EXECUTIVE BOARD MINUTES
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Agenda
-Call to worship
(purpose statement of UMW)/welcome/opening prayer
Paula opened our meeting in prayer
-Sunshine report-Nancy Doty
submitted from Florida:
GET WELL: Bill Koenecke, Marilyn Rossi, Reba Parrish, Jane Cantrell, Wade Campbell, Jack Bailey, Mary Fridy, Ruby Suffill, Otis (Hamp) Erwin, Gail Hendon
SYMPATHY: Linda Dick – father (Charles McGehee), Vicki Emerson, Linda Hutson – sister (Delores Pruitt), Emily Kennedy & Family –mother (Betty Gore), Thelma Bailey – husband (Jack Bailey), Linda Bartink –mother (Kathleen Hunt), Aaron Clayton & Family – Grandmother (Helen Clayton), Carol Wimberley & Family – sister-in-law (Barbara Austin)
CONGRATS: Dr. Ray and Liz Conklin – baptism grandchild
closed in prayer
-Devotional/prayer calendar/ prayer calendar activity-Linda Short
prayer calendar: quotes from staff members working in the ministry, appreciate the cards and support they receive from churches and circles shared a devotional about love (John 15:9)
-Secretary: approval of minutes/correspondence-Amanda Lough
$3793.05 ending balance (change!)
Resource Center thank you
Rice and Beans thank you
-Treasurer’s report: Monica Bogle
$.11 interest for the last three months
income: $1265.11
total disbursements: $1,067.33
balance on hand: $3,990.83
-Program secretary: Jackie Beauchamp
We are in the process of ordering a new guidebook for the coming year
Carol Wimberley gave an Action Alert: Human Trafficking in the US (Especially in the Super Bowl).
The Super Bowl is one of the largest Human Trafficking
exploitations. The United States is one of the most heavily trafficked nations & I24 is one of the heaviest
trafficked corridor with drugs and sexual exploitations. We need to raise awareness and pray for these situations
60 sec Book Review: The True Cost of Low Prices: The Violence of Globalization
Low prices that benefit first world consumers continue to put the poor at risk as the laborers in third world countries are taken advantage of in order to offer these prices.
Typical 1st grader can name 200 brands! Brand recognition in the US is pervasive in our lives, especially in children and young people. “The media wants us wanting and spiritually sleepy so that we do not see very well.”
“It is “good business” to squeeze and oppress the poorest.”
A very eye opening book on our first world culture goes along with mission study on poverty.
Unfinished Business:
A. Outstanding Methodist Woman Sunday: Kay Gupton
-travel & honorarium for missions
-pin
The pin hasn’t come in yet, but we have a backup because of Nancy Doty
-ushers
-other
Everything is ready to go! All speakers should be on the west side and at their spot 30 minutes before. Vicky Crafton will oversee ushers at early service and Melissa Easley will oversee the ushers at late service.
Sandra Burnett is ready to speak on Sunday. She will not take a fee, but we are reimbursing her travel expenses with $50 from the church.
Kay has written a thank you card and prepared a gift basket of coffee, devotionals, cards from Tucker Frost, and pickles from the Wesleyan circle.
Paula Hulick moved and Linda Short seconded that we use $50 of misc. funds for an honorarium that will be sent to Western Kentucky United Methodist Family Services Adoption Agency and Foster Care in Sandra’s honor.
B. Guidelines for Women of the Year: Paula Hulick
-subcommittee appointed
Kay Gupton, Jan Nutter, and going to ask Nancy Doty will try to meet before our April meeting and plan to come back to the April meeting with suggestions on what should be adjusted and changed.
C. Nominations Committee for 2014 officers
Guidelines required four members.
Now we have Margaret Fritts (chair), Carol Finn, and Iueda Hudson. Iueda cannot serve for health reasons,
so we need two more members. We’ve asked Monica Bogle and will ask Marcia Koenecke.
D. Sew-a-thon: Feb 4-7: Margaret Fritts
Margaret is currently overseeing the sew-a-thon, but Effie reported that it is going great so far! We have had about 30 in and out, and have served around 20 people at lunch. We have also had good publicity
in the newspaper. John Wright (new church member) is reporting on the sew-a-thon.
