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Cascadia District United Methodist Women

May 2014

The Cascadian Spirit

Let There Be Peace!

For those of us who were able to attend Cascadia District’s EMEE (Every Member En-richment Event) in February, we found an origami Peace Crane at the head of our place setting for lunch. These were lovingly made by Lois Walton, Newberg. This crane story originates from a young Japanese girl, Sadako Sasaki, who was 2 years old when she was exposed to radiation from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. Legend has it that if you were to fold 1,000 cranes, you could be granted a wish.. She had folded over 600 when she died at age 12 of leukemia. In 1958 a statue of Sadako holding a golden crane was unveiled in the Hiroshima Peace Park with an inscription on the bottom: “This is our cry, this is our prayer, Peace in the world.” A 12 year old wanting more than anything else, for all of us to have peace in our world! How wise she was! She truly lived far longer than her 12 chronological years.

Well, I want peace in our world, in our state, in my community and in my church. So why to I so often feel upset, frustrated with others and myself, and feel like I don’t al-ways belong anywhere? Many times I find myself reading John 14:27 where John tells ME that Jesus said, “I am leaving you with a gift — peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give isn’t like the peace the world gives so don’t be troubled or afraid.” (NLT)

It seems to be so much easier to listen to and talk about the criticism, frustrations, lack of cooperation, those who abuse “the system” for their own goals, etc., etc., etc. BUT it isn’t because there is a lack of positive information out there about us as people. I believe it is because those stories don’t sell newspapers and magazines and tell us to “tune in” for the latest news story, So how can we resolve this within ourselves?

Two verses of a song say it best for me:

1. “I have called you by your name, you are mine; I have gifted you and ask you now to shine. I will not abandon you; all my promises are true. You are gifted, called, and chosen; you are mine.”

2. “I know you will need my touch as you go; feel it pulsing in creation’s ebb and flow. Like the woman reaching out, choosing faith in spite of doubt, hold the hem of Jesus’ robe, then let it go”

“Let go and let God…” May you continue to experience the peace that only God can provide as we search for ways we, as United Methodist Women, can make a difference in this world to benefit all women, youth and children.

Mahatma Gandhi once said: “There is no way to peace. Peace is the way!”

I send you God’s Blessing and peace with many prayers and thankfulness for each of you in my life.

Nadine

Cascadia District Officers

President: Nadine Gilmore

157 McLoughlin Dr., Woodburn, OR

97071; H.: 503-981-6558; cell: 503-951-

7931; [email protected]

Vice President: Judi Day

362 Sunnymeade Ct., Jefferson, OR

97352; 541-327-7802; cell: 541-974-

7743; [email protected]

Secretary: Sue Hicks

PO Box 1133, Astoria, OR 97103;

503-325-9013; [email protected]

Treasurer; Judith Bowden

615 SE Tumbleweed Ln, Madras, OR

97741; 541-475-7414;

[email protected]

Prog. Resources: Kay Gooding

16743 SW Jordan Way, Tigard, OR

97224; 503-624-0627;

[email protected]

Communications: Sue Chambers

616 Camden Ln, Newberg, OR 97132;


Chair Com. on Nom.: Linda Langham

1000 Wilsonville Rd. #82, Newberg, OR

97132 503-949-0440;

[email protected]

Mission Coordinators:

Ed. & Interpret: Shirley Cross

1970 Broadway NE, Salem, OR 97301;


Social Action: Vacant

Mem. Nurt. & Outreach; Lorraine Bjork

20140 NE Dopp Rd., Newberg, OR 97132;


Spiritual Growth: Ruth Buntele

602 S Hembree St., McMinnville, OR

97128; 503-434-8505;

[email protected]

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Shepherding Units

Barbara Alexander

Banks, Carus, LeeWood

Lorraine Bjork:

Canby, Tigard, Tualatin

Judith Bowden:

Bend, Fossil, John Day, Madras

Ruth Buntele:

Sheridan, Sherwood, Stayton

Sue Chambers:

Forest Grove, Tillamook

Shirley Cross:

Astoria, Keizer-Clear Lake,

Woodburn

Judi Day :

Morningside, Salem-Trinity

Nadine Gilmore:

