Several ladies from the Marion District visited the Killingsworth House on Thursday afternoon before the Gala.

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1 December 1, 2014 Volume 1, 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 M ARION DISTRICT LADIES VISIT KILLINGSWORTH INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Several ladies from the Marion District visited the Killingsworth House on Thursday afternoon before the Gala. Killingsworth Gala Meet our new VP 2 Our New District President Mini Mission U 4 3 Legislative Advocacy Day 6 Calendar Back row: Judy Lienemann, Bleeker Cannon Front Row: Roslyn Keck, Garvin Gilley, Jane Hodges Census 9 Executive Board List Marion District Secretary, Judy Lienemann also had great things to say about her first time at the Killingworth Gala! Details on page 2 Silent auction tables at Killingsworth Gala Table for 8 decorated for Christmas with centerpieces given away. Roslyn Keck and Bleeker Cannon were winners! SPECIAL POINTS OF INTER- EST Officers Training 2015 President s Message Vice President Mini Mission U Day Apart April 18 Officers for 2015 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 10, Registration 9:00am 9:30am - Meeting begins at 9:45am Where Aynor United Methodist Church, 1007 Elm St, Aynor, SC Calendar for 2015

2 2 Page 2 THE TIE K ILLINGSWORTH GALA FROM A FIRST TIMER S POINT OF VIEW First-Timer Was Impressed! I had heard about it for over twenty years. This year the date was open on my calendar and I decided to attend the 22nd Annual Killingsworth Gala with friends from St. Paul's Waccamaw UMW, who have started attending every year. Not knowing what to expect, I asked questions, and found out you don't need to wear afterfive fashions to this Gala. Leave that to the models parading the runway during the style show. A former Killingsworth resident modeled and gave her personal testimony which was very moving.(photo top left) Twelve models changed from casual wear to business/church fashions, provided by Dillard s, and finally "Put on the Ritz!"(photo at left) The Gala is a fundraiser so bring a credit card or a checkbook or a little extra cash. Seating is limited. so get your tickets early for a table near the runway. Arrive early in order to look at all the tempting silent auction items donated and return to check on your last bid before "Jingle Bells" is finished playing. Seawell's Convention Center is lovely and accommodating. Kudos to all who helped with the beautiful decorations. Worthwhile event? You bet it is. Lots of fun and a good reason to "dress up." Start planning now to attend the 23rd Annual Killingsworth Gala on the second Thursday of November, November 12, See you there, Friends of Killingsworth. Judy Lienemann, Marion District Secretary M EET YOUR NEW DISTRICT VICE- PRESIDENT! Greetings! I m Barb Brooks, your new Marion District Vice- President. I moved to S.C. this past May from Michigan and I m looking forward to a winter here in SC. As a retired deaconess/church & community worker, the United Methodist Church has taken me many places. The last 10 years before I retired, I was in Cali, Colombia, South America, teaching English in a mission school. I started my mission work as a US-2 at Boylan-Haven-Mather Academy in Camden, SC and was later commissioned a deaconess. From there I worked at Bethlehem Community Center in Columbia, SC. I love working with the UMW and am thrilled to be a study leader for Latin America this summer at Mission U. I hope you will take advantage of Mission U. I think it s one of the best things we do. Officers Training will be January 10, 2015 at Aynor UMC. Please attend with all your local officers. This is a great time to get to know each other and share ideas. If your local unit is interested in having a program about deaconesses/home missioners or mission work in Cali, Colombia, let me know. S ECRETARY OF PROGRAM RESOURCES Ladies! I hope that you are enjoying a wonderful Advent season and are looking forward to the New Year! We are excited about 2015 ad hope that your units are making plans to make it the best year ever. Our sales for the district annual meeting totaled $896.50, and I want to thank Judy Lienemann and Pam Walton for a job well done in the Resource room. I will have resources available for purchase at our Officers Training on January 10. I look forward to seeing many of you there at Aynor United Methodist Church. Please let me know if I can be of assistance to your unit. Blessings, Pam King