Each circle is taking a day to serve lunch and on the last day they go out together as a group.
Jackie noted that we have had more first-timers than ever here, and Carol told us about a lady that was very new to Murray who came in yesterday to get connected.
New Business:
A. Holy Week Luncheons (March 25-28): Carol Finn
-Monday: Tucker Frost (Baked Spaghetti)
-Tuesday: Ruth Wilson (Hot ham and cheese)
-Wednesday: Wesleyan Circle (BBQ)
-Thursday: Friendship-Hannah (chicken tetra)
-We have placemats and Carol will be getting napkins.
-Bobbie Waters will bring the crosses so we can set up on Monday morning of Holy Week.
-Carol will be out of town from March 9-20, but will be back before Holy Week. If any circle chairs need anything they can talk to her before, or contact Paula.
B. General Meeting Schedule: Carol Finn
These dates are in our book.
-April 2nd-Prayer& Self-Denial
11am after the board meeting. Effie and Jan are in charge of the program. Tucker Frost and Wesleyan circle have the meal together.
-June 5th-Women’s Celebration
All 5 circle chairs will work together. Between now and the April meeting Paula and Carol would like meet with
circle chairs to talk about ideas for the Women’s celebrations.
-October 1st-World Thank Service
Spiritual Growth chair is in charge. Linda and Monica will be in charge of this program. Ruth Wilson and
Friendship Hannah are in charge of the meal.
-Dec?-Tea & officer installation
Carol had an idea to have a tea on a Sunday afternoon (which would be inclusive for the members of the HOPE circle that can’t come during the week) to install officers and celebrate Christmas and fellowship with
UMW. Be thinking about this idea and we will discuss more at the next meeting.
Other:
March 3rd– Children’s Sabbath
Kristen would like UMW to help by sitting with the children and to help with ushering.
We would like to have two people from each circle for each service. Effie will be in charge of gathering
people to help. Circle chairs should bring this up at their upcoming meeting.
Feb. 17th– Leadership Training meeting, 3pm Trinity UMC in Paris, TN
March 9th-District Mission Study @ Paris First CLC; breakfast @ 8:30; study begins @ 9:00 am.
The study is on Immigration and the Bible, and Carol has hand outs available with information. Betty Jo Masters is the leader, Vicky and Carol W. highly recommend her!
There will be a silent auction and they ask that you bring an item. Lunch will be served.
April 13th-District Mission Study on Poverty @ Trinity UMC in Paris @ 9am
Page 34-35 in the directory, this meeting was originally scheduled in Feb., but it has been rescheduled until April.
Paula and Carol have more information available. The leader will be Bishop Morris.
April 25-26 & 27-28: Spiritual Growth Retreat @ Lakeshore
This is listed incorrectly in the book as well. It was originally listed as March, but it is in April.
Mission Coordinator Reports:
Membership & Nurturing: Jan Nutter
Jan has emailed these names: Katie Heierman, Sue Chambers, and Marie Lions as new members in the church for circles to be aware of.
Ruetta shared that Marie Lions has joined the Ruth Wilson circle
Jan also has an updated flyer that she will send to ladies that she knows who are not involved in circles.
Education: Pat Harris
RESPONSE MAGAZINE REVIEW
Message from the President: Challenging every UMW member to invite a friend outside of our church to a meeting. On your birthday, send a card to your birthday mates on the prayer calendars. Volunteer and take a
friend. Order a book from the reading plan and after you’ve read it donate it to your church or a school. As you plan your 2013 Women’s celebration, be sure to include 12-18 year old girls.
Think – Jan. is a time for new beginnings, this is especially true for the UMW! New staff people are featured in this issue. Jan. is human trafficking awareness month.
“From Victim to Survivor” was a great article
Action – there are things we can do about trafficking. The website is available:
www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/act/trafficking with downloadable information on things we can do about this problem. Hopefully next year we can do something before the Super Bowl.
Social Action: Effie Kemp
-Those who are working with jobs are getting cut back on hours and wages and that is happening all over Murray. Many of these people do not qualify for Needline or food stamps, but they still aren’t able to feed their family.