Jefferson, McCabe Chapel,

Hillsboro

Kay Gooding:

Molalla, Newberg

Sue Hicks

Bay City, Nehalem Bay, Seaside

Penny Higgins:

Clarks, Marquam

Linda Langham:

Mt. Home, Wilsonville

Lynda Sloan:

Monmouth, Salem 1st

Mission u — 2014 George Fox University, Newberg, OR: July 10-13

“Learning Together for Transformation of the World”

“How is it with your soul?” taught by Rev. Sandra Kimbrow and Sheila Sundahl, framed with-in the four verbs, “pray”, “learn”, “mentor” and “transform”, ex-amines the historical setting of tha important question in Meth-odist class and band meetings and their perspective from differ-ent cultural contexts

“The Church and People with Disa-bilities”

with Rev. Jainie DeLaunay and Dr. Roger Boe as leaders, includes topics of Awareness, Accessibility and

Advocacy range from Biblical per-spectives, overviews of living with and adapting to varying disabili-ties, completion of an accessibility audit, and multi-sensory worship and education

“The Roma of Europe”

Helen Van Nice is again leading this study in its second year. This history of the Roma explores their treatment in contemporary European culture, their lifestyle and their spirituality, and how others work with them.

Friday afternoon will feature four focus areas:

> Wesley class meetings

> Roma community in the Northwest

> An agency providing services for people with disabilities

> Charter for Racial Justice

and a hands-on work project: gardening at Newberg FUMC community garden

See page 3 for Mission u registration form

Need help with tuition? See page 10 for district scholarship form.

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PLUS

“Ubuntu” at Mission u 2014 is an event on Sat., 7/12, that offers a

one-day learning opportunity and service for those unable to participate in either the two or four day Mission u event. We have something for EVERYONE this year!

See page 8 for Ubuntu registration form

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Tidbits from District Officers

Judi Day, Vice President

Welcome Springtime!

Our weather has certainly been an interesting mix so far this winter and spring! As I look out the window, today, it is overcast with showers off and on. But we DO live in the Northwest and God will “shower” us with warmer, sunnier skies soon enough!

Our district team has been busy planning future events, including our Sept. Annual Meeting at Seaside. We are also planning another one in the Mid-Willamette Valley the following week, Oct. 4. More details to come.

The Annual Meeting will feature Anita Padilla, Exec. Dir. of Women At The Well, Grace House, in Salem. This is a Christ-centered, faith-based traditional home for women without dependents and provides a place and resources for them to get back on track with their lives in a supportive, caring and healing manner. Grace House is a new hope for these women.

Consider this (Upper Room): Recall a time when you felt alone and as if your life were falling apart. How did you handle the situation and how did you feel? Next, make a list of all your blessings. (Don’t overlook the small yet important things that God blesses us with.)

I look forward to seeing you again or meeting you for the first time at Mission u and/or one of our annual meetings in September/October.

With Joy for Jesus.

Judi Day

Judith Bowden, Treasurer

Mission Giving, the foundation for the mission work through United Methodist Women.

The FIVE CHANNELS OF GIVING support this work through: our Pledge to Mission, Special Mission Recognition, Gift to Mission, Gift in Memory and World Thank Offering. Canby, Forest Grove, Newberg, Tigard and Tualatin units gave in all five areas in 2013. Thank You!!!

Special Mission Recognition: Please allow 6 weeks for your order.

Gift to Mission: Contact me to purchase a card with a gift of $5 to mission.

The Solar Ovens for the Haiti project touched our hearts with a giving of $902.65 at EMEE. As we turn the knobs to cook with our stoves, remember to send a prayer for the women in Haiti who are learning to cook with the sun.

A remittance form must be included with all money that is sent from your unit. Please contact me if more forms are needed. Checks MUST be made to: CASCADIA DISTRICT UMW and should not include my name. Remittances sent the next 3 quarters must reach me by: 2nd — June 5; 3rd — Sept. 5; 4th — Dec. 5. Don’t forget to send me a copy of your financial audit.

Thank you to all treasurers for accepting this important responsibility for your unit. Please become familiar with Section III Local Finances (p. 67-80) in the 2013-2016 United Methodist Women Handbook.

