Wesley United Methodist Women 149 Years of Women in Service to Women

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1 1 Wesley United Methodist Women 149 Years of Women in Service to Women PURPOSE 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. February 2018 Dear Friends, In February we generally think of Valentine s Day on the 14 th but this year it also happens to be Ash Wednesday. As we begin the year together, let us take time both individually and as a team to reflect on the One who guides us Jesus. His commitment to God s truth and to the will of God is a guide for us. His love of God and His relationship gave us a new direction to experience a closeness with God. Take this Lenten Season to nourish your journey of faith: take the challenge that Pastor Cho has given us to read the entire Bible throughout the year; join a Bible Study, and pray daily. The Prayer and Self -Denial envelops will be outside the Library. We have a number of special District and Conference events in the coming months; take a look at them in the newsletter. We will host the District Spring Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, March 10 th, more information is in the newsletter. A very special event is our UMW Assembly May 18-20, in Columbus, Ohio. Next year we will celebrate our 150 years as a Women s organization in the United Methodist Church. I will be asking people to serve on a Task force to make this a very special celebration. If you would be interested to serve please let me know. Blessings Always, Janice

2 2 JOYS: Be thankful for family and friends, for the opportunities to learn, to help others and to study the Word. PRAYER CONCERNS We offer prayers for Cathy Abbott, Jean Bohnert, The Family of Elton Bonner, Sibyl Carrick, The Cho Family, Jennie & Minnie Crim, Janet and Doug Dickson, Mary Louise Douthat, Jean Erving, Ann Marie Frederick, Joan Harvey, The Hollenbeck Family, The Mikang Kim Family, The Family of Mary Lou Krouse, Pat Ledford, The Lee Family, Patti Lewis, Jeannette Miller, Don and Catalina Morris, Anna Lee Nedrow, Chris Oakley, Diane Riffer, The Pat Sampson Family, The Family of Flo Snodgrass, Carol Strong, Betty Walker, Charlotte Webster, The Joyce Whitfield Family, Evelyn and Susi Willey, Betty Williams, The Ginny Wimberly Family, The Family of Hugh and Annabelle Winston, The Family of Eleanor Wolfe, and all others in our CIRCLE NEWS: DEBORAH: Deborah Circle will not meet in the month of February WELCOME: Welcome Circle will meet Thursday, February 8 depending on the weather. If anyone wants to check call me. Pat Ledford HARMONY, FAITH will meet at their normal time in the church Library. SUGGESTED PROGRAMS FOR The FEBRUARY program is The Sacred Space of Gathering on page 67. Its purpose is to reflect on how the sacred spaces where we gather can become temples of love, hospitality and justice. The March program is, The Sacred Space of Legacy/Inheritance on page 77, OR/AND A Call to Prayer and Self-Denial, on page 145, Learning for a Lifetime: Developing Leaders. Library (see article in Newsletter) The Prayer and Self-Denial Envelops are outside the NOMINATIONS FOR MISSION PIN I am looking for nominations for the Mission Pin for this year. If you have someone in mind, please nominate her by February 26 th. You may contact me by , Verizon.net, phone ( ) or mail. Please include your reasons. Please note that those who have already received a pin are marked* in the directory. Thank you. Sue Moulton

3 3 WESLEY UMW NEWS Thank you from Charlotte and Archie Wiggs: "Thanks to the following UMW members who helped with the Wed Night Supper on 1/17/18. Janice Baresel, Janet Keener, Mary Williams, Wanda Farmer, Sue Moulton. As always present and helpful coordinators Pat Hinshaw, Emily Wilson and Chris Neidecker. Most appreciated Charlotte and Arch Wiggs." Did You Know The 2018 Reading Program Brochure is on the UMW Shelf outside the Library. Book Club COME JOIN US! Our next book club meeting is scheduled for Sunday, March 18, after the 11 oclock Worship Service. The book for discussion is Without You There Is No Us by Suki Kim. This book is about the experiences of Suki Kim as she taught the sons of the North Korea s elite at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology. All are welcomed to attend. Please contact Pat Sampson, if you have any questions about the UMW Book Club. SAVE THESE DATES for National, Conference and District Events February 1 st - United Methodist Day at the General Assembly presented by the Board of Church and Society and the United Methodist Women of the Virginia Conference February 10 th : - Bi-District Day St, John s UMC (Did you register? See January Newsletter or information below. March 10 t h - Arlington District United Methodist Women s Annual Spring Prayer Breakfast at Wesley United Methodist Church. April VA Conference UMW Spiritual Life Eagle Eyrie, Lynchburg May UMW Assembly@ Columbus, Ohio June 23 rd Arlington District UMW Potluck and Vespers TBD BI-DISTRICT DAY APART FEBRURY 10 Bi-District Day Apart will be held on February 10 th from 11:00 am to 3:30 pm at St. John's United Methodist Church, 5312 Backlick Road, Springfield. The theme is Maternal and Child Health. This is one of the UMW s priority. The presenters are: Bethany House of Northern Virginia, Friends of Guest House {Northern Virginia}: Maria Delpizzo, RN, Suzanne Dorick, RN, Deirdre Dorsey, RN, Karen McElfish, MD. Registration Fee is $15. This includes lunch (make check payable to Alexandria District UMW) and send to Marty Bickford, 3561 Martha Custis Dr., Alexandria, VA OR by and pay at the door: martyb@maltfour.com. Registration cut-off date is February 8.

