tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143116192024-03-20T03:28:14.336-04:00GASTONIA DISTRICT U.M.W.The Gastonia District United Methodist Women are 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.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-38006561070048218982011-02-04T08:38:00.002-05:002011-02-04T08:42:02.178-05:002011 First Quarter Newsletter OnlineThe first quarter newsletter is online at www.wnccumw.org.<br />Go to Districts in the menu on the left, and then click on Gastonia.<br />You could go directly to the site by typing in this URL:<br /><br />http://www.wnccumw.org/district%20news/gas_201101.pdf.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-72376579660727521552010-08-17T22:30:00.000-04:002010-08-17T22:36:29.813-04:00DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Gastonia District Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, August 19. Registration begins at 6:00 pm. Dinner will be served at 6:30 pm. Reservations ($7.00) are to be sent to Martha Houser, 2421 Country Club Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092 by August 13.<br /><br />Our speaker will be Mildred Carter, WNCC UMW President. The Love Offering will given to Undesignated Mission Giving in honor of Deaconess Lynn Sloan Barnes, who led our Mission Study. We will be showing our love and prayerful support for Lynn as she battles leukemia.<br /><br />The Hands-On Mission will be school supplies for Bethlehem Center.<br /><br />The Gastonia District Annual Meeting will be held in the McKendree UMC Family Life Center in Lincoln County. It is located at Exit 28 off US 321. Traveling north, turn left at the end of the ramp. McKendree is about a quarter of a mile on the right. Alternately, from Lincolnton, take Old 321 toward Maiden. McKendree will be on your left just before new US 321. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-80066398301038843652010-08-17T21:37:00.000-04:002010-08-17T22:39:05.177-04:00MILDRED CARTER<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahcZUXRFMplpaLBSCsWcKzZ6nHBAXtmc_4x03npBS2rORL6WY2odIYPEaoc2kQ1_78-ZDwZ91rEPX87IjGa91I8GPU-IIQssO_FH4aNGttlwKskwLANiLGHw94SEMoshQzjOBkg/s1600/Mildred+Carter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahcZUXRFMplpaLBSCsWcKzZ6nHBAXtmc_4x03npBS2rORL6WY2odIYPEaoc2kQ1_78-ZDwZ91rEPX87IjGa91I8GPU-IIQssO_FH4aNGttlwKskwLANiLGHw94SEMoshQzjOBkg/s400/Mildred+Carter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506573534089016258" border="0" /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Our speaker for the District Annual Meeting will be Mildred Carter, Western North Carolina Conference President.</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-11213503636041105942010-08-17T21:00:00.000-04:002010-08-17T22:36:55.263-04:00LINDA CARPENTER<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjV00TPayGrjJB9TmvrMyoWuyMYVPWVm4mWmGADRj07RyZBvHgdocwANDmuaTaprmriLOQ2EsHobmn6rvfzjr4u0MRhJK5NF4ENOBwD-AJKeUmbJvOZndgPEv9IFJHltl1bPfcg/s1600/Linda+Carpenter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjV00TPayGrjJB9TmvrMyoWuyMYVPWVm4mWmGADRj07RyZBvHgdocwANDmuaTaprmriLOQ2EsHobmn6rvfzjr4u0MRhJK5NF4ENOBwD-AJKeUmbJvOZndgPEv9IFJHltl1bPfcg/s320/Linda+Carpenter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506572164404412258" border="0" /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Annual Meeting Program for August 19, 2010, is dedicated to Linda Carpenter, outgoing Communications Coordinator in graditude for her four years of excellent service to the UMW of the Gastonia District. Thank you, Linda!</span><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-31977557293717601562010-07-02T10:48:00.004-04:002010-07-02T11:00:38.367-04:00DISTRICT NEWSLETTER - JULY, 2010<span style="font-weight:bold;">The July edition of the Gastonia District Newsletter is available online at http://www.wnccumw.org/District%20News/GAS_201003.pdf. The first link on the left will take you there.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-13059593550640797282010-04-22T10:45:00.004-04:002010-07-02T10:58:42.975-04:00DISTRICT NEWSLETTER - APRIL, 2010<span style="font-weight: bold;">The latest Gastonia District Newsletter is online at the conference website. You can go straight to the newsletter by clicking on the second link at the right.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-58904747553665704212010-04-22T10:41:00.000-04:002010-04-22T10:42:42.978-04:002010 UMW LOGO<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVq5PEd0w6DMQsxyDWMbS2S5CG4Nb0SxywGq8GjB_eZpcwMKZHIwSzXz8aNMmi3lM6nAwZ98xkMxEpmr552ZgvN7WleW_pMiaApy1BF5oi1U2KToMinaBMNUxiKpV913Fr3NvKQ/s1600-h/logo-Final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 361px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVq5PEd0w6DMQsxyDWMbS2S5CG4Nb0SxywGq8GjB_eZpcwMKZHIwSzXz8aNMmi3lM6nAwZ98xkMxEpmr552ZgvN7WleW_pMiaApy1BF5oi1U2KToMinaBMNUxiKpV913Fr3NvKQ/s400/logo-Final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426049880598370466" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-62717367673754088052010-04-22T10:35:00.001-04:002010-04-22T10:41:58.098-04:002010 THEME SCRIPTURE AND HYMN<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><br />SISTERS WITH A PURPOSE</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">District Prayer Breakfast - Sisters in Prayer<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> District Mission Study - Sisters in Mission<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">District Annual Meeting - Sisters Together</span><br /><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Scripture: I Corinthians 12: 4 - 7</span><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit gives them.