November 2013 Uniter Page 1 United Methodist Women Metro South District Wisconsin Conference Present the Uniter Our quarterly newspaper November 2013 Greetings! What a beautiful fall we have been having! I hope you have taken some time to enjoy it. First, I’d like to thank both of the Metro Districts for all their work to make our District Celebration a REAL CELEBRATION! It was an inspiration to me – I hope it was for you also. I attended a WISDOM meeting a short time ago and met Jackie Walker who is an organizer for MICAH. She was asking for information about United Methodist Women and their churches in the Milwaukee area. MICAH would like to invite you to consider getting acquainted with their organization. MICAH has had some remarkable successes recently. I am sure they would be happy to talk to your group about their work. Faith based community organizing can offer information and multiple avenues of involvement. Her contact information is Jackie Walker, 414-264-0805. For more information, you can search - MICAH, Milwaukee. Other affiliates may be in your area: RIC (Racine County), CUSH (Kenosha County), SOPHIA (Waukesha County), RUTH (Manitowoc County). By searching the name and city you should be able to find a contact. If you have trouble, let me know and I will try to help. Have you hosted your “Sister” from the District Mission Team? If not, it’s not too late – give her a call and invite her to come for a visit in November or December. If she can’t make it, call me and I will see if one of our other officers can fill in. As we approach Advent and the New Year, let’s approach the manger in awe and expectation that God will enter us, our churches and our UMW’s. Let’s ask him to direct us to make one new goal for our unit - something that will stretch or enrich our souls or both. Merry Christmas! Your president, Dodie Smith, 1927 27 th Ave., Kenosha WI, 53140, 262-551-8669, [email protected]The Uniter Volume 15 Issue 4 Published quarterly by United Methodist Women Division of The United Methodist Church WI Annual Conference 750 Windsor St SUN PRAIRIE WI 53590
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November 2013 Uniter Page 1
United Methodist Women Metro South District Wisconsin Conference Present the
Uniter Our quarterly newspaper
November 2013
Greetings! What a beautiful fall we have been having! I hope you have taken
some time to enjoy it. First, I’d like to thank both of the Metro Districts for all their work to make our District
Celebration a REAL CELEBRATION! It was an inspiration to me – I hope it was for you also. I attended a WISDOM meeting a short time ago and met Jackie Walker who is an
organizer for MICAH. She was asking for information about United Methodist Women and their churches in the Milwaukee area. MICAH would like to invite you to consider getting acquainted with their organization. MICAH has had some remarkable successes recently. I am sure they would be happy to talk to your group about their work. Faith based community organizing can offer information and multiple avenues of involvement. Her contact information is Jackie Walker, 414-264-0805. For more information, you can search - MICAH, Milwaukee. Other affiliates may be in your area: RIC (Racine County), CUSH (Kenosha County), SOPHIA (Waukesha County), RUTH (Manitowoc County). By searching the name and city you should be able to find a contact. If you have trouble, let me know and I will try to help.
Have you hosted your “Sister” from the District Mission Team? If not, it’s not too late – give her a call and invite her to come for a visit in November or December. If she can’t make it, call me and I will see if one of our other officers can fill in.
As we approach Advent and the New Year, let’s approach the manger in awe and expectation that God will enter us, our churches and our UMW’s. Let’s ask him to direct us to make one new goal for our unit - something that will stretch or enrich our souls or both. Merry Christmas!
2014 Local Unit Elected Leadership Local Church: _______________________________ e-mail ___________________________
Address: ___________________________________
City: _______________________________________
Zip Code: __________________________________
Pastor(s): ___________________________________
Phone: ___________________________
Instructions: Please print or type the information requested in the blanks provided. Include telephone number(s) with area codes and email addresses if available. Add additional pages as needed (if you have co-leaders for a position). Please provide all requested information. Complete and return form by October 1st, 2013. Mail to: Marie Garnhart phone: (414) 427-5770 7835 W. Canterbury Ct. email: [email protected] Franklin, WI 53132 Reminder: Each unit must also send updated contact information for the President to the Service Center (UMW, 1650 Bluegrass Pky.,Alpharetta, Georgia 30004) to ensure that resources and updates can be communicated to them. Completing this form only updates information for the District and Conference
Zip Code: _____________ - ________email: ____________________________________
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Communications Do you need program ideas for your circle? How about your UMW Sunday? District members who would be happy to speak include: Patsy Ruppe –
o Milwaukee’s Hmong House of Good News, o Haiti (Challenges and Hope), o Poverty, o UMW reorganization, o Forgiveness and reconciliation, o Roma of Europe, o The call – Living Sacramentally and walking justly.
