-
United Methodist Women of Indiana
Words From Our President
President’s Message
The UMW members who attended the
Assembly 2014 certainly had a wonderful time and
came back home full of the spirit and with a new
awareness of where our mission dollars go. The
whole weekend experience from workshops, worship
time, Keynote Speaker Hillary Clinton and other
presenters were a great inspiration.
But time moves on and we must start thinking
about Mission u in July. We have two scholarship
winners who are excited about attending, Diane
Spencer and Bonnie Gamson.
The warm weather is finally here and soon we
will be busy with outside activities, ballgames, 4-H
and family vacations etc. I wish for you a blessed and
safe summer.
Remember UMW CAN “Make It Happen!”
Yours in Christ,
Connie Pearson, NC District President
317-758-5344 or 317-697-8550
[email protected]
2014 Calendar of Events
May 29-31 Annual Conference, Indianapolis
July 22-25 Mission U - DePauw U., Greencastle July 26 Sampler
Day for Mission U
Sept. 27 North Central District Fall Meeting St. Mark’s UMC,
Carmel
October 10 Annual Celebration, Lawrence UMC October 11
Conference Annual Meeting Lawrence UMC
June 2014
Inside This Issue
From Your Officers .......................................
1-5
*Mission u registration form ......................... 6-9
*This will be a separate attachment in the e-
newsletter.
Communications
We are still trying to locate contact
people for as many churches in our
district as possible. Some churches
don’t have what they consider to be
“official” UMW units. However, any woman of
the United Methodist Church is considered to be a
part of United Methodist Women! There are so
many opportunities and information that we would
love to share with ALL women of our church.
If your church has an active cluster, I would
encourage you to ask the women of your
neighboring churches if they are receiving the
North Central Connection newsletter. They do not
need to be sending pledges or askings into our
District to simply receive information. Even if one
woman in the church would like to receive the
newsletter, she could share the information with
others. I would be happy to add women to our
mailing list, either electronic or by mail.
Janeen Burrows, Communications
765-659-4227 [email protected]
600 S Maish Rd, Frankfort, IN 46041-2832 Some of the women
who represented
Indiana’s North
Central District at
UMW Assembly in
Louisville!
-
North Central Connection 2 June 2014
Member Nurture &
Outreach
Many thanks to all units who got
their unit numbers reported to me for the Conference
report! I can report that we had 38 units responding
with a membership of 1,154. That’s a lot of dedicated
women! I encourage you to continue to find ways to
grow in UMW by participating in the many wonderful
opportunities provided. Retreats, conferences,
Mission u, small study groups, unit meetings, are all
ways of growing and expanding our minds and souls.
Welcome with me this beautiful spring weather to
Indiana and continue to pray and to work for the
efforts of our UMW around the world.
Many blessings,
Nancy Boone, Member Nurture & Outreach
7775 N County Rd 900 E, Sheridan, IN 46069
Treasurer Notice!
Thanks to all units for this first
quarter pledges. The North Central
District is at 21.9%. We are on track to
meet our District Pledge again this
year.
The North Central District is responsible for the
Christmas Gifts for the residents of Lucille Raines.
Each unit is asked to submit $40 for this project, so
we can reach the $1,225 needed. This amount should
be submitted to me, North Central Treasurer and then
will be forwarded to Lucille Raines. Your help will
be appreciated on this project.
Money is the Mortar- the Mission u project monies should also be
submitted to the North District
Treasurer.
There still seems to be some question about where
to send pledges and asking monies. All monies need
to be mailed to: Mar ilyn Chittick, 1705 S.
Williams Rd., Frankfort, IN 46041-3211.Phone 765-
654-6870- [email protected].
If you have questions please call me or email and
I’ll try to help you. Hope to see you at Mission u in
July.