<br />There are different ways of serving, but the same Lord is served.<br />There are different abilities to perform service,<br />but the same God gives ability to everyone for their particular service.<br />The Spirit's presence is shown in some way in each person for the good of all.<br />(Good News Bible - Today's English Version)<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">Hymn: "Many Gifts, One Spirit"</span> </span><br /><span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-style: italic;"><br />United Methodist Hymnal p. 114</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: italic;">ccc</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">God of change and glory, God of time and space,<br />When we fear the future, give to us your grace.<br />In the midst of changing ways<br />give us still the grace to praise.<br />Many gifts, one Spirit, one love known in many ways.<br />In our difference is blessing, from diversity we praise<br />One Giver, one Lord, one Spirit, one Word<br />known in many ways, hallowing our days.<br />For the Giver, for the gifts, praise, praise, praise!<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ccc</span><br />God of many colors, God of many signs,<br />You have made us different, blessing many kinds.<br />As the old ways disappear,<br />Let your love cast out our fear.<br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span><span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Many gifts, one Spirit, one love known in many ways.<br />In our difference is blessing, from diversity we praise<br />One Giver, one Lord, one Spirit, one Word<br />known in many ways, hallowing our days.<br />For the Giver, for the gifts, praise, praise, praise!<br /></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span><span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">xxx</span><br />Freshness of the morning, newness of each night,<br />You are still creating endless love and light.<br />This we see, as shadows part,<br />Many gifts from one great heart.<br /></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span><span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Many gifts, one Spirit, one love known in many ways.<br />In our difference is blessing, from diversity we praise<br />One Giver, one Lord, one Spirit, one Word<br />known in many ways, hallowing our days.<br />For the Giver, for the gifts, praise, praise, praise!<br /></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"></span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-11227815257893717952010-04-22T10:35:00.000-04:002010-04-22T10:37:00.796-04:00PURPOSE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaKRzcXwdBPZl1rYY8uJfQMWHZVqM_pDO1FMcsP4Uc7jo9PBXry-uF5zEtWHEJRT_YJpj_NNr6NM3j8xNAW_4EDV7Uh6js8sNOO-xFYassR6vXYynfyE5v2ymvhHVJjwEzNO_i0g/s1600-h/purpose.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaKRzcXwdBPZl1rYY8uJfQMWHZVqM_pDO1FMcsP4Uc7jo9PBXry-uF5zEtWHEJRT_YJpj_NNr6NM3j8xNAW_4EDV7Uh6js8sNOO-xFYassR6vXYynfyE5v2ymvhHVJjwEzNO_i0g/s400/purpose.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425675936544328930" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-36212905635625897212010-04-22T10:29:00.002-04:002010-04-22T10:33:30.996-04:00DISTRICT MISSION STUDY PHOTOS<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFDgtAkvmbDqnnNJHEzU5qucr4t0u3nIrl_0edPgvifgmlw_2rjYxYKaVT4eJ_-tuW5qa0IujESnoVX_vFacFqLAi15Cdhsf-B2iGsyPuPykEU3w0Hn2n3_iAH5Kx0SQnUu6sRg/s1600/IMG_6468.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFDgtAkvmbDqnnNJHEzU5qucr4t0u3nIrl_0edPgvifgmlw_2rjYxYKaVT4eJ_-tuW5qa0IujESnoVX_vFacFqLAi15Cdhsf-B2iGsyPuPykEU3w0Hn2n3_iAH5Kx0SQnUu6sRg/s400/IMG_6468.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462969188909650594" border="0" /></a>Gastonia District President Jane Smith and Mission Study Leader Lynn Sloan Barnes<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ieUT7a-fdp_Q9Xq83aYCjsmEMeGHqxatgrZGkqA7-RXxYUfiYdn-QxYLe6hRZXrVVRRH82IeE0K0kh8Ye-Hg_9sE1uaQtWfylmji95xxKF3tkGW3jsl11unDq06TcxRbz-PUeA/s1600/IMG_6461.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ieUT7a-fdp_Q9Xq83aYCjsmEMeGHqxatgrZGkqA7-RXxYUfiYdn-QxYLe6hRZXrVVRRH82IeE0K0kh8Ye-Hg_9sE1uaQtWfylmji95xxKF3tkGW3jsl11unDq06TcxRbz-PUeA/s400/IMG_6461.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462969184562662482" border="0" /></a>Gift to Mission card display at District Mission Study<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlakXvY2U8gPWJQfi7tKARfBtAwngbhH6md3baFZZcR-F7K_VWozMwmYBPCQXw49bALZDjS01pKWpAZZWSyIWEzjVJx-9g0eJAZ2UZ8gjbo4jGnLmbGK5k59pTdmDNx6MqJv3Pw/s1600/IMG_6464.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlakXvY2U8gPWJQfi7tKARfBtAwngbhH6md3baFZZcR-F7K_VWozMwmYBPCQXw49bALZDjS01pKWpAZZWSyIWEzjVJx-9g0eJAZ2UZ8gjbo4jGnLmbGK5k59pTdmDNx6MqJv3Pw/s400/IMG_6464.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462969175497802242" border="0" /></a>Part of Hands-On Mission donations to the Crisis Pantry at Lincoln County Social Sevices<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-15489882591971483372010-04-22T09:30:00.000-04:002010-04-22T10:35:27.164-04:002010 DISTRICT MISSION STUDY<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:130%;" >The Gastonia District Mission Study was on Sunday afternoon, April 18, from 2 PM until 6 PM. It was sponsored by the Crouse UMW and the Pleasant Grove UMW at Crouse United Methodist Church. The subject of the Mission Study was "Food and Faith." The study leader was Deaconess Lynne Sloan Barnes from Wilkes County.