A Message from Lila: I thank You, God, for protecting me from what I thought I wanted and blessing me with what I didn't know I needed (Joy of Mom) I didn't know I needed old age but what a blessing! I love growing older. I feel I have more to offer than ever before. I am blessed with relatively good health. Since retiring, I am involved in activities that bring me joy. I am privileged to volunteer many hours per week. I look for ways to bring joy to others. I take pleasure in the joys of motherhood and grand-motherhood. I have more time to devote to Bible Study. I feel the comfort of God in a more genuine way than ever before. I have learned to stop and listen for God's guidance. Frank Lloyd Wright once said, The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. C.S. Lewis challenges us with, You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. Henry Ford says, Anyone who stops learning is old whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. Does this not describe United Methodist Women? We are constantly celebrating life, setting new goals, learning through Mission Studies and the Reading Program. Fellow United Methodist Women, WE ARE YOUNG!! Thank you, God, for blessing me throughout my life. I acknowledge that I have not always recognized your blessings at the time. I still struggle with a few things but I know you have my best interest at heart. You have surrounded me with people who confess You as Lord. You have shown me that You never change, that You are always in control, and Your Holy Spirit is always with me. Amen Blessings, Lila On February 20, 2019, we are invited to Cedar Grove UMC for the What About Our Money Mission Study. We have been instructed to bring your own lunch and Cedar Grove UMW will furnish the drink and dessert. I cannot wait to see what delicious desserts these ladies will bring. This is a little different from what we have been doing in the past years, but it sounds like fun and it may be an incentive for smaller churches to host some of our meetings. It is always interesting to go to another church and see their worship house. If you would like to host a meeting, contact Lila.
Zone Leaders Bedford County Linda King (931) 703-1233 Cannon County Phyllis Robinson (615) 631-4166 Coffee County Naomi Tramel (931) 455-7337 Franklin County Jane Ricci (931) 962-1378 Grundy County Rene Brothers (931) 467-3014 Marshall County Dee Stewart (931)364-7642 Moore County Fran Brazier (931) 759-7682 Rutherford County Jean Malone --- (615) 962-7968 (Call your zone leaders to register for district events (book study, Mini Retreat, etc). District Officers 2018: President Lila Beasley Vice-Pres Brenda Crowson Secretary Robbie Hooper Treasurer Rene' Brothers Spiritual Growth Sherry Freeman Social Action Linda Malone & Penny Christoph Program Resources Trish Hubbard Member, Nurture & Outreach Phyllis Smith Communication Linda Stimpson Education & Interpretation Henri Green Nominations Chair Dee Stewart Nominations Virgie Summers - Phyllis Robinson Frances Earle Nancy Warden SPIRITUAL GROWTH NEWS I look forward to seeing many of you at our Annual Meeting 11-10-18, which will include our Memorial Service. I have enjoyed speaking with many of you this fall and hope that the memorial List is complete. Do no hesitate to let me know if a name is incorrect or left off the program. We will make additions as needed during the service. This service is even more special when a local church member is able to light the candles for the deceased members of each church. If no one from your church can attend, a candle will still be lit for each member. Enrourage a first-timer to attend with you this year. I always hear positive reports from first-time attendees. On a more personal note, Cedar Grove UMW is excited about hosting our Money Mission Study in February make plans now to attend and bring your friends. Sherry Freeman, Spiritual Growth Leader, dsefreeman@aol.com 931-580-6297 call or text.
Social Action Linda Malone Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as you can. John Wesley UMCOR (United Methodist Committee On Relief) serves the world in a variety of ways. One of the ways is by supplying health kits, school kits, cleaning kits, bedding kits, and several other kits to people all over the WORLD when disaster happens. We are blessed to have an UMCOR facility in Decatur, Alabama. We have scheduled the following dates for 2019: Tuesday, March 12 th, Wednesday, March 13 th, and Thursday, March 14 th. We are staying at the Baymont Inn. Our special rate is $68.08 per night for 2 double beds, including tax, up to 4 people per room. I will have registration forms at our District Annual Meeting on November 10, 2018, at Shelbyville First. Ray Crump is the director of the Decatur Warehouse. He assures me that there will be plenty of work for us to do. When I talked with him today (one day after the hurricane hit Panama City) he was looking for someone to drive a truck to Florida. By the time we go in March, it will be tornado season, enough said! We have an excellent opportunity to serve in God's world. You are invited and needed! Men are welcome. GREAT FELLOWSHIP, while being the hands and feet our our Lord! Linda UMW Officers 2019 Update Due date 11-1-18 Robbie Hooper, District Secretary, needs your 2019 UMW Officers list by NOVEMBER 1st. The task of compiling a 2019 District Directory is daunting. Every Stones River UMW is listed with officer names, addresses, phone numbers. Every officer - and I am sure every unit - uses this information throughout the year. PLEASE, get the list by to Robbie ASAP. Address: 1103 Glasgow Drive, Murfreesboro, TN 37130 615-898-0287 (h) 615-584- 2763 (c). hooper.robbie.m.@gmail.com She must edit, compile, and print the directories by January, 2019. November 1 st ladies = let's do this!!