Sincerely,
Marilyn Chittick
1705 S Williams Rd, Frankfort 46041
765-654-6870 [email protected]
2014 North Central District Officers
President - Connie Pearson [email protected]
317-758-5344 1280 W 236th St, Sheridan 46069-9210
Vice President - Brenda Crawford [email protected] 765-945-7033
PO Box 21, Windfall 46076-0021
Secretary - Emily Otto-Tice [email protected] 317-385-5507
5023 S 900 W, Tipton 46072-9046
Treasurer - Marilyn Chittick [email protected] 765-654-6870
1705 S Williams Rd, Frankfort 46041-3211 Secretary of Program
Resources - Peg Peter [email protected] 765-643-9769 3411 East
8th St., Anderson 46012-4603
Education and Interpretation - Linda Davies [email protected]
317-770-7098 19604 Wagon Trail Dr, Noblesville 46060-1103
Spiritual Growth - Open at this time Will be covered by VP,
Brenda Crawford (see above)
Membership - Nancy Boone [email protected] 317-758-4868 7775 N
CR 900E, Sheridan 46069-8990
Social Action - Ann Moudy [email protected] 765-669-1250 2009 W
Spencer, Marion 46952-3206
Communications - Janeen Burrows [email protected]
765-659-4227 600 S Maish Rd., Frankfort 46041-2832
Young Women’s Coordinator—Ruby Burris [email protected]
317-938-7397 1823 Tourmaline Dr, Westfield 46074-8849
Chair of Nominations - Trisha Stanear t [email protected]
317-867-2277 2802 Crosscreek Circle, Westfield, IN 46074-9728
Jeannie Thompson (2015) 4766 N CR 300 E, Frankfort 46041-8038;
765-258-3085 Lori Smith (2017) 2418 Melody Ln, Anderson 46012-1939;
765-283-4306 2016 - 2 positions open 2018—2 positions open
-
North Central Connection 3 June 2014
Education and Interpretation
Education is important. We hope that each church will have a
representative at the
Mission u in Greencastle, IN, this year. UMW offers many
opportunities to learn more and
grow spiritually.
Most of all you can PRAY. Many of the issues UMW is concerned
about can be found
at: prod.umwomen.org:88/what-we-do/service-and-advocacy; or
http://
prod.umwomen.org:88/members-leaders/action/alerts. Register, it
is FREE, sign in and
join today and PRAY for these causes and our mission
efforts.
Read Response Magazine and New W orld Outlook , you will be as
proud as I am to be a par t of such a
group that helps so many women, children and families. And these
count toward our Reading Program!
#1. Read this newsletter. Give email addresses for all your
members and they too will receive this
newsletter. You can check out the websites for yourself:
umwonline.org/ or become an online member:
umwonline.org/ . Look at the Indiana Conference website:
www.inumc.org/umw or the Global Missions:
wmission.org/ww.umc . Join Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/UMWomen
We have two main giving opportunities also, Prayer and Self
Denial around Lent and World Thank Offering
around Thanksgiving. Save your change, every penny counts. Can I
have an Amen?
There are so many opportunities to educate yourself and grow in
the Lord. My prayer is that you will take
advantage of them.
Blessings to you all.
Linda Davies [email protected]
19604 Wagon Trail Dr. 317-770-7098
Noblesville, IN 46060-1103
Social Action—Human Trafficking
We have heard about human
trafficking, but is there trafficking in
Indiana? Yes, there is. On May 7 in
Hancock County, two men from
Honduras were attempting to take two girls,
approximately 12 or 13 years old, to Columbus, Ohio, to
work. A Trooper had stopped the car and then realized
what had happened and the girls were saved.
According to the UMW, human trafficking is the
second largest and fastest growing criminal industry in
the world. Some 12.3 million children and adults
around the world are currently in forced labor, bonded
labor and forced prostitution. In the United States an
estimated 500,000 to 2 million people are victimized by
trafficking each year.
There are ways to spot human trafficking. Victims
often live on or near work premises. Bouncers, guards,
guard dogs or barbed wire may be present. Victims lack
private space, personal possessions and financial
records. Victims may be branded or have other
scarring indicating ownership. If you see any of
these warning signs, contact your local law
enforcement about human trafficking in your
community.
Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) is starting a
human trafficking research center. In the United
States, 300,000 children are at risk of being
prostituted. According to the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children, the average age of a
sex trafficked child is 13-14 years old. ( Information
from the Marion Chronicle-Tribune).
Prayers are needed especially for the Nigerian
girls and their families.
For more ways to help and to add more information,
visit United Methodist Women:
www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/act Anne Moudy, Social Action
[email protected], 765-664-7884
http://prod.umwomen.org:88/members-leaders/action/alertshttp://prod.umwomen.org:88/members-leaders/action/alertshttp://umwonline.org/http://online.org/http://www.inhttp://mission.org/https://www.facebook.com/UMmailto:[email protected]://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/actmailto:[email protected]
-
Program Resources
It is May already, half the year gone. I hope you are all
spending time reading for the 2014
UMW Reading program. At our Spring meeting we had several books
available, and if
you missed the meeting, you missed our reading awards for 2013.
I have included a list at
the end of this article. Congratulations to all who
participated, regardless the level. The
books chosen for inclusion in the reading program are always
timely. So are the studies chosen for Mission u.
This year at Mission u we will studying about dealing with
Disabilities, the story of the Roma people and our
spiritual study asks “How Goes It With Your Soul”, all recent
news items. Remember, reading one of the
Mission u study books counts as 2 books toward your reading
program certificate.