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-12855974530685160832010-04-22T09:20:00.001-04:002010-04-22T10:37:50.683-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKIgzV96vb0XlKTJ0fXWbaZtaTxHaBkZokkWRDQPvrYeAyDjqiIa1ZUmEMe8BkbfMTPR2l_T9M8OWKcR_zYCWO63U7r95PcYhlH3VEZpiruWbhcXX9fNXYbCcyIIoBxoJs2bJYlw/s1600/IMG_6462.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKIgzV96vb0XlKTJ0fXWbaZtaTxHaBkZokkWRDQPvrYeAyDjqiIa1ZUmEMe8BkbfMTPR2l_T9M8OWKcR_zYCWO63U7r95PcYhlH3VEZpiruWbhcXX9fNXYbCcyIIoBxoJs2bJYlw/s400/IMG_6462.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462968569330458802" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-74701443354236347802010-04-12T18:11:00.002-04:002010-04-22T10:36:14.965-04:00APRIL 2010 CONFERENCE GRAM<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">The April 2010 WNCC UMW Conference Gram is available on the conference website www.wnccumw.org or by clicking on the second link at the left.<br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-68394460387930279882010-03-10T17:18:00.001-05:002010-03-10T17:18:57.840-05:00<p align="center"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#b90000;"> <a name="Western_North_Carolina..._">Western North Carolina...</a><br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;color:#b90000;">FIRST IN THE NATION IN 2009!</span></b></p> <p align="center"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000080;"> Mission Giving in Western North Carolina...<br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#ee0000;">Western North Carolina leads the Nation in giving in 2009!</span></b></p> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px;" align="left"> <span class="093222916-02112006"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">The United Methodist women of the Western North Carolina Conference continue to be <b><span style="color:#ee0000;">NUMBER ONE</span>...for the 9th consecutive year</b>! We have received confirmation from Women's Division that the Western North Carolina Conference was <span style="color:#ee0000;"><b>FIRST IN THE NATION</b></span> for 2009 in the following channels of giving through United Methodist Women:</span></span><ul><li><b><span class="093222916-02112006"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Special Mission Recognition</span></span></b></li><li><b><span class="093222916-02112006"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Gift to Mission</span></span></b></li><li><b><span class="093222916-02112006"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Gift in Memory</span></span></b></li><li><b><span class="093222916-02112006"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">World Thank Offering</span></span></b></li><li><b><span class="093222916-02112006"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">TOTAL UNDESIGNATED MISSION GIVING</span></span></b></li><li><b><span class="093222916-02112006"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">TOTAL GIVING!!</span></span></b></li></ul> <p><span class="093222916-02112006"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">The United Methodist Women of our conference...<strong>YOU</strong>...have led the nation in <b><a href="http://www.wnccumw.org/Mission%20Giving.htm">Mission Giving</a></b> for the last NINE years. Wow! <span class="531493500-03112006"> It is an incredible thing to witness the generosity of United Methodist</span></span></span><span class="093222916-02112006"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span class="531493500-03112006"> Women in this</span></span></span><img src="http://www.wnccumw.org/images/missionGivingFeature5a.gif" vspace="7" width="160" align="right" border="0" height="130" hspace="9" /><span class="093222916-02112006"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span class="531493500-03112006"> conference. It is always fun to celebrate being first...but <strong>the real cause for celebration is in the mission made possible by your giving</strong>. <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Because of YOU...sharing the love of Jesus Christ will be made possible in places across the country and around the world.</span></strong> Here are just a few of the ways that you are making that possible...many times in places where these things would not otherwise be available:</span></span></span></p></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px;"> <ul><li> <div align="left"><span class="093222916-02112006"> <span class="531493500-03112006"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">By providing medical care, including joining the fight against the scourge of HIV/AIDS<span class="015122215-03112006"> in Africa, and </span>caring for HIV/AIDS orphans</span></span></span></div> </li><li> <div align="left"><span class="093222916-02112006"> <span class="531493500-03112006"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">By providing scholarships, and education & enrichment opportunities for children and youth</span></span></span></div></li><li> <div align="left"><span class="093222916-02112006"> <span class="531493500-03112006"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">By supporting the Bible Women program...which provides training in basic healthcare and Bible study for women from rural communities in some of the poorest countries in the world. These women return home to share their faith and their knowledge with other women in their communities.