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1 ECHOES The Newsletter of Atlanta6Emory District Spring 2013 From the President by Barbara Garrison ([email protected]) We serve a risen Savior, Halleluiah! What a heart wrenching week leading up to a glorious Easter Sunday. It was awesome realizing that Christians around the world worshiped and celebrated Jesus' triumphant rising from the grave confirming once again that we serve a living, risen Savior. I never get tired of remembering and celebrating Easter. Spring is here – Spring is just the best time of year. We plant bulbs and tulips bloom, daffodils unfold, the dogwoods bloom, along with the red buds and tulip trees, and we see the miracle of new life after winter. What an affirmation God gives us of His beautiful world. There are lots of UMW activities coming up, from the District Social Action Event at Duluth, to the Conference Spiritual Growth Retreat at Simpsonwood, to the Conference UMW breakfast at Annual Meeting in Athens – I hope that many, many of you will plan to attend these activities. We spend a great amount of time and effort in preparing these events for you 6 please plan to attend these events and bring a friend or two with you. These events will take us through the summer – see pages 7 and 8 for dates. Your District Board continues praying for you and your church activities – invite us to your events and we'll be there with bells on. In God's love and service, Barbara Don’t Let AMRY UMW History Be Lost! United Methodist Women have a rich heritage, and it is the responsibility of our historians to see that our unit, district and conference events are recorded for generations to come. Unfortunately, the Atlanta6Emory District is currently without an historian. Are you willing to be our district historian? Let Barbara or Sue know. Even if you don’t sign up to be our historian, please help us record our history by taking pictures, keeping notes on attendance, speakers and ideas from your unit activities. We need each unit’s help! We hope you enjoy this edition of Echoes. It’s a better newsletter when we all share what’s going on and what’s coming up. Send your submissions for the next Echoes to Judy Campbell via e6mail at [email protected] or mail your submission to 2869 Umberland Drive Doraville, GA 30340. The deadline for submissions for the Summer edition is June 1 st .
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ECHOES!The!Newsletter!of!

Atlanta6Emory!District!

Spring!2013!

From%the%President!! !! ! by#Barbara#Garrison#([email protected])!! We!serve!a!risen!Savior,!Halleluiah!!!What!a!heart!wrenching!week!leading!up!to!a!

glorious!Easter!Sunday.!!It!was!awesome!realizing!that!Christians!around!the!world!worshiped!and!celebrated!Jesus'!triumphant!rising!from!the!grave!confirming!once!again!that!we!serve!a!living,!risen!Savior.!!I!never!get!tired!of!remembering!and!celebrating!Easter.!

Spring!is!here!–!Spring!is!just!the!best!time!of!year.!We!plant!bulbs!and!tulips!bloom,!daffodils!unfold,!the!dogwoods!bloom,!along!with!the!red!buds!and!tulip!trees,!and!

we!see!the!miracle!of!new!life!after!winter.!!What!an!affirmation!God!gives!us!of!His!beautiful!world.!

There!are!lots!of!UMW!activities!coming!up,!from!the!District!Social!Action!Event!at!Duluth,!to!the!Conference!Spiritual!Growth!Retreat!at!Simpsonwood,!to!the!Conference!UMW!breakfast!at!Annual!Meeting!in!Athens!–!I!hope!that!many,!many!of!you!will!plan!to!attend!these!activities.!!We!spend!a!great!amount!of!time!and!effort!in!preparing!these!events!for!you!6!please!plan!to!attend!these!events!and!bring!a!friend!or!two!with!you.!These!events!will!take!us!through!the!summer!–!see!pages!7!and!8!for!dates.!

Your!District!Board!continues!praying!for!you!and!your!church!activities!–!invite!us!to!your!events!and!we'll!be!there!with!bells!on.!!!!!In!God's!love!and!service,!!Barbara!!

Don’t!Let!AMRY!UMW!History!Be!Lost!!

United!Methodist!Women!have!a!rich!heritage,!and!it!is!the!responsibility!of!our!historians!to!see!that!our!unit,!district!and!conference!events!are!recorded!for!generations!to!come.!!

Unfortunately,!the!Atlanta6Emory!District!is!currently!without!an!historian.!Are!you!willing!to!be!our!district!historian?!Let!Barbara!or!Sue!know.!!