3 3 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 3 G REETINGS FROM OUR NEW PRESIDENT Hello Ladies! I m your new District President, Jane Crawford. Thank you for your vote of confidence. I m looking forward to meeting more of you during one or more of the many events planned in The first being our Local Officers Training on January 10, 2015 at Aynor UMC. This is the perfect event for your local unit officers to learn more information about their positions. It is also a chance to meet your District Officers and network with other United Methodist Women. I also invite you to attend the Mini Mission U on January 24, 2015 at Latta UMC. This event promises to be both informative and spiritually enriching. The cost is just $13 and lunch is included. Legislative Day will be February 17 at Epworth in Columbia and District Officers will also be visiting various churches in the district for the cluster meetings. All dates will be announced soon. The annual Day Apart service will be held in Bennettsville this year on April 18th. I know this sounds like a lot and I don t want you to be overwhelmed. 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 2015!! Peace & Blessings, Jane Crawford (cell) (home) crawfordj@dillon.k12.sc.us F ROM THE EDITOR S DESK Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, Rejoice! Greetings my UMW sisters! I am pleased to once again be part of the District team now as the Communications Coordinator/Editor for The Tie. I must say this job is not as easy as it may seem, so I send my deepest appreciation to all those before me and especially to Sarah Woods who gave me valuable tips. I hope this first edition is news worthy. I do not mind constructive criticism in the spirit of making this publication better and to better serve all who receive it. I would ask that you adhere to the cut-off dates to send in your information. After this first run, I m sure the next issues will be a breeze! All of my contact information is listed below so please do not hesitate to call, text, or if needed. 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 this new adventure 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 2015 Mini Mission u (formerly known as School of Christian Mission) With God..Nothing is Impossible January 24, 2015 Latta United Methodist Church Registration 9:15a.m. 9:50a.m. Workshop Leaders How Is It With Your Soul? Facilitated by Cynthia Williams, Spiritual Growth Coordinator for the Florence District The Church and People With Disabilities Facilitated by Laurel Jean Walden, one of the study leaders of the SC Conference Mission u 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 Registration Deadline: January 12, 2015

5 5 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, 2015 to: Barbara Manning, District E&I Coordinator 1859 Oakland Rd. Hamer, SC 29547

6 6 LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY DAY 2015 AM I MY SISTER S KEEPER? Co-Sponsored by: South Carolina Conference United Methodist Women American Association of University Women of South Carolina Church Women United Tuesday, February 17, 2015 Epworth Children s Home 2900 Milwood Ave., Columbia, SC (803) :00-9:30 Registration (NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION) 9:30 Welcome 9:45 Greetings SC Attorney General, Alan Wilson 10:00 Invocation Rev. Ken Nelson 10:10-10:55 Epworth Update Rev. John E. Holler, Jr. Pres. Epworth 10:55-11:10 Break 11:10-12:05 Workshops (see options below) 12:05-1:05 Lunch 1:05-2:05 Becky Callahan, Director of Safe Harbor 2:15 Tours of Epworth Children s Home Please invite your state legislators to attend. Indicate below ONLY if they plan to attend Cut and Return bottom portion Registration Fee $20 (includes materials, lunch and parking) Postmark Deadline February 8, 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 (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?

7 7 Greetings from our new officers! Hi, I m the new Marion District Secretary. My name is Judy Lienemann. If my name sounds familiar to you, it is probably because you have been attending functions in our district and met me at the registration tables as the Marion District Treasurer. Having survived that job, I am back now as the District Secretary, taking minutes at all the executive board meetings and the Annual District Meeting. Our hope is that each active unit will be sending several officers to the training being offered at Aynor U.M.C. on Saturday, January 10. You do not need to pre-register for this event. After the opening session everyone breaks off into a workshop being led by a district officer with the same title as their own. I will be observing the Secretary s Workshop being led by Paula Youngs, the previous secretary, whose term just ended. Looking forward to getting together. Let s keep the channels of communication open between the executive board and your local unit. 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. Greetings Marion District UMW Sisters!! My name is Diane Strickland and I am happy to serve as the new Marion District Spiritual Growth Coordinator. I am a member of Belin Memorial UMC in Murrells Inlet. I hope to meet you all at various Unit, District and Conference events over the next few months and most definitely at our Day Apart event in Bennettsville April 18. More detailed information will be coming soon! But for now, as we move into this Advent season, I shall leave you with some words from Paul, "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13 (NIV) Merry Christmas!! See you in 2015!!