</span></span></span></div> </li><li> <div align="left"><span class="093222916-02112006"> <span class="531493500-03112006"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">By providing opportunities for at-risk youth to stay off of the streets, and away from drugs & violence</span></span></span></div> </li><li> <div align="left"><span class="093222916-02112006"> <span class="531493500-03112006"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">By helping to meet basic needs, like clean water, food, and housing</span></span></span></div> </li><li> <div align="left"><span class="531493500-03112006"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">By providing support for national and international mission institutions and programs</span></span></div> </li><li> <div align="left"><span class="093222916-02112006"> <span class="531493500-03112006"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">By working against injustice</span></span></span></div> </li><li> <div align="left"><span class="093222916-02112006"> <span class="531493500-03112006"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>And, more....these are just a few...<span style="color:#ff0000;">YOU are in mission around the world</span></strong></span></span></span></div> </li></ul> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> We led the nation in giving again in 2009, and as a conference, we met and exceeded our $815,000 Pledge to Mission. giving a total in undesignated Mission Giving of $844,618.<br /> <br /> We need to continue to tell the story of the mission made possible by our giving...at every opportunity! Our support for mission projects and personnel around the world makes mission possible...sharing the love of Christ, and touching the lives of women, children and youth. </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> Our nation and our world are experiencing very challenging economic times. It is a time when women, children & youth need the work of mission institutions and their programs the most. As we plan events and projects for 2010...in local units, districts, and as a conference...telling the story of Mission Giving needs to be a priority. It is not about being #1...it is about making mission possible, and knowing that women, children and youth around the world are being helped by our giving.<br /> <br /> If you want to know more about where your money goes, check out the pages of each issue of <b> <a target="_blank" href="http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umw/response"> Response Magazine</a></b>!<br /> <br /> Through your giving...<span style="color:#ee0000;"><b>YOU</b></span> make mission possible, and <b><span style="color:#ee0000;">YOU</span></b> make a difference, every day, in the lives of women, children and youth around the world.</span></p></div> <div align="left"><span class="093222916-02112006"></span> </div> <div align="left"><span class="093222916-02112006"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> <strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"> <a name="Special Mission Recognition Update">Thank you!</a></span></strong></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-38331217892016212172010-01-12T11:04:00.004-05:002010-03-10T17:23:46.729-05:002010 DISTRICT PRAYER BREAKFAST<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The Gastonia District Prayer Breakfast was on Saturday, March 6 at 8:30 AM at First United Methodist Church, Gastonia. The breakfast was prepared by the First-Gastonia Dining Room Staff. Hostesses were the UMW of Covenant, Epworth, and Trinity UMC.<br />The program began at 9:30 AM. District President Jane Smith presided. The Memorial Service was conducted by District Spiritual Growth Coordinator Rebecca Garner. The offering was collected by District Treasurer Libby Mize. The offering was designated to go to missions in memory of our 2009 deceased UMW. The speaker for the service was our District Superintendent, the Rev. Dr. Lyn Sorrells.<br />The Hands-On Mission was Crisis Assistance Ministry of Gaston County. We were asked to donate non-perishable foods, paper products, and toiletries.<br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-1136842366048584082010-01-10T18:00:00.001-05:002010-01-10T21:52:59.544-05:00PHOTO WEBSITE<div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Pictures taken at UMW events are posted at</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" >v</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/libby324"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >www.flickr.com/photos/libby324</span></a></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" >x</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Doubleclick on the United Methodist Church collection of albums at the right. 