Deanna Shimko - Cambodia Wells Marie Garnhart –
o an environmental program “Green Thing” o Human Trafficking,
Dodie Smith – social action topics Kady Her Yang – Evening in Laos fashion show and Hmong buffet
benefiting the Hmong House of Good News Gail Burgess –
o Wisconsin Volunteers in Mission, o Faith Alive o Mission University “U”
Your communications coordinator Patsy Ruppe, 2427 Sunrise Rd,
Pastor Mary Counsel Austin emailed this to many people and because our
spiritual growth coordinator is vacant thought the UMW readers would like this as food for thought in our Spiritual Growth!
'If God is for us, who can be against us?'
(Romans 8:31)
1. Pray
2. Go to bed on time.
3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
4. Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will
compromise your mental health.
5. Delegate tasks to capable others.
6. Simplify and unclutter your life.
7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too
many.)
8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time;
don't lump the hard things all together.
10. Take one day at a time.
11. Separate worries from concerns. If a situation is a concern, find out
what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety. If you can't do
anything about a situation, forget it.
12. Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary
purchases.
13.. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key
buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
14. K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an
enormous amount of trouble.
15. Do something for the Kid in You every day.
16. Carry a spiritually enlightening book with you to read while waiting
in line.
17. Get enough rest.
18. Eat right.
19. Get organized so everything has its place.
20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of
life.
21. Write down thoughts and inspirations.
22. Every day, find time to be alone.
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food for thought in our Spiritual Growth!
'If God is for us, who can be against us?'
(Romans 8:31) continued…
23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems
in the bud. Don't wait until it's time to go to bed to try and pray.
24. Make friends with Godly people.
25.. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often
a good 'Thank you Jesus .'
27. Laugh.
28. Laugh some more!
29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can).
31.. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most).
32. Sit on your ego.
33. Talk less; listen more.
34. Slow down.
35. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe.
36. Every night before bed, think of one thing you're grateful for that
you've never been grateful for before.
GOD HAS A WAYOF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR YOU.
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2014 Day Apart
Set some time apart to enjoy fellowship, renew friendships, and learn with the members of
Metro North District and Metro South District United Methodist Women
The Call: Living Sacramentally, Walking Justly
The Roma of Europe
This study is a spiritual growth in nature and offers tools to deepen spiritual identity, engagement in community and involvement
in mission, looking at the sacramental understandings of baptism and communion and lifting up models of response to God’s
call. Stories of call and response are shared from a wide array of persons from different
walks of life.
Presented by Pastor Scott Walters
This Study is a geographic in nature with an emphasis on Eastern Europe. You will
discover their history up to and including the twentieth century. You can look into the ways they are treated in contemporary
European culture. You will also be able to learn about their lifestyle and spirituality,
and investigate ways the church and other organizations are working alongside the
Roma.
Presented by Jennifer Burns
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COME AND JOIN US ON
OUR SPECIAL DAY APART
2014 Day Apart
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Agape United Methodist Mission Church
2400 N Brookfield Rd
Brookfield WI 53045
8:30am to 3:00pm
Serving continental breakfast and lunch, Program Resources – buy your books,
Mission Displays Information
Officer Training – First timers OR refresh ___________________________________________________________________
Send check for $20.00 made payable to Metro North UMW, and registration form below, to: Treasurer Maris Edgar, 2426 North Cramer Street, # 11, Milwaukee, WI 53211-4313 no later than Friday, January 17, 2014 Name:___________________________________________________________ District:_________________________Unit_____________________________ Phone: _______________________Email:_____________________________ Special Dietary Needs:_____________________________________________ Dependent Care Needs:________ Ages of Dependents: ________________
COME AND JOIN US ON OUR
SPECIAL DAY APART
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Education and Interpretation.
Hope everyone had a great summer.
By the time you read this the annual district celebration and the
annual conference gathering will have taken place. I was glad I
attended both!
