LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY DAY 2015 “AM I MY SISTER`S KEEPER

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DECEMBER | 2014
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY DAY
2015
“AM I MY SISTER’S KEEPER?”
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Epworth Children’s Home
2900 Millwood Ave., Columbia, SC 29205
NEWS WATCH…
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Killingsworth Christmas Open House Dec. 14
Columbia Dist. Local Officers Training Jan. 10
Church Women United Annual Meeting Jan 23
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY DAY 2015
“AM I MY SISTER’S KEEPER?”
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Epworth Children’s Home
2900 Millwood Ave., Columbia, SC 29205 (803)256-7394
9:00-9:30 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, 2014- 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 29203 (803)754-0942
Name____________________________Phone__________________email______________________
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?_________
Please Check ONE Workshop Option
__Criminal Domestic Violence ___Human Trafficking __Our Children and Families ___Health Advocacy
Columbia District United Methodist Women
Slate of Officers 2015
President.......................................................................................................................................
Carole Ready
(Platt Springs) (H) 803-939 1787 (C) 803-318-684 email: cready6326@aol.com
1222 Pembrook Drive, West Columbia, SC 29170
Vice President............................................................................................................................. Sandra Love (Grace)
(H) 803-781-0986 (W) 803-476-8253 (C) 803-414-7323 email: slgtar@aol.com
107 Hexham Circle, Irmo, SC 29063
Secretary......................................................................…………………………………………….Lynda Smith (Lebanon)
(H) 803-622-0709
808 Buckingham Road, Columbia, SC
29205
email: grandwynn0709@yahoo.com
Treasurer......................................................................................................................... Debra Schooler (Lebanon)
(H) 803-353-9827 (W) 803-798-8935 (C) 803-351-6969 email: schooldeb4@aol.com
113 Meadow Lane Eastover, SC
29044
Communications Coordinator....................................................Rhonda & Sharee Washington (Francis Burns)
Rhonda: (C) 803-629-4503 email:
rhondawashington@hotmail.com
Sharee: (C) 803-414-4232 email: shareewash@hotmail.com
131 Hawks Nest Ct, Columbia, SC 29212 (H) 803-749-1744
Spiritual Growth Coordinator................................................................................. Betty C. Bradley (Platt Springs)
(H) 803-794-8330 (C) 803-466-4446 email: betty.bradley@earthlink.net
312 Bel Air Drive, West Columbia,
SC 29170
Social Action Coordinator.................................................................................................. Cindy Ballenger (Grace)
(H) 803-732-1040 (C) 843-599-9379
email: cindyb320@gmail.com
2 Haven Ridge Court, Columbia, SC 29212
Membership Nurture & Outreach............................................................................... Maeward Belk (Francis Burns)
(H) 803-786-5659 email: mbelk@sc.rr.com
224 Meadowbury Drive, Columbia, SC 29203
Education and Interpretation Coordinator ..........................................Pat Gundler & Jenny Rawlings (Chapin)
Pat Gundler (H) 803-345-1339 (C) 803-537-1707 email: plgundler@att.net 118 Greenleaf Cir, Chapin,SC
29036
Jenny Rawlings (H)803-345-3044 (C)803-920-7696 email: jlcrawlings@att.net 139 Water Links Dr, Chapin,
SC 29036
Secretary Program Resources
............................................................................ Debbie Jones (Platt Springs)
(H) 803-791-8776 (C) 803-622-2701 email: dssjones726@yahoo.com
921 Springdale Road. West Columbia, SC
Historian ............................................................................................................................ Pat Hoesly (Northeast)
(H) 803-736-5507 (C) 803 -608-4905 email: pathoesly@yahoo.com
225 Great North Road, Columbia, SC 29223
Committee on Nominations Chair ......................................................................... Addie Mae Jones (Rehoboth)
(H) 803-788-1282 email: addiemaejones@yahoo.com
2336 Hardscrabble Road,
Columbia, SC 29223
Members Committee on Nominations
Class of 2015................................................................................................................. Tommie Easler (Greenbrier)
(H) 803-635-9511email: treasler@aol.com
156 Court, Blythewood, SC 29016
Class of 2016............................................................................................................ Lesley Lampert (Shady Grove)
(H) 803-732-3484
1025 Shady Wood Lane, Irmo, SC 29063
