Western Reserve Connection Special Edition - Fall 2016

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1 Western Reserve Connection Special Edition - Fall 2016 Greetings, Sisters in Christ! This special edition contains important information that we wanted to be sure you had this Fall: We re cooking up a new Mission Team and are looking for additional individuals to help add to our unique blend. Add some spice to your life sign up for the Fall Gathering today! And you won t want to miss the East Ohio Conference Annual Celebration! We are excited to be able to host this event in our District! We are counting on YOU to attend to help us share the warm hospitality of the Western Reserve with our sisters from around East Ohio! Please read through the information on the following pages, and prayerfully consider how you will participate. Ingredients by themselves aren t so tasty, but when put together in the correct way, some wonderfully delicious treats can be created! So it is with our life in Christian community and as United Methodist Women we are better together than on our own, trusting God to put things together in His order to blend and create something wonderful. Add your special seasoning to the mix, and join us this Fall! Blessings, Margaret Harvey President, WRD UMW Page 1

2 HELP US MAKE IT HAPPEN! United Methodist Women is one of those places where we organize to ensure that all are fed, both literally and figuratively. We need YOU to help make things happen! Pray for the candidates listed below and for those candidates that are still needed. If God has put it on your heart to lend your flavor to our team, please contact Margaret Harvey to explore the possibilities! (Her contact info is on p.8) Training, resources and encouragement will be provided! WESTERN RESERVE DISTRICT UNITED METHODIST WOMEN MISSION TEAM CANDIDATES FOR 2017 President Margaret Harvey - To be affirmed Vice President Candidate needed Secretary Barbara Hively To be affirmed Treasurer Candidate needed Education/Interpretation Connie Johnson To be affirmed Membership/Nurture/Outreach Candidate needed Spiritual Growth Melissa Cunningham To be elected Social Action Shirley Barbe-DiVencenzo To be affirmed Program Resources Marian King To be affirmed Nominations Chair Jo Wilson To be elected Nominations Committee Sally Bell To be affirmed Nominations Committee Linda Lindow To be affirmed Nominations Committee Mary Lou Young To be affirmed Nominations Committee Adda Porter To be elected Newsletter Editor Carole Ring To be appointed Young Women s Representative Katie Stevenson To be appointed Page 2

3 OFFICER PROFILES FOR 2017 NOMINEES MARGARET HARVEY, PRESIDENT Margaret is a member of the First United Methodist Church of Andover and has been a Methodist her entire 50+ years of life. She became active in the UMW upon moving to Andover in 1980, but was touched by UMW in her early years at Vernon UMC. Margaret is a Registered Nurse and has worked for a family practice physician (also a Methodist) in Andover for 20 years. Her husband is also a nurse. They have two grown children. In addition to reading, Margaret enjoys sewing, cross stitch and being with family. VICE PRESIDENT NO NOMINEE BARBARA HIVELY, SECRETARY Barbara is a very active member of Kinsman UMC and UMW. She loves her God and her Savior, Jesus Christ, and wishes to serve them all she can. Barbara is a registered Imaging Technologist (Radiology), having worked in the imaging modality field for more than 50 years. Her wonderful family includes 4 daughters, 5 grandchildren and 3 greatgrandchildren. Barbara is also an avid fan of The Ohio State Buckeyes. TREASURER NO NOMINEE MELISSA CUNNINGHAM, SPIRITUAL GROWTH Melissa is excited to be stepping into Spiritual Growth, having served with the team the last couple years in the Membership, Nurture and Outreach position. She has been married for 7 years. Melissa has four children who are very involved in the church at the local and district levels: Jacob, 21; Samantha 21; Katie, 17; and Mike, 15. Melissa enjoys stamping, scrapbooking, quilting and cooking. SHIRLEY BARBE-DiVENCENZO, SOCIAL ACTION Shirley is a Registered Nurse and teaches a Nurse s Aide course at Trumbull Career & Technical School. Always active in her church life, she has served as a member of the chancel choir, VBS missionary chair, member of the Memorial Committee, Visitation Ministries, and church librarian. Shirley is also a Lay Speaker and enjoys life, people, reading, educational opportunities, her family and likes to be challenged by puzzles, word games and new experiences. CONNIE JOHNSON, EDUCATION & INTERPRETATION Connie is a member of First United Methodist Church of Ashtabula and serves as the President of their United Methodist Women unit. Connie enjoys spending time with family. MEMBERSHIP, NURTURE & OUTREACH NO NOMINEE (continued on page 4) Page 3