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align="center"><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><em></em></span></strong></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><strong><em><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" ></span></em>PRESIDENT</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ><strong>JANE SMITH<br /></strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >*</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><strong>VICE-PRESIDENT</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ><strong>PRISCILLA WISE<br /></strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >*</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><strong>SECRETARY</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ><strong>TERESA SELF</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >*</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><strong>TREASURER</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ><strong>LIBBY MIZE<br /></strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >-----</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong><em>MISSION COORDINATORS</em>:</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" >*****</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>EDUCATION AND INTERPRETATION</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong>JOYCE WHITE<br /></strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >*****</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>MEMBERSHIP, NURTURE, OUTREACH</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong>CAROLYN MOSTELLER</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >*****</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>SPIRITUAL GROWTH</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong>BECKY GARNER</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >*****</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>SOCIAL ACTION </strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong>CAROLYN HUSKINS</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >*****</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>COMMUNICATIONS</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong>LINDA CARPENTER</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >*****</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>SECRETARY, PROGRAM RESOURCES</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong>PENNY BARKER<br /></strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >-----</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong><em>COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS:</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" >*****</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><strong>BETTY JACONSEN,</strong> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:100%;" ><strong>CHAIR</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" >*****</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">*****</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ><strong>DIANNE GRASS<br /></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ><strong><br />DORIS BROWN<br /><br />BEVERLY WASSON<br /><br />PENNY GALES<br /><br />JUDIE EAKER<br /><br />CAT CHAMBERS<br /><br />CONNIE CHAMBERS<br /><br />DIANNE WHISNANT<br /><br />SALLIE LEACH<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >----</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong><em>APPOINTED OFFICERS:</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" >*****</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>MEMBER AT LARGE</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong>BONNIE EDWARDS</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >*****</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>HISTORIAN</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong>LINDA RAXTER</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >*****</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><strong></strong></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>PARLIAMENTARIAN</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong>LINDA REEP</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >*****</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:180%;" ></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong><em>SUB-DISTRICT CHAIRS:</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" >*****</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>CLEVELAND COUNTY</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong>NELDA FISHER<br /></strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >*****</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>GASTON COUNTY</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong>LAURA McDONALD</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >*****</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>LINCOLN COUNTY</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >MARTHA HOUSER</span><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >nnn</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">LIAISON FROM WNC CONFERENCE</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >SANDY HIERONYMUS<br /></span></strong></div><div style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>CONFERENCE UMW SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR<br /></strong></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ></span></div><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-3121172943322326262009-08-24T07:15:00.003-04:002010-01-11T20:37:57.369-05:002009 DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTVx9CzeQW65PPowKXFgKNYYk2hIIbdz73H9MxqPPkGmNHpQ8lldXhoEsGO6R9nbNsvpiTxml7Ar_1xYEeqceywn5F1ThXujEjhPuozODvRZ5tQrhzlyyT3Ji2QK0keMMHF0u3Q/s1600-h/IMG_2448.