Central United Methodist Church - Kansas City, Missouri

 

 

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