Class of 2017…………………………………………………………….………………….Joanne Johnson (Bluff Road)
(H) 803-445-7977 email: jjwj2007@aol.com
10 Ralph Court , Blythewood, SC 29016
Class of 2018 …………………………………………………………………………..Judith Smith (Virginia Wingard)
(H) 803-269-8130 email: judithsmith802@gmail.com
3305 Pine Belt Road, Columbia, SC 29204
Class of 2018 ……………………………………………………………………………………Kathryn Williams (Faith)
(H) 803-520-3578 email: kathrynwil@aol.com
308 White Rock Ct, Lexington, SC 29072
Cluster Leaders
Cluster 1...................................................................................................................... Sarah Shipes (Shiloh Gilbert)
(H) 803-957-4578 email: sshipes@gmail.com
419 Walter Rawl Road, Lexington,SC 29072
Cluster 2 .................................................................................................................... Vacant
Cluster 3........................................................................................................................... Mary Mason (Grace)
(H) 803-401-5030 (C)856-340-9044 email: masonmaryanna@yahoo.com
34 Woodcross Drive Apt 208, Columbia, SC 29212
Cluster 4....................................................................................................................... Nancy Livingston (Shandon)
(C) 803-920-0552
email: mellonlady@sc.rr.com
611 Autumn Circle, Columbia, SC 29206
Cluster 5............................................................................................................... Tiffany Jones Phillips (Rehoboth)
(H) 803-788-1282 (C) 803-543-9405 email: tiffjones98@yahoo.com
2336 Hardscrabble Road, Columbia, SC 29223
Cluster 6.................................................................................................................... Dee Mattox (Gordon Memorial)
(H) 803-635-4890 email: deemattox@gmail.com
1989 Old Chester Road, Winnsboro, SC 29180
FAITH ….HOPE….LOVE IN ACTION
LOCAL UNIT OFFICERS TRAINING
Theme: “A PASSION FOR MISSION”
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2015
Rehoboth UMC – Columbia
6911 Two Notch Rd
Columbia, SC
803-788-2220
Registration 8:45 -9:15AM
Plenary: 9:30AM – 10:15AM
Workshops 10:30 AM– 12:00Noon
The Resource room will be open during registration and during
fellowship time.
All Local unit officers are encouraged to attend this training. It is imperative that
officers new in their positions attend. It is also recommended strongly that officers
continuing in their positions attend as well because the District officers may have new
information from their training held in November. This is an excellent time to share
with ladies from our sister churches. Continuing officers are also encouraged to bring
ideas and suggestions to share that worked in their churches that could help new
officers.
Local Unit Officers Training will have workshops for :
President, Cluster Leader, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Communication
Coordinator, Historian, Social Action Coordinator, Education Interpretation
Coordinator, Spiritual Growth Coordinator, Membership and Nurture & Outreach
Coordinator, Secretary of Program Resources and Circle Leaders.
Columbia District Day Apart Retreat
 Saturday, March 7, 2015 @ 9:30
OUR THEME THIS YEAR
HER STORY
 Registration begins @ 8:45 am
 $12:00 Fee
 Lunch will be served @ noon
 Being Held at Trinity UMC West Columbia
1132 Gunter Circle
West Columbia, SC 29169
Our Speaker this year: The Reverent Rebecca “Becky” J. Shirley
Becky is currently serving as Pastor of Platt Springs United Methodist in West
Columbia. She was also the speaker at The UMW Spiritual Growth Retreat at Lake
Junaluska last May. I know that you will enjoy hearing her speak. We are honored and
blessed to have her and I cannot wait to hear what she has to say concerning our Theme.
*Please fill out and detach registration form below*
Form and Fee need to be mailed by February 17, 2015 to DEBORAH SCHOOLER
113 MEADOW LANE
EASTOVER, SC 29044
*Make checks payable to: Columbia District UMW*
Name: _________________________________________________________
Church _________________________________________________________
Is this your first time attending:_____ Yes ______ No
President Greetings
Hello my dear sweet ladies,
How could it already be November of 2014?? Is it my imagination or do the years speed by
faster and faster and faster?? As the leaves turn beautiful shades of red and yellow, my mind
turns to our beautiful South Carolina.. As we head into a new year, I can't wait to meet all
the new women who have joined in our Circles or in leadership roles with the District. Of
course, I love seeing the faithful women who have been serving with us for many years.
Every year, God shows us new ways that we can serve him and serve our brothers and
sisters in Christ. I know he will be with us in amazing ways in the new year.
