PURPOSE

The organized unit of the UNITED METHODIST WOMEN shall be a community of women whose PURPOSE is:

-  to know God.

-  to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ.

-  to develop a creative, supportive fellowship.

-  to expand concepts of mission through participation in the   

   global ministries of the church.

MEMBERSHIP

All women, including teenagers, in a Methodist church are                   automatically members of UMW if they wish.  United Methodist Women is devoted to furthering both local and global missions of the United            Methodist Church.  Members work together both locally and globally and       have developed the largest women’s organization in the world.

MEETINGS

Where:  ­Regular:  Corkwood Restaurant dining room

                                  154 West Main, Woodland, CA

                 Special Events:  United Methodist Church           

                                             212 Second Street, Woodland, CA

When:   Second Saturday of every month.

Time:      10:00 a.m.

2008 meeting dates:  January 12, February 9, March 8, April 12, May 10,           June 14, July 12, August 9, September 13, October 11, November 8,                      and December 13.

Contact the church office for more location details,

(530) 662-6274.

MISSION

The mission of the Women’s Division is:

-          to build a supportive community among women;

-          to be an advocate for the oppressed and            dispossessed with special attention to the needs of women and children;

-          to engage in activities that foster growth in the Christian faith, mission, education, and Christian social involvement throughout the organization.

DISTRICT AND NATIONAL UMW

The local group, as part of the larger UMW organization, helps support      several thousand mission projects worldwide and in the nation, such as           the Gum Moon Residence and the Mary Elizabeth Inn in San Francisco, CA. 

LINKS

UMW Delta District:

            http://cnumw.org/deltacnumw

UMW California/Nevada Conference:

            http://cnumw.org

UMW Women’s Division:

            http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umw

UMW Mission Resource Center online store

            http://missionresourcecenter.org/wdstore

UMW Women’s Division, Resources, Reading Program

This Month's News

EVENTS:

November 16, 2008                      Bake sale / Cookbook sale

November 22, 2008           Next meeting is at 9:00 a.m. in the

                                                       Fellowship Hall with UMM for John                                                          Sublett’s slide show on Greece

December 6, 2008 Christmas tour/donation at 10 am at Wayfarer

Our UMW Cookbook is on sale again this year.  Stop by our Bake Sale table and buy one for $5.00.  This purchase is a bargain that is chock full of great recipes of our church women with many used for our monthly bake sales.

WAYFARER CHRISTMAS TOUR & DONATION

**PLEASE NOTE:  The date of our Christmas tour AT the Wayfarer Center has been changed to 6th of December because of the Christmas parade being held on December 13.

This year’s Christmas meeting is special not only getting a tour of the Wayfarer Center but also we’ll get a chance to give Christmas gifts TO the administration for   distribution to the street people who go there.  Each gift will consist of the following items:

1 hand towel (15” x 25” or 17” x 27” inexpensive one)

1 inexpensive washcloth

1 pocket comb

1 bath size bar of soap (3 oz. and up)

1 toothbrush (in original package)

1 small travel size tube of toothpaste

Disposable razors

1 packaged roll of toilet paper

We’ll assemble these items and put them in sealable one-gallon plastic bags at the Wayfarer Center.  Wrapping the presents all together in colorful tissue paper will be the finishing touch.

The congregation is welcome to contribute the personal health items that are on the above list.  Put them in a labeled container that will be placed under the mail boxes next to the Wayfarer food box.

Please donate your good used pots, pans, and other kitchen items that you no longer need.  Hand can openers are especially needed.  Put these items in the same labeled  container next to the Wayfarer food box.  All of these items will then be given to the  center for their kitchen.