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ORANGEBURG
DISTRICT UMW
June 2017
Doris Hope Murray Vice President
Judy Dudley Secretary
Ginger Risher Treasurer
Linda Huggins Program Resources
Julie Kistler Communica1ons
Dorothy Smoak Spiritual Growth
Ethel R. Tyler Social Ac1on
Patricia G. Walker Educa1on & Interpreta1on [email protected]
Dannie Mays Membership, Nurture & Out-
reach [email protected]
UMW InformaKon:
www.umcsc.org/umw
Rev. Frederick N. Yebuah
District Superintendent [email protected]
The Lantern Sonya Benjamin
President [email protected]
The middle of May, Mother’s Day. We all have a mother, but some of us were blessed to have a God believing, Bible reading, and a prayer warrior for a Mama. She was probably a United Methodist Woman.
Many of you have shared your experiences of yourself as a child of one of these women. Perhaps that is why we are still this organized unit of women serving the missions set forth and praising God.
We now need to remember the experiences we have had as United Methodist Women. Take time to share them with the younger women in our presence. No one is too young to hear about us or see the evidence of our work. United Methodist Women get things done. Just ask us, we will be happy to tell you. Fun and fellowship is a part of us too. God blesses us over and over and more is accomplished in num-bers.
I challenge us to increase in number. I challenge the number of women under forty to be larger than us seasoned women. This can be accomplished through work and prayer, let’s get busy and make this happen with God in change.
Yours in Christ, Doris F. Murray
The complete calendar listing may be found
on page 9
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Greetings United Methodist Women, I pray that each and every one of you celebrated a beautiful Mother's Day! You are all a blessing in the lives of your children and families and the many of lives you touch to ensure that other children and families enjoy those blessings as well. A True Angel
A mother is special, she's more than a friend. Whenever you need her, she'll give you a hand. She'll lead you and guide you in all that you do. Try all that she can just to see you get through. Good times and bad times, she's there for it all. Say head up, be proud, and always stand tall.
To Rev. Robert Reeves and the lovely United Methodist Women of St. Paul United Methodist Church, thank you for hosting Day Apart. It was a great day of celebration. We enjoyed a day of giving, worship, praise, games, and delicious food. We also heard a beautiful message from Ms. Selena Ruth Smith, Deaconess, and Limitless Team Coordinator. Her message inspired us to keep doing God's work by loving and caring for others. Thank you to all the churches who participated on May 13, 2017, in the Spring Into Missions Event. Your kindness and generosity will benefit a lot of people. To all Local Unit Presidents, it is time to prepare for our District Annual Meeting, which will be held on Saturday, September 16, 2017, at 8:30 a.m. Canaan United Methodist Church, Cope, SC. To make this event a success, I need you to complete the President's Report form and return it to me. My address is at the bottom of the President's Form. Please call or email if you have any questions. Thank you for your commitment to UMW and making lives better for others. Be Blessed, Sonya S. Benjamin
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UMW TREASURER’S REPORT
“Kindness starts simply. An encouraging word.
A loving gesture. A tender sentiment sent through the mail or e-mail.
A thoughtful small token. The gift of unhurried time.
A rousing pep talk. Simply vowing to speak and act in a way
that is gentle and kind is the starting point.” By Karen Ehman in her book Listen, Love, Repeat
Aesop was right.
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” Your kindnesses and generosity at all our unit, district, and conference events have been so amazing. Thank you for your generosity and support through your quarterly remittances to all our UMW missions, locally, nationally, and globally. I would like to thank all of you who have sent in their 2017 pledges to MISSION GIVING and your 2016 audits. IF your unit is one of the few who have not done so, please try to get them in to me as soon as possible. Remember that you cannot be recognized as a MISSION TODAY UNIT at our annual UMW September meeting if you do not pledge to MISSION GIVING and meet your pledge. Treasurers, please send your second quarter remittances to me by June 5. Please remember to send your third quarter remittances to me by September 1. Please examine 1st quarter financial reports given in this issue of The Lantern. If my records don’t agree with you, please let me know. Remember: When you send in your $40 for Special Mission Recognition and do not identify a name, a pin and certificate will still be sent to you. The name of the honoree will be left blank for you to fill out as you identify that person for the year. Blessings, Ginger Risher Phone: (803) 536-5186 E-mail address: [email protected] Address: 1091 Huntington Drive, Orangeburg, SC 29118
