ORANGEBURG DISTRICT UMW June 2017 Doris Hope Murray Vice President murrayct@n1net.com Judy Dudley Secretary judysacre@aol.com Ginger Risher Treasurer grisher60@hotmail.com Linda Huggins Program Resources lindahuggins40@yahoo.com Julie Kistler Communica1ons juliek29@gmail.com Dorothy Smoak Spiritual Growth dorothysmoak44@gmail.com Ethel R. Tyler Social Ac1on Ertyler8@aol.com Patricia G. Walker Educa1on & Interpreta1on gordorose@yahoo.com Dannie Mays Membership, Nurture & Outreach angeldmays@sc.rr.com UMW InformaKon: www.umcsc.org/umw The Lantern Sonya Benjamin President benjamin@bcsdschools.net The middle of May, Mother s Day. We all have a mother, but some of us were blessed to have a God believing, Bible reading, and a prayer warrior for a Mama. She was probably a United Methodist Woman. Many of you have shared your experiences of yourself as a child of one of these women. Perhaps that is why we are still this organized unit of women serving the missions set forth and praising God. We now need to remember the experiences we have had as United Methodist Women. Take time to share them with the younger women in our presence. No one is too young to hear about us or see the evidence of our work. United Methodist Women get things done. Just ask us, we will be happy to tell you. Fun and fellowship is a part of us too. God blesses us over and over and more is accomplished in numbers. I challenge us to increase in number. I challenge the number of women under forty to be larger than us seasoned women. This can be accomplished through work and prayer, let s get busy and make this happen with God in change. Yours in Christ, Doris F. Murray Rev. Frederick N. Yebuah District Superintendent ordist@umcsc.org The complete calendar listing may be found on page 9
March 2017 The Lantern 2 Greetings United Methodist Women, I pray that each and every one of you celebrated a beautiful Mother's Day! You are all a blessing in the lives of your children and families and the many of lives you touch to ensure that other children and families enjoy those blessings as well. A True Angel A mother is special, she's more than a friend. Whenever you need her, she'll give you a hand. She'll lead you and guide you in all that you do. Try all that she can just to see you get through. Good times and bad times, she's there for it all. Say head up, be proud, and always stand tall. To Rev. Robert Reeves and the lovely United Methodist Women of St. Paul United Methodist Church, thank you for hosting Day Apart. It was a great day of celebration. We enjoyed a day of giving, worship, praise, games, and delicious food. We also heard a beautiful message from Ms. Selena Ruth Smith, Deaconess, and Limitless Team Coordinator. Her message inspired us to keep doing God's work by loving and caring for others. Thank you to all the churches who participated on May 13, 2017, in the Spring Into Missions Event. Your kindness and generosity will benefit a lot of people. To all Local Unit Presidents, it is time to prepare for our District Annual Meeting, which will be held on Saturday, September 16, 2017, at 8:30 a.m. Canaan United Methodist Church, Cope, SC. To make this event a success, I need you to complete the President's Report form and return it to me. My address is at the bottom of the President's Form. Please call or email if you have any questions. Thank you for your commitment to UMW and making lives better for others. Be Blessed, Sonya S. Benjamin
March 2017 The Lantern 3 UMW TREASURER S REPORT Kindness starts simply. An encouraging word. A loving gesture. A tender sentiment sent through the mail or e-mail. A thoughtful small token. The gift of unhurried time. A rousing pep talk. Simply vowing to speak and act in a way that is gentle and kind is the starting point. By Karen Ehman in her book Listen, Love, Repeat Aesop was right. No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Your kindnesses and generosity at all our unit, district, and conference events have been so amazing. Thank you for your generosity and support through your quarterly remittances to all our UMW missions, locally, nationally, and globally. I would like to thank all of you who have sent in their 2017 pledges to MISSION GIVING and your 2016 audits. IF your unit is one of the few who have not done so, please try to get them in to me as soon as possible. Remember that you cannot be recognized as a MISSION TODAY UNIT at our annual UMW September meeting if you do not pledge to MISSION GIVING and meet your pledge. Treasurers, please send your second quarter remittances to me by June 5. Please remember to send your third quarter remittances to me by September 1. Please examine 1st quarter financial reports given in this issue of The Lantern. If my records don t agree with you, please let me know. Remember: When you send in your $40 for Special Mission Recognition and do not identify a name, a pin and certificate will still be sent to you. The name of the honoree will be left blank for you to fill out as you identify that person for the year. Blessings, Ginger Risher Phone: (803) 536-5186 E-mail address: grisher60@hotmail.com Address: 1091 Huntington Drive, Orangeburg, SC 29118
