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United Methodist Women

Calendar

• UMW Gathering will be Thursday , January 4 at 1:00 p . m . in the Osborne Room .
• The Lilliian Hall Circle will meet Tuesday , January 9 at 4:00 p . m . in the Fellowship Hall . Suzanne Maney and Paatty Heafneer will be our hostesses and they will bring some soup tos hare and have asked the members to bring sandwiches . Our Fishes and Loaves item for the month will be Chunky Soup .
• The Jennie Corpening Circle will meet Monday , January 15 at 6:30 p . m . in the Fellowship Hall
• The SonShine Circle will meet Tuesday , January 16 at 10:00 a . m . in the Fellowship Hall . We will begin our study of the book 50 Women Every Christian Should Know . We welcome any new members .
• The Maggie Jones Circle will meet Tuesday , January 16 at 1:00 p . m . in the Osborne Room

New Flower Calendars by Delores Meadows The United Methodist Women had a very successful 2017 , even through heart break . We enjoyed a Christmas Brunch where we gathered for food , fun and fellowship and were blessed with beautiful music from McLain Rose . Pictured above : UMW Christmas Brunch .

There are new Flower Calendars in the Chapel and Narthex . Please pick a date to share flowers for our worship services in honor or in memory of someone . Your name will appear in the bulletin for that Sunday .
The following officers were elected : President : Delores Meadows Vice-President : Becki Benfield Secretary : Joan Sitton Treasurer : Ruby McClung Communication Co-coordinator : Helen Seal
There are four circles that meet at different times on different days and we invite all women interested in working for missions to join us .
Thursday , January 4 will be the first Gathering of the year . All circle members are asked to meet at 1:00 p . m . in the Osborne Room to set the dates for 2018 and discuss our budget . The funds we raised in 2017 will be distributed to our various mission projects .
McLaine Rose sharing her music with the UMW at their Christmas brunch