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTVx9CzeQW65PPowKXFgKNYYk2hIIbdz73H9MxqPPkGmNHpQ8lldXhoEsGO6R9nbNsvpiTxml7Ar_1xYEeqceywn5F1ThXujEjhPuozODvRZ5tQrhzlyyT3Ji2QK0keMMHF0u3Q/s400/IMG_2448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373488161446709586" border="0" /></a>First UMC-Gastonia UMW President Martha Frederick brings greetings from the host unit.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzuNY997_xMUDMFXWQEzZxcOz-VxXWHg2dekf2Uvx661eTfOYBCDY9CG1JOvlqsbBRBxFsJ0rjy1Nu2jdfT3Z2kVAJ4daBcReNzdXYzvvfMIrcdlMSg6nzPJI1jOsY3S7bNURyA/s1600-h/IMG_2462.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzuNY997_xMUDMFXWQEzZxcOz-VxXWHg2dekf2Uvx661eTfOYBCDY9CG1JOvlqsbBRBxFsJ0rjy1Nu2jdfT3Z2kVAJ4daBcReNzdXYzvvfMIrcdlMSg6nzPJI1jOsY3S7bNURyA/s400/IMG_2462.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373488150920055634" border="0" /></a>"A Gathering of Women" skit acted by District Mission Team recalls the beginnings of UMW on the 140th anniversary of United Methodist Women.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-48621910728353329732009-08-24T07:08:00.004-04:002010-01-11T20:38:19.920-05:002009 DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioki4WtpxaAKQXDHubuS_YlqM5D7kDm-hL4dwiKKxlb6Ri08GQRMOb010gOyP4I8AzI7RKCdoiSE2cCMYl52b8SadHxOSn88bYlxKQZazTGWGCKRqEpVSyLuvqtH2OqPMNQq_23Q/s1600-h/IMG_2478.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioki4WtpxaAKQXDHubuS_YlqM5D7kDm-hL4dwiKKxlb6Ri08GQRMOb010gOyP4I8AzI7RKCdoiSE2cCMYl52b8SadHxOSn88bYlxKQZazTGWGCKRqEpVSyLuvqtH2OqPMNQq_23Q/s400/IMG_2478.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373486317899875106" border="0" /></a>Installation of officers for 201o<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8OPHlXxPR14SwWJhKIA6Ct6W98rNWW4tQKnD9TLK8LtjyMAE49erguxf5XG53NajIzgZeYV08-EEmRLQW-ngD7dVW_RnacFt2NdWa6eF4sEfT5ZU1aMmKqrealwdC-OumxXupA/s1600-h/IMG_2486.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8OPHlXxPR14SwWJhKIA6Ct6W98rNWW4tQKnD9TLK8LtjyMAE49erguxf5XG53NajIzgZeYV08-EEmRLQW-ngD7dVW_RnacFt2NdWa6eF4sEfT5ZU1aMmKqrealwdC-OumxXupA/s400/IMG_2486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373486315047065954" border="0" /></a>WNC Conference UMW President Amy Johnson speaks on "Called to Serve" at Annual MeetingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-6379375538936985742009-07-28T21:00:00.000-04:002009-07-28T20:53:12.019-04:00GASTONIA DISTRICT'S THEME FOR 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NbZFSXJuxGkq3LboQ6VPv3UrGcldM40_ttu0g9LH8QkhxA9Aav29jtdfd3nzxu_g2NWN9W9eh0EVoe21WJcdC1BUdM-jFRr4WGSYvbUAaaJHi6yL-jKNP4wsY4bbt4N5nhPFsw/s1600-h/Called+to+Serve.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296908612755471042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NbZFSXJuxGkq3LboQ6VPv3UrGcldM40_ttu0g9LH8QkhxA9Aav29jtdfd3nzxu_g2NWN9W9eh0EVoe21WJcdC1BUdM-jFRr4WGSYvbUAaaJHi6yL-jKNP4wsY4bbt4N5nhPFsw/s400/Called+to+Serve.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrYu7cXs75iSxf2g24gG5MYfPHWNEgTclcI7Br3kgHAc_9qmzzFTDYqPvQ3qsxTZDWDtW0GnM1q0aOFIQms90EKzk4Y-6ks8pM148YfUG9ZCbOX9g2-s43D-P9b4R5I5CNR9FxQ/s1600-h/children-color.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-90654448476145472812009-07-28T20:55:00.000-04:002009-07-28T20:52:15.476-04:002009 THEME<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">"CALLED TO SERVE"</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">mm</span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">"Servevvv</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">Serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">mm</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">Hymn: "The Summons"</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;"><em>The Faith We Sing</em>, page 2130</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">cccc</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">1.</span> <span style="color:#990000;">Will you come and follow me</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">If I but call your name?</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">Will you go</span> <span style="color:#990000;">where you don’t know</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">And never be the same?</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">Will you let my love be shown,</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">Will you let my name be known,</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">Will you let my life be grown</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">In you and you in me?</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">q</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">2. Will you leave yourself behind</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">If I but call your name?</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">Will you care for cruel and kind</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">And never be the same?</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">Will you risk the hostile stare</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">Should your life attract or scare?</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">Will you let me answer prayer</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">In you and you in me?</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">vv</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">3. Will you let the blinded see</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">If I but call your name?</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">Will you set the pris’ners free</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">And never be the same?