Perhaps you don't consider yourself a United Methodist Women, but are you a woman who
cares about others and strives to serve God with all that you have and all that you are? Then
God wants to use you to further his kingdom and when you join a group of United
Methodist Women, He will use your skills and your enthusiasm in ways that will bless you
and empower you as you do His will in helping those in need. Please join the United
Methodist Women in your Church and share the journey with all of us as we share the light
of our God with our sisters and brothers in need.
United Methodist Women ROCK!!!!
This year my focus has been "KNEES". After having my second knee replacement, I ask
you to pray for me and all the other women at Agape, where we are in rehab, that God will
put his healing hands on all of us here!! We want to be able to get on our knees to worship
our God!!!! It is hard to imagine how important knees are in our lives!!! I miss kneeling at
the altar of my Church during Communion or just spending time kneeling at the altar to
talk with God. I pray that all of us can spend time this new year at the altar with God!!
Wishing you blessings and prayers for a safe and Happy Thanksgiving and a Christmas
filled with the joys of celebrating the birth of our Savior.
Carole Ready
Columbia District President
From the Vice President’s pen…
I give praises to God for all of His blessings that has been bestowed upon the Columbia
District in 2014. We want to hold on to our title of being “The Best District in the
conference. It has been a busy and fulfilling time for all of us.
Another successful annual meeting was held at Union UMC. Thank you again to Lisa
Mansfield, UMW President at Union, and her ladies for hosting our 42nd annual meeting.
Thanks to Addie Mae Jones and the nomination committee for presenting our 2015 slate of
officers. We appreciate and thank Alfa Tisdale for installing our 2015 officers. Love and
thanks to those who have served and will be retiring from their position on the Executive
Team. You are THE BEST!! Thanks to those that attended for completing evaluations to
help us get it right. We have read your suggestions and heard your requests for visits from
officers. We will work very hard to respond to you. We want 2015 to be another great year!
Our next HUGE event is officers training which will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2015
at Rehoboth –Columbia. Registration will begin at 8:45am – 9:15am. Program will begin at
9:30am. Please mark your calendars today for Officers training. Please encourage your
Unit officers to attend. We want everyone to be well equipped to serve in their elected
capacity and get prepared to work in your local units and help to kick your units and circles
up another notch!
Advocacy Day is Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Epworth. Hope you will save the date and
plan to attend. Registration is necessary. So please watch for the registration forms and get
yours turned in to save your spot.
Day Apart is coming on March 7, 2015 at Trinity-West Columbia. Betty Bradley is planning
a great spiritual retreat. You surely do not want to miss this event. Registration forms are
here for you to get registered.
As we come to the end of our 2014 year, I want to say THANK YOU to everyone for a
great year. We are looking forward to a GREAT 2015!
Happy Holidays!!
Love, peace and grace,
Sandra Love
Columbia District Vice President
Secretary’s Report
We are fast approaching the end of 2014. It has been a wonderful year of UMW events. I
hope that you were able to attend some of them. Many events are being planned for you to
attend and spend time with other UMW ladies in our district. I hope that as you plan your
new year you will "pencil the UMW in." Thanks for sending in your officer list to me. A
self-addressed envelope and the form were included in the church packets from the annual
meeting. It's not too late to send in your list. Happy Holidays to all. See you in 2015.
Blessings to all,
Lynda Smith
Columbia District Secretary
Communications Contact Information
Rhonda & Sharee Washington
131 Hawk’s Nest Court
Columbia, South Carolina 29212
803-749-1744 (hm) 803-414-4232 (Sharee’s
cell) 803-629-4503 (Rhonda’s cell)
shareewash@hotmail.com
Rhondawashington@hotmail.com
Columbia District United Methodist Women
Local Unit Officers For 2015|Return Form ASAP
To: District Secretary Lynda Smith
808 Buckingham Road, Cola 29205
grandwynn0709@yahoo.com | (803) 622-0709
Church: ________________________________________________________________________
Address _________________________________Phone: _____________ Email _____________
President ______________________________________________________________________
Address _________________________________Phone: _____________ Email _____________
Vice-President __________________________________________________________________
Address _________________________________Phone: _____________ Email _____________
Secretary _______________________________________________________________________
Address _________________________________Phone: _____________ Email _____________
Treasurer _______________________________________________________________________
Address _________________________________Phone: _____________ Email _____________
Spiritual Growth_________________________________________________________________
Address__________________________________ Phone_________________Email__________
Social Action ____________________________________________________________________
Address _________________________________Phone: _____________ Email _____________
Education and Interpretation ______________________________________________________
Address _________________________________Phone: _____________ Email _____________
Nominations Chairperson _________________________________________________________
Address _________________________________Phone: _____________ Email _____________
Membership, Nurture, & Outreach _________________________________________________
Address _________________________________Phone: _____________Email_____________
Secretary of Program Resources____________________________________________________
Address ________________________________________ Email __________________________
Communications Coordinator _____________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________Phone: _____________ Email ___________
Historian _______________________________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________Phone: _____________ Email ___________
Treasurer’s Report
Blessings to all who have contributed to help your brothers and sisters in need by making
and meeting your pledges. Many of you have gone the extra mile in digging deep to help.
