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1 December 1, 2015 Volume 2, Issue 1 THE TIE M a r i o n D i s t r i c t U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t W o m e n N e w s l e t t e r A N INVITATION FROM KILLINGSWORTH INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Save the Date/Day Apart New Sec. Program Res. 2 2 President s Report 3 Mini Mission U 4 Legislative Advocacy Day 7 Calendar Executive Board List 13 Annual Census Report 15 SPECIAL POINTS OF INTER- EST Officers Training 2016 Vice President s Report Mini Mission U Intent to Pledge Officers for 2016 Calendar for 2016 U PCOMING DISTRICT EVENT MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND! Who All officers of your local unit and any other interested members What Marion District Officers Training When Saturday, January 9, Registration 9:00am 9:30am - Meeting begins at 9:45am Where Aynor United Methodist Church, 1007 Elm St, Aynor, SC Treasurer s Report

2 2 Page 2 THE TIE M ARK YOUR CALENDARS! Save the Date Marion District Day Apart April 16, 2016 McCoy Chapel, Dillon A Guest Speaker is being sought. Send recommendations to: dianestrickland51@gmail.com F ROM OUR VICE-PRESIDENT BARB BROOKS Greetings, with Thanksgiving just passed, we are reminded of how much we have, while many have so little or nothing at all. Coming home from District Officers Training in Columbia, I had a flat tire on Interstate 95! After 15 minutes or so, a couple in a car going towards Columbia, stopped, and he came across to help me. After he changed my tire, I learned that they are homeless and living out of their car!!! I hope all local unit officers are planning on coming to Officers Training on Saturday, January 9, 2016, in Aynor. (hard to believe that we are almost ready (or not) for 2016! Come to learn and share from your district counter- part and fellow officers. I m really excited about meeting with the vice-presidents, so all of us can get new ideas for programming for our local units. One of the things I m most grateful for is the organization of United Methodist Women. UMW has played such a huge role in my life for so long. Where else can you be in mission, learn about the world and find the greatest friends that last for a life time? Enjoy the holidays! Barb A NOTE FROM OUR NEW SECRETARY OF PROGRAM RESOURCES BARBARA NELSON I am the newly appointed Marion District Secretary of Program Resources. My active membership is with Little River United Methodist Church where I am the Librarian. As a member of our UMW, I order books and encourage our women to read to become more knowledgeable about the world in which we live. Also, I sing cantatas with choirs, play the hand-bells from time to time, and a dulcimer in our church. Through our Adult Enrichment Series, I play in our bridge group, facilitate our book club, and participate in our very active physical education program weekly. I perform with the North Myrtle Beach Community Band several times a year. I will have resources at the January 9 meeting as well as other meetings that are indicated to me. Thank you, Barbara Nelson Bnnelson123@yahoo.com

3 3 Volume 2, Issue 1 Page 3 P RESIDENT S REPORT JANE CRAWFORD Hello Ladies! Well, my first year as the District President is now behind me and I appreciate your patience and understanding. I m still learning the ins and outs of this position. It was nice to see so many of you at our District annual meeting. Don t forget the Bishop s Barbecue Bash in Aynor on December 12th. Hope to see several Marion District ladies in attendance to support this event. Once again, we will start 2016 off at a run! Officer s Training will be at Aynor UMC again this year. Please come and learn from your District officers as they impart valuable information to take back to your local units. You will also find a registration form for Mini Mission U in this newsletter. We have two great study leaders lined up to give you a sample of what we study at Mission U. The cluster meetings take place in February and March and I m looking forward to visiting your units and hearing about the wonderful things you re doing. Legislative Advocacy Day is also in February at Epworth in Columbia. I am encouraging you to take part in as many events as possible and invite potential new members. I hope everyone enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday and I wish you all a safe and Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year!! I look forward to seeing you in 2016!! Peace & Blessings, Jane Crawford (cell) (home) crawfordj@dillon.k12.sc.us F ROM THE EDITOR S DESK It is my hope that all of you have had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I cannot help but give thanks for all of you lovely UMW ladies for all your kind and encouraging words on our newsletter. You have made my first year quite enjoyable! As we eagerly await the birth of our Savior it is my hope that you will have a blessed Christ- mas season! Continue to send information and/or photos of your church happenings and I will do my best to include them in The Tie! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I m looking forward to everything the new year will bring Next issue of The Tie will be March 1st. Cut off date to send in information or photos is February 15th.

