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UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

 To Pictures - UMW Martha Circle - Mar., 2003 - plus others - Including May 2003 - Noah's Dog Ministry

UMW PURPOSE

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 Jesus Christ;  to develop a creative supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.

MEETINGS

The South Gate United Methodist Women unit meetings are held the second Thursday of February, May, September, and November at 7:00 p.m. and December at 6:30 p.m.

Small group meetings:

Martha Circle meets the first Monday (except July and December) at 7:30 p.m.;

Searchers Circle meets the second Wednesday of each month at 1:15 p.m.

Sojourners Circle meets the first Tuesday of each month at 2:00 p.m.

Above meetings are held at the South Gate United Methodist Church, 3500 Pioneers Blvd., Lincoln, Nebraska.

All women are invited to attend and to join United Methodist Women.

MISSION

Areas of giving by the South Gate United Methodist Women include:

• Day Care Home Project
• Epworth Village
• The Gathering Place

• Church Women United

• Nebraska Wesleyan University Scholarship Fund  
  
    The Unit gives in all seven channels of undesignated giving.

CONNECTIONAL

The women are active at the unit, district, and conference levels through spiritual retreats, School of Christian Missions, annual meetings, and Assembly.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Contact the South Gate United Methodist Church office at 402-489-1641 or the Women's Division website at :   http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/

Join the South Gate United Methodist Women in Mission.

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March, 2003 UMW Martha Circle

	UMW Sunday, March 9, 2003 UMW Speaker on Restorative Justice, Marlys Sanders on right talking to Donna Washburn.
	May, 2003 Mike Renner, a United Methodist 10 10 10 Missioner presented a program on Noah's Dog Ministry. He brought one of his dogs and spoke about the program of training helping dogs for folks who are handicapped.

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Thursday, December 12, 2002 UMW met for a Salad Supper and the installation of next year's officers.

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THE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN SUNDAY PRESENTATION

"Women of the Bible -- Changing History with God"

March 11, 2001

The presentation is a combination of the stores of four Old Testament women: Miriam, Hagar, Deborah and Esther. They mime the reading of the scriptures by others. The reading of the stories of the Marys in the New Testament was done with some of the scriptures overlapping one another. Suzanne Harris closed with the solo "Mary, Don't You Weep".

  Presentation - Deborah (Mae Peach) - Reader (Donna Washburn) [Other Readers Below]

  Four Old Testament Women of the Bible:  (L-R)  Miriam (Shirley Ritter), Hagar (Ellen McCallum), Queen Esther (Barb Hellerich), Deborah (Mae Peach)

 Readers and Soloist:  (L-R)  Ruby Thelander, Rena Conner, Nancy Bigler, Joyce Harb, Suzanne Harris (Soloist), Donna Washburn 

All Old Testament Women, Readers, and Soloist

UMW Display

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Thanks to Ruby Thelander for Pictures.

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