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Spartanburg District December 2014
The Spark
Spartanburg District
Executive Committee
President-Barbara Holley
V. President– Vickie Harvey
Secretary-Reba Turner
Treasurer-Jamie Fleetwood
Communications-Deb Jolley
Program Resources– Sylvia
Landrum
Social Action– Angela Allen
Spiritual Growth– Eunice
White
Education & Interpretation –
Annie Crocker
Membership Nurture &
Outreach Peggy Miller
Nominations –Carmen
Amos
Education & Interpretation
Sue Owens –conference
Dear Ladies,
Where has the time gone? It is hard to believe that another year has passed us
by. We had a very good turn-out for our District Annual Meeting and I would
like to thank Tonda Davis, President, Silver Hill Memorial UMW and all of her
ladies for hosting this event. I pray that each of you had a blessed Thanksgiving
and remembered to give thanks to our Lord and Saviour for all of your many,
many blessings.
I would like to thank each of you who provided an auction item for the Auction
for a Cause to benefit the Bethlehem Center. We do not have a final figure, but,
according to Patrena, we had a lot of nice items in the Auction and this year
could be a banner year for our fund-raising efforts.
I am also glad to report that we “finally” have a communications coordinator.
Deb Jolly has agreed to fill this position, so, hopefully, we can get back on track
with the “Spark.” I would like to personally thank Carmen Wannamaker and
Tonda Davis for taking on this task. Thank you so much ladies for seeing a need
and taking action.
Although the holiday season is over, let us not forget those around us who are
not as fortunate as we are. Thanks to you who helped Bethlehem Center at
Christmas. They always need our help and the number children and Seniors
they serve have almost doubled. Please give them a call. I am sure that Patre-
na would welcome your gift or gifts. If your unit has extra funds, all of our
South Carolina mission projects can use a “little something extra” this time of
year. When we give sacrificially, God blesses us beyond measure.
I was pleased to see all who turned out at our District Officer Training. Attend-
ing our UMW events is an excellent way to find out what is going on with United
Methodist Women around the state, nation and world. If no one from you unit
attended please make sure you all the forms that we handed out for the coming
year. I will be giving each President a President’s Report that needs to be filled
out throughout the year and turned in to me in September of 2015. This report
is very important as I have to make a District report to the Conference and
would love for it to be accurate. If your Unit has not been a 5 Star Unit, Mission
Today Unit or a Diamond Unit, Officer training is where you can learn about the
requirements of becoming one and get wonderful ideas from others in your
group.
I pray each of you had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Blessed New
Year. Thank you for being the hands and feet of Christ in this broken world in
which we live.
Barbara Holley, President Spartanburg District.
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Spartanburg District United Methodist Women
2015 Budget
Program Expense
District Officer Training Workshop $50.00
District Annual Meeting $320.00
District Fall Retreat $750.00
$1,120.00
Program Resources & Literature
Handbooks-Executive Committee $100.00
Postage & Expense of Literature $175.00
$275.00
Representatives to School of Mission
District Officers $1,175.00
Under Forty Scholarships $200.00
$1,375.00
Representatives to Other Conferences
Conference Officer Training
Other Conferences/Assembly $200.00
$200.00
Newsletter (The Spark) $806.00
$806.00
Officer’s Expense
Postage, Travel, & Supplies $150.00
$150.00
Audit $50.00
$50.00
Miscellaneous
Outgoing Officers Recognition $160.00
Contingencies $75.00
$235.00
Total $4,211.00
District Pledge to Missions $35,000.00
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OFFERINGS from District Retreat and Annual Meeting – 2014
The “love offerings” from both the District Spiritual Growth Retreat and An-
nual Meeting during September was total of $1351.00. As per Spartanburg
District UMW STANDING RULES and POLICIES, Section V – D., we have
sent half ($675) to Bethlehem Center – Spartanburg and divided remaining
half ($169 each) to Wallace Life, Killingswoth, St. John Rural Mission, and
Bethlehem Center – Columbia, SC.
Ladies,
As we fast approach the end of another wonderful year, I wish to thank
everyone who has been instrumental in making it one of the best yet.