Now is also the time to start on those mission today forms which
record your mission today efforts for 2013. We would like to have
the forms prepared and submitted to me by December 10 2013.
The form is on the next two pages for your convenience.
Please remember we want to hear from all of the local units. We
are really interested in things you are doing towards mission today
and we want to see more units become mission today units and 5
star units.
Everyone have a happy and blessed Christmas season.
Mary Garvens, 2167 S. 80th St., West Allis, WI 53219,
414-327-5305 (no e-mail)
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WISCONSIN CONFERENCE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
MISSION TODAY
LOCAL UNIT REPORT FORM YEAR 2013
Presidents of all local units are REQUESTED to fill out and send this form in EACH
YEAR, whether or not your unit qualifies as a Mission Today Unit. Please refer any
questions you may have to your District Mission Team. Your gift of time and effort to
fulfill this request is very much appreciated.
Please COMPLETE the form below and CHECK OFF the activities listed on the back of
this sheet that your unit has completed this year, beginning in January 2013. RETURN
the form by December 10, 2013, to:
Mary Garvens, 2167 S. 80th St., West Allis, WI 53219, 414-327-5305 (no e-mail) NAME OF YOUR CHURCH___________________________________________________
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS _______________________________________________
Find out more about We Make It Happen: A Living Timeline
We Make It Happen: A Living Timeline - The beautiful pieces of art, video, music and
written expression we’ve received thus far can be viewed on United Methodist
Women’s Pinterest page.
We invite everyone to submit to We Make It Happen: A Living Timeline - Now thru
February 7, 2014, submit the story of a United Methodist Women member who does all
she can to Make It Happen! To learn how to submit a story of a United Methodist Women
member, visit our submission page. Submit a piece to “We Make It Happen: A Living Timeline” and see it displayed as part of an interactive exhibit at the Make It Happen! 2014 Assembly. The 2014 Assembly will be held in Louisville, Ky., at the International Convention Center in Louisville, April 25-27, 2014. Go to: www.assembly2014.org
Assembly Schedule
Thursday, April 24th
Pre-conference Events
Ubuntu Day of Service 8 am – 4 pm
Friday, April 25
9:00 am Kick-off - Assembly Begins!
10:00 am -6:00 pm Workshops and social activities
10:00 am -7:00 pm Experience Hall open
6:00 pm Doors open for opening worship
7:00 pm Opening Worship
9:00 pm Social Activities
Saturday, April 26
7:00 am Morning meet-ups and physical activity
8:00 am Doors open for Morning Program
9:00 am-12:00 pm Morning Program including Action
12:00 pm – 7:00 pm Workshops and social activities
Many of the Metro South United Methodist Women attended the Annual
celebration which was held at First Church in Hartland in early October.
Enjoy some pictures of the event – Thank you to the Host Church!
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Girls' Night Out at LEGACY Women
Girls' Night Out that LEGACY Women, the conference's young women's
committee, put on during Annual Gathering this year was held on October
18-19th 2013. We had a lock-in for girls in 7th-12th grade at Wellspring
UMC, less than 10 minutes away from Asbury UMC where the adult UMW
festivities were held! The night started with their registration 30 minutes
before Annual Gathering's (5:00pm on Friday) and ended their event 30
minutes after Annual Gathering finishes (~3:30pm on Saturday) in order to
give our participants' drivers time to get from church to church. Chaperones
were provided at the event so if any youth's parents wanted to go to Annual
Gathering they did!
Our event started at 6:30pm on Friday night with a worship and welcoming
service. If you had to travel from a distance, you didn’t need to worry about
bringing youth late as they had activities going all night long! They did
things ranging from a mission project for Wellspring, to watching a movie,
to getting eco-friendly spa treatments (pictured above) to making t-shirts.
If you were only planning on coming to Annual Gathering on Saturday you
could also bring your teen down with you for the day. They began Saturday
registration at 8:00am and their program started with morning worship at
9:00am. Saturday was all about leadership development. We were lucky
enough to have Marva Usher-Kerr from the National UMW office giving our
workshop. Its focus was on Esther 4:14 which says, "For if you remain
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silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another
place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that
you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
The girls brainstormed what they can bring home to their churches.
We really wanted them to see that they are Esther’s and that they can affect
the world through mission work and their involvement with UMW.