-They sometimes get donations of items (like chocolate milk) that can be delivered.
-There was a program for working mothers that subsidized child care that has been cut… this will effect a lot of
families.
-There are also items that families cannot get with food stamps (toilet paper, laundry detergent, etc.) so we should think about programs we could do to help collect these items.
-Jan proposed that circles take on projects of collecting toiletries for families through Operation Blessing.
Circle chairs talk to circles about items to bring so that circles don’t overlap and report back to Carol and Paula what they would bring.
Communications: Marcia Koenecke
Historian: Donna Toler
Spiritual Growth: Linda Short
Prayer for sew-a-thon, women’s Sunday, and everything else going on!
Circle Leaders:
Hope
Monica shared – 14 people came to the meeting counting Nancy Doty. Everyone is excited and most people signed up to host, meaning they will keep being involved!! There are a few events planned, and they talked about mission opportunities: Backpack programs, Christmas cookie exchange in December.
Friendship-Hannah – Sponsoring the
Valentines Dinner for International Missions, and doing the lunch Wednesday for sew-a-thon.
Ruth Wilson –
New member (Marie Lions)! Some members haven’t received their reading certificate. Ruetta also
mentioned needing pledge cards. Apparently they aren’t making them anymore, so groups should just use
their own methods.
Tucker Frost –
Carol reported that they served the lunch yesterday for sew-a-thon, serving the meal at the Wesley Foundation on Feb. 19th, circle will continue to make the cards when Dee Keezer returns from Arizona. Watch for the cards in the spring!
Wesleyan
- Pat shared that Christmas reception at Wesley Housing was successful! Fed volunteers at Angels clinic,
Great time at Christmas potluck and revealed secret partners with gifts, served at Community Kitchen on Dec. 30th.
Carol shared the District UMW Newsletter that featured a photo of Effie with Rick after the Celebration of giving.
Also, there was an article by Carol W. Our church was present!
If you would like to submit an article for the next newsletter, the deadline is March 31st.
“O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. -Psalm 136:1
“The best proof of love is trust.” -Joyce Brothers
“The sky is the daily bread of the eyes” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Agenda
-Call to worship
(purpose statement of UMW)/welcome/opening prayer
Paula opened our meeting in prayer
-Sunshine report-Nancy Doty
submitted from Florida:
GET WELL: Bill Koenecke, Marilyn Rossi, Reba Parrish, Jane Cantrell, Wade Campbell, Jack Bailey, Mary Fridy, Ruby Suffill, Otis (Hamp) Erwin, Gail Hendon
SYMPATHY: Linda Dick – father (Charles McGehee), Vicki Emerson, Linda Hutson – sister (Delores Pruitt), Emily Kennedy & Family –mother (Betty Gore), Thelma Bailey – husband (Jack Bailey), Linda Bartink –mother (Kathleen Hunt), Aaron Clayton & Family – Grandmother (Helen Clayton), Carol Wimberley & Family – sister-in-law (Barbara Austin)
CONGRATS: Dr. Ray and Liz Conklin – baptism grandchild
closed in prayer
-Devotional/prayer calendar/ prayer calendar activity-Linda Short
prayer calendar: quotes from staff members working in the ministry, appreciate the cards and support they receive from churches and circles shared a devotional about love (John 15:9)
-Secretary: approval of minutes/correspondence-Amanda Lough
$3793.05 ending balance (change!)
Resource Center thank you
Rice and Beans thank you
-Treasurer’s report: Monica Bogle
$.11 interest for the last three months
income: $1265.11
total disbursements: $1,067.33
balance on hand: $3,990.83
-Program secretary: Jackie Beauchamp
We are in the process of ordering a new guidebook for the coming year
Carol Wimberley gave an Action Alert: Human Trafficking in the US (Especially in the Super Bowl).
The Super Bowl is one of the largest Human Trafficking
exploitations. The United States is one of the most heavily trafficked nations & I24 is one of the heaviest
trafficked corridor with drugs and sexual exploitations. We need to raise awareness and pray for these situations
60 sec Book Review: The True Cost of Low Prices: The Violence of Globalization
Low prices that benefit first world consumers continue to put the poor at risk as the laborers in third world countries are taken advantage of in order to offer these prices.
