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Central United Methodist Women (UMW)

As we welcome fall, please remember that all guilds are open to new members. You are welcome
to contact the person listed below for the location of the current meetings. If we have enough interest,
we would love to start a new guild for young women. We hope you will join us!

The purpose of United Methodist Women Unit (UMW) is to be a community of women whose desire is
to know God and to experience freedom as a whole person through Jesus Christ, to develop a creative,
supportive fellowship, and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries
of the church.

 

Guilds
The Guilds at Central are a great way to meet new women and grow in the church.

Lydia Guild - Meets the 2nd Saturday of the month at 9:30 a.m. in various homes
Contact: Laura Bruce 
(913) 381.9706 
laura.bruce@earthlink.net

Abigail Guild (now includes Hannah) - Meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month
at 1:00 p.m. at Kingswood Manor
Contact: Doris Reifsnider 
(816) 452.7030

Joanna Guild - Meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 10:00 a.m. in various homes
Contact: Marianna Mooney
(816) 363.8786

Rebekah Guild - For working women - Meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
at the church or in various homes
Contact: Cindy Wienstroer
(816) 931.6062
cwienstroer@amuniversal.com

 

Important Dates

May 1, 2009
May Friendship Day (CWU)

May 1 & May 2, 2009
Conference, Spiritual Growth Retreat in Moberly, MO

June 5 - 8, 2009
Annual Conference (Church) in Springfield, MO

July 23-26, 2009
School of Christian Mission

August 8, 2009, 10:00 a.m.
Legislative Brunch with Missouri Representative Beth Low

September 26, 2009
Missouri UMW Annual Meeting in Poplar Bluff, MO

October 24, 2009
Fall Meeting and Local Officer Training (TBA)

November 6, 2009
World Community Day (CWU)

 

Reading List

For 2009, our goal is to have each guild member read one book in each of the four categories listed
below by the end of December, 2009.

EDUCATION FOR MISSION

TITLE     AUTHOR
Creating a Habitat For Humanity: No Hands but Yours Jonathan T.M. Reckford

The Greatest Gift: The Courageous Life and Martyrdom
of Sister Dorothy Stang

 Binka Le Breton
Let the Children Give: Time, Talents, Love, and Money Delia Halverson
Lifting Up Hope, Living Out Justice: Methodist Women
and the Social Gospel		 Alice G. Knotts
Many Faces, One Church: A Manual for
Cross-racial and Cross-cultural Ministry		 Ernest S. Lyght, Glory E. Dharmaraj,
Jacob S. Dharmaraj
Send Me! The Story of Salkehatchie Summer Service

Arlene Bowers Andrews,
John W. Culp,Art Dexter

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...
One School at a Time		 Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

NURTURING FOR COMMUNITY

TITLE AUTHOR
Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim,
the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation		 Eboo Patel  
Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt,
David L. Weaver-Zercher
Crisis in the Village: Restoring Hope in
African American Communitites		 Robert M. Franklin
Faith & Fitness: Diet and Exercise for a Better World Tom P. Hafer 
Here if You Need Me: A True Story Kate Braestrup
Recovering the Sacred: The Power of Naming and Claiming Winona LaDuke
Who Stole My Church?: What to do When the Church
You Love Tries to Enter the 21st Century		 Gordon MacDonald

SOCIAL ACTION

TITLE AUTHOR
Blessed are the Pacifists: The Beatitudes and Just War Theory Thomas Trzyna
Confronting the Controversies: Biblical Perspectives on Tough Issues Adam Hamilton
Energy: Use Less--Save More Jon Clift and
Amanda Cuthbert 
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!: An Easy Household Guide   Nicky Scott 
The 51% Minority: How Women "Still" Are Not Equal and
What You Can Do About It		 Lis Wiehl
"They Take Our Jobs!": and 20 Other Myths About Immigration Aviva Chomsky
William Wilberforce: A Biography Stephen Tomkins

SPIRITUAL GROWTH

TITLE     AUTHOR
A Perfect Love: Understanding John Wesley's
A Plain Account of Chrisitan Perfection		 Steven W. Manskar,
Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki,
Diana L. Hynson
Holy Stuff of Life: Stories, Poems, and Prayers about Human Things   Heather Murray Elkins  
Inner Healing for Broken Vessels: A Domestic Violence Survival Guide Linda H. Hollies
Matthew: The Book of Mercy Megan McKenna 
Peace in the Storm: Meditations on Chronic Pain and Illness Maureen Pratt 
Sharing Food: Christian Practices for Enjoyment L. Shannon Jung
The Gift of Change: Spiritual Guidance for a Radically New Life Marianne Williamson