4 OFFICER PROFILES FOR 2017 NOMINEES - Continued MARIAN KING, PROGRAM RESOURCES Marian is a familiar face on our team, having previously served on the WRD UMW board for 10 years in various capacities, including President. She is a member of Jefferson UMC. Marian has been married for 50 years and has 3 daughters and 13 grandchildren. She enjoys Bible study, reading, crafts and quilting. KATIE STEVENSON, YOUNG WOMEN S REPRESENTATIVE (APPOINTED) This will be Katie s last year as our Young Women s Representative, as she will be graduating from Lakeside High School and A-Tech (in Graphic Communication) in the spring. She is planning to continue her graphics education in college. In addition to her educational endeavors and church involvement, Katie also enjoys working at a local Subway. CAROLE RING, NEWSLETTER EDITOR (APPOINTED) Carole is a member of Mentor United Methodist Church where she has been serving as her UMW unit s president. She has been married to her husband, Rod, for 35 years. They have three grown children and one grandchild. Carole enjoys church volunteer work, music, reading, hanging out with family and playing with her grandson. JO WILSON, NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON Jo has been and continues to be very active in her church, our district, and the community. She is a member of Bristolville UMC where she has been a volunteer church secretary for more than 45 years, Vice President of her local UMW unit and is a certified lay servant. She has held several positions previously with the WRD UMW including President, Vice President, Secretary and Newsletter Editor. Jo has served in many other capacities in her church, in our District, and serves on the community boards of her local library and the Horticulture Advisory Board at TriCounty Technical College. She has been married for 53 years and has 3 sons and 5 grandchildren. SALLY BELL, NOMINATING COMMITTEE MEMBER Sally is an active member of the Chardon United Methodist Church. She has been married to her husband, Richard for 38 years and together they have children and four grandchildren. Sally has volunteered for the Geauga Hunger Task Force, Jobs and Family Services Advisory Committee, as well as other church and school committees, and was the Director of the Geauga Department on Aging for more than 20 years. LINDA LINDOW, NOMINATING COMMITTEE MEMBER Linda is a member of Bristolville United Methodist Church where she is President of their UMW Unit and has served as Christian Education chairperson. She is also a member of the Staff-Parish Relations Committee, and provides taxi service for the Amish. ADDA PORTER, NOMINATING COMMITTEE MEMBER Adda is retired from 37 years as a teacher and principal in public schools at the high school, middle school, and elementary levels. Her service in the church and the community has been multi-faceted. Her passions are her Lord, education, social justice, reading, fine arts, and traveling. Adda and husband, Dale, have three children and three grandchildren. MARY LOU YOUNG, NOMINATING COMMITTEE MEMBER Mary Lou is a member of Bristolville United Methodist Church and serves as the chair of the Staff- Parish Relations Committee there. Mary Lou also worked with children from burn and cancer units through the local Y as well as serving 18 years with the Y food service team. Page 4