We are the hands and feet of Christ and when we all work together, we can make a
difference.
A few reminders as we head into the Holiday Season:
Please remember to send your remittances by December 10th, in order for me to process
them and give you credit in this year. Please continue to dig deep and help end the year with
a gold star from Christ!! Remember many of our brothers and sisters in Christ need our
help and as our Conference Treasurer said, "It feels good when we can all celebrate the
goodness of God and the small part we had in sharing and caring for all of His People".
Also, in order to be consistent with the Conference UMW, we will credit your remittances
reported from September 1, to August 31, for the Five Star, Gold Seal Units and Mission
Today units. Since we have our Annual Meeting in September, it is easier to track the Five
Star, Gold Seal and Mission Today Units to coincide with our meeting. We give the
certificates at the meeting so it makes tracking this information more logical. Also, the
officers elected at the District Annual Meeting, start their terms in September when the
Annual meeting is over, except for the Treasurers, who end their term at year end, in order
to close out the year at December 31.
The fiscal year still ends December 31, to coincide with United Methodist Church fiscal
year. I still credit your remittances in the year that they are given. The only difference is that
the reporting for the District Annual Meeting will be from September 1 to August 31.
If you have questions about this, please feel free to call or e-mail me and I will be glad to
help you figure out the logistics of this reporting.
Yours in Christ,
Debra H. Schooler
Columbia District Treasurer
Social Action’s Report
Greetings,
Great appreciation to all units who received the Charter for Racial Justice Diamond Units
Award for 2014. Thank you for all the hard work in accomplishing your goals. The
SCCUMW established the Charter for Racial Justice Diamond Units to ensure we strive for
unity within the family of Christ. It is important to live a life of color blindness but first we
must destroy walls of misunderstanding, mistrust and fear. The SCCUMW Charter for
Racial Justice Diamond Unit is an effort to strive for unity in Jesus Christ. I have included a
copy of the Charter for Racial Justice Diamond Unit Award form in this newsletter. Please
review with your Unit and make plans on how your unit can receive the award for 2015.
May you have the most blessed of New Years and May God lift you up on eagle's wings
and hold you in the palm of God's hand...
Faith, Hope, Love in Action,
Faye Love
Columbia District Social Action
Charter for Racial Justice
Di a m o n d Un i t A wa r d
Un i t : _ _ _ _ _ P r e s i d e n t : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Da t e : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Submitted by:
In order to receive a certificate for being a Diamond Unit, three or more activities must be completed with at least
one being from the starred group (first four activities listed.)
 ____ Provide each member with a copy of the Charter for Racial Justice.
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____ Watch a video relating to concerns addressed by the Charter for Racial Justice. [Check out the
Conference Resource Center's online catalog for several titles:
http://www.umcsc.org/resourcecenter/frameset.html
Select appropriate age group. In the block
labeled "description," enter "racism" or "justice" for titles under each subject.]
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_____ Share articles from Response and New World Outlook relating to racism.
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_____Give a book report on a UMW Reading Program book that relates to minority groups.
_____Give a program on racial justice or human rights from the UMW Program Book (past or current).
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_____ Give a report to the unit about the experience of attending a music program or theatre
performance by persons of a different culture, race, or ethnic background.
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____ Send at least one UMW member from your unit who is not a district or conference officer to the
annual Legislative Day event.
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____ Participate in post card writing to support legislation on behalf of women, children, and youth or
social justice issues.
