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The Good News Crossroads District
President’s Message
Do you have enough time to do all the things you want to do? These are the fun things we enjoy doing. You know, like trying a new recipe or actually putting into the ground those plants that were bought last week. Or even better – do you have time to do the things you need to do? These are the things we sometimes avoid like those dishes may be able to wash themselves in a dishwasher but won’t unload themselves; or Aunt Rosie is still waiting for that visit that was promised a few weeks ago and has not happened yet.
I’ve said that time is my most precious resource. If I could I would be willing to buy some more. Coupled with the idea of never seeming to having enough time is that the more years I experience, the faster time seems to go. I was just looking at yesterday thinking it was tomorrow, and then I blinked.
And what about the time needed to respond to what God asks me to do, calls me to? Somehow that needs to fit into my already bursting-at-the-seams schedule. When I take time to recognize I’ve been neglecting those duties, I realize they are the most important things I need to do and want to do, in the long run. How do I find time for all of it?
Recently I read that it takes discipline in order to fully realize the gifts God has given us. If we are not disciplined, we allow all the things of this world – the things we want to do and the things we think we need to do – to take precedence over what God has already given us the tools for. It amazes me how many times I have to think about how I’ve widened my path from the narrow one that God would have me be walking on. To get re-centered, I have to make time to spend in His presence, confessing my waywardness, and asking for His will to be done in my life.
Despite my continual waywardness, I do have a little bit of discipline going on. Almost every morning, I spend time in organized devotion: reading, praying, and journaling. I also try to spend some time where I leave myself open to hear from God. Most mornings I ask for Him to prioritize my day for me so that I can get done what needs to happen that day without stressing over what I can’t get to because I don’t have time to do it all. A second bit of discipline I started this year is to do what I call “taking the Sabbath.” I do not do any work that relates to my paid employment as a college instructor on Sundays. This has freed me up to have time to rest and to be thankful that I am able to do so.
There are just so many choices. I ask for guidance to make the right ones.
In Service, Susan Juckett
New Secretary of Program
Resources
Susan Southard has accepted the call and challenge of becoming our District Secretary of Program Resources for the remainder of 2016. She had been on the District Committee on Nominations but felt she wanted to try this new role. Under the tutelage of Kathy Hunt, Susan will be a resource to all units in the District and have Program Resources available for us at our District Annual Meeting, which will be held on September 10th at the First United Methodist Church in Victoria.
Ana M. Jarvis was devoted to her mother, Mrs. Ana Reese Jarvis. Mrs. Jarvis was the daughter of a pastor and had taught in a Methodist Sunday school
in Grafton, West Virginia. She died in 1905. Two years later, the Sunday school superintendent of her congregation asked Ana to help him arrange a memorial for the woman who had been so influential in that church. This had Ana thinking. It seemed to her that children often do not do enough to show their moms that they appreciate them while they are still alive.
The Grafton church held its special service on the second Sunday of May, 1907, the anniversary of Mrs. Jarvis' death. The following year, Ana convinced her own church in Philadelphia to hold a Mother’s Day service on May 10, 1908. After that, Ana wrote thousands of letters and held many interviews to promote a national Mother's Day. She enlisted friends behind her effort too. It took them six years, but in the end they succeeded. On May 8, 1914, both houses of the United States Congress passed resolutions establishing a Mother's Day observance.
May, 2016
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Additional information may be found at http://www.umwriotexas.org/events.html.
May 7, 2016
9:00 A.M. District Team Meeting
June 11, 2016
12:15 P.M. Rio Texas Conference United Methodist Women
Annual Conference Luncheon
American Bank Center, 2nd Floor, Water Garden A
1901 Shoreline Dr., Corpus Christi, Texas
Plates: $22 until May 27
Catered by Savor | Main Entrée: Sautéed Chicken Breast Very limited tickets at $25 each may be available after May 27 at the Caterer's discretion.
Speaker: Minta Moore, Executive Director New Life Refuge Ministries
See Flyer/Registration Form on page 7.
July 8-10, 2016 Mission u, Rio Texas Conference, Mount Wesley, Kerrville
See additional information on pages 4-6.