We had a lot of success in everything we came together to do. I especially want to thank those
persons who participated in the Fall Spiritual Life Retreat. Our theme was "A Woman's Place
With God" and we had women who knew they had a place and loved being in the presence of
God. We had a total attendance of 72 ladies which included 6 first timers and 2 under 40.
Everything was magnificent!! Rev. Kempi Shepard, our Keynote Speaker, brought an awesome
massage and our Session Leaders were dynamic! We thank Sue Owens and Eugenia Young for
the wonderful presentations. They made so many hearts burn, yearning for more, that by your
evaluations, you have asked for a part two of the sessions for next year,
We will see what direction the Lord leads us in, with your thoughts in high consideration. We
also thank our Vesper Leader, Devotion Leader and musicians. Everyone, you made it a
success! Saturday Night entertainment was out of this
world!!! So much fun, so much laughter, so much sharing! I know we
blessed God's heart with all that was done and we look forward to a
even better experience next year.
Please note
The South Carolina Retreat Committee is making preparations for the 2015 SCCUMW Spiritual Growth
Retreat at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina. Retreat II will be a repeat of Retreat I. Our UMW National
President Mrs. Yvette Rich-ards, from Kansas City, Missouri, will be the keynote speaker. The theme for
2015 retreat is; “ Fill My Cup Lord; with Faith, Hope and Love!” Please come and partake in this spirit filled
event in which your cup will overflow from Godly teaching on faith, hope and love.
Retreat I is May 1 – 2, 2015 Retreat II- May 2 – 3, 2015 Lake Junaluska, North Carolina
Grace and Peace,
Mrs. Eunice Y. White, Spiritual Growth Coordinator
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President Barbara Holley 118, Tanglewood Road, Union 29379 427-0472 bholley54@yahoo.com
Vice President Vickie Harvey 440 Goldmine Road Sptbg 29307 266-1870 veth1950@yahoo.com
Secretary Reba Turner
Treasurer Jamie Fleetwood
Mission
Coordinators
Spiritual Growth Eunice White 618 Andre Court, Sptbg 29301 345-2149 eunicewhite17@gmail.com
*Social Action Peggy Miller 111 Somerset Dr., Lyman 29365 439-9252 mamabear_29642@yahoo.com
*Educ. & Interpretation Annie Crocker
*Mem. Nur. & Outreach Angela Allen 2358 W Croft Circle Sptbg 29302 585-9720 Angela.Allen@charter.net
Chair, Nominations Carmen W. Amos wannamakeramos@msn.com
Program Resources Sylvia Landrum 291 Blakley Rd. Inman SC 29349 921-2054 Sylvia.Landrum@spartanburg2.k12.sc.us
Communications Deb Jolley
Cluster Leaders
Cluster 1
Cluster 2 Willamae Mackey 229 Southgate Drive, Roebuck 29376 576-2735 Wgmackey@charter.net
Cluster 3 Diane Twitty 1921 Hwy 11 W. Chesnee 29323 948-4311 dtwitty222@yahoo.com.
Cluster 4 Reba Turner 154 Santuc Dr. Union SC 29379 427-5571 icarve@bellsouth.net
* Cluster 5 Veralie Littlejohn 214 Comelia Circle, Gaffney 29340 489-7228
Cluster 6 Cynthia Lyles 124 Loblolly Dr. Sptbg Sc 29303 582-6735
Committee on Nominations
Ollie Gist 2077 Southport Rd spartg. 29306 345-2342
Diane Enlow PO Box 122 Pacolet, SC 29300 474-1929 eenlow4655@bellsouth.net
Lucy Whitehead 521 Toluca St. Union 29379 427-7178 cnasissy@charter.net
Gladys Walker 181 Flint Ridge Court, Sptbg 29301 583-0111 gwwalker@aol.com
Tonda Davis PO Box 664 Pacolet, SC 29372 590-7974 Todavis@ddsn.sc.gov
Shirley Crosby 361 E. Myles Lane, Sptgb 29303 978-2690 shirleycrosby52@yahoo.com
Ex-Officio:
Dr. Paul Harmon District Superintendent of Spartanburg District UMC 583-5109
364 S. Pine Street, Spartanburg 29302 spdist@umcsc.org
Rebecca Rochester Dean, Mission U 307 Pine Street, Union, SC 29379 466-6981
billsau-
to4u@aol.c
om
Shirley Crosby
SC Conference Representative
Bethlem Center , Spartanburg303
Sue Owens - SC Conference, Coordinator, Education and Interpretation 1286 Montview St. 5835460
Jessica Wise Youth Member jessicawise@rocketmail,.com
Patrena Mims - Executive Director, Bethlehem Center 583-5460
397 Highland Avenue, spartanbuarg SC 29304
*Denotes New Nominee
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Heavenly and Hellish Soup
A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, “Lord, I would like to
know what Heaven and Hell are like.” The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened
one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round
table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of soup which smelled delicious and made
the holy man’s mouth water. The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They
appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were
strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of soup and take a
spoonful but because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons
back into their mouths. The holy man shuddered at their misery and suffering. The Lord said.