5 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016 P L E A S E J O I N U S F O R T H I S W E S T E R N R E S E R V E D I S T RIC T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T W O M E N F A L L G A T H E R I N G W I T H C A N D L E B U R N I N G, O F F I C E R E L E C T I O N A N D I N S T A L L A T I O N, W O R S H I P, C O M M U N I O N, P R O G R A M R E S O U R C E S A N D M O R E. O U R P R O G R A M W I L L F E A T U R E D R. M A R T H A B A N K S F R O M T H E E A S T O H I O C O N F E R E N C E C O M M I S S I O N ON R E L I G I O N A N D R A C E P R E S E N T I N G S O C I A L J U S T I C E : R E C O N S I D E R I N G O U T O F S I G H T, O U T O F M I N D Cortland United Methodist Church 155 N. High Street Cortland, Ohio Please see the list of items on the back of this form we will be collecting for Hannah s House. Please note: Registration and breakfast 8:30am... Program 9:30am ********************************************************************************************************************************* DUE: October 6, 2016 UNIT REGISTRATION FORM DUE: October 6, 2016 Name of UMW Unit and Church Contact phone number: Contact Number of women attending Please print names of those attending on the back of this form so that we may have name tags ready. Cost per person: $ covers breakfast & unit information/forms Number for breakfast (Information and forms will be available to all) Please Note: Your registration is a commitment to pay for those attending.. should you find you are unable to attend, the money for the reservations still needs to be paid!! Bringing children? Number Ages You will need to bring lunch for each child, beverage will be provided. Please make checks payable to: Western Reserve District UMW and send check with this form to: Barbara Hively, 6500 Creek Rd., Andover, OH Questions? Call Barbara at OR Barbara at bgws12@icloud.com

6 There is parking on both sides of Cortland UMC and at the back! We look forward to greeting you at Cortland UMC! Hannah's House of the Warren Family Mission is a one year residential facility for women that struggle with addictions or life challenges. Their faith based program offers: transitional living, a GED program, parenting and life skills classes, and exercise classes. A pastor teaches the woman daily from 10:00-noon. They are allowed visitations with their children on the weekends. These items will be gratefully received for Hannah s House: Cooking knives, cooking utensils, pots and pans, cups/glasses, baking pans, Get Go Gas Cards, BP Gas Cards, Stamps, Notebooks, Pens, Highlighters, Body Wash Names of women attending from our unit with their special dietary needs noted:

7 Western Reserve District UMW Candle Burning Service 2016 Spreading the light of mission is an important part of UMW. We can participate in the sharing of that light through the Candle Burning Service at our Fall District Meeting. Through this occasion to give above and beyond our pledge, we have the opportunity to be in mission with women, youth and children who need help in the United States and around the world AND the opportunity to honor or remember special persons in our lives. Money in any amount is given - by units, executive committees, or individuals - in honor of someone: a relative, friend, minister, unit, officers, etc. or in memory of a deceased relative or friend. The money collected is used to fund UMW s total mission program. It costs about $30.00 to support the total mission program for one minute, based on information from the Women s Division. During the Candle Burning service, we will burn a Mission Candle for a period of time to represent the total amount of mission work funded through this additional giving. There is also an opportunity to honor or remember specific people or groups by name, as we will once again be publishing a Candle Burning booklet to be distributed at the Fall District Meeting. October 1 is the closing date if you wish to have names published in the booklet. If your unit wishes to participate, you will also have the opportunity to have a representative come forward during the Candle Burning service to read the names and light a candle to honor or remember those persons. Please designate this representative before the service begins so they will be prepared to participate. We hope you will join us in this opportunity to keep the light of Christ shining through mission, remembrance and honor, lifting up the work of UMW and our dear ones to the glory of God. Please send checks made payable to Western Reserve District UMW with this completed form by October 1, 2016, for inclusion in the booklet to: Pam Bowers, WRD UMW Treasurer 2055 Timber Creek Dr. E Cortland, OH Questions? Contact Pam at or bowerspg@neo.rr.com PLEASE CLEARLY PRINT OR TYPE INFORMATION GIVEN BY (unit or individual) IN MEMORY OF (print name) IN HONOR OF (print name) Please continue on the back of the form if more space is needed. DEADLINE FOR CANDLE BURNING BOOKLET IS OCTOBER 1, 2016 Unit Treasurer Name Phone Number Unit Name Amount Check Number Page 7