July 20, 2016 Deadline for “The Good News”
August 2, 2016
9:00 A.M. District Team Meeting
October 14-15, 2016 United Methodist Women Rio Texas Annual Meeting
Host - Capital District Holiday Inn Midtown
Austin, Texas
September 10, 2016 Crossroads District Annual Meeting, First United Methodist Church in Victoria
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United Methodist Women Reporting Due Dates
Crossroads District, Rio Texas Conference
*Forms can be found at www.umwriotexas.org in the Forms section. Due dates on the website are for Districts to submit to Conference.
TYPE OF REPORT SEND BY SEND TO
Total number of members January 5 Local Pastor
Annual Membership Report March 1 Pathway for Growth/Membership
1st Quarterly Remittance March 1 District Treasurer
2nd Quarterly Remittance June 1 District Treasurer
Charter Club Report* June 1 Pathway for Advocacy for Justice
Mission Study Report* July 1 Pathway for Education & Communication
Mission Today Report* July 1 Pathway for Education & Communication
Vocational Scholarship*
Applicant submits directly July 1 Conference Pathway for Spiritual Growth
Reading Program Report* District Secretary of Program Resources
Candle burning August 1 District Treasurer
5-Star Unit 5-Star Woman
August 1 District Treasurer
3rd Quarterly Remittance September 1 District Treasurer
Local Officers List (for following year)
November 1 District Secretary
4th Quarterly Remittance December 1 District Treasurer
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July 8-10, 2016
Mission u
Rio Texas Conference
Mount Wesley in Kerrville*
Rio Texas Conference United Methodist Women invites you to plan on attending Mission u 2016. The studies have been planned carefully to provide you with key information to take back and share with your districts and local units. http://umwriotexas.org/assets/mission_u_2016/mission_u_2016.pdf
What are the mission studies for 2016?
Youth and Children – Climate Justice
One Day Study for Younger Women – The Bible and Human Sexuality
One Day Study for Adults – Climate Justice
Adults – Climate Justice
The Bible and Human Sexuality
Latin America
UMCOR Mission Project School Kits
*Located in the heart of the beautiful Texas Hill Country, the Mount Wesley Conference Center is situated on a hillside within the city limits of Kerrville. The scenic, peaceful 64 acres of woodland provide a unique, secluded, and safe haven -- a sanctuary from the real world -- where guests can retreat to become refreshed and renewed. From individual private retreats to groups of 200, this year-round South Texas retreat center has been providing a "place apart" for 85 years. Owned and operated by the Rio Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, it is available for all non-profit organizations or institutions. The center is dedicated to enabling individuals to experience the love, grace, and joy of God in a Christian retreat setting.
What is Mission u?
For participants, Mission u is an opportunity to study current issues impacting society based on current mission study topics with particular attention to the responsibilities of women in fulfilling the mission work of the church. Participants grow in understanding the mission of the church in the current world context. Conference events are open to members and non-
members of United Methodist Women.
Mission u events also include:
• Worship and singing
• Interest groups around current issues
• Officer training
• Audiovisual presentations
• Fellowship events
Mission u educates 20,000 United Methodists each year through the Mission Studies.
Check Out United
Methodist Women on
Did you know if you are on Facebook you can “like” the United Methodist Women’s page: https://www.facebook.com/UMWomen along with over 38,000 other Facebook friends? United Methodist Women is the largest denominational faith organization for women, with approximately 800,000 members whose mission is fostering spiritual growth, developing leaders, and advocating for justice. Members raise up to $20 million each year for programs and projects related to women, children, and youth in the United States and in more than 100 countries around the world.
Walk in a manner worthy of the Lord,
fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit
in every good work and increasing in the
knowledge of God.
Colossians 1:10
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SCHOOL KITS
School Kit Value: $11 per kit
Materials
1 pair blunt scissors Rounded tip only
No plastic scissors, please
3 pads of paper Spiral or top-bound pads
150 sheets (or less) of loose-leaf paper can be substituted for 1 pad
Combination of spiral, top-bound, or loose-leaf paper is acceptable
No composition books, please
1 hand-held pencil sharpener Must be at least 1 inch long
Remove from packaging
1 30-centimeter ruler Hard or flexible
Cartoon characters are acceptable
No advertisements, please
6 unsharpened pencils
No advertisements, religious, patriotic, military or camouflage symbols, please
Cartoon characters are acceptable
1 2-inch or larger eraser No advertisements, religious, patriotic, military or camouflage symbols, please
Cartoon characters are acceptable
1 24-count box of crayons
Only 24-count, please
1 cloth bag 14x16 inches
Homemade or purchased bags are both acceptable
Heavy-duty fabric only, such as denim, corduroy, drapery fabric, etc. No advertisements, religious, patriotic, military or camouflage symbols, please
Closures are optional but must be buttons, snaps, or Velcro sewn in middle of opening, if used
Assembly Instructions
Place all loose items on top of paper. Turn items sideways and slide into the cloth bag. Fold over the top of the bag so loose items don’t fall out.