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Local Unit Pledge Gift to Gift in Rainbow Call to Bright Wallace Scarett Crusade Total1st Quarter-2017 Mission SMR Mission Memory WTO Woman Prayer Future BC(C) Fam Life BC(Sp) KW RM Bennett MissionBarnwell 0Bethel (Bowman) 0Bethel (Jackson) 235 5 50 290Bethel (Pelion) 0Bethel Park 0Bethlehem 150 80 100 330Beulah 150 10 10 50 20 70 20 20 20 370Blackville 0Branchville 0Calvary (Swansea) 100 125 60 70 60 415Canaan 0Cedar Grove 50 30 70 150Charles Wesley 0Ebenezer (Bowman) 50 20 50 50 170Ebenezer (North) 0Edisto Fork 500 95 360 955Elloree 105 25 70 25 50 50 325Eutawville 30 25 55Forest Chapel 0Franklin 330 75 405Gerizim 0Holly Hill 400 225 625Jericho 150 202 100 452Lebanon 45 40 50 135Livingston 0Mays Chapel 0Mt. Carmel 50 25 50 25 25 25 25 25 250Mt. Nebo 100 40 75 215Mt. Zion 125 25 135 285New Beginning 0New Covenant 0New Light 400 40 50 125 100 215 100 1,030North 200 70 270North Orangeburg 150 55 250 455Orange Grove 0Pelion 0Pine Hill 101 136 55 292Pineville 200 40 10 10 50 20 30 50 35 30 25 500Pleasant Hill 0Prospect 0Providence 427 20 180 190 817Shady Grove 100 100 200Silas 0St. Andrews 100 164 215 479St. John's (Aiken) 4,000 400 20 20 100 100 500 500 500 500 500 7,140St. John's (Norway) 130 30 90 250St. John (Orangeburg 0St. John (Edisto Chg) 25 50 55 130St. Mark 0St. Paul (New Ellenton) 165 40 10 45 50 310St. Pauls(O'burg) 125 125St. Stephen (Bowman) 0St. Stephen (O'burg) 0Swansea 0Target 35 32 67Trinity (Aiken) 125 40 5 20 216 265 671Trinity (Bamberg) 36 128 60 224Trinity (O'burg) 400 50 100 550Union 45 320 45 410Wagener 270 43 143 100 50 100 100 100 906Wesley 15 5 5 5 5 5 40Wesley Chapel 0Wesley Grove 20 10 30White House 145 40 15 10 15 25 25 275Williston 50 50 150 250District 0Total 9,804 600 140 95 283 0 2,664 25 865 3,752 710 #### 860 0 0 20,848
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REMINDER TO ALL LOCAL UNIT PRESIDENTS (CHECK-LIST FOR DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING)
(DEADLINE FOR ALL REPORTS IS AUGUST 15, 2017) The District Annual Meeting will be held on September 16, 2017, at Canaan UMC, Cope. Further information will be forthcoming in the September Lantern. All reports are due to the respective coordinators on or before August 15, 2017, in order that information can be included in the program booklet. The LOCAL UNIT PRESIDENT'S REPORT FOR 2017 should be sent to Sonya Benjamin, 118 Coventry Rd., Summervillle, SC 29486. Deadline is August 15, 2017. The president's report form is included in this issue of the Lantern. A form is included in this issue of the Lantern to be sent to Dorothy Smoak , 170 Old Orchard Way, Orangeburg, SC 291115 to report the names of any deceased members since last Annual Meeting. Even if you have no deceased members, complete form and send it to Dorothy. Deadline is August 15, 2017. Reading Program participants' names and books read should be sent to Linda Huggins, 2218 Binnicker Bridge Rd., Cope, SC 29038. Deadline is August 15, 2017. Mission Today forms should be sent to Patricia Walker, 204 Wheat St., Livingston, SC 29107. Forms are found in this issue of the Lantern. Remember that to be a Mission Today Unit, you must have made and met your pledge for 2017. Even if you have met the other requirements, you must meet Requirement # 1 to be a Mission Today Unit. Deadline is August 15, 2017. Diamond Unit forms should be sent to Ethel Tyler, 12885 Heritage Hwy., Bamberg, SC 29003. Forms are in this issue of the Lantern. Deadline is August 15, 2017. Remind your treasurer to send in quarterly reports to District treasurer so that you can be assured of being a 5-star unit and mission unit. Fourth quarter of 2016 and the first 3 quarters of 2017 count for these awards. Hope to see you at the District Annual Meeting!! If you have any questions, call or e-mail your cluster leader or any other district officer who may be able to help.
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ALUMINUM CAN PULL TABS
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
CANCELLED POSTAGE STAMPS
ORANGEBURG DISTRICT MEETING
September 16, 2017 Canaan UMC
Cope, S.C.
REMINDER TO LOCAL UNIT PRESIDENTS (Deadline is August 15, 2017
Please complete the form and send to Dorothy Smoak 170 Old Orchard Way Orangeburg, SC 29115 Name of Local Unit: ________________________________________________ Names of Deceased Members (since last District Annual Meeting or since August 15, 2016, or those whose names did not appear in the 2016 Annual Meeting booklet) _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Please check this if applicable. _____ No deceased members to report.
