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This document is a newsletter from the Tennessee Conference United Methodist Women providing updates from their recent events and announcing an upcoming Christian Mission Education Event. It discusses the president's experience at General Conference, thanks attendees of a recent intergenerational meeting, and introduces the studies to be covered at the Christian Mission Education Event in July on the topics of poverty, Haiti, immigration, and more. It encourages attendance and provides registration details.

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Tennessee Conference UMW Newsletter

This document is a newsletter from the Tennessee Conference United Methodist Women providing updates from their recent events and announcing an upcoming Christian Mission Education Event. It discusses the president's experience at General Conference, thanks attendees of a recent intergenerational meeting, and introduces the studies to be covered at the Christian Mission Education Event in July on the topics of poverty, Haiti, immigration, and more. It encourages attendance and provides registration details.

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1he res|dent's Message
by Ioy Lewter
LasL week l was ln 1ampa, lL as
parL of Lhe 1ennessee Conference
delegauon Lo Ceneral Conference.
WhaL an experlence!! My
reacuons are mlxed. l experlenced
exclLemenL, dlsappolnLmenL,
wonder, and Cod's presence all
rolled lnLo one. l feel prlvlleged Lo
have been parL of hlsLory maklng
for Lhe unlLed MeLhodlsL Church
wlLh some changes Lo MeLhodlsL
docLrlne. As a unlLed MeLhodlsL
Woman l was blesL Lo be parL of
maklng hlsLory wlLh Lhe new
sLrucLure for our organlzauon. lL
was a ume Lo celebraLe how uMW
has been pulled ouL of Lhe 8oard
of Clobal MlnlsLrles and we
become an organlzauon on our
own ln Lhe unlLed MeLhodlsL
SLrucLure. 1here were a loL of us
wearlng our Mlsslon lns as we
voLed on church leglslauon.
l had looked forward Lo belng parL
of Lhe world wlde church, and
LhaL was amazlng. Powever, l
reallzed LhaL lL dld noL compare Lo
Lhe experlences l have recelved
when golng Lo uMW Assembly.
lncluslveness as seen ln uMW ls
so much greaLer Lhan aL Ceneral
Conference. Cur only dlverse
opporLunlues came wlLh slngers
from Afrlca unlverslLy and a
korean Cholr on Lwo nlghLs of
worshlp. 1he worshlp was greaL
however and aer a hard, long day
of voung we needed Lhe songs of
pralse and worshlp LhaL were
oered Lhe lasL Lhlng each nlghL.
unlLed MeLhodlsL Colleges,
unlverslues, and Semlnarles were
recognlzed on 1uesday nlghL wlLh
an lnformal meal. We had bueL
nger foods and muslc from
TENNESSEE CONFERENCE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
A Quarterly Newsletter
Afr|ca Un|vers|ty
S|ngers
THE CALL

May, 2012


Inside this issue:
Editors
Report
Presidents
Message
Events
Leadership
Contacts
Women in the News
Brochures
Boy Howdy! Did I learn a lot with the rst issue!! I have buckled down and tried to be more efcient and
make sure of details. Berta, youre a saint for having done this before. Even though I couldnt avoid the
illness and complications, I was distraught that there were mistakes and delays. I hope this issue is a little
cleaner. I sent an e mail through the program mail chimp to explain how to download Google Chrome-
it is free. That is the program that sends out the newsletter. Please let me know (once again) if you have
trouble. Lnumw[Lnumc.com
Let me say, if you have articles for the paper, please contact me.
C O N T I N U E D M E S S A G E F R O M J O Y L E W T E R
varlous groups. Marun MeLhodlsL College
was represenLed wlLh ur. 8rown, one of
our cholrs, and a group of faculLy. 1hey
dld us proud." 1hanks Lo Lhe donors who
pald for Lhelr Lrlp. uurlng Lhe ume ln
1ampa, l saw 8lshop Wllls, 8lshop Morrls
and had Lwo meals wlLh presenL 8lshop
Chamness and hls wlfe !oye.
