2008  CALENDAR

                                                           1/23/2008 Revision  
                                                        
January
    19        Conference UMW Executive Meeting,
               Trinity UMC, 5700 Broadway, Great Bend

February
    12        Legislative Event, Topeka, First UMC

March
    28-30    South Central Jurisdiction Quadrennial Meeting,
                Albuquerque, NM

April
    4-5       Conference UMW Membership Committee Meeting,
                Heartland Center, Great Bend

    11-12    Wichita East/Wichita West Districts Spiritual Growth Retreat,                     Camp Horizon

May
    3          Conference UMW Program Committee Meeting,
                Dodge City First UMC, Dodge City
      
    28-30    Church Annual Conference, BiCentennial Center, Salina

June
    1-11      Mission Education Tour(METour)  Southwest

    12-15    West Gulf Regional School Southwestern College,
                Winfield, Kansas                   
                             
July
    30-August 2  School of Christian Mission,
                      Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina

August
    15-16     UMW Executive Meeting, Heartland Center, Great Bend
    16          District Officer Training, First UMC, 2123 Forest, Great Bend 

September
    19-20     UMW Conference Annual Meeting, Dodge City First UMC,                          Dodge City

    19          UMW Conference  Spiritual Growth Retreat,
                 Dodge City First UMC, Dodge City
 
October
    2-4         Mini School of Christian Mission, Camp Lakeside, Scott City

    11          Hutchinson District Annual Meeting, Trinity UMC, Hutchinson

    18          Dodge City District Annual Meeting, Plains UMC, Plains

    18          Hays District Annual Meeting, Quinter UMC, Quinter

    18          Wichita West District Annual Meeting,
                  Wellington UMC, Wellington

    25          Salina District Annual Meeting, Harmony UMC, Mankato

    25          Wichita East District Annual Meeting,
                  College Hill UMC, Wichita 
 
November
    21-23      Leadership Training Event(LTE), St. Louis, MO





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.