Even!if!you!don’t!sign!up!to!be!our!historian,!please!help!us!record!our!history!by!taking!pictures,!keeping!notes!on!attendance,!speakers!and!ideas!from!your!unit!activities.!We!need!each!unit’s!help!!!

We!hope!you!enjoy!this!edition!of!Echoes.!It’s!a!better!newsletter!

when!we!all!share!what’s!going!on!and!what’s!coming!up.!!

!Send!your!submissions!for!the!next!Echoes!to!Judy!Campbell!via!e6mail!

[email protected]!or!mail!your!submission!to!2869!Umberland!Drive!Doraville,!GA!30340.!

!The!deadline!for!submissions!for!the!Summer!edition!is!June!1st.!

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From%the%Vice0President!! !!!!!!!!!!!!! !by#Sue#Ownbey#([email protected])!! Doing!a!New!Thing!–!our!goal!for!2013!

United!Methodist!Women!over!the!years!have!helped!me!do!a!new!thing!often.!!2013!has!brought!into!my!life!one!more.!!In!February,!four!women!and!one!youth!from!Embry!Hills!UMC!headed!down!to!the!State!Capitol!for!a!day!with!our!representatives!sponsored!by!Interfaith!Children’s!Movement.!Due!to!a!computer!glitch,!we!were!unable!to!begin!our!preview!as!early!as!set,!but!we!had!time!to !chat!with!others!who!had!headed!to!the!Capitol!with!the!interest!of!children!at!heart.!!Several!were!

UMW!from!other!districts,!several!from!other!faith!settings!and!we!all!were!truly!a!group!wanting!to!enable!all!children!to!have!a!better!life.!

We!had!been!told!that!the!best!way!to!ensure!a!visit!with!your!representatives!was!to!make!an!appointment.!!However,!since!this!was!my!first!time,!I!was!not!ready!to!go!that!far.!!Jo!Pittman!and!I!headed!out,!though,!to!the!offices!of!our!representatives!with!a!letter!prepared!by!ICM!and!a!little!box!of!Valentine!candy.!

We!were!able!to!sign!the!letter!with!our!email!address!and!mail!address.!!We!stopped!by!Jo’s!representative!and!she!was!very!open!to!our!visit!and!chatted!with!us!about!upcoming!legislation!concerning!children.!!Wow!!!We!then!moved!on!to!the!offices!of!our!representatives.!!Unfortunately,!it!was!lunch!time!and!the!others!were!not!in!their!office.!!We!left!the!letter!and!candy!and!headed!home!with!ideas!of!keeping!in!contact!with!our!representatives.!!By!the!time!I!got!home,!an!email!from!my!house!representative!greeted!me!telling!me!he!was!sorry!to!have!missed!me!but!he!would!keep!in!mind!the!following:!

1)!Juvenile!Justice!Reform!(HB!242)!2)!Current!Anti6Human!Trafficking!and!Commercial!Sexual!Exploitation!of!Children!Legislation!3)!Family!Care!Act!(giving!parents!the!needed!time!to!take!care!of!their!children)!4)!Quality!Pre6K!from!60%!to!80%!of!our!children!5)!Keeping!children!safe!in!our!day!care!centers!by!requiring!background!checks!6)!Taking!balanced!approach!to!our!state’s!budget!and!realizing!that!our!children!will!not!thrive!by!cuts!alone!

A!couple!of!days!later!I!received!a!letter!from!my!State!Senator.!!Throughout!the!session!ICM!let!us!know!who!to!contact,!about!legislation!coming!up!and!to!express!thanks!to!our!representatives!for!listening!to!us.!!!It!was!a!“new!thing”!for!me!to!do!this!year!!!I!can!continue!with!this!as!a!focus!as!I!strive!to!help!children.!

I!look!forward!to!times!when!we!as!Atlanta!Emory!United!Methodist!Women!gather!and!share!the!“new!things”!being!done.!

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Jo!Pittman,!Sue!Ownbey,!and!Susannah!Bales!didn’t!let!rain!stop!them!from!Interfaith!Children’s!Movement’s!Day!at!the!Capitol.!!Not!pictured:!Lori!Avirett6Mackenzie!and!her!son,!Henry!Avirett6Mackenzie.!