“You have seen Hell.” They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the
same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of soup which made
the holy man’s mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long handled spoons,
but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The holy man
said, “ I don’t understand.” “It is simple,” said the Lord, “it requires but one skill. You see, they
have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves.”
We Need You!
Ladies. Young in age and Young in heart. We
want you to come and join your Spartanburg Dis-
trict United Methodist Women Officer Team.
We need your ENTHUSIASM AND KNOWLEDGE
from your cluster and local units.
If interested the position of Communications re-
mains open. If you would like to help with the
Spark to learn how it is done, you are welcome to
join Tonda Davis and I in its creation.
Contact: Carmen Wannamaker-Amos District
Nominations Chair, at 864 270-1065 or wan-
namakeramos@msn.com
Barbara Holley—bholley54@yahoo.com or call
Monday thru Friday between 8 am & 4pm at (864)
583-6017
Vickie Harvey 864 579-7199
What’s Happening?
If you have events hap-
pening in your church or
unit and you would like to
have them published in the
Spark, please contact
Debra Jolley at
umwspark@gmail.com
We would love to hear from
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Presidents! Mark Your Calendars
On January 10th the Spartanburg District Officers Training will be held at
United Methodist Church of the Covenant located at 9020 Asheville Hwy
toward Inman SC. We will begin at 9:00 AM with registration and refresh-
ments. There will be groups divided and meetings with your district coun-
terpart.
We encourage all our local officers to attend even if you have held your of-
fice for many, many years. Things do change.
Please keep our UMW in your prayers as we prepare for our upcoming
year.
Any questions?? Please call Vickie Harvey @ 864-266-1870.
Killingsworth Circle of Care
On January 24th, Trinity UMC in Spartanburg will be hosting the first
Killingsworth Circle of Care. Some of you heard about this from Jan Har-
mon at the Annual Meeting as well as the retreat. If you are interested in
what this group is doing and the support that the UMW gives them as one
of our missions please come. Dianne Mosley and several of the ladies from
Killingsworth will be there to talk with. This is the first meeting of its
kind and Spartanburg District would love to “set the bar” for the other dis-
tricts to follow. Trinity will provide a lunch but we need to know if you
are coming. Contact Jan Harmon using her e-mail address: umpreach-
erswife@yahoo.com.
A big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who helped make our Annual
Meeting a success. There were 201 people registered and we were very
happy to have so many clergy attending.
Also, we would like to thank Silver Hill Memorial UMC for hosting our
event. Tonda Davis and the UMW there made us all feel very welcome.
We really enjoyed our evening.
I am very blessed to have such wonderful people to work with on our Dis-
trict Team as well as our local UMWs. Together, we can do all things
through him.
Vickie Harvey,
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An Invitation to join a special designated circle
The Circle of Care!
The Killingsworth Auxiliary is coming to a district near you!
Because Killingsworth is a South Carolina Conference Advanced Special Ministry, and also one
of five designated missions for South Carolina Conference United Methodist Women, we are of-
ten given opportunities to present our ministry to congregations, and also to groups within local
churches (UMW circles, Sunday School classes, etc.). In most cases individuals introduced to our
program in these settings hear our story that one time, may give a financial or in-kind gift that one
time, but do not have an accessible opportunity to continue their connection with our mission be-
yond that.