4 4 MARION DISTRICT UNITED METHODIST WOMEN 2016 Mini-Mission u (formerly known as School of Christian Mission) GROWING IN BLESSEDNESS Saturday, January 23, :15 a. m. 2:15 p.m. Registration: 9:15-9:40 a.m. Courses of Study Created for Happiness: Understanding Your Life in God: Facilitated by Susan Jones who has served the SC Conference UMW as Spiritual Growth Coordinator and as Mission Coordinator for Education and Interpretation. Her joy and grace continue to inspire us. Latin America People and Faith Facilitated by Barbara Brooks who is presently serving as Marion District Vice President and is a retired Deaconess of the SC Conference. Barbara taught this study at the Conference Mission u. Registration Deadline: January 16, 2015 Name: Address: Phone: Church: $13.00 each: Total $ Make checks payable to Marion District UMW and mail to Annette Pollard, 6803 Highway 707, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588

5 5 INTENT TO PLEDGE You must complete and mail the form below by March 1 as the first requirement to qualify as a MISSION TODAY UNIT: Date: Unit: Cluster: Unit President: Address: Telephone: Unit Treasurer: Address: Telephone: Pledge to Mission Giving: $ President/Treasurer signature Send to: Beth Davis bedavis@sccoast.net th Avenue Aynor, SC 29511

6 6 MISSION TODAY ACTION FORM Unit President Date Unit Name & Location Number of members in unit Units, which include all circles, must complete at least 10 of the following items. All units must complete #1. Your unit 1. Made and met its Pledge to Mission. 2. Used the Prayer Calendar at each General Membership Meeting of the unit to pray for people in mission and for our mission work with women, children and youth. 3. Added at least one or more members to its roll. 4. Had at least one member who subscribes to Response Magazine. 5. Had at least one member (other than a conference or district officer) attend Mission u and/or a district or local mission study. 6. Had at least one member (other than a conference or district officer) attend the District Annual Meeting. 7. Had at least one member (other than a conference or district officer) attend the Conference Annual Meeting. 8. Had at least two members who wrote to at least five people listed in the Prayer Calendar at least once during the year. 9. Participated in the Campaign for Children. 10. Is a Five Star Unit, contributing to all five channels of Mission Giving. 11. Had at least one person complete one of the plans in the Reading Program. 12. Invited a district or conference officer, other than a member of the unit, to one unit meeting during the year. Your unit, circle, or subgroup 13. Included a Response Moment where an article from Response Magazine was lifted up as a way to tell the mission story in at least three meetings 14. Had at least two programs from the Program Book. 15. Implemented the Charter for Racial Justice Policies in at least two ways. Send form by September 1, 2016 to: Barbara Manning, District E&I Coordinator 1859 Oakland Rd. Hamer, SC 29547

7 7 Co-Sponsored by: South Carolina Conference United Methodist Women Legislative Advocacy Day 2016 For Such a Time as This Tuesday, February Weather make-up (February 23) Epworth Children s Home 2900 Milwood Ave. Columbia, SC (803) :00-9:30 Registration (no on-site registration) 9:30 Welcome 9:45 Greetings 10:00 Invocation 10:10-10:55 Epworth Update Rev. John E. Holler, Jr. Pres. Epworth 10:55-11:10 Break 11:10-12:05 Workshops 12:05-1:05 Lunch 1:05-2:05 Keynote Speaker (TBA) 2:15 Tours of Epworth Children s Home Please invite your state legislators to attend. Indicate below ONLY if they plan to attend. American Association of University Women of South Carolina Church Women United Cut and Return bottom portion Registration Fee $20 (includes material, lunch and parking) Postmark deadline February 8, 2016-Late Registration $30-Space limited to 400 attendees Make checks payable to SCCUMW. Send form and fee to: Rebecca W. Eleazer, 5116 Burke Ave. Columbia, SC 29203, (803) Name Phone Street City Zip Please check and complete all that apply to you: UMW Member & District AAUM Member & Local Branch Church Women United Special Dietary Needs Childcare Needed Child s Age (please bring lunch and snack for your child) My state legislators:senator Attending? Representative Attending? Please circle ONE Workshop Option Mental Health Security Issues Climate Justice Public Education Equality