</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">Will you kiss the leper clean,</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">And do such as this unseen,</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">And admit to what I mean</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">In you and you in me?</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;"></span></span></strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">vv</span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">4. Will you love the ‘you’ you hide</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">If I but call your name?</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">Will you quell the fear inside</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">And never be the same?</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">Will you use the faith you’ve found</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">To reshape the world around,</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">Through my sight and touch and sound</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">In you and you in me?</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;"></span></span></strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">vvv</span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">5. Lord, your summons echoes true</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">When you but call my name.</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">Let me turn and follow you</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">And never be the same.</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">In your company I’ll go</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">Where your love and footsteps show.</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">Thus I’ll move and live and grow</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#990000;">In you and you in me.</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">x</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:78%;color:#333333;">CCLI #1693623</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;"></span></strong></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-5274018461100355362009-07-28T20:53:00.002-04:002009-07-28T21:01:18.334-04:00SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN MISSION<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJQW0apxRJkWoIe9rWAAOToWTq9EnQ5_rKlZnDNGFoE_5T0lCMclYpG2D5X2_y9xFIe28WvduIx207Ss562gI3954PXDx5-9NsSTUh6fAoVPsEPqT_FdkEk84-iODrwyvQvGduA/s1600-h/DSCN0505.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363679816379732434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJQW0apxRJkWoIe9rWAAOToWTq9EnQ5_rKlZnDNGFoE_5T0lCMclYpG2D5X2_y9xFIe28WvduIx207Ss562gI3954PXDx5-9NsSTUh6fAoVPsEPqT_FdkEk84-iODrwyvQvGduA/s400/DSCN0505.JPG" border="0" /></a>Introducing the WNC Conference UMW Officers<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwqrwGfT8E6hl4lqeVstpFz7rAnK_-H0z0f3sryEK09bxKXJX7C9Ty6eD5dBZ0nuo795SXMudPaoBo4nu81YOZ5Yo_onzu1P9szZRMKGEeMHN-rwktYyVXGd9n0S6Q8kwpiMIQw/s1600-h/DSCN0519.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363679811829712386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwqrwGfT8E6hl4lqeVstpFz7rAnK_-H0z0f3sryEK09bxKXJX7C9Ty6eD5dBZ0nuo795SXMudPaoBo4nu81YOZ5Yo_onzu1P9szZRMKGEeMHN-rwktYyVXGd9n0S6Q8kwpiMIQw/s400/DSCN0519.JPG" border="0" /></a> Professor Sandrea Williamson (second from left) in her class mission study on Sudan with her guests from South Sudan, Dominica Itto, Sunday Taabu, and Joseph Akoon.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6tNMyaHoJu0raTdupq4Qyo0ESDgbbSJoVC8Ag6ab3QFWRfmfjKa7LiAuD81eNGXVllJ3KUlJsSGEZhZAv3lj2IA4epJpvo0yIeqcFVDdgoPrHBbdb7sqVa5-D_QVb5afVTMCjA/s1600-h/DSCN0518.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363679804142898178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6tNMyaHoJu0raTdupq4Qyo0ESDgbbSJoVC8Ag6ab3QFWRfmfjKa7LiAuD81eNGXVllJ3KUlJsSGEZhZAv3lj2IA4epJpvo0yIeqcFVDdgoPrHBbdb7sqVa5-D_QVb5afVTMCjA/s400/DSCN0518.JPG" border="0" /></a> Rev. Angela Pleasants led the study on "Food and Faith."<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-63746449673692236712009-04-27T11:23:00.003-04:002009-04-27T11:30:37.363-04:00DISTRICT MISSION STUDY<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsjgC2S1CYCLaO3LQBaPi5HiCbCjUhthgVXRbniFrdkRUUEJk7AhOrYmT0uBC6wUHO4cBoZylhDlLRhywhNZjDy_MRjKuQM0fSujreHBcL5_W8LBc5hZjdkO1MorI1LZyO1uypQ/s1600-h/DSCN0289a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329392838802827122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsjgC2S1CYCLaO3LQBaPi5HiCbCjUhthgVXRbniFrdkRUUEJk7AhOrYmT0uBC6wUHO4cBoZylhDlLRhywhNZjDy_MRjKuQM0fSujreHBcL5_W8LBc5hZjdkO1MorI1LZyO1uypQ/s400/DSCN0289a.jpg" border="0" /></a> Dr. William Berry and wife Nancy taught the Gastonia District Mission Study on Native Americans on April 26, 2009, at Bradley Memorial UMC, Gastonia.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9I6YXa2rsHDeU3hByPedvKCZDQ91pNGD4v81aFX1TcDfKqWUi8BVuz84-5fdOrXEMqfYGMg-ARlkzOTL7lmWrUThiVf7oGkTGnGsL3QEvXRcpzc-7Gd-8DHp1ZmgOoPxa3qBVA/s1600-h/DSCN0295a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329392838167352594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9I6YXa2rsHDeU3hByPedvKCZDQ91pNGD4v81aFX1TcDfKqWUi8BVuz84-5fdOrXEMqfYGMg-ARlkzOTL7lmWrUThiVf7oGkTGnGsL3QEvXRcpzc-7Gd-8DHp1ZmgOoPxa3qBVA/s400/DSCN0295a.jpg" border="0" /></a> L-R: Nancy Berry, Gastonia District Vice President Libby Mize, Bill Berry<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1Pjdod23xRkjgm9TIcwmWg5XcgxWo1cVD8VMrzQFDQ3aWdC_N7AfBCNKpQDq8V3kV9cZyeDx4JRYcMTZWoxr0eMvEK4nvv0YJJcVL_jrp7SD7qCJX7KxUNSR2cSTdg7NOsazAw/s1600-h/DSCN0292.