However, the stories of the women of Killingsworth resonate with many who would welcome an
opportunity to have an ongoing relationship with our ministry. National statistics indicate that
one in four women are victims of sexual assault and every 3 minutes a woman is a victim of do-
mestic violence. The number of women in prison is higher than it ever has been, and most groups
of family and friends include someone who has struggled with mental illness or the illness of ad-
diction.
Everybody knows somebody -- in their families, in their circle of friends, or even themselves --
who are or were potential residents of Killingsworth. For whatever reason - even if they do not
know someone personally -- many have “a heart” for our mission, and feel called to continue a
relationship with us. However, currently there is not a vehicle for easily doing that. To meet that
need we are revisiting an idea that had a fledgling welcome fifteen years ago, but fizzled for lack
of organization. Today we are getting organized!
The women of Killingsworth are often told -- because it is true -- that they are surrounded “by so
great a cloud of witnesses” who are supporting and praying for them. We would like to make
that “cloud” a more tangible witness of support by organizing those who feel called to connect
with our mission in meaningful ways. We are calling a Circle of Care into a new reality to offer
in ways large and small opportunities for those whose hearts are with us to find avenues to serve
with us.
The Circle of Care around Killingsworth will be attractive to those who do not like to go to meet-
ings, but who do like to make a difference in the lives of those who long “to experience freedom
as whole persons through Jesus Christ.” Circle members will be given more information about
our program, and more insight into why women come to Killingsworth in the first place. We will
provide forums for members to meet and hear from residents and learn how the ministry of Kill-
ingsworth affects their lives. In most cases, we will communicate over the Internet to save post-
age and trees and allow members to share information with others easily.
The only expectation of membership is your active heartfelt support and your prayers........
oh, and that you “like us” on Facebook.
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Organization:
Members of The Circle of Care would
* Receive monthly updates and pictures of activities at Killingsworth
* Meet once a year in each district. Staff and residents travel to the district
- gather in a local church for a meal -- probably lunch on a Saturday, but that is flexible.
- hear updates on Killingsworth: program, property, and plans.
- be among the first to learn of any big changes
- sit with residents and staff at a meal and visit.
- hear a presentation from a resident about her journey
- have the opportunity to ask questions of residents and staff.
No stressful expectations: no dues; no committee meetings; no reports to file; no budgets to
meet. Only voluntary gifts as each individual is led.
Opportunities:
** Share our story: keep your congregation infor med about the ministr y of Killingsworth --
the program, the stories, events, and fundraisers
** Tell others what we need: organize in-kind donations in your local church to help meet
particular needs (we will get it picked up, if you can’t get to Columbia)
** Share information about fundraisers: find and encour age sponsor s and four somes for the
golf tournament, paddlers for the Boatload of Fun, and guests for the annual holiday Gala
** Participate yourself: play golf; paddle down the Saluda River; attend the Gala; donate to
the silent auction (make a wreath, find sponsors, gather gift certificates); organize local
fundraisers to benefit Killingsworth in general or for a specific project (like -- new twin
mattresses or new pots and pans, or paint for bedrooms); include the ministry of
Killingsworth in your estate planning; help your local church plan for Advanced Special
Ministries Sunday every November; pray for the women of Killingsworth.
** Recruit new members for the Cir cle of Car e
NEXT MEETING: SPARTANBURG DISTRICT
January 24, 2015 at Trinity UMC, Spartanburg
FLORENCE DISTRICT
March – details to follow
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Education and Interpretation
A special thank you to all the UMW units that participated in the Mission Today program and
received certificates at the Annual Meeting. We encourage even more participation in 2015.
So, let's get busy, begin making your plans and get those forms filled out. Please find
form enclosed for your convenience.
All about Missions!
Please encourage all your Church and friends to save their used postage stamps. These used
stamps are forwarded to Sue Owens. And she requests that we not attempt to peel the stamp
from the mail. Instead tear the corner of the letter leaving some margin around the stamp. Pro-
ceeds from the sale of the stamps are being used to send items of clothing, shoes, and other
supplies to a Mission in Africa. You may send these stamps directly to me or Sue Owens.