1hanks Lo Lols Azar and Lhe unlL from
8elleve uMC for Lhe wonderful
lnLergenerauonal Meeung a few
SaLurdays ago. We had good auendance
and greaL speakers.
We were so happy Lo have several
women, chlldren, and youLh from our
Plspanlc unlLs. 1hanks Lo Myrlam CorLes,
We were so happy Lo have several
women, chlldren, and youLh from our
Plspanlc unlLs. 1hanks Lo Myrlam CorLes,
our Plspanlc language coordlnaLor, for
provldlng Lranslauon.
l hope all of you are plannlng Lo auend
our Conference Chrlsuan Lducauon LvenL
on !uly 18-!uly 21. lL wlll be aL
Murfreesboro llrsL. lnformauon and
forms are ln Lhls edluon of Lhe Call.
uurlng LhaL week ln !uly Lhe SL! unlLed
MeLhodlsL Church wlll be meeung Lo elecL
8lshops.
l wlll be ln Lake !unaluska as a delegaLe
for Lhe 1ennessee Conference. l hope you
wlll pray for our group and for Lhe people
who have been named Lo be candldaLes
for 8lshops.
Pope Lo see a large number of you ln
8lrmlngham for SL! of uMW. l am sure
we wlll learn more abouL our new
sLrucLure and we wlll meeL and elecL
uMW ulrecLors.
May Cod bless your Lravels Lhls summer
and brlng success Lo your uMW unlLs.
lngrld MclnLyre says 1PAnkS!
As a presenLer aL our lnLergenerauonal evenL, lngrld was overwhelmed by Lhe collecuon of lLems from her suggesLed llsL for Cpen
1able. She does have a place Lo sLore lLems, so lL wasn'L Loo much". lngrld sLopped by Lhe Conference Cmce and shared Lhls lnfo.
l asked lf Lhere was anyLhlng else she needed and her response was 1Ln1S". 1hey need Lo be Lhe slze LhaL would sleep aL leasL
4-6. lngrld wlll be a presenLer aL our School of Mlsslons ln !uly. 1hlnk abouL where people lay Lhelr heads aL nlghL. lf you feel led
Lo brlng a LenL, lngrld wlll be able Lo Lake Lhem back Lo Cpen 1able aer Lhe evenL.
!urlsdlcuonal Conference ls ln !uly and ls very lmporLanL. We wlll have a new 8lshop
chosen for Lhe 1ennessee Conference. 1here wlll be llve, ongolng reporLs Lhere also.
1he llnk up rlghL now ls hup:]]nnyur|.com]7|eod8v
?ou wlll also be able Lo follow !urlsdlcuonal Conference from Lhe 1n uMC web slLe.
1he slLe ls www.1nuMC.org. As ume draws near, kevln Sparkman, Lhe edlLor, wlll
seL up a dlrecL llnk Lo acuons Lhere. ?ou can check ouL all Lhe !urlsdlcuonal
delegaLes by golng Lo hup:]]nnyur|.com]c7e7[o3.
uld you wanL Lo nd ouL more abouL Ceneral Conference? lf
so, you can check ouL Lhe slLe and some of Lhe blogs from our
delegaLes. lollow Lhls llnk lf you wanL more lnformauon.
hup:]]nnyur|.com]7cr|sn4.
C n k I S 1 I A N S C n C C L C I M I S S I C N
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I Have Come..
Caroline Martin, Dean, Christian Mission Education Event
Joyce Clark, Assistant Dean
What an exciting year to attend the Tennessee Conference United Methodist Womens Christian Mission
Education Event. This years Christian Mission Education Event will be held at Murfreesboro First United
Methodist Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on July 18-21, 2012.
The Social Issue study will be: Poverty. Our Christian faith invites each of us and our faith communities
to become agents of Gods compassion and healing in a wounded world. Poverty is a human rights issues
with grave impact on women and children. This mission study on poverty is designed to help participants
recognize and claim for themselves the connections between Scripture, church tradition, compassion for
the poor, social outreach, and social justice. The study leaders will be Sue C. Johnson and Ingrid
McIntyre.