____Have several members from your unit participate in Church Women United activities.
____ Participate in a Bible study on racism. For a helpful resource, see UMW website:
http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umw/resources/racialjustice/
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____ Celebrate one or more of the following months: African-American History Month, Asian Pacific
American Heritage Month, Hispanic Heritage Month or American Indian Heritage Month. See:
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/heritage_month/
____ Suggest and plan with your pastor a pulpit exchange with a pastor of another race.
____ Plan an event with a unit of a different race or ethnic background (a celebration, worship, Vacation
Bible School, etc.) or experience worship with a church of an ethnic background different from your own and
give a report to your unit.
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_____ Participate in a UMW Social Action Mission Study.
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____ Invite a minority person or group to come and speak about their home country.
Education and Interpretation’s Report
Saturday, November 8, Pat and I attended the Conference training for district officers. In
our training session with Sue Owens we were reminded that a big part of our Purpose is to
be in mission. We all contribute funds through our circles and units to the five South
Carolina missions, but I want to pass along some other ways that you can help.
1. Campbell product labels – The part that needs to be saved is the “labels for
education” section and the UPC code from the label. These can be given to Wallace
Family Life Center or Bethlehem Center, Spartanburg.
2. Box tops for Education – Wallace collects these and trades them for labels for
education with a local elementary school. You may also take them to a school near
you that collects these.
3. Pull tabs from soda cans – These can be given to Ronald McDonald Houses.
4. Gift cards – All five mission projects can use gift cards.
5. New/unused postage stamps – All five missions can use these for mailings that go
out all during the year.
6. Cancelled stamps for Marion Mission Storehouse – Trim the stamps about ¼ inch
around. Do not try to remove the stamp. Sue Owens, Conference E&I
Coordinator, sends these to Marion where they are sold to stamp collectors. No
metered or nonprofit stamps are accepted. The proceeds are used to ship supplies to
Methodist Churches in Zambia and Republic of the Congo.
7. Kroger shoppers, sign up for their community rewards program. Go online to
www.kroger.com/communityrewards and fill out the form. Killingsworth’s number
is 89702. You will be asked for this number if you sign up.
8. Amazon shoppers, go to smile.amazon.com to sign up for a rewards program. When
you make a purchase using your regular Amazon account, look for Killingsworth on
the list of organizations to benefit.
We also talked about the Mission Today Form. Look for more information in the next
issue of Gleanings.
In Christ,
Pat Gundler & Jenny Rawlings
Columbia District E&I Coordinator
Spiritual Growth’s Report
Can you believe that 2014 is almost over? This has got to be one of the busiest times of
the year for me. I have been on the go since the UMW Annual Meeting. In October I
attended the UMW Conference Meeting in Beaufort and had a wonderful time. If you have
not been, try to make it next year, it will be in the Anderson District which should be a little
closer for us. November 8th was District Officers Training for all the Districts in South
Carolina. This is always a time of worship and fellowship and learning from women who
are dedicated United Methodist. We have 12 Districts in SC and each District has a
Spiritual Growth Coordinator. Out of the 12 we had 10 attend training, this is just one
example of the efforts put forth by United Methodist Women. We thank the women of
Chapin UMC for all their hard work and good food.
We will have training for our unit Officers on January 10th 2015 at Rehoboth-Columbia. We
hope to see everyone there. If your unit has not elected a Spiritual Growth Coordinator,
we encourage you to do so, in training she will learn what her responsible are to your unit,
plus she will meet and learn from women whose goals are the same as hers.
In this issue you will find the registration form for Day Apart. You do not want to miss
this one. You ask for more about women and we listened. This is going to be a great day
of fellowship and worship.
Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. God loves you, so do I.
Betty Bradley
Columbia District Spiritual Growth Coordinator
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 29910
843-757-3352
NAME_________________________________E-MAIL____________________________________
MAILING ADDRESS________________________________________________________________
HOME PHONE_______________________CELL PHONE__________________________________
DISTRICT_______________________________CHURCH__________________________________
I am a 1st 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.
IT IS “IMPORTANT” THAT EACH ADULT SEND A REGISTRATION FORM AND FEE
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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.
***IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE HERE***
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
828-452-2881. 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.
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 28745
(PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)
*You may make your lodging reservations at Lake Junaluska by either:
Calling the Lake Junaluska Reservations Department at 800-222-4930 between 8:00 am and
5:00 pm Monday through Friday. The room block for this event will only be held until April 1,
2015. 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.
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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.)
PLEASE NOTE: RETREAT RATES DO NOT INCLUDE
$10.00 REGISTRATION FEE.