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329392833019708498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1Pjdod23xRkjgm9TIcwmWg5XcgxWo1cVD8VMrzQFDQ3aWdC_N7AfBCNKpQDq8V3kV9cZyeDx4JRYcMTZWoxr0eMvEK4nvv0YJJcVL_jrp7SD7qCJX7KxUNSR2cSTdg7NOsazAw/s400/DSCN0292.JPG" border="0" /></a> Gastonia District President Martha Houser with Nancy and Bill Berry in front of displays on American Indians<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-51267996476480974162009-03-08T19:55:00.002-04:002009-03-08T20:01:45.036-04:00DISTRICT ANNUAL PRAYER BREAKFAST<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFuT5dZzpb9Oj-57mZVtGzjF1i1M9tkYrq8_l42HFYH6G37o9aRxsVyDpczoePYJAwTeEjE63MfS5U4sRNIE0r6pu8A_TI_gSCsunYIhUaZgGOfa2iNnmjwp0K_e_ytnTo9BPJQ/s1600-h/DSCN0152x.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310969995548219266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFuT5dZzpb9Oj-57mZVtGzjF1i1M9tkYrq8_l42HFYH6G37o9aRxsVyDpczoePYJAwTeEjE63MfS5U4sRNIE0r6pu8A_TI_gSCsunYIhUaZgGOfa2iNnmjwp0K_e_ytnTo9BPJQ/s400/DSCN0152x.bmp" border="0" /></a> (L-R) 1. Western North Carolina Conference UMW Vice President Sandy Hieronymus, Speaker for the Annual Prayer Breakfast at Central UMC-Kings Mountain; 2. Gastonia District UMW President Martha Houser; 3. Gastonia District Coordination for Spiritual Growth Becky Garner; 4. WNC Confernce UMW Nominations Committee member Polly Pierson<br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14311619.post-66614917557871952532009-03-08T10:50:00.000-04:002010-01-11T20:36:08.889-05:00WESTERN NC #1 IN NATION!From Lynne Gilbert via e-mail:<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">v</span><br />News about YOUR Mission Giving in 2008!<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" >v</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Western North Carolina...FIRST IN THE NATION IN 2008!!!</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" >c</span></strong><br />Every Mission Dollar Makes a Difference! The United Methodist Women of the Western North Carolina Conference continue to be NUMBER ONE...for the 8th consecutive year!<br />We have received confirmation from Women's Division that the Western North Carolina Conference was FIRST IN THE NATION for 2008 in the following channels of giving through United Methodist Women:<br />Special Mission Recognition<br />Gift to Mission<br />Gift in Memory<br />World Thank Offering<br />TOTAL UNDESIGNATED MISSION GIVING<br />and<br />TOTAL GIVING!!<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">c</span><br />We led the nation in giving again in 2008, and as a conference, we met our $811,000 Pledge to Mission. Our total Mission Giving was down...a decrease of $28,595 from 2007.<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">c<br /></span> The real cause for celebration is the mission made possible by your giving. We need to continue to tell the story of the mission made possible by our giving...at every opportunity! Our support for mission projects and personnel around the world makes mission possible...sharing the love of Christ, and touching the lives of women, children and youth.<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">x</span><br />Here are just a few of the ways that YOU are making mission possible...many times in places where these things would not otherwise be available:<br />By providing medical care, including joining the fight against the scourge of HIV/AIDS in Africa, and caring for HIV/AIDS orphans<br />By providing scholarships, and education & enrichment opportunities for children and youth<br />By providing opportunities for at-risk youth to stay off of the streets, and away from drugs & violence<br />By helping to meet basic needs, like clean water, food, and housing<br />By providing support for national and international mission institutions and programs<br />By working against injustice<br />And, more....these are just a few...YOU are in mission around the world!<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">c</span><br />Our nation and our world are experiencing very challenging economic times. It is a time when women, children & youth need the work of mission institutions and their programs the most. As we plan events and projects for 2009...in local units, districts, and as a conference...telling the story of Mission Giving needs to be a priority. It is not about being #1...it is about making mission possible, and knowing that women, children and youth around the world are being helped by our giving. If you want to know more about where your money goes, check out the pages of each issue of <a href="mhtml:%7B960BCBF7-DA99-46E1-99DE-249FB96D3D2C%7Dmid://00000018/%21x-usc:http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102478871387&e=001xmGfO0hAnOkURXRKbHiklZFkZyEnlJxbQNIu-YM9Y0vqzJDHtqriN4qvijHU8n5D_pNYyPYDg0zXBAJJKJVdCIG9xEhmtTSYM9lSvopRq_5GsAqIst6nIy1QFKGquzaLRiLFwe4xYgU=" target="_blank" linktype="link" track="on">Response Magazine</a>! Through your giving...YOU make mission possible, and YOU make a difference, every day, in the lives of women, children and youth around the world. THANK YOU!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com