The youth will be studying: Hope for Haiti. Hope for Haiti is a mission study for youth that includes a
short history of Haiti as well as activities and resources for teens. The book is divided into four sessions
designed to connect youth with the life and interests of youth in Haiti, helping participants become better
neighbors in our global community. Pamela Pinkerton and Lila Beasley are the study leaders.
The Spiritual Growth study will be: Immigration and the Bible. This study shares the
story of the Bible as a narrative of immigrants and migration. Exploring the Biblical and
theological understandings of immigration, immigrants and migration, this study seeks
to enable the participants to examine what it is to be a sojourner and to live into the
biblical mandate of hospitality for the stranger and aliens in our midst. The study
leaders will be Rev. Ken Edmondson and Rev. Jim Clark. Rev. Sean Cook will be the
study leader for the evening class.
The Geographic study is a repeat from last year: Haiti, Challenges and
Hope. This study reects on how the church can be in mission with the
people of Haiti rather than in mission to them. It offers perspectives on
history of the land and its people. The study also explores ways in which the
United Methodist Church is already working with The Methodist Church in
Haiti. It offers opportunities for true partnership in mission with the Haitian
people in recovering and rebuilding the beautiful and beleaguered nation.
The study leader will be Lois Azar.
LaSonia Scantling and Virginia Yeargins will guide the children in their study of The
Girl under the Bridge: Stories of Poverty and Hope for Children. This childrens
study introduces children to the systemic issues of poverty and will help them
develop caring hearts and justice-seeking spirits. The study encourages participants
to remove barriers between the "haves" and the "have-nots" and consider what
changes we can make to reduce poverty in the United States and around the world.
DA1LS 1C kLMLM8Lk
Iune 1-2 SLI uadrenn|a| Meenng,
8|rm|ngham, AL
Iune 3-6 South At|annc keg|ona| Schoo| of
Chr|snan M|ss|on
(Conference Cmcers and M|ss|on
Study Leaders), 8|rm|ngham, AL
Iu|y 18-21 Conference M|ss|on Study,
Murfreesboro I|rst
August 11 Conference Lxecunve 1eam Meenng,
Lebanon I|rst
September 7-9 Conference Sp|r|tua| L|fe ketreat,
8eersheba Spr|ngs Assemb|y Grounds
Cctober 13-20 Conference Annua| Meenng,
Lebanon I|rst


The registration fee for a full time participant is $135.00 per adult, youth is $80.00, and a child is $50.00.
This includes two lunches and two dinners and your hotel room for two nights. The commuters registration
fee is adult $75.00 (includes two lunches and two dinners), youth $50.00 and child $30.00. The evening
class registration fee is $75.00 and includes three dinners. Full time participants will be lodging at Comfort
Suites. The hotel is located approximately 5.7 miles from the church and is near I-24. Rooms are double
occupancy. Please indicate on your registration form if you have special rooming needs. If your intended
roommate does not have these needs, you could be in separate rooms. Please list special dietary needs on
the registration form. All children and youth must be accompanied by and room with an adult. A continental
breakfast will be provided at the hotel daily. If you have any questions, contact Caroline Martin at
615-207-5809 or Joyce Clark at 615-714-1291.
Come and participate in the this years studies so that you can return to help your UMWs and churches to
become motivated and involved in the global ministries of the United Methodist Church.
Pave you read any good books laLely?
Anyone wanL Lo glve a revlew? ConLacL Mary 1 tnumwQtnumc.com

1he 8lble ls full of passages abouL Lhe power of prayer, Lhe value of prayer, of prayer wlLhouL ceaslng. As we Lravel
lnLo Lhe new year, leL us carry wlLh us Lhe power of prayer, calllng upon our greaL and almlghLy Cod Lo hear our
prayers. Around Lhe world we have women sLandlng ln Lhe gap, semng sLandards, leadlng a cause, moLherlng,
Leachlng and learnlng. l know Lhere are young adulL women who wanL and need prayer. 1here are adulL and older
adulL women who can share Lhelr wlsdom and menLor our chlldren and youLh.