March 2017 The Lantern 4 Local Unit Pledge Gift to Gift in Rainbow Call to Bright Wallace Scarett Crusade Total 1st Quarter-2017 Mission SMR Mission Memory WTO Woman Prayer Future BC(C) Fam Life BC(Sp) KW RM Bennett Mission Barnwell 0 Bethel (Bowman) 0 Bethel (Jackson) 235 5 50 290 Bethel (Pelion) 0 Bethel Park 0 Bethlehem 150 80 100 330 Beulah 150 10 10 50 20 70 20 20 20 370 Blackville 0 Branchville 0 Calvary (Swansea) 100 125 60 70 60 415 Canaan 0 Cedar Grove 50 30 70 150 Charles Wesley 0 Ebenezer (Bowman) 50 20 50 50 170 Ebenezer (North) 0 Edisto Fork 500 95 360 955 Elloree 105 25 70 25 50 50 325 Eutawville 30 25 55 Forest Chapel 0 Franklin 330 75 405 Gerizim 0 Holly Hill 400 225 625 Jericho 150 202 100 452 Lebanon 45 40 50 135 Livingston 0 Mays Chapel 0 Mt. Carmel 50 25 50 25 25 25 25 25 250 Mt. Nebo 100 40 75 215 Mt. Zion 125 25 135 285 New Beginning 0 New Covenant 0 New Light 400 40 50 125 100 215 100 1,030 North 200 70 270 North Orangeburg 150 55 250 455 Orange Grove 0 Pelion 0 Pine Hill 101 136 55 292 Pineville 200 40 10 10 50 20 30 50 35 30 25 500 Pleasant Hill 0 Prospect 0 Providence 427 20 180 190 817 Shady Grove 100 100 200 Silas 0 St. Andrews 100 164 215 479 St. John's (Aiken) 4,000 400 20 20 100 100 500 500 500 500 500 7,140 St. John's (Norway) 130 30 90 250 St. John (Orangeburg 0 St. John (Edisto Chg) 25 50 55 130 St. Mark 0 St. Paul (New Ellenton) 165 40 10 45 50 310 St. Pauls(O'burg) 125 125 St. Stephen (Bowman) 0 St. Stephen (O'burg) 0 Swansea 0 Target 35 32 67 Trinity (Aiken) 125 40 5 20 216 265 671 Trinity (Bamberg) 36 128 60 224 Trinity (O'burg) 400 50 100 550 Union 45 320 45 410 Wagener 270 43 143 100 50 100 100 100 906 Wesley 15 5 5 5 5 5 40 Wesley Chapel 0 Wesley Grove 20 10 30 White House 145 40 15 10 15 25 25 275 Williston 50 50 150 250 District 0 Total 9,804 600 140 95 283 0 2,664 25 865 3,752 710 #### 860 0 0 20,848
March 2017 The Lantern 5 REMINDER TO ALL LOCAL UNIT PRESIDENTS (CHECK-LIST FOR DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING) (DEADLINE FOR ALL REPORTS IS AUGUST 15, 2017) The District Annual Meeting will be held on September 16, 2017, at Canaan UMC, Cope. Further information will be forthcoming in the September Lantern. All reports are due to the respective coordinators on or before August 15, 2017, in order that information can be included in the program booklet. The LOCAL UNIT PRESIDENT'S REPORT FOR 2017 should be sent to Sonya Benjamin, 118 Coventry Rd., Summervillle, SC 29486. Deadline is August 15, 2017. The president's report form is included in this issue of the Lantern. A form is included in this issue of the Lantern to be sent to Dorothy Smoak, 170 Old Orchard Way, Orangeburg, SC 291115 to report the names of any deceased members since last Annual Meeting. Even if you have no deceased members, complete form and send it to Dorothy. Deadline is August 15, 2017. Reading Program participants' names and books read should be sent to Linda Huggins, 2218 Binnicker Bridge Rd., Cope, SC 29038. Deadline is August 15, 2017. Mission Today forms should be sent to Patricia Walker, 204 Wheat St., Livingston, SC 29107. Forms are found in this issue of the Lantern. Remember that to be a Mission Today Unit, you must have made and met your pledge for 2017. Even if you have met the other requirements, you must meet Requirement # 1 to be a Mission Today Unit. Deadline is August 15, 2017. Diamond Unit forms should be sent to Ethel Tyler, 12885 Heritage Hwy., Bamberg, SC 29003. Forms are in this issue of the Lantern. Deadline is August 15, 2017. Remind your treasurer to send in quarterly reports to District treasurer so that you can be assured of being a 5-star unit and mission unit. Fourth quarter of 2016 and the first 3 quarters of 2017 count for these awards. Hope to see you at the District Annual Meeting!! If you have any questions, call or e-mail your cluster leader or any other district officer who may be able to help.