Blessings and Peace,
Annie Crocker, Education and Interpretation Coordinator
The Purpose of the United Methodist Women
“The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a community of women
whose purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Je-
sus Christ; to develop a creative, supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of
mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.”
T H E S P A R K
Hello from Program Resources,
2015 Reading Program Books are Available!
The Reading Program encourages members to think critically about cur-
rent issues through an annual selection of member-reviewed books. It of-
fers an excellent opportunity to deepen your spirituality and to broaden
your understanding of our mission work.
Sylvia Landrum — Program Resources
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MISSION TODAY ACTION FORM
Unit President______________________________________________Date____________
Unit_Name_____________________________________Number of members in unit________
Units, which include all circles, must complete at least 10 of the following items.
All units must complete #1.
Your unit
____1. Made and met its Pledge to Mission.
____2. Used the Prayer Calendar at each General Membership Meeting of the unit to pray
for people in mission and for our mission work with women, children and youth.
____3. Added at least one or more members to its roll.
____4. Had at least one member who subscribes to Response Magazine.
____5. Had at least one member (other than a conference or district officer) attend Mission
u and/or a district or local mission study.
____6. Had at least one member (other than a conference or district officer) attend the Dis-
trict Annual Meeting.
____7. Had at least one member (other than a conference or district officer) attend the Con-
ference Annual Meeting.
____8. Had at least two members who wrote to at least five people listed in the Prayer Cal-
endar at least once during the year.
____9. Participated in the Campaign for Children.
___10. Is a Five Star Unit, contributing to all five channels of Mission Giving.
___11. Had at least one person complete one of the plans in the Reading Program.
___12. Invited a district or conference officer, other than a member of the unit, to one unit
meeting during the year.
Your unit, circle, or subgroup
___13. Included a Response Moment where an article from Response Magazine was lifted
up as a way to tell the mission story in at least three meetings
___14. Had at least two programs from the Program Book.
___15. Implemented the Charter for Racial Justice Policies in at least two ways.
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Peggy Miller, Social Action Chairperson
Address: 111 Somerset Dr.
Lyman, SC 29365
Phone #: 864-439-9252 Cell: 864-414-4122
Email: mamabear_29642@yahoo.com
THE SPARK
BASIC STRUCTURE**
Unit President
Name____________________________________
Address__________________________________
City/State____________ _____________________
Telephone_________________________________
E-mail Address____________________________
Unit Vice-President
Name____________________________________
Address__________________________________
City/State__________ _____________________
Telephone________________________________
E-mail Address____________________________
Secretary
Name____________________________________
Address__________________________________
City/State____________ _____________________
Telephone_________________________________
E-mail Address____________________________
Treasurer
Name____________________________________
Address__________________________________
City/State__________ _____________________
Telephone________________________________
E-mail Address____________________________
Secretary of Program Resources
Name____________________________________
Address__________________________________
City/State____________ _____________________
Telephone_________________________________
E-mail Address____________________________
Chairperson, Nominations
Name____________________________________
Address__________________________________
City/State__________ _____________________
Telephone________________________________
E-mail Address____________________________
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PAGE 2: YOUR LOCAL CHURCH
____________________________________________________
THE SPARK
EXPANDED STRUCTURE: Mission Coordinators
Spiritual Growth
Name____________________________________
Address__________________________________
City/State____________ _____________________
Telephone_________________________________
E-mail Address____________________________
Education and Interpretation
Name____________________________________
Address__________________________________
City/State__________ _____________________
Telephone________________________________
E-mail Address____________________________
Social Action
Name____________________________________
Address__________________________________
City/State____________ _____________________
Telephone_________________________________
E-mail Address____________________________
Membership, Nurture, and Outreach
Name____________________________________
Address__________________________________
City/State__________ _____________________
Telephone________________________________
E-mail Address____________________________
Circle Leader
Name____________________________________
Address__________________________________
City/State____________ _____________________
Telephone_________________________________
E-mail Address____________________________
Circle Leader****
Name____________________________________
Address__________________________________
City/State__________ _____________________
Telephone________________________________
E-mail Address____________________________
******************************
**The Basic Structure is for units with 15 or fewer active members. The President and one
or more additional officers care for the
Function of administration, program, finance, record keeping, and nominations.