FAITH — HOPE — LOVE IN ACTION

Judith

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Ruth Buntele, Spiritual Growth

Spring arrived on March 20th and the weather is following its usual pattern. We have some warm, sunny weather for a couple of days, followed by a week of rain, followed by freezing temperatures and the, hopeful-ly, some more warm, sunny days.

There are some women and children in this world whose lives don’t ever see the sun. To them, it always seems like it’s raining. When Jesus appeared to the disciples after His resurrection, he told Peter to feed His sheep and to feed His lambs.

Jesus continues to call out to us: “Feed my sheep…..Feed my lambs.” As women of the cross, Jesus calls to us saying, “Follow me!”

May the joy and blessing of Easter by yours.

Ruth Buntele

Linda Langham, Chair—Committee on Nominations

Col. 3:15: “...And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body.”

HAPPY SPRING! Cascadia Dist. is going strong but this is a year of transition. Nadine Gilmore, Pres. Is completing her final year serving as are a number of our other leadership team members. The Nomi-nating Committee needs YOUR HELP!

The Committee (Barbara Alexander, Vicki Bastion, Penny Higgins, Lynda Sloan and myself) have an enor-mous task ahead of us….Sept. will soon be upon us and we will need to present a new LEADERSHIP SLATE for the offices of:

PRESIDENT SECRETARY SPIRITUAL GROWTH

EDUCATION & INTERPRETATION SOCIAL ACTION COMMUNICATIONS

MNO (Membership Nurture & Outreach) NOMINATING COM. MEM.

As Chair of the Committee on Nominations, I urge you to become involved by:

~~ fill out the GETTING TO KNOW YOU INFO FORM (PP. 11-12) and send to me (see p. 1 for add.)

~~ prayerfully consider running for one of the above offices and/or

~~ offer recommendations of others who might consider serving in a position

~~ support the Leadership Team with prayers, thoughts and participation.

Thank you — wishing you all a Spring filled with joy!

Linda Langham

Kay Gooding, Program Resources

Why Read? To:

Expand our understanding and role in God’s mission;

Increase our sensitivity to all humans;

Encourage critical thinking about issues facing humanity today;

Grow in our understanding of scripture as it relates to Christian faith in everyday life; and

Strengthen our involvement in local and global Christian mission.

The five categories — leadership development, education for mission, nurturing for community, social ac-tion and spiritual growth — include books from 2010 through 2014 that qualify for the different levels.

One of the books I have enjoyed, “King Peggy” by Peggielene Bartels and Eleanor Herman, is a true story about a secretary in Washington, D.C., who is chosen King of her village in Ghana. It is an interesting and funny tale that shows how one woman was able to improve her village of 7,000 while still living in the U.S.

Questions? Contact me at 503-624-0627 or [email protected].

Kay Gooding


Shirley Cross, Education and Interpretation

Just a Reminder

Ladies, remember that we are able to use either the Oregon/Idaho Conference UMWCharter Club (see p. 15) or the Mission Today Criteria for a Mission Today Unit (see pp. 13-14) for this year, 2014. I will let you know if the choice is extended more. [See also article on p. 7]

Like many of our district officers, I am president of my local unit. At our next meeting we will be discuss-ing both of these forms to be sure we are on target for one.

If there was a special hit in your unit, please let me know so I can share it with others.

Shirley Cross

“Some day I would like to visit that black church in Kansas City where, we are told, they have this

slogan in their bulletin: ‘Wake up, sing up, preach up, pray up, stay up, pay up, but never give up

or back up or shut up until the cause of Christ in the church and in this world is built up!’” (Holy

Humor)

I asked for many good things so that I might enjoy life —

God game me life so that I might enjoy many good things.


Sue Chambers, Communications

Isn’t modern technology great? Now, instead of snail-mailing all copies of the Cascadian Spirit to the tune of almost $300 an issue (printing and postage) it can be sent out much faster and, with only just over 30 snail-mails, the cost is now under $50 an issue. Not to mention that those receiving it via email can see it in all its splendid color!

Yet I wonder just how good we are at reading and sharing it with others in our units. (We now send only to the Pres., VP, Sec’y & Treas. or contact person for each unit for them to share with others.) It seems all too often I have had a call/email asking for info, to which I have replied, “It’s on p…...in the last Cascadian Spirit.”