MOTHERS DAY
Cf course we can go back further |n h|story, but for the good o|e' U.S. of A.
1he rsL norLh Amerlcan MoLher's uay was concepLuallzed wlLh !ulla Ward Powe's MoLher's uay
roclamauon ln 1870. uesplLe havlng penned 1he 8aule Pymn of Lhe 8epubllc 12 years earller, Powe
had become so dlsLraughL by Lhe deaLh and carnage of Lhe Clvll War LhaL she called on MoLher's Lo
come LogeLher and proLesL whaL she saw as Lhe fuullLy of Lhelr Sons kllllng Lhe Sons of oLher MoLhers.
And whaL powerful words she wroLe:
(Chorus) Clory, glory, hallelu[ah!
Clory, glory, hallelu[ah!
Clory, glory, hallelu[ah!
Pls LruLh ls marchlng on.
!ulla Ward Powe would be Lhe rsL Lo propose a "moLher's day". ln 1870 she lnLroduced her "MoLher's
uay roclamauon", whlch was based on her experlences as a wlfe and moLher LhroughouL her
suppresslve marrlage and Lhe aLroclues she wlLnessed whlle llvlng Lhrough Lhe Clvll War. lL was her
bellef LhaL women should have more soclal responslblllLy beyond Lendlng Lo her husband, and she used
her gl of pose Lo spread Lhe message:
Arlse, Lhen, women of Lhls day!
Arlse, all women who have hearLs,
WheLher our bapusm be of waLer or of Lears!....
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Celebrating Memorial Day
Memor|a| Day, or|g|na||y ca||ed Decoranon Day, |s a day of remembrance for those who have d|ed |n our nanon's serv|ce.
Memorlal uay was omclally proclalmed on 3 May 1868 by Ceneral !ohn Logan, nauonal commander of Lhe Crand Army of Lhe
8epubllc, ln hls Ceneral Crder no. 11, and was rsL observed on 30 May 1868, when owers were placed on Lhe graves of unlon
and ConfederaLe soldlers aL ArllngLon nauonal CemeLery. 1he rsL sLaLe Lo omclally recognlze Lhe hollday was new ?ork ln 1873.
8y 1890 lL was recognlzed by all of Lhe norLhern sLaLes. 1he SouLh refused Lo acknowledge Lhe day, honorlng Lhelr dead on
separaLe days unul aer World War l (when Lhe hollday changed from honorlng [usL Lhose who dled ghung ln Lhe Clvll War Lo
honorlng Amerlcans who dled ghung ln any war). lL ls now celebraLed ln almosL every SLaLe on Lhe lasL Monday ln May (passed
by Congress wlLh Lhe nauonal Pollday AcL of 1971 (.L. 90 - 363) Lo ensure a Lhree day weekend for lederal holldays), Lhough
several souLhern sLaLes have an addluonal separaLe day for honorlng Lhe ConfederaLe war dead: !anuary 19 ln 1exas, Aprll 26 ln
Alabama, llorlda, Ceorgla, and Mlsslsslppl, May 10 ln SouLh Carollna, and !une 3 (!eerson uavls' blrLhday) ln Loulslana and
1ennessee.
She Lhen concelved of an ldea Lo wear red popples on Memorlal day ln honor of Lhose who dled servlng Lhe nauon durlng war.
She was Lhe rsL Lo wear one, and sold popples Lo her frlends and co-workers wlLh Lhe money golng Lo beneL servlcemen ln
need. LaLer a Madam Cuerln from lrance was vlslung Lhe unlLed SLaLes and learned of Lhls new cusLom sLarLed by Ms.Mlchael
and when she reLurned Lo lrance, made aruclal red popples Lo ralse money for war orphaned chlldren and wldowed women.