8 8 News for Local Unit Secretaries If you are planning to attend the Secretary s Training Workshop at Aynor UMC on Saturday, January 9 th, I will be glad to welcome you and visit with you about what it means to be this important member of your executive board. The minutes you take are the history of your unit. They should include some detail, but should not be a word-for-word of everything said at the meetings. Be brief, be accurate, transcribe your notes quickly, and get them to the other officers within a couple of weeks. Everyone will appreciate being reminded of what is planned, so they can do their part to be ready for the next meeting or event. Your local unit bylaws should state how long the minutes are to be kept A lifetime? Five years? Ten years? And then you archive them so you ll have your history for a 50 th or a 100 th anniversary celebration. I can be reached anytime at lienemanns2@sccoast.net or by phoning (H). Thank you for being an officer in your local unit and an active member of Marion District U.M.W. Judy Lienemann, Marion District Secretary Spiritual Growth Report Diane Strickland Greetings to my Dear Sisters, In looking back over this past year there is much that saddens us and can give us cause for fear. Christians have been persecuted abroad as well as in our own country...in fact in our own state and for some of you in your own city and community. In some communities racial tensions are greater than ever before. Natural disasters have taken their toll. Faith in our political system seems at an all time low. Our world has recently been shaken by the terrorist attack in Paris leading some to say the fight against Isis is becoming the next world war. Children are still hungry. Humans are being sold as commodities. The moral fiber in this country seems to be deteriorating at an alarming rate. People young and old are dying from cancer. And the list goes on and on. It would be easy for anyone to feel discouraged, without hope, powerless, and fearful. But friends, I am reminded time and again of Joshua 1:9, be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified. Do not be discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. And as we enter the season of Advent we are given the opportunity again to reflect on what the coming of the precious child named Jesus over 2000 years ago has meant for us and for all of humanity for all of time. He is The One who gives us hope. He has given us a reason not to be discouraged. He gave us a mission to love thy neighbor as thyself. He is known as The Prince of Peace and as his disciples we have become his agents of peace and love. It is up to us to do what we can to share the love of Christ with everyone (even someone we may not really like!) It is up to us to continue our work and do not become discouraged. It is up to us to pray for the hurting, for our leaders, for our neighbors, for our enemies. It is up to us to love. May you and your families have a Blessed Christmas and may your hearts be overflowing with the love of Jesus so that you may go into the New Year with much love to share. Merry Christmas, Diane Strickland, Marion District Spiritual Growth Coordinator

9 9 Marion District United Methodist Women ---Calendar 2016 January 9 Local Officer Training Aynor UMC District Executive Meeting January 23 Mini-School Mission u Socastee UMC February 13 Marion Cluster Meeting (9:30) Centenary UMC Marion February 16 Legislative Day Epworth, Columbia February 20 Grand Strand Cluster Meeting (9:30) First UMC-MB February 27 Georgetown Cluster Meeting (9:30) St. Paul s Waccamaw UMC Pawley s Island, SC March 5 Horry Cluster Meeting (9:30) TBD March 12 Bennettsville & Dillon Clusters (9:30) WFLC, Bennettsville April 16 Day Apart McCoy Chapel, Dillion District Executive Meeting April 29 & 30 Spiritual Growth Retreat Lake Junaluska, NC May 21 Come Together, Be Together Chapin UMC, Chapin June 3-5 SEJ UMW Quadrennial Meeting Embassy Suites Conv. Ctr. North Charleston, SC July Mission u (SOM) Spartanburg Methodist Conference Executive Meeting College, Spartanburg August 13 District Executive Meeting (10:00) Aynor UMC September 9-11 Tri-District Retreat Springmaid Beach Myrtle Beach, SC October 8 District Annual Meeting Berea Center, Bennettsville District Executive Meeting October 21 & 22 Conference Annual Meeting Bethany UMC Summerville, SC November 5 Conference Officer s Training Virginia Wingard UMC Columbia, SC