8 8 Marion District United Methodist Women ---Calendar 2015 January 10 Local Officer Training Aynor UMC District Executive Meeting January 24 Mini-School of Christian Mission Latta UMC February 14 Marion Cluster Meeting (9:30AM) TBD February 17 Legislative Day Epworth, Columbia February 21 Grand Strand Cluster Meeting (9:30 AM) TBD February 28 Georgetown Cluster Mccting(9:30AM) TBD March 7 Horry Cluster Meeting (9:30AM) TBD March 14 Bennettsville & Dillon Clusters(9:30AM) TBD April 18 Day Apart TBD District Executive Meeting May 1-2 Session 1: Spiritual Growth Lake Junaluska, NC May 2-3 Session 11: Spiritual Growth Lake Junaluska, NC May 16 Come together, Be together St. Mark, Taylors, SC July Mission U (SOM) Spartanburg Methodist Conference Executive Meeting College, Spartanburg August 1 District Executive Meeting (10:00AM) Shiloh UMC - Marion August 8 Mission U Youth Event TBD Sept. Tri-District Retreat Springmaid Beach Myrtle Beach, SC October 10 District Annual Meeting First UMC Marion District Executive Meeting October Conference Annual Meeting Bethesda UMC Powdersville, SC November 7 Conference Officer's Training Shandon UMC, Columbia * Denotes date or location changes

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10 10 Notes from the District Treasurer What a great year I have had as your Treasurer. I have really enjoyed working with all of the units. The following awards were presented at our Annual Meeting: Twenty-four units qualified and earned a Five-Star Award with the gold seal. This means that they gave to all five undesignated channels of giving. PLEDGE TO MISSION,SPECIAL MISSION RECOGNITION,GIFT TO MISSION,GIFT IN MEMORY AND WORLD THANK OFFERING AS WELL AS ALL FIVE MISSION PROJECTS. CONGRATULA- TIONS! Two additional units earned the 5 -Mission Giving Award. Our Pledge to Mission budget for 2014 is $40,000. We are falling short of our Mission Giving. An urgent plea in the Sept Tie has not received sufficient response in order to meet our 2014 Budget. This is the Budget that all units attending the 2013 Annual Meeting approved on Faith. Please take a look at your local unit budgets and your treasury. Can you submit any remaining pledge monies not yet remitted, monies raised from fund raisers and all World Thank Offerings? If your unit has met its pledge to the District, please consider spending down your treasury and send a Love Gift if possible. THE 2014 REMITTANCES ARE DUE DEC. 1. By the time this goes to print this date will have passed! Please send any and all of the above mentioned remittances anyway ASAP. I will do my best to include all 4 TH QTR giving received early December in our remittance to the Conference. DATES TO REMEMBER: 1ST QTR 2015 Dec 1-Feb 28 Due date Mar 1 2 ND QTR 2015 Mar 1-May 31 Due date June 1 3 RD QTR 2015 June 1-Aug 31 Due date Sep 1 4TH QTR Sep 1-Nov 30 Due date is Dec 1 Included in this article of the Tie is Intent to Pledge Form. This is due March 1, Please remember that each unit needs to complete and return by the due date in order to qualify for a Mission Today Unit. Please know that I am available and HAPPY to answer any questions that you may have. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. Ephesians 1:3 In the service of Christ Martie Campbell Bcampbell35@sc.rr.com RD Ave South North Myrtle Beach, SC Thank You to Local Units The Wallace Family Life Center Executive Director and staff would like to thank the following Marion District UMW Units for their contributions to the center as of November 20,2014. Aaron Temple - Duncan Memorial Surfside UMW - Aynor UMC FUMC Myrtle Beach Trinity NMB UMW Bowling Green UMW Latta UMW Wayne UMW Georgetown - Brookgreen Charge Little River UMW Zoan UMW Brown Swamp UMC - Main Street Dillon - St Stephens Dillon Camp Swamp Marion - Shiloh Marion Belin UMW FUMC-Marion Smyrna UMW-Bennettsville - FUMC-Conway FUMC-Loris Herbert Memorial - Hopewell UMW Macedonia UMW - McCoy Chapel St Paul s Waccamaw St Stephens Trinity-Bennettsville Bethel-Andrews, Centenary, Nichols, St Phillips.

11 11 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: Martie Campbell Bcampbell35@sc.rr.com RD Ave South North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582