4 4 ARLINGTON DISTRICT UMW SPRING PRAYER BREKFAST MARCH 10 at WESLEY UMC Our Unit will be hosting the Arlington District United Methodist Women s Annual Spring Prayer Breakfast on March 10 th from 9-Noon. The guest speaker is: Sarah Calver, Bi-District Revitalization and Leadership Development. She will talk about Seeking Vitality for the UMW of the Future. Your Circle leader has information to share with you. We will need members to be at the registration tables, members to be greeters and members to be ushers; as well as to help with setup and in the kitchen that morning. Please let your Circle Leaders know what you would like to do. Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT) For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope PROGRAM RESOUCES - PAT SAMPSON: The First White Frost by Homer Noley is another book about our Native Americans. The title of the book refers to the first movement west into territory set aside by the U.S. Government for Native American Indians to settle. They were forced from their homelands into wild, untamed lands at a time of the year when their crops had been confiscated by troops of the U.S. Government leaving them without provisions for their long and arduous journey. The author used his research from historic records and Methodism s General Conference archives to compile this book. He writes about the mission activities by Methodists with the Native Americans from the earliest settler times to the present and tries to answer the questions many Methodists had then and now as to how and why this atrocity could occur. This book comes under the category Education for Missions for We have one copy of this book in our church library Pat

5 5 This year the theme is Learning for a Lifetime: Developing Leaders Leadership development remains a key part of United Methodist Women s vision today. Equipping women and girls around the world to be leaders in communities, agencies, workplace, governments and churches is one of the five commitments in our vision statement. Today, more than 20,00 individuals receive mission education in annual u s; hundreds of elected and emerging United Methodist Women leaders attend leadership Development Days each year. From the United Methodist Women s Program Book, Scared Spaces: Encounter with God and Neighbor. The Prayer and Self-Denial Envelopes are outside the Church Library. The Power of Bold will be the theme of the 19th quadrennial Assembly of United Methodist Women in Columbus, Ohio, May 18-20, This Assembly is particularly momentous in that it marks both the official celebration of the organization s 150th anniversary and a return to the location of the first Assembly in The speakers will be Michelle Alexander, Leymah Gbowee, Katharine Hayhoe and Hannah Adair Bonner Our movement was launched by the bold action of women who saw need and claimed their power as disciples of Jesus Christ to address it, said Harriett Jane Olson, chief executive officer of United Methodist Women and additional speaker at the event. They sent women leaders Isabella Thoburn, an educator, and Dr. Clara Swain, a doctor to India to serve women and children in This daring continued when leaders took a bold stand for racial justice and moved their first Assembly in 1942 from St. Louis to Columbus, where African- American women were welcomed at hotels and other public accommodations. The speakers at this year s Assembly are all bold leaders and experts in their fields of mass incarceration, economic inequality, maternal and child health and climate justice.

6 6 HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND GOD S BLESSINGS for February s Birthdays 2 Jean Bohnert 8 Marie Henrichs 8 Joan Stoll 14 Linda Ulle 19 Mary Thompson CALENDAR February Faith Circle Church Library 10:00 am Contact: Janet Keener ( or janet_keener@cox.net) 7 - Harmony Circle - Church Library - 10:30 am Contact: 8 - Welcome Circle (weather permitting) Church Library Contact: Pat Ledford ( ) or omapat39@yahoo.com 8 - Deborah Circle Church Library - 7:30 pm Contact: Sue Moulton (( or verizon.net) 10 - Bi-District Day Apart at St John s UMC 19 - Executive Meeting Church Library 7:00 pm. March 10 - Arlington District UMW Spring Prayer Wesley UMC, 11 Fellowship Hour (Coffee Hour) 19 - Executive Meeting Church Library 7:00 pm. April VA Conference UMW Spiritual Life Eagle Eyrie, Lynchburg May UMW Assembly@ Columbus, Ohio June 23 Arlington District UMW Potluck and Vespers TBD