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“Happy%Sacks”%Help%Needy%Children% !!!!!!!! by!Terrie!Adkins!Duluth!UMW! !! ! !

Oak%Grove%UMW%Held%“Baby%Celebration”%March%3rd!!!!!!!!!by%Vicky#Graves ! !Continuing!a!tradition!of!hosting!a!welcoming!party!every!year!for!each!and!every!baby!born!to!Oak!Grove!Methodist!members,!Oak!Grove!United!Methodist!Women!held!our!annual!“Baby!Celebration”!on!March!3rd.!We!are!a!growing!church!and!have!had!as!many!as!41!babies!born!in!a!year!and!as!few!as!17!!The!“Baby!Celebration”!took!place!in!the!sanctuary!with!introductions!of!each!baby,!parents,!and!family!members,!and!a!UMW!member!was!assigned!as!a!sponsor!for!each!baby.!After!a!welcome,!prayer!and!music,!Kim!Cody!shared!a!few!words!on!the!many!opportunities!for!our!babies!and!young!children!to!become!a!part!of!OGUMC.!Photos!were!taken!of!the!entire!group!as!well!as!individual!photos,!which!became!part!of!the!gift!from!the!UMW.!In!addition,!we!gave!a!gift!to!missions!for!each!child.!Following!a!short!service,!there!were!refreshments!in!the!Parlor!with!a!chance!for!these!couples!to!meet!others!and!mingle!while!their!“sponsors”!helped!with!“baby!sitting”!duties.!A!good!time!was!had!by!all!

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Homelessness!and!other!aspects!of!poverty!are!growing!in!our!country!and!our!neighborhood.!!There!are!approximately!825,000!people!in!Gwinnett!County,!and!between!5!and!10%!are!living!below!the!poverty!line.!That!is!between!40,000!and!80,000!people,!many!of!whom!are!children,!who!do!not!have!sufficient!income!to!meet!basic!needs.!!

In!an!effort!to!help!some!of!the!children!in!our!community!who!do!not!have!sufficient!food!over!the!weekend,!the!members!of!United!Methodist!Women!of!Duluth!UMC!have!started!an!outreach!program!to!help!children!who!are!not!eating!sufficiently!over!the!weekend.!These!children!may!not!want!to!go!home!on!Friday!afternoons!and!cannot!wait!to!get!off!the!bus!for!breakfast!on!Monday!mornings!because!they!are!given!nutritious!meals!at!school,!but!not!always!at!home.!Programs!like!this!are!springing!up!all!over!Gwinnett!and!surrounding!counties.!We!are!honored!to!be!a!part!of!the!solution!to!this!problem.!(Continued!on!page!4)!

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We!provide!up!to!25!Happy!Sacks!each!Friday!to!3!local!elementary!schools!to!be!distributed!to!children!identified!by!the!school!counselors!as!being!in!need!of!extra!food!for!the!weekend.!The!Happy!Sacks!are!plain!brown!paper!sacks!containing!a!variety!of!single!serving!nonperishable!food!items!that!our!church!members!donate.!!The!food!items!in!each!sack!are!nutritious,!low!sugar,!ready6to6eat!snacks!such!as:!

! Fruit!Roll!Ups!! ! Cheese!or!Peanut!Butter!Crackers!

! Fruit!Juice!Boxes! ! Nonperishable!milk!

! Fruit!Cups! ! ! Applesauce!Cups!

! Dried!Fruit,!Raisins! ! Granola!Bars!

! Fruit6filled!breakfast!bars! 100!calorie!snack!packs!(Goldfish,!crackers,!etc)!

! Spaghettie6O’s,!Ravioli,!Mac!&!Cheese!(single!serving,!ready6to6eat!units)!

We!are!not!allowed!to!provide!any!religious!information!in!these!Happy!Sacks,!BUT!before!and!after!each!packing!session,!we!pray!over!the!sacks!and!for!the!children!who!will!receive!them.!!Groups!who!sign!up!for!a!month!at!a!time!pack!the!sacks,!and!it!takes!less!than!30!minutes!each!week!to!pack.!!Our!packing!groups!include!UMW!circles,!our!confirmation!classes,!adult!Sunday!School!class!members,!and!even!the!kindergarteners!in!our!pre6school.!