The Friday dinner was on their own before the girls arrived. They had some
snacks for Friday but girls were encouraged to also bring their own. For
breakfast they had cereal, fruit, juice, and bagels and for lunch they ordered
pizza from one of the local places in town and along with salad. If anyone
had any food allergies they did their best to accommodate. Each youth
attending was asked to bring: sleeping bag, pillow, toiletries, snacks, a bible,
a change of clothes for Saturday, and some grungy clothes to wear during
Friday night's mission project.
The cost to attend this event was only $5.00. If you are going to Annual
Gathering next year, consider giving girls from your church a ride down to
their event! If you have any questions please call our legacy member
Rebecca Yang at 414-704-2365.
It was exciting to meet young United Methodist Women from everywhere
around our conference!
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http://www.hmonghouse.org
HMONG HOUSE WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR,
INVITES PUBLIC TO LEARN ABOUT HMONG CULTURE
Rev. Nhia Wahn Her recently accepted the position of Director at Hmong House of Good News, which
operates several days a week at Central UMC in Milwaukee. Rev. Her, a first generation Hmong immigrant
to the United States, said since the position became vacant, friends and colleagues urged him to consider
applying because he has a passion for helping the elderly. He said it is his calling and he is still exploring
the position and learning every day about the community. He explained that there is a great need for this
kind of ministry and prays that the Hmong House will grow as he continues to reach out to the community.
He hopes to do just that at the Hmong House’s annual meeting at 2 p.m. on November 10 at Central UMC,
where he will share a presentation about the Hmong religion, Shamanism, and the Hmong culture and its
traditions. All are invited to the event that will also feature displays, singing, worship and refreshments.
Rev. Her said, “The food, the clothing… all of that is secondary to the Hmong culture . . . the real culture is
what Hmong believe.” Rev. Her also said if United Methodist Women are interested in learning even more
about the Hmong culture or if they are interested in more information about Hmong House of Good News,
they are invited to contact him at (920) 562-9594 and set up a time for him or a representative to come to
your church and give a presentation.
We are excited and so grateful to the Kenwood United Methodist Women and church for
allowing us to have an egg roll sale. We fed A LOT of hungry college students and raised enough
to keep Hmong House open for another week. Also Metro North and South Annual Celebration
donated 1/3 or their offering to HHGN. Our heartfelt thank you.
How Can You Help the Hmong House of Good News?
LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO DO GOD'S WORK: Hmong House of Good News is seeking volunteers to help in a few different capacities to be able to better serve the Hmong seniors that now and
will one day utilize the center. We need:
a lawyer to advise, medical personnel to provide screenings and education
social workers to provide advice, brokerage services and advocacy, one on one volunteers
Translators. Please prayerfully consider helping this vulnerable group of people. For information or to make a
commitment, please contact Cheryl Mallow at 920-261-6140 or [email protected].
Would you like to help drive our elders? We will pay you mileage.
Hmong Fashion show and buffet. Oak Creek UMW and church will host the first ever Hmong
fashion show and buffet on Nov 15 2013. The theme is an evening in Laos. Proceeds will benefit the Hmong House and we are grateful for this collaboration. Should you have questions
or would like to attend this event or schedule one for your UMW or church you can get in touch
with Kady Her Yang 414-704-2365. We would like to host 5 of these in 2014.
UMW Mission Visits. We are always excited to share our testimony and joy to be at Hmong House with our visitors. Why don’t you plan to come and join us? Just give our director a call at
Hmong House of Good News 639 N 25th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233, 414-342-4380 or
Designate Hmong House as the recipient of your church’s Noisy Collection (Change for Change/Coins Count Up/Empty Your Pockets/etc.). Send the money directly to Hmong House of
Good News, c/o Treasurer Patsy Ruppe, 2427 Sunrise Rd., Racine, WI 53402, or to the Wisconsin
Annual Conference UMC Treasurer, 750 Windsor St., Sun Prairie, WI 53590. Indicate Advance #7809.
Be a “Partner in Mission.” This is a means of sustainable support in which you, your church,
or your unit sign up to give Hmong House of Good News a designated amount either monthly or
yearly. You may choose to have the money taken automatically from your checking or savings account, or you may pay by check.
Sustainable giving allows us to know when money will be received so that we can manage our budget more efficiently.