We must proceed carefully and listen and watch intently because God may be directing us into ministries and mission we've never imagined. Beware - Hidden stories and Roles: We can think of how our personal stories influence who we are and how we see things. Also look at how roles can be intentional or inadvertent - that we have played in issues of our day. Slow - For the love of God's Children: "Slow" children at play, or "slow", we love our children. We should consider slowing down to be aware God's children so that no one can be hurt. It would be sign of "Love" that we may learn something. Awareness saves lives: What if we put aside our agenda and be aware of others through their life stories, dreams, hopes and needs. Maybe we would be more effective in mission and justice. Bridges connect People: Too often we base our thought and opinions on what the news says instead of hearing the other person's story. We may build bridges that allow us to do things together. Be prepare to stop: We may have to stop, evaluate your feelings, what it would take to heal or reconcile with others or God. We may have to stop, go, stop, to until you have reached the place where you can start restoring things to right relations. U-turn Ahead: Sometimes we need to go back to the beginning to tell the truth again, listen to more stories, and think deeply about God's children and humanness. Then we can move forward again. Proceed with directions: Once we've gone through the process of truth - telling, encountering humanness and listening then it become easier to follow God's direction for our own lives. That direction may be different than other people's direction. Road Out Ahead: We didn t think that restoring justice and right relations would be that easy. There are always potholes and areas that need fixed. Some may be in us, some maybe with the organization, church or society. Some may be hidden. U - turn: We may have reached our intended destination forgiveness, reconciliation with another, restoration of right relationship or if we have to repeat again. Forgiveness, reconciliation and restoration is a process that can take a lifetime or beyond! Well, I am back to my duties and I encourage those who willing to serve as a Secretary of Program Resource in your local unit. Please join us and we can train you to do new things, for this program leads to action! This is a reminder for those who continue to keep up the SPR's role in Promoting the Reading Program. Get cool answers for burning questions, Promotion Ideas and how to participate, Hot off the press by using the right tool for this responsibility. Come and see us on September 17th, 2011 at Grace UMC. Thank you and God bless you! Yours faithfully, Vika V. Tuuholoaki LB District Secretary of Program Resource 13

14 A word from your Communications Coordinator, I will get right to it and say S.O.C.M. was an amazing experience! I can t see myself missing out again. Look out for the next Communicator that will give you some ways to get involved with the amazing work being done in Haiti. We want to make sure we have all of the subscriptions in for the Communicator, so below is the form. We have received unit subscriptions from Riviera, Trinity, Huntington Park, Torrance Riviera Seal Beach 1 st, Wilmington 1 st, Redondo Beach 1 st, Bellflower 1 st, Rolling Hills, & Compton 1 st. The cost for the Communicator will be for an annual subscription (Jan, Apr, Aug, Nov):. copies of the Communicator Free One (hardcopy) sent to your home $5 for the yearly subscription. 3 (hard copies) sent to church $15 per unit Below is a subscription form that must be filled out by everyone interested in continuing to receive the Communicator. This form (with applicable fee checks payable to Long Beach District UMW ) must be sent to: Barbara Smith, LB District Treasurer, 2560 Eldorado St., Torrance, CA Latrice Lee- LB District Communications Coordinator UMW Communicator Subscription Form Please send my UMW unit 3 hard copies of the Communicator (enclose $15 fee) Church name & address: Please send 1 hard copy of the Communicator to my home (enclose $5 fee) Your name and address: Please send my copy of the Communicator via (no fee) Name and address: 14

15 Long Beach District United Methodist Women Annual Celebration, Installation, and Election of Officers Saturday, September 17, 2011 Grace United Methodist Church 2325 East Third Street Long Beach, CA Ubuntu Projects (UMCOR health and birthing kits) will be assembled together Registration, morning refreshments, book browsing: 8:00am Opening Worship, Annual Business Meeting, Program: 9:00am Noon Offering taken will be given to: MISSION GIVING Check for $5.00 per person (lunch will NOT be served) should be made payable to Long Beach District UMW and mailed to: LB District Treasurer, Barbara Smith 2560 El Dorado Street, Torrance, CA Long Beach District UMW Annual Celebration Reservation Form Name(s): Unit: Number of Reservations: Yes, I will need childcare Ages of Child(ren): (Please bring a sack lunch for each child) Reservation Deadline: September 13, 2011 If this registration is for a unit, please list all names. Thank you! 15

16 Mission Road Trip LONG BEACH DISTRICT UMW MISSION ROAD TRIP TO: Toberman Neighborhood Center Methodist Hospital David and Margaret Family Center COST: $7.00 (INCLUDES BOXED LUNC H AT THE METHODIST HOSPITAL) SEATING IS LIMITED T O THE FIRST 40 WOMEN THERE IS NO LIMIT PE R UNIT REGISTRATION MUST BE RECEIVED WITH THE FE E OCTOBER 1 ST, :00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. THERE WILL BE TWO (2) PICK-UP LOCATIONS: 1. BELLFLOWER UMC IN BELLFLOWER, CA 2. HOPE UMC IN TORRANCE, CA BUS PROVIDED BY: LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERVISOR, DON KNABE WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES Mission Road Trip Registration Form Name: Unit: Preferred Location of Pick-Up: (please pick ONLY one) Bellflower UMC in Bellflower, CA Hope UMC in Torrance, CA Checks should be made payable to Long Beach District UMW and mailed to: LB District Treasurer, Barbara Smith 2560 El Dorado Street, Torrance, CA Phone: redbarroness1@aol.com Registration by September 10, 2011 Please! For questions or concerns, please contact Tien Vo-Doan (Long Beach District UMW, Vice President) tienhvo@hotmail.com cell: (916)

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