1hls Lradluon spread Lo oLher counLrles. ln 1921, Lhe lranco-Amerlcan Chlldren's League sold popples nauonally Lo beneL war
orphans of lrance and 8elglum. 1he League dlsbanded a year laLer and Madam Cuerln approached Lhe vlW for help. ShorLly
before Memorlal uay ln 1922 Lhe vlW became Lhe rsL veLerans' organlzauon Lo nauonally sell popples. 1wo years laLer Lhelr
"8uddy" oppy program was selllng aruclal popples made by dlsabled veLerans. ln 1948 Lhe uS osL Cmce honored Ms
Mlchael for her role ln foundlng Lhe nauonal oppy movemenL by lssulng a red 3 cenL posLage sLamp wlLh her llkeness on lL.
1LnnLSSLL CCnlL8LnCL unl1Lu ML1PCulS1 WCMLn
Chrlsuan Mlsslon Lducauon LvenL
Iu|y 18-21, 2012 l have come LhaL Lhey may have llfe and have lL more abundanLly"
Murfreesboro 1sL uMC,
@5AA$BC=$DB?EAF=FAG$H$EAFI!F$EJ5K= 263 W. 1hompson Ln. Murfreesboro, 1n
name:_______________________________________________________________hone:________________________________________
Address:_____________________________________________________________L-mall:________________________________________
ClLy:_________________________________________________________________SLaLe:________________Zlp:______________________
name of Church:________________________________________ulsLrlcL___________________________Conference:_________________
uMW Cmce(s) you currenLly hold: Local unlL:_____________________________ulsLrlcL/Conference_______________________________
Male ______ LalLy _______ Mlsslonary _______ Do you need CLU cred|t? _______ Auendlng a college/unlverslLy?________
lemale ______ Clergy ______ ueaconess _______ Lmployed ouLslde Lhe home?_______ newly reured?___________
llrsL ume Lo auend a Mlsslon Lducauon? __________ Are you a member of unlLed MeLhodlsL Women_______
Age Croup: 6-11 (Spec|fy Age) ________ 12-17 (Spec|fy Age) _________ 18-33 _______ 36-30 _______ 31-70________ 70+________
ILLS: (Check all LhaL apply))
IULL 1IML (lncludes room 1hurs/lrl, meals lunch & dlnner for 1hurs/ lrl.) 8reakfasts are at mote|........ 5____________
AdulL (2 ln 8oom) $133.00_______ AdulL (8oom Alone) ($213.00) _______ ?ouLh (wlLh chaperone) ($80.00) ________
Chlld (sLaylng wlLh chaperone) $30.00 ______
CCMMU1LkS.............................................................5___________
8eglsLrauon lncludes Lunch/ulnner on 1hurs and Lunch/ulnner on lrlday: AdulL ($73.00____) ?ouLh ($30.00)____ Chlld ($30.00)_____
LVLNING CLASS (Murfreesboro 1
st
UMC)................................................$___________
8eglsLrauon lee: AdulL ($73.00) (lncludes ulnner on Wed/1hurs/lrlday)
LA1L kLGIS1kA1ICN: (Auu 51S.00) for reglsLrauons CS1MA8kLu aer Iune 20, 2012)..................... $___________
1C1AL CCS1............................................................... .5____________
Cholce of 8oommaLe: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Allergy, uleLary needs: _______________________________hyslcal ulsablllLy Pouslng needs: ____________________________________
IMCk1AN1: In case of Lmergency nonfy: ________________________________________ConLacL # ______________________________
S1UDILS: Choose elLher 8egular Schedule -Ck- Lvenlng Schedule: All classes are llmlLed Lo 30 per leader.
