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Women of the
Missouri United
Methodist Church
Quarterly Newsletter of United
Methodist Women
Columbia, Missouri.
October, 2014
Volume 1, Number 4
I lift up my eyes to the mountains--
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
Psalms 121:1-2
New International Version
Top left: Guest speaker, Phil Steinhaus
with his mother, Carolyn Steinhaus
Bottom left: UMW is a time to come
together for refection and fellowship
Top Right: The program elicited intense
expressions from our UMW members
Bottom Right: Selfe of Wesley Circle
hostesses preparing for the pot-luck
Photos from the UMW general meeting, September 3, 2014
Esther Circle News
Even though we were of for the summer, projects contnued to be created and completed. The Christmas tree wall hang-
ing was completed with hand quiltng and mailed to Sedalia for the upcoming Festval of Sharing Quilt Aucton on October
18, at the Mathewson Exhibiton Center. The aucton starts at 12:30. This is the second year we have contributed a quilt to
this aucton.
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Quilts were completed for Epworth Home with 15 presented to them. Ester Mendoza worked
on this project. We are now startng on pillow shams and travel bags for the children at this
home.
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Our Circle was requested to work on UMW bulletn boards for 3 months. Lauri Murphy com-
pleted the October board and ideas are under way for the next month.
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We contnue to work on the Patricia Project (sanitary napkins
for women in third world countries). The project needs more
terry cloth fabric or towels for completon. The towels do not
have to be new. If you would like to donate please leave in room 303. We also are working
on cross-sttch bookmarks for baptsms. Anyone wantng to help with this project can
contact Jean Gru- enewald or Barb Sanders for supplies and patern.
Esther Circle News:

by Alicia Henderson
Eagle Circle News:

by Diana Revelle
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Even though we were of for the summer, projects
contnued to be created and completed. The Christmas
tree wall hanging was completed with hand quiltng and
mailed to Sedalia for the Festval of Sharing Quilt Auc-
ton on October 18, at the Mathewson Exhibiton Center.
This is the second year we have contributed a quilt to
this aucton.
Quilts were completed for Epworth Home with 15 pre-
sented to them. Ester Mendoza worked on this project.
We are now startng on pillow shams and travel bags for
the children at this home.
Our Circle was requested to work on UMW bulletn
boards for 3 months. Lauri Murphy completed the Octo-
ber board and ideas are under way for the next month.
We contnue to work on the Patricia Project (sanitary
napkins for women in third world countries). The project
needs more terry cloth fabric or towels for completon.
The towels do not have to be new. If you would like to
donate please leave in room 303. We also are working
on cross-sttch bookmarks for baptsms. Anyone wantng
to help with this project can contact Jean Gruenewald or
Barb Sanders for supplies and patern.
The Eagles received an opportunity to share our format across the country when we received a request for
informaton from a UMW member from Newport News, VA. She was seeking informaton in hopes to start
an online circle in her church. Afer joining our circle to get the feel of the format and procedure, she suc-
cessfully launched a new online circle in her unit, which is growing and successful.
Since our face-to-face meetng in June, we have added two members locally Rebekah Hart and Susan
Crigler. Although most of our members work during the day, some are available for hands-on projects during
the week. We will partcipate in working at the Wardrobe in October. We contnue to share together in our
weekly devotons and ofer prayer and encouragement to one another.
Gibson Circles mission project for August was col-
lectng school supplies for
the 22 chil- dren living at
Coyote Hill and it was a great
success! Our contributon
of supplies and cash for this
project totaled $624.25.
The following was on Coyote Hills facebook page.
School starts tomorrow, so today we pass out all
the wonderfully donated items to the kids! Our 4-yr
old defnitely picked the best backpack!
Photos of members
in service
and fellowship
(courtesy of Diana Mooney)
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Gibson Circle News:


by Evete Nissen
Treasurer, Sondra Flaker, exhibits her skill at repairing a fan.
Sondra was one of several members of the executve com-
mitee who volunteered in July at the Wardrobe.
Our UMW unit is hostng the Church Women United (CWU) world
community day on Sunday, November 9, 2014. This event in our
chapel begins at 2:30 p.m. As hostesses, we will provide refreshments
(cookies, fnger foods) in the CLC following the meetng. If you can
volunteer to help with refreshments or as a greeter, please contact
Sally Hook (shook@mchsi.com) by Nov. 2.
Afer a summer break, Searcy-Feely met on Wednesday Sep-
tember 17, 2014. Thirteen members gathered at the United
Methodist Conference Center here in Columbia for a business
meetng, work project and lunch. We counted, bundled and
boxed over 9,900 rice recipes to be distributed through the
Ofce of Creatve Ministries at the Festval of Sharing in Oc-
tober and through other avenues. During our work Jef Baker
- Director of Mission, Service, and Justce Ministries for the
conference - talked to us about the new building project at the
center, which will add space to include the Conference United
Methodist Foundaton Ofce, the Ofce of Creatve Ministries,
and the Festval of Sharing Ofce as well as warehouse space.
Afer the presentaton, we toured the building and got a frst-
hand look at the changes that will be made.
On October 15, Brad Bryan presented a program on Music in
Worship and on November 19, Diana Revelle will present a
program on spiritual formaton using a daily devoton booklet
that the group has been following for the past several months.
Mark your calendars for pecan sales, which will begin on
Sunday November 16. Plain halves and pieces, cinnamon, and
chocolate pecans will be available.
Social Acton News:

by Caryl Bryan
Searcy-Feely Circle News:

by Diana Revelle
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Below are photos from the
Searcy-Feely event
on September 17, 2014.
On the lef are two quilts
purchased during Searcy-
Feelys trip to Missouri Amish
Country in May, 2014.
I want to call your atenton to two recent acton alerts. One is on income
inequality in America and another deals with midterm electons and questons
to ask those who are running for ofce. You can read these by googling United
Methodist Women Acton Alerts, then clicking on the frst opton, Acton Alerts
United Methodist Women. Then click on latest acton alerts and you will fnd a
list on the right hand side of the page. These are interestng and informatve. And
citzens need to be informed!
Read! Read! Read!
Join and Partcipate in the UMW Annual Reading Program You chose to read books listed in each of the 4 categories listed
below. The book ttles chosen for 2015 are listed on the UMW website: htp://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/readingpro-
gram
1. Educaton in Mission
2. Leadership Development
3. Social Acton
4. Spiritual Growth
And I Mean to Be One, Too By Taylor Burton-Edwards
(From the General Board of Discipleship website)
They lived not only in ages past;
there are hundreds of thousands stll.
The world is bright with the joyous saints
who love to do Jesus will.
You can meet them in school, on the street, in a store,
in church, by the sea, in the house next door;
they are saints of God, whether rich or poor,
and I mean to be one too.
-- Verse 3 from I Sing a Song of the Saints of God, UMH 712.
I invite you to consider joining United Methodists and other Christans around the
world to celebrate a Season of Saints. This started with World Communion Sunday
(October 5) and concludes with All Saints Sunday (November 2).
We may easily expand our awareness and celebraton of how Christ has been present
in the lives of people in the church from one single Sunday (All Saints) to a full fve
or six week period. Its a way to round out the Season afer Pentecost with a focus
on how the resurrecton of Jesus Christ has made the world bright with the joyous
saints.
Here is a suggested list of saints from church history and United Methodist history to
consider for each of the fve Sundays this year. *CS = Christan Saint; UMC = UMC Saint
October 5:
*CS: Francis of Assisi; UMC: Mary McLeod Bethune
October 12:
*CS: John Woolman; UMC: Jennie Fowler Willing
October 19:
*CS: Luke the Evangelist; UMC: Lizzie Hofman
October 26:
*CSs: Yona Kanamuzeyi & Dietrich Bonhoefer; UMC: Sarah Crosby
November 2:
*CS: Kahkewaquonaby; UMC: Jocob Albright
You may want to do a litle internet research on the saints who are less well known.
By all means feel free to change any of these names or add others.
In additon to these people, plan also to recognize other saints: from your congregaton or from
friends /family outside of church. You can share your stories online with the wider church at
United Methodist Worship blog. (htp://umcworship.blogspot.com/2011/07/and-i-mean-to-
be-one-too-stories-of.html) Just leave your story in the comments secton. Or share with your
circle. How you recognize these saints each week is up to you. Include them in your prayers;
Send a note; or take the person out for cofee or tea. If you keep a devotonal journal write
about their infuence on your faith life.
There are many ways to remember the saints in our lives choose what is best for you.
Spiritual Growth...by Terri Williams
2014 UMW Dates to Remember:
November 5:
Executve. Commitee.,
Rm 107/109 CLC, 9:00a
November 9:
2:30-4:30 p.m.
Church Women United-
World Community Day
Hosted by MUMC UMW
Please volunteer to bring refresh-
ments (shook@mchsi.com)
November 16:
Pecan Sales -
Searcy-Feely & Vals Circles
December 3:
Executve Commitee. MPR 9:30a
General Meetng, MPR 10:30a
Pot Luck 12:00p
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Read! Read! Read!
by Pat Timberlake
Join and Partcipate in the UMW
Annual Reading Program.
You choose to read books listed
in each of the 4 categories below.
The book ttles chosen for 2015
are listed on the UMW website:
htp://www.unitedmethodist-
women.org/readingprogram
1. Educaton in Mission
2. Leadership Development
3. Social Acton
4. Spiritual Growth