12 12 SPIRITUAL GROWTH RETREAT REGISTRATION FORM SC United Methodist Women Spiritual Growth Retreat May 1-2 and May 2-3, 2015 Lake Junaluska Conference Center Lake Junaluska, NC Send $10 ($15 if commuting) with this form. Make checks payable to SCCUMW Gathering and singing (Begins at 3:45) SEND TO REGISTRAR: I plan to attend: Elizabeth Duncan Retreat I 45 Foreman Hill Rd Retreat II Bluffton, SC NAME MAILING ADDRESS HOME PHONE CELL PHONE DISTRICT CHURCH I am a 1 st timer I am under 40 yrs old Check here if you are a Commuter. It is required that you add $5/person ($15 total Registration) fee if you are not staying in one of Junaluska's hotels or lodges (i.e., The Terrace, Lambuth Inn, Lakeside Lodge, Apartments, Mountainview or Sunnyside Lodge). Commuters will not receive confirmation. Remember to make your own hotel reservation PLEASE CUT HERE AND SEND ABOVE TO REGISTRAR HOTEL & RETREAT REGISTRATION WILL BE IN THE BETHEA WELCOME CENTER (Take Exit 103 and drive about 1 mile until you see Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center front entrance gate on the right. Turn right and Bethea Welcome Center will be on your left. Hotel Check in is after 2PM; Check out is by 11AM - Retreat Registration from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. Program Resource Room located in the located in the upper level of Harrell Center (across from the gift shop). NOTE: The Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center's Switchboard number is Please leave this number with your family in case of emergencies. EARLY ARRIVALS If you are coming early for Retreat I and want lunch on Friday, which will be served at Terrace only, the cost will be $12.00 and meal tickets should be purchased at the hotel front desk. If you are coming early for Retreat II and want lunch on Saturday, which will be served at both the Terrace and Lambuth Inn, the cost will be $11.00 and meal tickets should be purchased at the hotel front desk.

13 13 RETREAT LODGING INFORMATION SC UNITED METHODIST WOMEN SPIRITUAL GROWTH RETREAT Session I May 1-2, 2015 and Session II May 2-3, 2015 Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center Lake Junaluska, NC (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY) *You may make your lodging reservations at Lake Junaluska by either: 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 April 1, Please make your reservations before that date. Booking online using the Lake Junaluska online reservation system: The online link is not available at the time of this publication. The form will be online soon with the link. Meanwhile make your reservations by phone at the number above. *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. ====================================================================================== 2015 RETREAT RATES** **ALL RATES INCLUDE ONE NIGHT S LODGING + 3 MEALS (Dinner, Breakfast and Lunch). Given below are the DOUBLE, TRIPLE, QUAD OCCUPANCY RATES: Terrace Hotel (2 queen beds + private bath): $91/person, $73/person, $66/person Lambuth Inn (various bed types + private bath) $87/person, $70/person, $64/person Lakeside Lodge (2 dbl beds + private bath) $73/person, $64/person, $58/person Junaluska Apartments $69/person, $61/person, $58/person Mountainview/Sunnyside Lodge (dbl beds and bunk beds + private bath) $69/person $61/person, $58/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.)

14 President Jane Crawford East Calhoun St., Dillon, SC Vice President Barbara Brooks Secretary Treasurer Judy Lienemann Martie Campbell nd Ave. N., Myrtle Beach, SC Sedgefield Dr., Murrells Inlet, SC P.O. Box 5582, N. Myrtle Beach, SC Communications Lynn Bowman West Main St., Dillon, SC Program Resources Pam King Social Action Spiritual Growth Linda Eichenbaum Diane Strickland Gapway Rd., Georgetown, SC Falcon Landing Cir., NMB, SC Tiger Lane, Murrells Inlet, SC MNO Druscilla Leach N. Fifth Ave., Dillon, SC E & I Barbara Manning Oakland Rd., Hamer, SC bh2manning@aol.com Chair CON Jean Elmore CON-Horry Cluster CON-Dillon Cluster 203 Shore Rush Dr., Pawleys Island, SC joelmore@sc.rr.com Kellah F. Webster Ninth Ave., Conway, SC kellahwebster@msn.com Andrea Morrison CON-Bennettsville Cluster Tina Fairley CON-Grand Strand Cluster Jayne Cannon Sulgrave Rd., Bennettsville, SC tfairley@pepsibv.com 1687 Landing Rd., Myrtle Beach, SC CON-Marion Cluster Emma Hunter West Hwy. 76, Marion, SC CL Bennettsville CL Dillon CL Georgetown CL Grand Strand CL Horry Christine McCoy P.O. Box 1322, Dillon, SC christine8906@att.net Betty Moss McGuirt Hamby Dr., Pawleys Island, SC mmcguirt@sc.rr.com CL Marion Sally Hayes West Hwy. 76, Marion, SC SHayes@scfirststeps.org Historian Miranda Manning East Dargan St., Dillon, SC memo3@bellsouth.net DISTRICT UMW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Dist. Supt. Rev. Dickie Knight P.O. Box 543, Marion, SC madist@umcsc.org SCC Program Resources Velva Ellerbe Marion St., Georgetown, SC ellerbevt@aol.com Wallace Ex. Dir. Corina Esaw P.O. Box 367, Bennettsville, SC wallace@bellsouth.net WFL Representative Garvin Gilley Burr Cir., Murrells Inlet, SC przt1950@gmail.com

15 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

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