10 10 Social Action News Linda Eichenbaum Seven District Social Action Chairs met at Shandon UMC in Columbia for Officer Training in early November, with an excellent and collaborative sharing led by our new SCCUMW Social Action Coordinator, Jackie Hicks. After lively discussions, four primary issues were identified for SCCUMW focus in 2016: Poverty Health Care for All Educational Equality Racial Justice Clearly, these issues are inter-related and Districts and then Units may choose to focus upon any one of these OR any other pressing social issues. In 2015 the SCCUMW and the Marion District focused upon two issues: The Elimination of All Forms of Violence and Quality Education for All Our Children. The 20+ Marion District women who gathered at Mission U in July also identified three major issues in our District: Quality Education for All Our Children, Domestic Violence, and Poverty. Our group identified quality education as a necessary foundation to eradicate poverty! Concerning Violence, our District ladies studied, discussed, wrote supportive letters and postcards and were pleased to see that FINALLY the comprehensive Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 Senate Bill #178 and Senate Bill #0003 the Domestic Violence Prevention Act were passed into law. The Federal legislation remains under Sub-Committee study. Horry County Solicitor Jimmy Richardson spoke eloquently at the Belin UMC Red Light: An Effort to Stop Human Trafficking forum in August and encouraged us to continue paying attention to full implementation of the new laws and to PUBLICALLY PRAISE good police work, effective prosecution, and helpful victim services with letters to our media! Our efforts toward the other focus of Quality Education for All of Our Children are spurred by the Supreme Court directive to the SC Legislature to develop CONCRETE steps to correct educational inequality pursuant to Abbeville vs. State of South Carolina. The work of the SCC Children in Poverty Task Force, the LARCUM Bishops Dialogue, The SC House Special Education Task Force were all delayed due to the extreme flooding, but information from those efforts will be distributed at the Marion District Unit Officers Training scheduled for January 9 th in Aynor. Our SCCUMW Legislative Day program, scheduled for February 16 th at Epworth should also include updated information about topics of interest to all women. Seating is very limited, so early registration is strongly recommended.

11 11 Notes from the District Treasurer Beth Davis Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We need to get in our Remittance Forms before December 15th for the 4th quarter. I have to send in my report on December 15th and anything after the 15th will go in next year s report. We need to empty our treasury before the end of the year and send as much money as we can as a "love gift" to the District to go towards the Pledge to Mission. Local units should carry over only enough money in their treasury for the needs of the unit as they begin the new year. Our pledge Services take place in January and the units keeps a portion of each mission dollar to use for their administrative and membership development, sending the majority on to the district treasurer. When a unit holds a fundraiser for mission, the district should receive the greater portion of the profit, which would go to the Conference as an additional Pledge to Mission. We belong to an organization and operate by the guidelines, bylaws and standing rules of the United Methodist Women Organization. Reminder: Fourth Quarter Remittances are due December 15th. Make checks payable to Marion District UMW and send them to: Beth Davis 342 8th Avenue Aynor, SC Please note I have a new address: bedavis@sccoat.net Thanks for everyone helping make this year a great United Methodist Year and God Bless. Beth Davis South Carolina Mission Projects Emphasis Months: FEBRUARY: Wallace Family Life Center, Bennettsville SEPTEMBER: Killingsworth, Columbia MARCH: Rural Mission, Johns Island APRIL: Columbia Bethlehem Community Center OCTOBER: Bethlehem Center, Spartanburg

12 12 Education and Interpretation News How to be in mission in South Carolina for our Five Mission Projects New Postage Stamps: All five missions projects in our Conference can use new stamps for mailings that go out all during the year. Gift Cards: All five mission projects can use gift cards. If you are giving a card for use at a particular grocery store or office supply store, make sure there is one close to that mission. Overall, Walmart gift cards can be used by just about any of our projects. Killingsworth has sent out an with an additional way we can help these ladies. If you have a Kroger near you, sign up for their community rewards program. Go online to and fill out the form. The number for Killingsworth is You will be asked for this number as you sign up. Canceled Stamps for Marion Mission Storehouse: By now we all know of the stamps that need to be trimmed and sent to this storehouse to be sold for profits used to send supplies to Methodist Churches in Zambia and Republic of the Congo. This is an easy way to get everyone involved in mission. Campbell Soup labels: Wallace Family Life and Bethlehem Center-Spartanburg are collecting soup labels. Save the "labels for education section and UPC code from the label. Rural Mission: Paper products - Plastic plates, cups, toilet tissue, Ivory soap (liquid and original) Dawn dishwashing detergent The Million Hours Effort...ongoing Barbara Manning E & I Mission Coordinator Living Timeline Remember the Living Timeline at Assembly? We are now being encouraged to do this on a local level. Gather the stories of your women, past and present, who have done extraordinary work putting faith, hope and love into action and post them to our new Living Timeline Facebook page. Search Facebook for SC United Methodist Women Living Timeline. This will take you to the page. Anyone can post directly to the page or you can the information to Tina Waters at twaters2@sc.rr.com. Be creative! Short videos, artwork, photo collages, or written stories are all welcome. Direct any questions to Tina.