There are several interesting books new to the list for 2014 –
including several timely topics – 100 Simple
Things You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer’s and Age Related Memory
Loss, or Please Look After
Mom and Year Of Plenty – One Suburban Family, Four Rules and 365
Days of Homegrown Adventure
in Pursuit of Christian Living, as well as the books listed on
the Reading Program List between 2010
and 2013. All the reading program books can be purchased through
the Mission Resource Center online at
www.umwmissionresources.org. They also may be available at your
local library.
Reading Plan 1 Reading Plan 2 Peg Peter – Anderson First Pat
Ford - Fowlerton
Virginia Musser – Anderson First Mary Harless - Elwood
Charlotte Boone – Fowlerton
Donna Davis – Fowlerton
Teresa Mangas – Elwood
Emma VanNess – Elwood Reading Plan 3
Michelle White –St. Mark’s Carmel Ruth Jackson – Anderson
First
Suzie Nuss Ulery – St. Mark’s Carmel Linda Davies – Noblesville
First
Nancy Stahl – St. Marks’s Carmel
Kathy Lentz – St. Mark’s Carmel
Pat Weeks – St. Mark’s Carmel Reading Plan 4
Terry Grotenhuis – Kokomo Grace Beverly Austin - Elwood
Betty Eiler – Lapel Ford Street Phyliss Hackler – Lapel Ford
Street
Pat Males – Lapel Ford Street Norma Upton – Lapel Ford
Street
Laura Smith – Anderson New Horizons
Ila Grimstead – Christ Westfield
Dorothy Hoover – Main Street – Kokomo
Sara Lear – Main Street - Kokomo
Peg Peter, Secretary, Program Resources
3411 E. 8th Street, Anderson, IN 46012
[email protected] 765-643-9769
North Central Connection 4 June 2014
Mission u, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
Weekday, July 22-25, 2014
Saturday Sampler, July 26
Online registration is preferred at www.inume.org/missionu14 or
www.inumc.org/sampler14
Paper registration form is included in this newsletter.
Registration deadline is July 1.
-
North Central Connection 5 June 2014
NC Districts Secretaries
It was good to see all those that
attended our Spring District meeting at
Marion First. We had a great training
session! If any of you have questions about how to
take effective minutes at your meetings, feel free to
contact me.
Blessings in Christ,
Emily Otto-Tice, Secretary
5023 S 900 W, Tipton 46072
[email protected]
From the Vice President
Greetings to all,
Ladies, it was wonderful meeting with forty-eight of you at
Marion for the Spring Leadership gathering.
Sixteen churches sent members. Thank you Anne Moudy and the
ladies of Marion for making us all feel so
welcome. I have a sense that all in attendance that day felt
that it was time well spent.
I recently spent four days in Louisville, Kentucky at Assembly
with thousands of UMW members from around
the world learning the many ways that we can "Make It Happen".
We who attended have tales to tell, some good,
some grumbling but all in all it was a good time. Partly because
I chose to have a good time and more importantly
because I had two wonderful roommates who helped make the trip
special, thank you Rae and Marilyn.
2018 Assembly will be in Columbus, Ohio. Think about it! Make it
Happen!
I hope to see many of you there and before that at Mission
u.
Safe Journey,
Brenda Crawford, Vice-President
PO Box 21, Windfall, IN 46076-0021
(765) 437-4576 cell (765) 945-7033 home
[email protected] (subject line please put UMW)
This year North Central District is asked to provide Christmas
Gifts for the residents of Lucille Raines. Gift cards will be
purchased. Each unit is asked to give $40 for this project. Please
submit gifts to our treasurer, Marilyn Chittick.
Important Notes from Nominating
We are looking for ladies to serve on our
Nominating Committee for the North Central
District. This is a great way to get acquainted with
our District and serve with a wonderful group of
women. If you or someone you know might be
interested in this opportunity to serve and grow,
please contact me.
Trisha Staneart, Chair
[email protected] 317-867-2277
2802 Crosscreek Circle
Westfield, IN 46074-9728
Save the Date:
September 27, 2014
North Central District Fall Annual Meeting
St. Mark's Carmel UMC
1:30-3:30 PM
Jeanie Park Estep will give a program on
Lucille Raines Residence
-
Our 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.
North Central Connection
United Methodist Women
St. Matthew UM Church
1951 Wilshire Dr.
Frankfort, IN 46041
Non-Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Frankfort, IN 46041
Permit No. 191
OR CURRENT RESIDENT
Look Inside! Information for
Mission u registration