8 Western Reserve District UMW Team President Margaret Harvey PO Box 309, Andover C: E: Vice President Carole Ring 9313 Wyant Drive, Mentor H: E: Honorary Vice President Rev. Tom Snode Secretary Barbara Hively 6500 Creek Rd., Andover, OH H: E: Treasurer Pam Bowers 2055 Timber Creek Drive E, Cortland C: E: Education & Interpretation Connie Johnson 3300 S. Maple Lane Ashtabula, OH H: E: Membership, Nurture & Outreach Melissa Cunningham 5102 Chestnut Ave., Ashtabula, OH C: E: Program Resources Marian King 234 W. 50th Street, Ashtabula, OH C: E: After October 15 please send ALL remaining 2016 MISSION GIVING to: MARGARET HARVEY PO BOX 309 ANDOVER OH Treasurer, Pam Bowers, will be out of state and not able to receive remittances. PLEASE be sure your unit treasurer is aware of this change! All remittances must be received by December 10 to be credited to Spiritual Growth Mary Jane Scott 4857 Wake Robin Drive, Mentor OH H: E: Social Action Shirley Barbe-DiVencenzo 3300 Trappers Trail, Cortland C: E: Nominations-chair Adda Porter 6442 Lockwood Dr., Mentor H: E: Newsletter Editor Paula Coleman 5121 E. Oakmont Dr., Tucson AZ C: E: Young Women's Rep: Katie Stevenson 5102 Chestnut Ave., Ashtabula, OH H: E: More resources and news available at: click the Laity tab then select United Methodist Women Page 8

9 East Ohio Conference United Methodist Women Presents Rooted in the Past Growing in the Future ANNUAL CELEBRATION October 28-29, 2016 Mentor UMC, 8600 Mentor Ave. Mentor, Ohio Hotel reservations at Best Western Lawnfield Inn & Suites, 8434 Mentor Ave Mention that you are with UMW Registration begins at 6:15 pm Friday, snacks available, program begins at 7:00 pm child care will be available Friday evening: District Skits presentation from Maggie Jackson on African University Kathy Kuhn s Rescue Registration begins at 9:15 am Saturday, continental breakfast available, lunch included, program begins at 10:00 am. Child care will be available Note that a sack lunch and beverage is needed for each child Saturday Beth Saling, Spiritual Growth, Bible study Enjoy a visit from people from our past West Side Community House youth (you might remember them from Assembly) We are collecting full size bottles of hygiene products for the House. Leadership Development (District Officer Training) will be offered twice: Strongsville UMC on March 18, 2017 Newcomerstown Christ UMC on March 25, 2017 We look forward to greeting you at Mentor UMC 8600 Mentor Ave. Mentor, Ohio Please use the Murray Avenue entrance. Best Western Lawnfield

10 REGISTRATION FORM- POSTMARK BY OCT 15, 2016 East Ohio Conference United Methodist Women ANNUAL CELEBRATION 0CTOBER 28-29, 2016 Mentor UMC, 8600 Mentor Ave Mentor, Ohio Please fill out one form for each person attending. Send your unit s reservations together in one mailing. Voting cards will be at the registration table. Person s name phone Address District Church Unit Any special dietary needs Attending: Friday Saturday Both Childcare is available for children 5 years of age & under: Note that a sack lunch and beverage is needed for each child Circle one for child care: Friday Saturday Both No. of Adult $12 per No. of Children ages $ 8 per Total Enclosed The District officer training is being held in March Make check payable to EOCUMW and mail completed registration form to: Carol Hoskinson Highland Ct cjh2004@sbcglobal.net Mentor, OHIO Contact person Phone Name of voting delegate (One delegate from each local unit)