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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.
Our Unit Officers for the years 2006-2007 are:
President: Talley Brownell
Vice President: Marilyn Cowart
Secretary: Mary Alice Wilder
Treasurer: Glenda Inman
Our Unit Mission Coordinators are:
Secretary Program Resources: Virginia Franklin
Communications Coordinator: Joy Alexander
Nominations, Chair: Jo Sutton
Spiritual Growth: Elaine Brandenburg
Education & Interpretation: Sam Oates
Membership Nurture and Outreach: Terri Johnson
Social Action: Loraine Robbins
The Lyons First United Methodist Unit consists of three circles. They meet monthly except for June, July, and August. The United Methodist Women’s committee tries to meet on a regular basis. Circle leaders are:
New Life Circle
Monthly meetings are scheduled on Tuesday after the fourth Sunday at 7:00 p.m., except in July and August.
Our Officers are:
Leader: Jane Benton
Assistant Leader: Linda Rice
Secretary: Ann Hill
Treasurer: Betty Martin
We have an on-going project of donating $25 per month to our local mission fund. We have an on-going project of weekly visits to our church members who are confined to the local nursing home. We also subscribe monthly to the Response Magazine.
The Leila House Circle meets at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday night of each month except for the months of June, July and August. The meetings are held in the T. Malone Sharpe Sunday school classroom.
Circle officers:
Leader: Terri Johnson
Assistant Leader: Jean Hill
Secretary: Sue Meeks
Treasurer: Beth NeSmith
The circle sponsored a church-wide Thanksgiving Mission Meal. Ladies of the church cooked turkey and all the trimmings and delivered 136 meals to shut-ins and needy families.
During the year, the circle sponsored a Mission Friend Ministry to all widowed ladies in the church. Each circle member selected a lady in the church to be her special friend throughout the year and remembered her with special treats, cards, flower, etc. especially on her birthday and holidays. All Mission Friend ladies were honored with a Christmas dinner party at Chatter’s Restaurant on December 10th. Santa Claus also attended the party. The group played Dirty Santa for which circle members furnished all the gifts.
The Weslyan Group meets on the second Tuesday of each month, with no meeting in July and August. The UMW program book is used and the Prayer Calendar. We were in charge of the October Praise and Prayer Breakfast and had Glenda Morgan, Dublin District UMW President as speaker. We help in all bereavement meals, furnishing desserts and helping with the serving. Members of the group have attended most of the out of town meetings.
Our officers are:
Leader: Florine Griggers
Assistant Leader/Treasurer: Loraine Robbins
Secretary: Merle Wilkes
Our Christmas project is taking gifts to persons in the Toombs County Nursing Home. |
