Mark your calendars for our 2022 retreat!
February 26-27
Registration available soon.
BUILD A BEAR
Members of Candlelight Circle had so much fun continuing the tradition of "making" bears & more for Methodist Children's home.
December: we are collecting toys for Operation once on a lifetime.
October31: Trunk or Treat was fun!
Thanks to everyone who donated candy for our trunk! A big thank you to Sue Roberson and Barb Shrewsberry who worked the UMW trunk with Barby. Many of our ladies were spread around the parking lot helping with many different trunks and activities. There were lots of happy children and smiling parents.
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. Over one million women have chosen to be members of a special organization with a specific purpose.
Book club meeting times:
Morning group: Jan. 20 11:30
Evening group: Jan. 25 6:30
Our book selection for Jan.
No book club in December.
We invite you to participate in one of our book clubs.
Contact Teresa or Tere if you want to be added to the email reminder list.
Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices . . . Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?
BOOK CLUBS
MORNING BOOK CLUB CIRCLE:
The Morning book club meets the 3rd Thursday of the month at 11:30. Bring your lunch. Meeting places will vary.
To be added to the email reminder list contact Teresa Webster. teresa.l.webster@gmail.com
EVENING BOOK CLUB CIRCLE:
The Evening book club meets the last Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Meeting places will vary.
To be added to the email reminder list contact Tere.
Leader: Tere Henry
2021-22 Scheduled Books:
Jan. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Feb. Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Mar. Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Apr. Educated. A Memoir by Tara Westover
May The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel by Richard Osmon
June Better Luck Next Time by Julia Claborne Johnson
July The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Aug. A fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
One traditional goal of UMW is Reading Program participation. For information about this program visit: https://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/readingprogram
Participants in the reading program are recognized annually at the Metro district UMW meeting. You can get credit for books that have been on the UMW list 5 years or less. If you participate, please give the list of books that you read to Barby Matous: to submit the report.
Our Book clubs read contemporary books and occasionally books from the UMW book list. Our choice of books is from our members suggestions.
SUNLIGHT CIRCLE:
Meetings are the 2nd Tuesday morning of each month at 11:30 in the Tri-room in the Family Life Center from September to May, (except January). These ladies share a salad lunch, a devotional, and fellowship. so bring you favorite salad and come enjoy this time together.Cathy Fettke is chairperson. 972-247-6398
CANDLELIGHT CIRCLE:
Meetings are typically the 2nd Tuesday of the month starting at 6:30pm. We usually eat together, either at a restaurant or bring your own meal to our meeting place.
Candlelight Circle 2021-22 meetings schedule:
Date Charity/activity meeting location
Dec. 14. Operation Once in a Lifetime/toys Amici
Jan. 11. North Tx. Conf UMW annual project. Cafe'Brazil
Feb.8 retreat preparation church
March no meeting
April 12 Tea preparation church
May 1or4 crafts with CUMC kids church
for Mother's day
June planning meeting Marshalls BBQ
UMW strives to meet the needs of women of CUMC and the community. Come be a part of women whose purpose is to help women and children both near and far.
If you are interested in learning about/ joining United Methodist Women, you are welcome to attend any of our events/meetings.
Contact one of our UMW board members (listed below) or call the church office at 972-247-6136 if you want more information.
2021-22 Board members:
President: Barby Matous. barby123@aol.com
Vice-president: Teresa Webster. teresa.l.webster@gmail.com
Co-chairs for tea: Dorothy Kibler, Marylou Ivy
Children's coordinator: Amy Ruppersberg
Secretary: Val White
Treasurer: Barbara Serlin
Communications: Barbara Haley
Scholarships: Julia Smith
Evening Book Club: Tere Henry
Daytime Book Club: Teresa Webster
Nominations committee: Julia Smith, Pam Capener
Sunlight circle: Cathy Fettke
Candlelight circle: Barby Matous, Laurie Lewis
BOARD MEETING DATES: 2nd Wednesday of the month
January 12: work on retreat
March 9: Tea planning
April 13: Tea preparation, kid's Mother's Day craft plans