Typical 1st grader can name 200 brands! Brand recognition in the US is pervasive in our lives, especially in children and young people. “The media wants us wanting and spiritually sleepy so that we do not see very well.”
“It is “good business” to squeeze and oppress the poorest.”
A very eye opening book on our first world culture goes along with mission study on poverty.
Unfinished Business:
A. Outstanding Methodist Woman Sunday: Kay Gupton
-travel & honorarium for missions
-pin
The pin hasn’t come in yet, but we have a backup because of Nancy Doty
-ushers
-other
Everything is ready to go! All speakers should be on the west side and at their spot 30 minutes before. Vicky Crafton will oversee ushers at early service and Melissa Easley will oversee the ushers at late service.
Sandra Burnett is ready to speak on Sunday. She will not take a fee, but we are reimbursing her travel expenses with $50 from the church.
Kay has written a thank you card and prepared a gift basket of coffee, devotionals, cards from Tucker Frost, and pickles from the Wesleyan circle.
Paula Hulick moved and Linda Short seconded that we use $50 of misc. funds for an honorarium that will be sent to Western Kentucky United Methodist Family Services Adoption Agency and Foster Care in Sandra’s honor.
B. Guidelines for Women of the Year: Paula Hulick
-subcommittee appointed
Kay Gupton, Jan Nutter, and going to ask Nancy Doty will try to meet before our April meeting and plan to come back to the April meeting with suggestions on what should be adjusted and changed.
C. Nominations Committee for 2014 officers
Guidelines required four members.
Now we have Margaret Fritts (chair), Carol Finn, and Iueda Hudson. Iueda cannot serve for health reasons,
so we need two more members. We’ve asked Monica Bogle and will ask Marcia Koenecke.
D. Sew-a-thon: Feb 4-7: Margaret Fritts
Margaret is currently overseeing the sew-a-thon, but Effie reported that it is going great so far! We have had about 30 in and out, and have served around 20 people at lunch. We have also had good publicity
in the newspaper. John Wright (new church member) is reporting on the sew-a-thon.
Each circle is taking a day to serve lunch and on the last day they go out together as a group.
Jackie noted that we have had more first-timers than ever here, and Carol told us about a lady that was very new to Murray who came in yesterday to get connected.
New Business:
A. Holy Week Luncheons (March 25-28): Carol Finn
-Monday: Tucker Frost (Baked Spaghetti)
-Tuesday: Ruth Wilson (Hot ham and cheese)
-Wednesday: Wesleyan Circle (BBQ)
-Thursday: Friendship-Hannah (chicken tetra)
-We have placemats and Carol will be getting napkins.
-Bobbie Waters will bring the crosses so we can set up on Monday morning of Holy Week.
-Carol will be out of town from March 9-20, but will be back before Holy Week. If any circle chairs need anything they can talk to her before, or contact Paula.
B. General Meeting Schedule: Carol Finn
These dates are in our book.
-April 2nd-Prayer& Self-Denial
11am after the board meeting. Effie and Jan are in charge of the program. Tucker Frost and Wesleyan circle have the meal together.
-June 5th-Women’s Celebration
All 5 circle chairs will work together. Between now and the April meeting Paula and Carol would like meet with
circle chairs to talk about ideas for the Women’s celebrations.
-October 1st-World Thank Service
Spiritual Growth chair is in charge. Linda and Monica will be in charge of this program. Ruth Wilson and
Friendship Hannah are in charge of the meal.
-Dec?-Tea & officer installation
Carol had an idea to have a tea on a Sunday afternoon (which would be inclusive for the members of the HOPE circle that can’t come during the week) to install officers and celebrate Christmas and fellowship with
UMW. Be thinking about this idea and we will discuss more at the next meeting.
Other:
March 3rd– Children’s Sabbath
Kristen would like UMW to help by sitting with the children and to help with ushering.
We would like to have two people from each circle for each service. Effie will be in charge of gathering
people to help. Circle chairs should bring this up at their upcoming meeting.
Feb. 17th– Leadership Training meeting, 3pm Trinity UMC in Paris, TN
March 9th-District Mission Study @ Paris First CLC; breakfast @ 8:30; study begins @ 9:00 am.