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14 14 Report from Wallace Family Life Center Since our report in July there has been lots of activity at the Center. The changes in our summer program were very successful. 29 children were given special attention in math and reading. When tested at the end of the program they were up 35% from where they tested at the start of the program. Tutors continue to test them every two months. We have been able to give a lot of one on one instruction due to two high school interns who have logged in 100 hours. Another fun/education day when the fire department came. The Firemen taught about fire safety, let the children climb on the truck, and use the hose. They also gave each child a fire hat. We saw a drop in our After School program due to a conflicting program at the school. We started with 16 children and have increased to 19 as we continue to search for those who are not participating in the school program but who qualify for our program. All the children are learning to use computers. The younger ones doing story boards and the older ones working with power point. They are also learning how to use a dictionary properly and are being taught self-confidence skills and in depth thinking. We are so thankful that the Center had no damage from the rain/flooding. We were closed one day due to schools being closed. Annual Thanksgiving Dinner was Nov. 19 and Community Christmas dinner will be Dec. 6. We are asking churches to adopt a child for Operation Christmas child. You can call the Center for sizes if you are interested. We are very excited to have both management positions filled, (something we have not had consistently in a number of years,) and the quality of our programs reflect this. However, with quality comes added expense and giving has been significantly down this year and with two months still to go, it has become a concern. Units have been faithful in the past to remember the Center when they are spending down at year end. I am asking that you prayerfully consider this for Thank you for all you have done and will do to make your Center a success. Many children s lives have been touched and we will continue to serve you in the name of our Lord. Garvin Gilley, SCCUMW Board Representative Book: Author: Genre: A Girl Called Problem Katie Quirk Fiction A Girl Called Problem is a fictitious story which took place in two villages on the continent of Africa. The story is about a thirteen year old girl who was named Shida, whose name is interpreted to mean problem, and her cousin Grace. Shida was given this name because her father died shortly after she was born and her paternal grandmother felt that her mother was cursed; so she named the baby Shida and she named Shida s mother, Mother Shida. Shida s mother had moved to Litongo after she married Shida s father. When her mother-in-law drove her away from Litongo, she returned home and but name remained with her and everyone in her home town called her Mother Shida and her daughter was called Shida. As the story unfolds we witness the people of Njia Panda being requested by their president to move from the village of Njia Panda to a much larger and more developed village of Litongo. There is much confusion and differences of opinions. In Njia Panda everyone has plots of land where they can grow their own crops and raise their own farm animals. Moving to Litongo would mean that everyone would live in the village and their farms and animals would be located on the outskirts of the village. This created a problem for persons with large farms and many animals, but was a benefit for persons like Shida s mother who did not have anyone to help her with her farm work except Shida. It was also exciting to Shida and Grace because for the first time in their lives they would be able to go to school and learn to read. Although everything in the new village was not ideal, Shida and Grace were able to go to school. They experienced many problems in school and at home, but they were happy until the death of Grace s sister. They encountered other complications, but they did not want to return to Njia Panda. This book was especially interesting to me because it shows how important it was to Shida and Grace that they learn to read. I feel that this is a must read for any child who is not taking advantage of every opportunity to learn to read in a country where so many convinces are being made for them to learn. I recommend it to all teachers of youth. Please read the story and see how life unfolds for Shida and Grace in their new village. Claudette Hooker

15 Local Membership Census Form Local Unit Name/Church Name: Church Address: City State Zip Code Church Phone #: Church District Name: Conference Name: Unit President: Reported By: Address: City State Zip Code Phone: Number of Members at January 1, 2015: New members added: Numbers lost by death or other reasons: Total Members December 31, 2015: Unit type: Are you a Local, Cluster/Charge, District or Online Unit? Send copies by February 25, 2016 to: Sarah D. Woods Membership, Nurture, & Outreach Coordinator Marion District UMW 110 David Circle Bennettsville, SC sadsawlife@yahoo.com (843)

16 16 District Happenings Students from the Africa University Choir were entertained at the home of Claudette Hooker by the family of Rev. A. B. Hooker The United Methodist Women of Trinity United Methodist Church Bennettsville were hosts to several of Africa University Choir members as they rendered entertainment in the Marlboro County community at Trinity United Methodist Church. The university students had the opportunity to visit the homes of several members of the church, take a trip to the home of the late Jonas Kennedy and meet with the school superintendent of education and other educators in the county. Students were presented with a Marlboro County gift bags from the UMW. Other UMW serving as hosts were Lucille Covington, Davida McCall, and Carolyn Little. Trinity UMW have had an exceptionally busy, mission driven year. Members of the UMW were able to; raise approximately two thousand dollars for Relay for Life, make a monetary contribution and serve as hosts to a Kick-off Rally for the Pee Dee Coalition, and serve as volunteers by bagging food for the Bishop s Stop Hunger Now campaign at the South Carolina Annual Conference. We are happy to say that we are a Five Star Mission Team and we have three members three ladies who are district officers; Helen Jenkins, Sarah Woods and Tina Fairley. Please keep us in your prayers as we continue to serve others through mission and praise God for our blessings.