***kLGULAk SCnLDULL (8eglsLrauon ls 1hursday 10:00 Lo 12:00 p.m. A1 CPu8CP: Cpenlng 1hursday 12:00 p.m., Concludlng noon SaLurday)
Adu|t parnc|pants |nd|cate 1
st
and 2
nd
cho|ce for regu|ar schedu|e]c|ass]|eader
"Imm|granon and the 8|b|e" overty na|n:
___ Lo|s Azar
__ Any Leader th|s study ____Sue C. Iohnson
___ kev I|m C|ark ____Ingr|d McIntyre
___ kev. ken Ldmondson D|d you 1ake th|s Study |n 2011
es _________ No _________
CU1n AND CnILDkLN arnc|pants:
_____ outh Study: na|n ( ame|a |nkerton & L||a 8eas|ey)
_____ Ch||dren's Study: overty (LaSon|a Scant||ng & V|rg|n|a earg|ns)

LVLNING SCnLDULL: Check ln Wednesday 3:00 Lo 6:00 , Classes Wednesday-1hursday-lrlday 6:00 Lo 8:30 M and
SaLurday 8:30 - 11:00 a.m. (Murfreesboro 1
sL
unlLed MeLhodlsL Church, 263 W 1hompson Lane, Murfreesboro, 1n. - ulnner wlll be provlded aL
3:00 p.m.)
_____ kev. Sean Cook (Imm|granon and the 8|b|e)
kLGIS1kA1ICN DLADLINL Lo guaranLee a room and pay 30 deposlL ls IUNL 20. Aer Lhls daLe rooms wlll be booked on an lf avallable" basls and a laLe
fee wlll apply. All reglsLrauons are Lo be recelved by Iune 30. Cancellauons aer Iune 30 wlll be refunded one-half Lhe fee. Mall your reglsLrauon early
Lo geL Lhe sLudy leader you requesLed.
MAkL CnLCk AA8LL 1C: 1LNNLSSLL CCNILkLNCL UMW 1oLal ald $__________ Ck no. __________ 8alance uue $__________
AmounL ald by scholarshlp $___________________ Scholarshlp provlded by _________________________________________________
MAIL 1C: Llleen PorLon, 8eglsLrar, 366 uuckbranch 8d., layeuevllle, 1n 37334 e-mall: elleen[cafes.neL
uesnons: Carollne Marun, uean: cell # 613-207-3809 e-mall: cbmarun67[gmall.com
Add|nona| Contact: !oyce Clark, AsslsLanL uean: cell # 613-714-1291 e-mall: [oyceasc[aol.com
LLASL NC1L - kCCMS WILL 8L kCVIDLD 8 1nL CCMICk1 INN SUI1LS LCCA1LD AkCkIMA1LL S MILLS IkCM CnUkCn.
ICk CCNILkLNCL USL: koom___________________ C|ass______________________ Leader_____________________________
Date kece|ved: ____________________________ Amount kece|ved: ____________________Due:_______________________
We are Called as unlLed MeLhodlsL Women Lo reach ouL Lo oLhers!
?ou have perhaps heard Lhe old sLory Lold abouL a plg and a chlcken walklng down Lhe road LogeLher. As Lhey walked along
Lhey read a slgn adveruslng a breakfasL Lo beneL Lhe poor. 1he chlcken sald Lo Lhe plg, ?ou and l should donaLe a ham and
egg breakfasL." 1he plg replled, noL so fasL, for you lL would [usL be a conLrlbuuon, buL for me lL would be a LoLal
commlLmenL."
1oLal commlLmenL ls lacklng Loday ln many areas of llfe and especlally, when lL comes Lo Lhe Lord !esus and Pls church.