****List any additional Circle Leaders on a separate sheet.
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Education & Interpretation
Sue Owens
MISSIONS R US
Never let it be said that United Methodist Women don’t take on a cause and work toward its success! Any
doubt to the contrary would have been erased with the recent gathering of cancelled stamps that were be-
stowed upon me at the Annual Meeting! Bags and envelopes filled with trimmed and untrimmed stamps
appeared from many car trunks and suitcases. Ladies were seen sitting under the tent next to the registra-
tion area contentedly trimming stamps and talking to their friends. They were even smiling as they per-
formed their task. One lady was even heard to say that she really enjoyed trimming stamps. This is an
easy way for us to be involved in mission. Those who benefit from the sale of these stamps don’t have a
clue that this project has involved so many people in lands so far away. All they know is that they have
shoes for their feet, protecting them from boring parasites, clothes on their backs, and medical supplies to
treat their ills. The last shipment that went out contained well-drilling equipment, providing fresh water to a
land thirsting for a better way of life. The little part that we play in collecting these stamps does make a big
difference in many lives. Keep those scissors snipping, Ladies! Maybe you could even schedule a stamp-
trimming party with your local unit.
It is getting close to the end of the year. Each unit is encouraged to empty their treasury, leaving only
enough for start-up money for the next year. Please remember our mission projects with cash donations,
gift cards, and new stamps for their mailing purposes. Please send your gifts through the proper chan-
nels—to your District treasurer and on to Maureen Thomas.
With Christmas around the corner, think about
“adopting” a client from one of our Mission Projects and providing Christmas for that person,
sponsoring a Christmas party for the children or adults who participate at these places,
decorating (and un-decorating) the facilities for Christmas,
doing whatever you can to make the lives of the people affected by these facilities a little happier during the up-
coming holiday season.
From Recycling Central, I thank you for all that you do.
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LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY DAY 2015
“AM I MY SISTER’S KEEPER?”
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Epworth Children’s Home
2900 Milwood 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.
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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
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THE SPARK
Greetings Beautiful Ladies!!!
It was great to see all who were in attendance at our SCCUMW 42nd Annual Meeting. For those of you
that could not make it, guess what?…….WE MISSED YOU! As always, we had an awesome time togeth-
er. This year our theme was, “And What Does the Lord Require of You?” with the scriptural refer-
ence coming from Micah 6:8. In response to this theme we, the Limitless Team chose to host a cereal
drive. As we extended the invitation for you to assist us with this project, your response was ABSO-
LUTELY OVERWHELMING!!! We would like to say THANK YOU to ALL who donated cereal, made a
monetary contribution, said a prayer, or simply passed the word. At the Annual Meeting, with YOUR
assistance and donations, we collected 927 boxes of cereal and $47.85 in cash. Your continued kind-
ness and generosity is greatly appreciated! Thank you for helping us to do that which the Lord re-
quires of US! WE APPLAUD YOU!!!
UPDATE: Please note that we have revised our previous SC Limitless tri-fold brochure. The new
brochure remains uniform in color, but now represents the national age range for Limitless UMW,
which is 14 to 30 years. These brochures are available and ready for distribution. Please help us share
the information around the SCCUMW.
Lastly, on a personal note, I would like to thank YOU, my fellow sisters of the SCCUMW, for the Spe-
cial Mission Recognition Pin (SMRP) that I was presented with at our Annual Meeting. Thank you for
the kind gesture of love, which simply expressed to me, that I make you proud! It was a great sur-
prise, but with an even greater honor, and with esteemed respect for our purpose as UMW, I will
wear my SMRP. Together, WE are doing that which the Lord requires of us. To God be the glory!
Please know that I enjoy working with and learning from you great women. I wish that I could hug you
all right now, but since I can’t; wrap your arms around yourself and squeeze REALLY tight, and know
that I LOVE YOU! If you should see one of our fellow sisters, share my hug and a smile with her too!
Love, peace and blessing to you all!
Azaviea Brown
Young Adult Member
SCCUMW Limitless Team Join the Facebook campaign!
Like Limitless SC on Facebook.
Chat with them the 2nd Saturday of
every month.
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