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Come Together, Be Together
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Cumberland and Central UMCs, Florence SC
Orangeburg District UMW attendees.
Plan to join the fun next year,
June 23, 2018,
Woodland UMC, Rock Hill SC
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Education & Interpretation Patricia Walker
Ladies, If you did not attend Spiritual Growth this year, you missed a great time. Rev. Patti Gordon, from Open Hearts Church, Aiken, SC was the speaker. Our theme was “One in Charity”. Mrs. Evelyn Pauling and her committee did a wonderful job of planning. If you have not attended Spiritual Growth please, put on your calendar for next year. I hope that everyone is gearing-up and ready to attend our next event which is Mission U to be held at Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg, SC on July 27-29, 2017. The theme is “Embracing the World with the Gospel”.
Remember to continue collecting your aluminum pull tab and cancelled postage stamps. Mission Today Action forms are due August 15, 2017.
Craft are need for the craft room!!!!!
Hope to see you at Mission U
Patricia Walker
E&I Coordinator
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Dear Fabulous Ladies of the Orangeburg District, Gree[ngs. Thanks to each of you who contributed purses and personal hygiene products for our mission project at Day Apart in April. Sixty purses stuffed with products, along with a huge box of other soaps, hair products, sanitary products, tooth brushes, tooth paste, hand sani[zers, and more, were delivered to the Aiken Salva[on Army Homeless Shelter. The ladies who run the shelter were overwhelmed. They expressed great apprecia[on for the loaded purses and indicated the “excess” products would be wel-comed by men, women and children. The abundance you all showered on them was truly a manifesta-[on of God’s love and caring demonstrated through your generosity. Thank you to each of you! Julie Kistler
Secretary of Programs
AUenVon! United Methodist Women It's that [me again. Please submit all Reading program informa[on to me by August 15, 2017. Linda Huggins 2218 Binnicker Br. Rd. Cope, SC 29038
Judy Dudley Secretary
Hi Ladies, Just a quick reminder to let me know if you have any changes in your unit officers during the year. Also, several units have not sent in their officer list, please send it to me as soon as possible. You can email me at [email protected] or call me at (803) 642-0037. You can, also, mail me your information: Judy Dudley 310 Talatha Church Road Aiken SC 29803
Thank you and blessings
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Orangeburg District UMW Calendar 2017
January 14 Officers' Training: North Orangeburg UMC District Executive Committee Meeting February Special Emphasis Month -- Wallace Family Life Center February 15 Deadline for Articles for March Lantern
February 21 Legislative Advocacy Day: Epworth Children's Home, Columbia March 1 Lantern published April Special Emphasis Month -- Columbia Bethlehem Center April 8 Day Apart: St. Paul UMC, New Ellenton District Executive Committee Meeting April 28 - 29 Spiritual Growth Retreat: Lake Junaluska May 15 Deadline for Articles for June Lantern
May 20 Come Together/Be Together (Conference): Culmberland UMC and Central UMC, Florence June 1 Lantern published July Special Emphasis Month -- Rural Mission July 27 - 29 Mission u: Spartanburg Methodist College August 15 Deadline for Articles for September Lantern August 20 District Executive Committee Meeting: Canaan UMC, Cope September Special Emphasis Month -- Killingsworth September 1 Lantern published September 16 District Annual Meeting: Canaan UMC, Cope October 27 - 28 SCCUMW Annual Meeting: Union UMC, Irmo November 11 SCCUMW Officers' Training (District Officers): Trenholm Rd., UMC, Columbia District Executive Committee Meeting November 15 Deadline for Articles for December Lantern December Special Emphasis Month -- Spartanburg Bethlehem Center December 1 Lantern published
United Methodist Women FAITH* HOPE* LOVE IN ACTION
The Organized Units 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.
THE LANTERN is mailed to each local president and each circle leader. If you are a president or circle leader, please copy THE LANTERN and share with your members. You may also make it available in your church to those who are members of the UMW. If you do not receive a copy of THE LANTERN under the conditions presented above, you may subscribe for the quarterly copies for only $5 per year. Simply complete the form below and mail it with your check or money order, made payable to Orangeburg District UMW and mail to: Julie Kistler, 15 Ashbrook Court, Aiken, SC 29803 Name ______________________________________________ Church______________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________________ Phone___________________________ I wish to receive the quarterly copies of THE LANTERN. ***************************************************************************************************************************************************** In an effort to “Go Green,” you may opt to receive the digital copy of THE LANTERN. If you would prefer the digital copy, please contact me at [email protected] to confirm your request, and I will add you to our “Green” list. Thanks, you Julie Kistler Orangeburg District UMW Communications Coordinator
