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8/8/2019 UMW Holiday Luncheon
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GIVING OF OURSELVES UMW HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
By Jennifer L. Hipple,2011 UMW President
Do you remember Saturday, Dec. 4? It
was a cold—a very cold—and icy morning
(yes, we’ve had several of those this
season); the kind that makes it easy to
hit the snooze button, roll over, pull
the blankets closer, and wait for better
conditions before rousing for the day.However, the anticipation of the UMW
Holiday Luncheon was enough to get
dozens out and about, braving the poor
weather (and roads!), and on their way for
an enjoyable morning of holiday bazaar
shopping, fun and fellowship, and a
hands-on opportunity to reach out to
underprivileged children in our midst. It
sounds like quite a morning doesn’t it?
The annual event attracted more than
70 attendees who got to warm up, coffee
and cookie in hand, by shopping at a
variety of “booths” in Carlson Hall
representing Hennepin’s international
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partnerships, the youth group, Knotty
Quilters, Steeple People, and more. The
hall was filled with color, charm and
warmth. The group then gathered in the
Art Gallery for singing and a message
from Sally Johnson. Next it was time to rollup our sleeves and dive into our selected
community service project: creating birth-
day bags for children in need. We learned
how Cheerful Givers, a local, grass-roots
nonprofit, partners with a variety of groups
and organizations to provide tens of
thousands of birthday gift bags to area
shelters and food shelves. The UMW
leadership team purchased enough toys
and goodies to fill 100 birthday bags for
boys and girls. It didn’t take long at all
to assemble the bags and prepare them
for delivery to People Serving People in
Minneapolis.
As a special added feature, our
church youth were invited to be a part of
our event, too. They sold Hennepin church
ornaments, passed out treats in Carlson
Hall, and joined in our carol singing. After
helping with our Cheerful Givers service
project the youth also proved to be
talented actors as they performed
“Inventing a Christmas Story,” a four-partplay about a youth group working on their
annual Christmas drama. In between acts,
these young men and women served up a
three-course lunch to delighted guests in
the social hall. We loved having them with
us!
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Our United Methodist Women are
pleased to provide everyone in our church
family with a variety of opportunities to
grow and support each other in our faith,
share in fellowship, and reach out to
others through mission projects andfinancial support that positively impact the
lives women, youth and children. We hope
you’ll join us at our upcoming spring
events. Stay tuned!
[photos courtesy of Stacey Grimes]