United Methodist Women

2008 UMW Calendar

October 12  Children's Sabbath

October 28  Executive Board Meeting

November 7-8  Hollyfest

November 8  5th Annual Meeting of Arkansas Conference UMW, FUMC Benton

November 18  Executive Board Meeting

November 30  Hanging of the Green Reception

December 7  Unit Meeting

December TBA  Planning Session

NLRFUMC UMW Unit is composed of seven Circles with 213 members whose purpose is to know God and to envelope Christian ways in what we do and what we stand for.  Five Circles meet monthly from January through May and September through December:

Morton-Wayland Circle – 2nd Monday at 10 a.m.  Juanita Rich, Chair (835-3782)

Pearl McCain Circle – 2nd Monday at 7 p.m.  Jo Roberts (753-9311) and Ramona Taylor (835-6234) co-Chairs

Faith-N-Action Circle – 3rd Monday at 10 a.m.  Jo Ella Cruse, Chair (835-9330)

Nell Dyer Circle – 3rd Monday at 7:00 p.m.  Kaye Bounds, Chair (834-5408)

Faith Friends Circle – 2nd Monday at 6:30 p.m. Renee Burks (834-6333) and Terri Crump (771-5036) co-Chairs.

Jordan-Vogler DISCIPLEship Circle – On-Line Circle – Rae-Lene Wolf-Nichols (791-2850) and Pat Jones (834-7982) co-Chairs.

Soul Sisters -  New circle, 2nd Monday starting March 10, 2008 - Cindy Ballard (758-0460) and Pattie Stigall (758-6114) co-Chairs

Craft Subgroup – every Tuesday at 10 a.m., Craft Room.  Contact Lynn Tadlock for more information.

Quilters – every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.
This is an active mission-oriented Unit that comes together four times (February, April, September, December) annually for fellowship, a meal and educational programs.  Other activities the Unit and Circles participate in:

•    District and Conference meetings
•    Yearly pledges to UMW Global Ministries to support institutions and programs to improve the lives of women, youth and children locally, nationally and globally
•    Church Women United monthly activities, including Human Rights Celebration, World Day of Prayer, May Friendship Day, World Community Day
•    Red Bird Mission in Kentucky
•    Clothing donations to Our House and Union Rescue Mission
•    Layette items to UAMS
•    Mission Bash Dessert Silent Auction to help fund Rio Bravo mission trips
•    Desserts for Camp Aldersgate Annual Fish Fry
•    Meals for Families in Crisis
•    Palm Sunday Bake/Craft Sale
•    Graduating Seniors Breakfast
•    Hollyfest Bazaar and Silent Auction in early November
•    Monetary donations to Camp Aldersgate, Heifer International, Second Genesis, Butterfly Community Ministries, Community Ministries, Church Youth and Rotation Sunday School programs, Rice Depot
•    Hospitality hostesses at Church events
•    Annual celebration of UMW Sunday and Children’s Sabbath

Mission does not always have to be money distributed to worthy institutions or to individuals outside our church family.  Two goals we have this year is to work with the Youth Director in organizing a teen group to become members of the Unit and to stay in touch with members who are not physically able to attend Unit meetings so as to make them feel they are still a part of our Unit.  Mission involves doing for others and UMW members work hard each year to be able to donate monetarily to entities who need our help.  We work hard each year to educate ourselves in different arenas of mission through attending the Annual Day at the Legislature, Church Women United World Peace Day, annual School of Missions at Hendrix College in late July and early August, participation in an annual mission study and educational programs at our quarterly Unit meetings, and reading of the UMW monthly Response magazine and books from the Reading Program on social action, mission in education, spiritual growth and nurturing for community.

When the UMW is asked to participate in an activity, we are honored to be asked and are willing, ready and able to do what we can.  If you are not presently a member of our Unit and would like to visit with someone about UMW or visit a Circle meeting, please contact any of the following 2008 UMW officers:

President – Pat Jones
Vice President – Alison Harris
Secretary – Linda Kenner
Treasurer – Lori Hagen
Program Resources – Betty Goodson
Nominating Committee Chair – Millie Turnbow

                    With God’s Blessings, Pat Jones
                    2007 UMW President