We!feel!this!mission!has!been!a!blessing!to!all!of!us!and!we!are!grateful!to!our!God!for!the!privilege!of!reaching!out!to!needy!children!in!this!way.!

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"DOING!A!NEW!THING"!as!your!new!treasurer!for!the!Atlanta!Emory!Distrct.!!I!have!been!working!diligently!with!Beth!Benefield!to!make!the!transfer!of!the!treasury!functions.!!My!heartfelt!THANKS!to!Beth!for!all!of!her!time.!!She!has!done!an!outstanding!job!as!treasurer.!

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!The!first!quarter!went!well!with!all!of!you!local!treasurers!sending!in!remittances.!!As!you!know!the!Supplemental!Giving!for!first!quarter!was!for!Murphy!Harpst!Children's!Center.!!Atlanta!Emory!District!sent!$1626.75!to!Murphy!Harpst!!!!!The!second!quarter!(March!16May!31)!Supplemental!Giving!emphasis!will!be!Wesley!Community!Centers,!Atlanta.!!I!will!be!waiting!for!all!of!your!remittances!by!May!31,!2012.!!Do!not!hesitate!to!e6mail!([email protected])!or!call!me!(404629269278)!if!you!have!any!questions.!!!Peace!and!Love,!Linda!Parrett!!

From%the%Treasurer! !! ! ! ! by#Linda#Parrett#([email protected])!!

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%%Prospect%UMW’s%New%“Circle%of%Love”!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by!Kathy!Blocker! !!

At!Lawrenceville's!Prospect!United!Methodist!Church!we!recently!realized!that!we!needed!a!circle!that!could!meet!in!the!daytime!in!order!to!grow!our!unit!and!meet!the!needs!of!the!women!in!our!church.!We!started!on!February!8th!at!10am!with!22!ladies!in!attendance.!!

The!name!of!the!group!is!"The!Circle!of!Love,"!and!our!intention!is!to!follow!the!mandate!of!the!United!Methodist!Women:!To!know!God,!to!develop!a!creative,!supportive!fellowship!and!to!expand!the!concepts!of!mission.!In!other!words,!faith,!hope!and!love!in!action.!We!meet!at!10am!on!the!second!Friday!of!each!month!with!service!projects!(called!Random!Acts!of!Christian!Kindness)!in!between!the!circle!meeting!dates.!The!programs!during!our!meetings!will!be!designed!to!help!us!grow!in!our!spiritual!life,!and!the!acts!of!kindness!are!a!big!part!of!that!as!well.!We!start!with!refreshments!and!fellowship!because!it!is!important!for!women!(especially!those!who!are!new!in!the!church)!to!develop!friendships!and!a!strong!support!system.!We!take!our!coffee!and!sit!in!a!circle!in!our!fellowship!hall!so!that!it's!a!relaxed!and!casual!setting.!We!have!a!program!that!encourages!and!inspires!us!in!our!Christian!walk!and!then!discuss!what!we!want!to!do!for!our!service!project.!!

Our!first!program!was!on!"The!Pursuit!of!Happiness"!and!we!discussed!how!our!happiness!is!closely!related!to!showing!kindness!and!sharing!our!love,!and!God's!love,!with!others.!Our!first!Random!Act!of!Christian!Kindness!in!February!was!to!a!local!women's!and!children's!shelter!to!take!a!check!and!three!large!boxes!of!toiletries!that!were!donated!during!our!UMW!sponsored!girl's!tea!party!in!January.!On!March!15th!we!met!to!put!together!gift!bags!and!Easter!cards!and!then!split!up!into!teams!to!deliver!them!to!some!of!our!members!at!home!and!to!others!in!nursing!care!facilities.!!

Many!other!ideas!are!being!discussed!so!we!can!show!God's!love!within!our!church!and!community.!The!enthusiasm!for!this!new!group!has!made!it!evident!that!there!was!an!interest!and!a!need!to!include!all!the!women!who!want!to!be!involved!in!the!United!Methodist!Women66adding!a!day6group!was!just!one!more!way!to!do!that.!!!

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Betty!Baker!and!Joyce!McElfish!deliver!toiletries!and!teddy!bears!to!the!Salt!Light!Center!in!Lawrenceville!that!we!collected!at our!Tea!Party!for!Little!Girls.!!