17 17 SPIRITUAL GROWTH RETREAT REGISTRATION FORM SC United Methodist Women s Spiritual Growth Retreat April 29 and 30, 2016 Lake Junaluska Conference Center Lake Junaluska, NC Send $10.00 with this form Send $15.00 if commuting (not staying at the Lake Junaluska Conference Center) Make checks payable to SCCUMW ONLY 1 retreat this year Registration Deadline is April 15, 2016 Send $15.00 with registration after April 15, 2016 Send $20.00 if commuting (not staying at the Lake Junaluska Conference Center) PLEASE PRINT NAME MAILING ADDRESS HOME PHONE CELL PHONE DISTRICT CHURCH I am a first timer I am under 40 years old I will NOT be staying at the Lake Junaluska Conference Center SEND TO REGISTRAR: Hotel and retreat registration will be in the Elizabeth Duncan Bethea Welcome Center(Take Exit 103 and 45 Foreman Hill Road drive about 1 mile until you see Lake Bluffton, SC Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center home front entrance gate on the right. Turn right cell and Bethea Welcome Center will be on your left) Call to make hotel reservations. YOU MUST MAKE YOUR OWN HOTEL RESERVATIONS

18 18 RETREAT LODGING INFORMATION SC UNITED METHODIST WOMEN SPIRITUAL GROWTH RETREAT Friday, April 29 th Saturday, April 30 th, 2016 Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center Lake Junaluska, NC (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY) *You may make your lodging reservations at Lake Junaluska by Calling the Lake Junaluska Reservations Department at between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. The room block for this event will only be held until March 29 th, Please make your reservations before that date. *Please have your credit card ready at the time you make your reservation. A credit card is required upon check in and will be charged for the remaining balance at that time RETREAT PACKAGE RATES** **ALL RATES INCLUDE FRIDAY NIGHT S LODGING + 3 MEALS (Dinner, Breakfast and Lunch). Given below are the DOUBLE, TRIPLE, QUAD OCCUPANCY RATES: Terrace Hotel (2 queen beds OR 1 king bed + private bath): $88/person, $77/person, $71/person Lambuth Inn (various bed types + private bath) $81.50/person, $69/person, $62.25/person Lakeside Lodge (2 dbl beds + private bath) $76/person, $66/person, $60/person Junaluska Apartments $76/person, $66/person, $60/person Mountainview/Sunnyside Lodge (dbl beds and bunk beds + private bath) $71/person $63/person, $60/person (Children 11 years old and under who stay in the room with their parents are free and children 5 years old and under receive meals free.) PLEASE NOTE: RETREAT RATES DO NOT INCLUDE $10.00 REGISTRATION FEE. PLEASE SEND IT WITH YOUR REGISTRATION FORM! Lynn Bowman, Editor

19 19 South Carolina Conference United Methodist Women Southeastern Jurisdiction Quadrennial Meeting A Fresh Wind Blowing Scholarship Form Two Conference Scholarships will be provided by South Carolina United Methodist Women in the amount of $ each for the Southeastern Jurisdiction Quadrennial Meeting, June 3-5, Criteria for the scholarship is as follows: A United Methodist Woman that has never attended an SEJ Meeting. The individual selected cannot be a District or Conference Officer. A young person is suggested, age 40 or less. Please provide the information listed regarding the person selected. Name Address City State Zip Phone Church Age District If you are the above named person filling out the form, attach a letter in 50 words or less as to why you might like to attend. If you are submitting the form for another person named above, attach a letter in 50 words or less as to why this person is recommended to attend. Please mail or this form with attachments no later than DECEMBER 31, 2015 to: Marlene Spencer, Conference President PO Box 10, Clover, SC quintwin@bellsouth.net

20 T h e T i e N e w s l e t t e r We re on the web! OUR 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. The Tie Newsletter c/o Lynn Bowman 1536 W. Main Ext. Dillon, SC 29536