We get so tied up in the busy-ness of our individual lives that we often skim over, or worse — skip — important info. Good communication is only as good as BOTH the person sending and the person receiving make it. Please, let’s remember to read all and then communicate with our units!

Sue Chambers

“Have Program ~~ Will Travel!”

In light of recent happenings in the NBA (National Basketball Association) what I was going to include as my officer tidbit I am now going to take the editor’s liberty of following up here.

Jesus demonstrated through his words and actions that all are children of God and equal in God’s eyes. Unfortunately, how timely all this ugliness is with our emphasis on Racial Justice!

As some of you are aware, I have developed a program encompassing the Charter for Racial Justice. I have been/will be presenting it at a number of local units. I have now taken it two (2) steps further.

1. Several weeks ago I presented my program at the Crater Lake District EMEE (Every Mem-ber Enrichment Event). At the end of my presentation I issued a challenge to them — namely that, at the end of 2014, Cascadia District would have more Gold units than they would! (Those of you attend-ing our own EMEE will remember that I “warned” you I would be doing this.)

2. In addition, I have suggested a new level, the Royal “Purple” level, where a unit would check off two (2) more areas, thus giving them a total if “8” areas accomplished.

[One woman actually came up to me afterwards and said they would be going for the purple — be-cause she loves purple!]

My program, (+devotions) actually includes all or part of 6 areas on the new, shorter Charter Club list. If I am not available, I would be most happy to email/snail-mail the script so someone in your unit could give it.

Racial discrimination has reared it’s ugly head, again. We — you and I — CAN make a difference in our community…...Let’s get to work with education and ACTION!!!!

Sue C

A member of his congregation told Rev. Warren J. Keating, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Yu-ma, AZ, that this was the best prayer he ever heard:

“Dear God, please help me be the person my dog thinks I am.”



The “Best Kept Secret”

This is what the School of Christian Mission — now know as Mission u — is often referred as! Amazing!

Because it is chuck-full of in-depth studies (geography, general issues and spiritual growth) every year,

inspiring worship, hearty singing and fun fellowship.

Have you ever wondered how this all began? Well, of course we know that what we now think of as

United Methodist Women was first began in 1869. But did you know that in 1900 a committee was

formed for united study to provide “reliable information about mission”?

The new focus differed from previous studies in that they “provided reflection among the participants

about how they could take action to improve the situation of women around the world, a structure pro-

vided by the Federal Council of Churches and the National Council of Churches.

The idea of training people to lead the studies began in 1904 and have developed into a very in-depth

training, now.

In 1998, Global Ministries and Women’s Division shared the work, and in 2006 Women’s Division basi-

cally took over.

Topics are chosen 5-7 years prior to be presented, with emphasis on what was and is experienced by the

real people for whom Jesus both lived and died.”

[Info, quotes from Harriett Jane Olson in Joy to the World}

REMINDER:

UMRC Birthday Party Dates and Units for the rest of 2014

June 6 Wilsonville July 3 Morningside, Salem

August 7 Stayton Sept. 4 LeeWood, Salem

October 2 McCabe Nov. 6 Tualatin

Dec. 4 Woodburn

Questions? Contact Nadine Gilmore (see p. 1 for contact info)

After the death of the great 18th-century Methodist evangelist, George Whitefield, a New York woman commented: “Mr. Whitefield was so cheerful that it tempted me to become a Christian.”

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Bumper sticker seen on van: IF YOU LOVE JESUS, TITHE! ANYONE CAN HONK!







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Western District

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Newberg, OR 97132

The Cascadian Spirit is a publication of the Cascadia District Leadership

Team and is produced tri-annually.

See page 1 for a list of the district officers

Editor: Sue Chambers

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Date Event/location

June 11-14 UMC Annual Conference: Salem

July 10-13 Mission u: George Fox U., Newberg

Sept. 27 Cascadia Dist. Annual meeting, Seaside

Oct. 4 Cascadia Dist. Annual meeting, TBA

Oct. 25 OR/ID UMW Annual Meeting: Eugene FUMC

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

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