Jackie!Welch,!Betty!Davis,!Kay!Mazzaferro,!and!Betty!Baker!prepare!gift!bags!to!deliver!on!our!visits!to!our!members!at!home!or!in!nursing!facilities.!

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Jane!Marie!Colomb!Boyer,!age!75,!of!Lilburn,!passed!away!on!Monday,!December!24th,!2012.!Funeral!services!were!held!at!11:00am!Friday,!December!28th,!2012!at!Harmony!Grove!United!Methodist!Church.!Rev.!Debbie!Carlton,!Rev.!Norton!Campbell,!and!Rev.!Jim!Landis!officiated,!and!burial!followed!in!the!church!cemetery.!!

Jane!was!born!in!New!Orleans,!Louisiana,!on!November!19th,!1937.!Jane!married!Kim!on!July!29th,!1978!and!moved!to!Lilburn,!and!the!new!couple!joined!Harmony!Grove!United!Methodist!Church.!In!1979,!Jane,!in!concert!with!other!churches!and!the!Lilburn's!Women!Club,!led!an!effort!to!sponsor!a!Cambodian!family!of!refugees.!!

Jane!joined!the!United!Methodist!Women's!organization!and!served!in!1984!and!1985!as!president!and!then!again!in!2006!and!2007.!She!served!for!nine!years!in!the!Atlanta!Emory!District!as!secretary!and!on!nominations.!!

Jane!always!considered!herself!a!city!girl!and!had!a!heart!for!urban!ministries.!She!volunteered!at!night!shelters,!preparing!meals!on!site.!She!served!as!the!Trinity!Soup!Kitchen!coordinator!at!Harmony!Grove!for!eleven!years!and!was!the!liaison!to!the!board!for!AIDS!Gwinnett.!Jane!was!also!one!of!the!first!at!Harmony!Grove!to!take!leadership!training!in!the!Stephens!Ministry.!!

Jane!worked!for!thirty!years!as!a!paralegal.!After!retirement,!she!belonged!to!the!JOY!club!and!devoted!her!time,!among!many!things,!to!Meals!on!Wheels,!Sisters!of!Charity,!and!Gift!of!Grace!hospice.!!

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Beautiful!Woman!(In!Memory!of!Jane!Boyer)!

By!Kay!Seymour!!!!

Beauty!walked!among!us!for!many!years!She!spent!time!caring!and!wiping!tears!If!someone!was!ill!she!would!care!

If!someone!had!lost!hope!she!would!be!there!Her!volunteering!to!help!those!she!did!not!know!

The!hours!of!dedication!to!those!in!need!she!would!go!The!laughter!in!her!eyes!when!she!helped!others!with!care!The!sweetness!in!her!voice!to!everyone!she!would!share!

Her!love!for!her!family!was!always!on!her!mind!The!strength!to!reach!out!to!help!so!gentle!and!so!kind!!Helping!others!without!a!thought!of!personal!gain!Forever!giving!hope!to!those!who!were!in!pain!Her!life!will!be!a!tribute!of!love!to!those!in!need!The!care!for!those!hurt!or!hungry!she!would!feed!Her!memory!will!always!part!of!all!the!best!Her!loving!care!surrounds!we!are!blessed!

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2013!AtlantaNEmory!District!UMW!Events!!

DATE! ! ! TIME!! MEETING! ! ! ! LOCATION!APR!20!(Sat)!! 9:00am! Social!Action!Event! ! Duluth!First!SEP!14!(Sat)!! 9:30am! Spiritual!Growth!Event! ! Kings!Memorial!OCT!20!(Sun)! 2:30pm! Annual!Meeting! ! ! Embry!Hills!

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DATE(S)! MEETING/LOCATION! ! ! ! REGISTRATION!DUE!MAY!364!! NG!Spiritual!Growth/Simpsonwood!! April!19th!JUNE!12! ! NG!Annual!Breakfast/Classic!Ctr!Athens! June!1st!JULY!19620! Mission!“u”!(former!CCMEE/Athens!First)!June!20th!(or!late!fee)!OCT!5! ! NG!Annual!Meeting/Douglasville!First! September!16th!NOV!2! ! NG!Leadership!Training!/Buford!First! N/A! !!!Are!you!going!to!Simpsonwood!May!364?!Don’t!forget!to!bring!items!to!complete!either!a!layette!kit!or!school!bag!for!UMCOR.!Just!1!sweater!and!2!sleepers!or!gowns!will!complete!a!layette!kit,!and!3!packs!of!1506count!lined!paper,!1!pair!BLUNT!children’s!scissors,!and!6!pencils!will!complete!a!school!bag.!Everything!else!for!these!UMCOR!kits!is!already!on6hand.!Let’s!show!UMCOR!how!much!we!in!the!Atlanta6Emory!District!UMW!want!to!help!!! ! !!!!