• All items must be new.
• All emergency kits are carefully planned to make them usable in the greatest number of situations. Since strict rules often govern product entry into international countries, it is important that kits con-tain only the requested items---nothing more.
• Do not include any personal notes, money, or additional materials in the kits. These things must be painstakingly removed and will delay the shipment..
For additional information go to https://www.umcor.org/UMCOR/Relief-Supplies/Relief-Supply-Kits/School
For Rio Texas Mission u, please bring $2.00 per kit in a separate envelope. Make checks payable to Rio Texas United Methodist Women. This money will be used to transport the kits to UMCOR headquarters and then to their final destination.
You may also bring a monetary donation instead of kits or in addition to kits. Please complete the form on the next page with your donation.
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SCHOOL KITS
Name of Church or Individual: _____________________________________ District: __________________________
Number of Kits ___________
Donations: ______________ (Transportation - $2.00 per Kit) ______________ (Additional Donation)
______________ (Donation only; no kits) Please Indicate: ________ Check(s) ___________Cash
Please make checks payable to Rio Texas UMW.
Please list name(s) on check(s) if not your local unit check. ________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
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United Methodist Women – Crossroads District – Rio Texas Conference
District Officers and Leaders 2016
President Susan Juckett 2207 E. Mistletoe Avenue, Victoria, Texas 77901
361-676-7477 (C) [email protected]
Vice-President Sharon Spiess
Post Office Box 56, Industry, Texas 78944
979-357-2759 (H), 379-732-0531 (C) [email protected]
Treasurer Kathy Hunt 106 South Deleon Street, Victoria, Texas 77901
361-550-6552
Secretary
Darla Donahoe
522 Caribbean Drive, Lockhart, Texas 78644
830-391-4040
Secretary of Program Resources
Susan Southard
530 Guadalupe, Apt. A, Lockhart, Texas 78644
512-227-6102
Pathway for Spiritual Enrichment Barney Zimmerman
7080 Great Oaks Circle, Burton, Texas 77835
979-278-3364
Mary Ann Eckermann
10477 Eckermann Road, Burton, Texas 77835
979-278-3544 (H), 979-277-5477 (C) [email protected]
Pathway for Growth/Membership
Suzanne Veselka
Box 721, Yoakum, Texas 77995
361-293-3223
Pathway for Education & Communication
Susan Yancey
2523 Iris Lane, New Ulm, Texas 78950
979-357-2088 (H), 832-867-9617 (C) [email protected]
Liz Reed
Post Office Box 156, Industry, Texas 78944
979-451-1161
Pathway for Advocacy for Justice
Judith M. Johnson
206 Ciela Vista, Seguin, Texas 78155
830-372-4522 (H), 830-305-1344 (C) [email protected]
Sarah Ritchea
2607 Cardinal, Victoria, Texas 77901
361-799-1121
Pathway for Stewardship/Mission Giving
Andrea Drab
Post Office Box 272, Industry, Texas 78944
979-357-2235 (H), 979-421-0550 (C) [email protected]
Yvonne Wait 1028 Hofheinz Road, New Ulm, Texas 78950
979-357-2368 (H), 979-277-2923 (C) [email protected]
Committee on Nominations, Chair Sonya Saul (18) 110 North River Drive, Columbus, Texas 78934
979-732-2491
Committee on Nominations
Anna Ruth Evans (16) 541 CR 451, Halletsville, Texas 77964
361-798-5755
Helen Miller (17) 7727 Longing Trail, Converse, Texas 78109
210-945-0535
Vacant (19)
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Crossroads District
Editors Susan Yancey
Liz Reed