PLEASE SEND IT WITH YOUR REGISTRATION FORM!
Message from Secretary of Program Resources
Hello my fellow reading program participants! I just want to reprint some of the
information from June as some of you may have missed it. As many of you already know,
the reading program year has changed. This change comes to us from the Conference level
and seeks to present reading program participants their certificates from the current year at
the district meeting instead of presenting the certificate for reading done the previous year.
Your reading program will cover September 1st each year through July. This gives you a bit
less time to read, but I know that you are up to the challenge! I will need the reports from
your reading program coordinator by August 1st each year from now on. I know that you
may not be able to get the new books in time to read all of your books in the new reading
year, but it is still okay to read from the four previous years as well. If you have any
concerns or questions, please contact me. The best way is by e-mail at:
dssjones726@yahoo.com. I just wanted to say how very proud I am of all of you! This
year we had 125 participants and that is the most I have ever had! Great Job!
There are some great new books on the 2015 list. I hope that you can come to the Officer
Training meeting in January so that you can have an opportunity to see some of the new
books and get any materials you need for your units. If not, you can shop on-line at
www.umwmissionresources.org. I would like to recommend one of the new books in the
Youth category, Leadership Development. Remember you can count Youth books! This
book is about a young teen-aged girl who was home-schooled and lives in a dome-shaped
house with solar panels and a composting toilet! Along with learning about eco-friendly
lifestyles, the book is also informative about the bullying of kids who are different in high
schools. I work with kids who are bullied in my job and know that this is a real issue for
kids today. Have fun reading this year!
Respectfully submitted,
Debbie Jones
Columbia District Secretary of Program Resources
Membership, Nurture, and Outreach Report
UMW wants you to be counted! It is once again time to complete the 2014 Membership
forms. The presidents, MNO coordinators and everyone involved in membership
development are to assist in getting every local unit to report their membership. In the
Columbia District, the SC Conference reported 66 churches and 58 charges at this years’
annual conference, however, only 47 churches reported UMW membership to the
Columbia District for 2013. The Columbia District UMW would like to get 100%
participation from every church for 2014, if you don’t have a unit, report that information
as well, maybe one could be organized at your church or charge; you can contact the
Columbia District MNO coordinator for information.
The membership form is located in this edition of Gleanings and also can be found at
www.umcsc.org/umw .
Completed forms are due February 25, 2015 to the newly elected Columbia District MNO,
Maeward Belk. Her contact information is 224 Meadowbury Drive, Columbia, SC 29203,
803-786-5659 and email address is mbelk@sc.rr.com.
So, make sure your local unit gets counted!
The Columbia District 2015 Local Officer’s Training will be held January 10, 2015 at
Rehoboth UMC-Columbia. The UMW is evolving and changing to become a more flexible
organizational structure, by attending training you will be aware of the changes and can
share the information with your local units. All local officers are asked to attend.
UMW is marching towards its 150th year, it’s more important than ever that we value and
take pride in being members and that we seek to bring others into this great organization.
What UMW offers to its members and those UMW serve is a unique relationship that
blesses all involved!
Peace & Abundant Blessings—
Retired CD MNO Erica Chalmers
Membership Nurture and Outreach Coordinator
2014 Local Membership Census Form
Unit
President
Address:
City:
State / Zip:
Phone:
Email:
Local Unit Name:
District Name:
Conference Name:
Reported by:
Phone:
Email:
Numbers of Members as 01-Jan-14
New Members added
Numbers Lost by Death or
other Reasons
Total Members 31-Dec-2014
0
Unit Type
Are you a: Local, Cluster/Charge, District or Online
Unit:__________________________
Instructions:
Fill in your information and insert
your numbers into shaded area.
Formulas have been created which
will calculate figures.
Send copies by
February 25, 2015
to:
Maeward Belk,
CD MNO
Coordinator
mbelk@sc.rr.com
224 Meadowbury
Drive, Columbia, SC
29203
803-786-5659
Church Report
Francis Burns UMW will have their annual Christmas
program on Sunday, December 21, 2014 at 4:00pm.
5616 Farrow Road
Columbia, SC 29203
CHURCH WOMEN UNITED OF COLUMBIA
Annual Luncheon and Meeting
Friday, January 23, 2014
PLACE
Brookland Banquet and Conference Center
1066 Sunset Boulevard
West Columbia, SC
TIME
Registration at 10:15 AM
Program at 11:00 AM
COST: $15.00
DEADLINE for receiving $15.00 Registration is January 8, 2014
Offering proceeds will be donated to Family Promise of the Midlands
TO REGISTER
Please send check or money order payable to Church Women United to
Ms. Joann Grant, Treasurer, 9190 Windsor Lake Blvd.,
Columbia, SC 29223.