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Phylissis!Ransom,!writing!about!the!beginnings!of!King’s!Memorial!United!Methodist!Women,!shares!her!mother’s!story.!

In!her!adult!life,!she!moved!to!Hogansville,!GA!and!joined!St.!Mary’s!Methodist!Church!and!became!a!member!of!WSCS/!Wesley!Service!Guild.!Upon!moving!to!Atlanta,!GA,!she!

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joined!Fort!Street!UMC,!where!she!served!as!a!member!of!WSCS/!Wesley!Service!Guild.!

When!the!family!moved!their!membership!to!Kings!Memorial!UMC!in!1980,!she!was!asked!by!Rev.!Gray!to!establish!a!UMW!unit.!She!pursued!the!project!passionately.!!

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She!learned!about!UMW!by!studying!all!of!the!materials!she!could!obtain.!Under!her!leadership,!the!Kings!Memorial!unit!attended!meetings!and!Mission!events!at!Simpsonwood,!participated!in!furnishing!the!first!parsonage!for!the!Korean!church!at!Skyland,!and!made!contributions!to!the!Phyllis!Wheatley!YWCA’s!shelter!for!Women!of!Domestic!Violence.!

She!took!the!unit!to!every!district!and!conference!meeting!possible.!When!someone!would!complain,!she!would!say,!“Hopefully,!God!will!treat!us!better!than!we!treat!Him.”!

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!!!!!Echoes! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Spring#2013!!

Atlanta0Emory%District%Combined%President’s%Brunch%/%Leadership%Training%a%Hit%with%the%Attendees!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!by!Judy!Campbell!!! !!The!Executive!Board!decided!to!try!a!new!thing!in!January!and!combined!the!President’s!Brunch,!our!traditional!January!event,!with!the!leadership6training!event,!previously!held!in!November.!The!response!was!overwhelmingly!positive.!

On!January!26th,!Tucker!First!hosted!our!inaugural!combined!event!in!their!Wesley!Center,!which!was!wonderfully!decorated!with!paper!stars!and!cute!winter!decorations.!Each!table!had!an!adorable!snowman!centerpiece.!The!ladies!of!Tucker!First!were!friendly!and!welcoming,!and!they!provided!us!with!a!delicious!spread!of!breakfast!foods,!which!we!ate!while!listening!to!our!district!officers!and!Tucker!First!UMW’s!warm!welcome.!

The!round!tables!allowed!us!to!share!easily!with!our!tablemates,!and!everyone!shared!their!unit’s!success!stories!and!event!ideas.!Then,!a!representative!from!each!table!shared!the!best!ideas!with!everyone!in!the!room,!so!that!we!were!all!enthused!and!energized!by!all!of!the!wonderful!ideas!from!other!units.!!

We!then!broke!out!into!groups!based!on!our!leadership!position!at!our!local!church.!Handouts!were!available!for!each!leadership!position,!to!enable!those!United!Methodist!Women!wearing!multiple!hats!back!at!their!local!units!to!get!information!for!all!positions,!even!if!they!could!only!visit!one!break6out!session.!

The!feedback!about!combining!the!two!events!was!universally!positive,!with!many!affirmative!comments!about!seeing!everyone!excited!about!United!Methodist!Women.!We’re!looking!forward!to!repeating!this!experiment!next!January!!!

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Atlanta-Emory District

2869 Umberland Drive Doraville, GA 30340

!!!!!!!!Doing#a#New#Thing#

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Behold,!I!am!doing!a!new!thing,!now!it!springs!forth,!do!you!not!

perceive!it?!I!will!make!a!way!in!the!wilderness!and!rivers!in!the!desert.!

Isaiah!43:19!!

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Save!the!Date!!

United!Methodist!Women!Assembly!2014!!

April!25627,!2014!in!Louisville,!Kentucky!


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