Mauhew 28:18-20 1hen !esus came Lo Lhem and sald, All auLhorlLy ln heaven and on earLh has been glven Lo me. 1herefore
go and make dlsclples of all nauons, bapuzlng Lhem ln Lhe name of Lhe laLher and of Lhe Son and of Lhe Poly SplrlL, and
Leachlng Lhem Lo obey everyLhlng l have commanded you. And surely l am wlLh you always, Lo Lhe very end of Lhe age."
ln AcLs 1:8, When !esus ascended back lnLo heaven Pe sald, ?ou shall be my wlLnesses."
ll Cor. 4:13-14 lL ls wrluen: l belleved: Lherefore l have spoken. WlLh LhaL same splrlL of falLh we also belleve and Lherefore
speak, because we know LhaL Lhe one who ralsed Lhe Lord !esus from Lhe dead wlll also ralse us wlLh !esus and presenL us
wlLh you ln hls presence."
l belleve: Lherefore, l speak! When you belleve ln someLhlng sLrongly enough ?Cu WlLL 1ALk A8Cu1 l1 1C C1PL8S! l am
sure some of you could ll my ears wlLh sLorles abouL Lrlps you've made, your famllles, eLc. Lverybody has a sLory Lo Lell or
some lnformauon Lo share. And lf we are sold on lL, belleve ln lL, exclLed abouL lL, we wlll share lL wlLh oLhers!
As unlLed MeLhodlsL Women, have we noL LasLed of Lhe goodness of Lhe Lord ln varlous ways? Pe glves us llfe, breaLh, and
everyLhlng else. Pe has
CreaLed us, Pe dally susLalns us, and Pe saves us. 1hese are dlerenL aspecLs of Pls goodness. Pow can we noL Lalk abouL
Plm? Cod wanLs us Lo Lalk abouL !esus Lo people, because of who Pe ls and whaL Pe dld for all manklnd. We don'L have Lo
be obnoxlous ln Lalklng Lo oLhers, buL we should look for opporLunlues Lo speak a good word for ChrlsL. We as uMW have so
many opporLunlues Lo lnvlLe people Lo share ln our Chrlsuan mlsslon schools, our splrlLual llfe reLreaL, our lnLergenerauonal
evenL, our face lls, our splrlLual day aparL, our annual meeungs, our local meeungs, Lhe fellowshlp, and so many oLher
Lhlngs
1oo oen we underesumaLe Lhe power of a Louch, a smlle, a klnd word, a llsLenlng ear, an honesL compllmenL, or Lhe smallesL
acL of carlng, all of whlch have Lhe poLenual Lo Lurn a llfe around. eople come lnLo our llves for a reason, a season, or a
llfeume! Lmbrace all equally!
MargareL llsher,
1n Conf. SplrlLual CrowLh CoordlnaLor.
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SplrlLual Llfe 8eLreaL - SepL. 7-9, 2012 aL
8eersheba Sprlngs Assembly
8e waLchlng for more Lo come abouL Lhe SplrlLual Llfe 8eLreaL - Save Lhe daLe and be ready for Lhe reglsLrauon form Lo come
ouL ln Lhe nexL lssue of 1he Call.
1heme - Walklng ln Wholeness - 1he !ourney ls Lhe 8eward!
Speaker - ur. CynLhla A. 8ond Popson
8ook/!ournal - 1hls year we wlll be uslng ur. Popson's book/[ournal 1hlrLy-one ls 1hlrLy wonderful", A rayer and 8eecuon
!ournal/!ourney for 1rlumphanL Women." 1hls wlll be plcked up when you reglsLer aL 8eersheba. ay for lL wlLh your
reglsLrauon or you can pay for lL aL LhaL ume.
Mark your calendar! lnvlLe oLhers! 1hls ls golng Lo be a rewardlng [ourney!
1hose who walk wlLh Cod always reach Lhelr desunauon!
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1he Ca|| |s ma||ed four nmes a year to the pres|dent, v|ce pres|dent,
secretary, treasurer, and c|rc|e |eaders |n each un|t. |ease make sure a
||st of these current omcers has been sent to the ed|tor. |ease copy
and d|str|bute.
Mary 1 Newman, Ld|tor
C 8ox 4
Ash|and C|ty, 1N 3701S
hone: 61S-308-449S
L-ma||: tnumwQtnumc.com Address Serv|ce kequest
1ennessee Conference Un|ted Method|st Women

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