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March 2017 The Lantern 7 REMINDER TO LOCAL UNIT PRESIDENTS (Deadline is August 15, 2017 Please complete the form and send to Dorothy Smoak 170 Old Orchard Way Orangeburg, SC 29115 Name of Local Unit: Names of Deceased Members (since last District Annual Meeting or since August 15, 2016, or those whose names did not appear in the 2016 Annual Meeting booklet) Please check this if applicable. No deceased members to report. ALUMINUM CAN PULL TABS BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION CANCELLED POSTAGE STAMPS ORANGEBURG DISTRICT MEETING September 16, 2017 Canaan UMC Cope, S.C.
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March 2017 The Lantern 9 Education & Interpretation Patricia Walker Ladies, If you did not attend Spiritual Growth this year, you missed a great time. Rev. Patti Gordon, from Open Hearts Church, Aiken, SC was the speaker. Our theme was One in Charity. Mrs. Evelyn Pauling and her committee did a wonderful job of planning. If you have not attended Spiritual Growth please, put on your calendar for next year. I hope that everyone is gearing-up and ready to attend our next event which is Mission U to be held at Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg, SC on July 27-29, 2017. The theme is Embracing the World with the Gospel. Remember to continue collecting your aluminum pull tab and cancelled postage stamps. Mission Today Action forms are due August 15, 2017. Craft are need for the craft room!!!!! Hope to see you at Mission U Patricia Walker E&I Coordinator
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March 2017 The Lantern 12 Dear Fabulous Ladies of the Orangeburg District, Gree[ngs. Thanks to each of you who contributed purses and personal hygiene products for our mission project at Day Apart in April. Sixty purses stuffed with products, along with a huge box of other soaps, hair products, sanitary products, tooth brushes, tooth paste, hand sani[zers, and more, were delivered to the Aiken Salva[on Army Homeless Shelter. The ladies who run the shelter were overwhelmed. They expressed great apprecia[on for the loaded purses and indicated the excess products would be welcomed by men, women and children. The abundance you all showered on them was truly a manifesta- [on of God s love and caring demonstrated through your generosity. Thank you to each of you! Julie Kistler Hi Ladies, Judy Dudley Secretary Just a quick reminder to let me know if you have any changes in your unit officers during the year. Also, several units have not sent in their officer list, please send it to me as soon as possible. You can email me at Judysacre@aol.com or call me at (803) 642-0037. You can, also, mail me your information: Judy Dudley 310 Talatha Church Road Aiken SC 29803 Thank you and blessings Secretary of Programs AUenVon! United Methodist Women It's that [me again. Please submit all Reading program informa[on to me by August 15, 2017. Linda Huggins 2218 Binnicker Br. Rd. Cope, SC 29038
March 2017 The Lantern 13 Orangeburg District UMW Calendar 2017 January 14 February February 15 February 21 March 1 April April 8 April 28-29 May 15 May 20 June 1 July July 27-29 August 15 August 20 September September 1 September 16 October 27-28 Officers' Training: North Orangeburg UMC District Executive Committee Meeting Special Emphasis Month -- Wallace Family Life Center Deadline for Articles for March Lantern Legislative Advocacy Day: Epworth Children's Home, Columbia Lantern published Special Emphasis Month -- Columbia Bethlehem Center Day Apart: St. Paul UMC, New Ellenton District Executive Committee Meeting Spiritual Growth Retreat: Lake Junaluska Deadline for Articles for June Lantern Come Together/Be Together (Conference): Culmberland UMC and Central UMC, Florence Lantern published Special Emphasis Month -- Rural Mission Mission u: Spartanburg Methodist College Deadline for Articles for September Lantern District Executive Committee Meeting: Canaan UMC, Cope Special Emphasis Month -- Killingsworth Lantern published District Annual Meeting: Canaan UMC, Cope SCCUMW Annual Meeting: Union UMC, Irmo November 11 SCCUMW Officers' Training (District Officers): Trenholm Rd., UMC, Columbia District Executive Committee Meeting November 15 December December 1 Deadline for Articles for December Lantern Special Emphasis Month -- Spartanburg Bethlehem Center Lantern published
United Methodist Women FAITH* HOPE* LOVE IN ACTION The Organized Units 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 LANTERN is mailed to each local president and each circle leader. If you are a president or circle leader, please copy THE LANTERN and share with your members. You may also make it available in your church to those who are members of the UMW. If you do not receive a copy of THE LANTERN under the conditions presented above, you may subscribe for the quarterly copies for only $5 per year. Simply complete the form below and mail it with your check or money order, made payable to Orangeburg District UMW and mail to: Julie Kistler, 15 Ashbrook Court, Aiken, SC 29803 Name Church Address Phone I wish to receive the quarterly copies of THE LANTERN. ***************************************************************************************************************************************************** In an effort to Go Green, you may opt to receive the digital copy of THE LANTERN. If you would prefer the digital copy, please contact me at juliek29@gmail.com to confirm your request, and I will add you to our Green list. Thanks, you Julie Kistler Orangeburg District UMW Communications Coordinator