Telephone—(803) 462-6851
Email—grantjoann@belllsouth.net
CHURCH WOMEN UNITED OF COLUMBIA
CALENDAR FOR 2015 CELEBRATIONS
JANUARY 23
ANNUAL MEETING & LUNCHEON
Brookland Banquet Center
1066 Sunset Boulevard
West Columbia, SC 29169
FEBRUARY 6
BIBLE STUDY
Heyward Street UMC
2501 Heyward St.
Columbia, SC 29205
MARCH 6
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
TBA
APRIL11
SPRING LUNCHEON
TBA
MAY 1
MAY FRIENDSHIP DAY
St. John’s Episcopal Church
2827 Wheat Street
Columbia, SC 29205
OCTOBER 2
HUMAN RIGHTS CELEBRATION
Northminster Presbyterian Church
6717 David Street
Columbia, SC 29203
NOVEMBER 6
WORLD COMMUNITY DAY
St. Paul AME Church
835 Kennerly Road
Irmo, S. C. 29063
Celebration Registration and Refreshments at 10:30 A.M. and Program starts at 11
A.M. (Exception: Spring Luncheon time is 11 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.)
COLUMBIA BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY CENTER’S
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
(beginning January 2015)
“EVERY CHILD
DERSERVES A SMILE!…so on Saturday, March
st
21 …”COME AND WALK A MILE”, then sign up to…
 Help CBCC stock the E.E. Taylor Elementary School “winter clothes
closet” two times per year with these requested items:
(children’s underwear, belts, socks, t-shirts,
mittens, hats, gloves)
 Assist with summer camp activities (arts, crafts, puzzles,
storytelling, outdoor games, and simple sewing crafts).
Call the Center today: (803) 807-9582 or sign up at the WALK on March
21st.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2014-2015
December
14
Killingsworth Christmas Open House
3:30PM-5:30PM
January
10 Columbia District Local Officers Training
Rehoboth-Columbia
Columbia District Executive Committee meeting – Immediately following officers training
23 Church Women United Annual Meeting
Brookland Baptist Conference Center
10:30AM Registration
February
24
Bishop Road Show
Columbia District
Shandon UMC
6
Wallace Family Life Special Emphasis
Church Women United Bible Study
Heyward St. UMC 10:30AM
17
SCCUMW Legislative Day Epworth Children’s Home
March
6 World Day of Prayer
7
April
Location TBA
Columbia District Day Apart
10:30AM
Trinity West Columbia
Columbia Bethlehem Center Special Emphasis
21 Columbia District Executive Committee meeting
Chapin
May
1, 2, & 3 Spiritual Growth Retreat
Lake Junaluska, NC
May
16 Come Together Be Together
St Mark UMC Taylors, SC
June
South Carolina Conference of UMC Annual Meeting, Florence, SC
16
July
Shandon UMC
Rural Mission, Inc Special Emphasis
23-25 Mission u
Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg, SC
23-25
September
Columbia District Executive Committee Meeting
Mission u Youth Event
Killingsworth Home Special Emphasis
19 Columbia District Annual Meeting
Shandon UMC
October
20 Columbia District Executive Committee meeting
November
Bethlehem Center Spartanburg Special Emphasis
7 SCCUMW District Officers Training
Shandon UMC
12
December
Killingsworth Holiday Gala Seawells, Columbia, SC
Killingsworth Christmas Open House
Non Profit Org
US Postage PAID
Columbia, SC
Permit No 163
Columbia District UMC
Rhonda & Sharee Washington
4908 Colonial Drive
Columbia, SC 29203
Address Service Requested
Addressee
Street Address
Suite 555
City, State 55555
One Woman" reminds us that together, we can overcome violence and discrimination against
women and look toward a brighter future: "We Shall Shine!
ONE WOMAN…
One woman at a time.
We are One Woman
Your victories lift us all.
We are One Woman
You rise and I stand tall.
We are One Woman
Our dreams are mine
We shall shine
Shine, shine, shine -by Beth Blatt
Remain as One My Sisters,
Rhonda & Sharee Washington, Columbia District Communications Coordinators

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