The study is on Immigration and the Bible, and Carol has hand outs available with information. Betty Jo Masters is the leader, Vicky and Carol W. highly recommend her!
There will be a silent auction and they ask that you bring an item. Lunch will be served.
April 13th-District Mission Study on Poverty @ Trinity UMC in Paris @ 9am
Page 34-35 in the directory, this meeting was originally scheduled in Feb., but it has been rescheduled until April.
Paula and Carol have more information available. The leader will be Bishop Morris.
April 25-26 & 27-28: Spiritual Growth Retreat @ Lakeshore
This is listed incorrectly in the book as well. It was originally listed as March, but it is in April.
Mission Coordinator Reports:
Membership & Nurturing: Jan Nutter
Jan has emailed these names: Katie Heierman, Sue Chambers, and Marie Lions as new members in the church for circles to be aware of.
Ruetta shared that Marie Lions has joined the Ruth Wilson circle
Jan also has an updated flyer that she will send to ladies that she knows who are not involved in circles.
Education: Pat Harris
RESPONSE MAGAZINE REVIEW
Message from the President: Challenging every UMW member to invite a friend outside of our church to a meeting. On your birthday, send a card to your birthday mates on the prayer calendars. Volunteer and take a
friend. Order a book from the reading plan and after you’ve read it donate it to your church or a school. As you plan your 2013 Women’s celebration, be sure to include 12-18 year old girls.
Think – Jan. is a time for new beginnings, this is especially true for the UMW! New staff people are featured in this issue. Jan. is human trafficking awareness month.
“From Victim to Survivor” was a great article
Action – there are things we can do about trafficking. The website is available:
www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/act/trafficking with downloadable information on things we can do about this problem. Hopefully next year we can do something before the Super Bowl.
Social Action: Effie Kemp
-Those who are working with jobs are getting cut back on hours and wages and that is happening all over Murray. Many of these people do not qualify for Needline or food stamps, but they still aren’t able to feed their family.
-They sometimes get donations of items (like chocolate milk) that can be delivered.
-There was a program for working mothers that subsidized child care that has been cut… this will effect a lot of
families.
-There are also items that families cannot get with food stamps (toilet paper, laundry detergent, etc.) so we should think about programs we could do to help collect these items.
-Jan proposed that circles take on projects of collecting toiletries for families through Operation Blessing.
Circle chairs talk to circles about items to bring so that circles don’t overlap and report back to Carol and Paula what they would bring.
Communications: Marcia Koenecke
Historian: Donna Toler
Spiritual Growth: Linda Short
Prayer for sew-a-thon, women’s Sunday, and everything else going on!
Circle Leaders:
Hope
Monica shared – 14 people came to the meeting counting Nancy Doty. Everyone is excited and most people signed up to host, meaning they will keep being involved!! There are a few events planned, and they talked about mission opportunities: Backpack programs, Christmas cookie exchange in December.
Friendship-Hannah – Sponsoring the
Valentines Dinner for International Missions, and doing the lunch Wednesday for sew-a-thon.
Ruth Wilson –
New member (Marie Lions)! Some members haven’t received their reading certificate. Ruetta also
mentioned needing pledge cards. Apparently they aren’t making them anymore, so groups should just use
their own methods.
Tucker Frost –
Carol reported that they served the lunch yesterday for sew-a-thon, serving the meal at the Wesley Foundation on Feb. 19th, circle will continue to make the cards when Dee Keezer returns from Arizona. Watch for the cards in the spring!
Wesleyan
- Pat shared that Christmas reception at Wesley Housing was successful! Fed volunteers at Angels clinic,
Great time at Christmas potluck and revealed secret partners with gifts, served at Community Kitchen on Dec. 30th.
Carol shared the District UMW Newsletter that featured a photo of Effie with Rick after the Celebration of giving.
Also, there was an article by Carol W. Our church was present!
If you would like to submit an article for the next newsletter, the deadline is March 31st.
“O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. -Psalm 136:1
“The best proof of love is trust.” -Joyce Brothers
“The sky is the daily bread of the eyes” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