Stones River Annual District Meeting Sacred Spaces Encounter with God and our Neighbor Saturday, November 10, 2018 Shelbyville FUMC On the south side of the square in Shelbyville Speaker: Deaconess Sophia Agtarap Registration and Breakfast from 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM Leadership Update and Annual Meeting 9:30 AM Breakfast $3.00 Did you notice the Registration Form included?? Please complete and mail to Rene. See you on Saturday the 10 th. Trish Hubbard Program Resources - reports that 72 readers qualified for the reading program. There were 18 churches that participated. She will give you more details at the annual meeting in November. 2019 has the theme Sisterhood of Grace and we will also be concentrating on the Legacy Fund in 2019. 150 years of United Methodist Women what a sisterhood. We as UMW have been mighty in our dreams and our realities. We have changed lives of women and children around the world. That is an awesome accomplishment. We have an awesome God who uses the smallest of gifts to feed the 5000. Through your love and sacrifice, you are God's hands and feet. Feel good when you give of your time, talents, money, and prayers. God will multiple and provide. In honor of our 150 th anniversary in 2019, our district events will focus on the number 150. More to come in 2019.
Stones River District UMW Financial Statement ---- Rene' Brothers, District Treasurer 2nd Quarter 2018 Beginning Check Book Balance (3-21-18) $11,121.56 INCOME Pledge to Mission $6723.75 Gift to Memory $ 170.00 Gift to Mission $ 30.00 Special Mission Recognition $ 225.00 World Thank Offering $ 29.65 Bethlehem Center $ 413.00 Birthday Dollars $ 455.00 Book Sales $287.00 Call to Prayer and Self Denial $1,334.00 Legacy Fund $ 25.84 Miriam's Promise $ 125.00 Red Bird Mission $467.00 UMCOR $1460.00 Total Income $11,745.24 EXPENSES Books $855.80 Speaker Honorarium (Mission Study 4-21-18) $75.00 Speaker Lunch (Mission Study 4-21-18) $ 7.00 Officer Travel $74.20 TN Conference UMW (1 st Qtr. Remittance) $8,331.25 UMCOR $1,244.00 Total Expenses $10,587.25 Ending Check Book Balance (6-13-18) $12,279.55 Stones River District UMW Financial Statement ---- Rene' Brothers, District Treasurer 3 rd Quarter 2018 Beginning Check Book Balance (6-13-18) $12,279.55 INCOME Pledge to Mission $5,459.75 Gift in Memory $340.00 Gift to Mission $305.00 Special Mission Recognition $670.00 World Thank Offering $463.96 A&MD $1,625.00 Bethlehem Center $60.00 Birthday Dollars $83.00 Call to Prayer and Self-Denial $227.00 Christmas Shoebox Ministry $1,545.00 Legacy Fund $175.00 Mama Lynn House $1,013.00 Printing $1.98 Total Income $11,968.69 EXPENSES Mama Lynn House Offering $1,013.00 Mini-Retreat Supplies $14.49 Office Supplies $50.00 Scholarships (Assembly, Mission U and SLR) $1,005.04 Shipping of Christmas Shoeboxes $1,545.00 TN Conference UMW ( 2nd Qtr. Remittance) $10,214.24 Trafel (Mission u & SLR) $224.98 Total Expenses $14,066.75 Ending Check Book Balance (9-16-18) $10,181.49
Stones River District 2018-2019 Calendar of Events 11-10-18 District Annual Meeting and Officer Training Shelbyville FUMC, Shelbyville, TN 2019 === SISTERHOOD OF GRACE === 1-19-19 Conference Leadership Day Smyrna First (District Officers) 1-26-19 Snow date for 1-19-19 Conference Training 2-20-19 District Mission Study What About Money - Cedar Grove UMC Bring your own lunch 3-12, 3-13, 3-14-19 UMCOR Decatur Depot Decatur, Al 3-23-19 District Day Apart Manchester First 4-6-19 District Mission Study Embracing Wholeness 4-13-19 Conference Social Action Event 6-1-19 Rise Against Hunger Smyrna First 7-13, 7-14, 7-15-19 Mission u Murfreesboro First 8-17-18 District Mini Retreat 9-6, 9-7, 9-8-19 Spiritual Life Retreat Beersheba 10-12-19 Conference Annual Meeting 11-9-18 District Annual Meeting