President’s Message

United Methodist Women,

As the holidays are ap-proaching and we begin getting ready to start the new year, I want to reflect on our Quadrennial Theme for 2017: Follow – Jesus summons us to follow in his footsteps and to grow spiritually. “He said to them ‘Come Follow me and I will make you fish-ers of men’.” Mat-thew 4:19. At the Harbor District Annual Meeting in October we celebrated the many achievements of UMW in the Harbor District. Again this year the Harbor District had 19 Mission Today units; with many of these units completing all of the starred tasks. For the 2016-2017 year our district had 87 readers participate in the Reading Program and ten of the readers were awarded Plan IV certif-icates for reading at least twenty books. One of the Plan IV

members is 94 years young! Harbor Dis-trict’s Reading Pro-gram received third place recognition at the Conference An-nual Meeting. With thirty six of our units returning their mem-bership information, the Harbor District reported 1400 plus members. Our web-site received praise at the conference level for its format and up-to-date information. At the time of the District Annual Meeting, we were on-ly $2,000 short of meeting our 2017 pledge. You have ac-complished so much and I know that you will continue the hard work to support your local missions and all the missions of UMW. We are def-initely “fishers of men”.

Looking at the 2018 district calendar, there are many op-portunities to be in-volved with UMW at both the district and

the conference level. I hope to see all of you at ALOTS (officers’ train-ing) on January 27th at Wallace UMC. In addi-tion to breaking out into training sessions for of-ficer training, Edie Gleaves, our DS, will speak on Mission of Hope in Rotifunk, Sier-ra Leone, Africa. Har-bor District directories will also be distributed at this meeting.

Lastly, I hope that many of you will be attending UMW Assembly in Co-lumbus, Ohio on May 18-20. I have only at-tended two assemblies but both were so spirit-ually enriching. Novem-ber 30 is the last date for receiving the early registration discount.

I wish all of you and your families a safe and happy holiday season and thank you for all you do to support UMW.

Susie Lupton

slluptonnc@aol.com

November 2017

HARBOR DISTRICT UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

Treasurer’s Notes 2

Secretary’s Report 2

Around the District 3

Book Review 4

Member, Nurture & Outreach 5

Nominations Committee 6

Spiritual Growth 6

Communications 7

2018 North Carolina

Conference UMW Calendar

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2018 North Carolina

Conference UMW Leadership

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Social Justice as a Spiritual Pursuit: Living Lives as Radical Welcome by Rev. Joan M.

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2018 January– March

Calendar

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Inside this issue:

The Purpose of United

Methodist Women

The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a community of

women whose PURPOSE is To know God

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.

““He has shown you, O

Mortal, what is good and

what does the Lord require of you?

To act justly and to love mer-cy and to walk humbly with

your God.”

Micah 6:8 NIV

P A G E 2 H A R B O R T I D I N G S

Greetings from your treasurer,

Greetings from your treasurer,

What a great year it has been for the Harbor District! We have now reached our pledge of $50,000 for missions to our conference. I know we will pass it because as the year ends, I am receiving remittances on a daily basis. I will have

an exact figure for you in the next newsletter.

Also, for the year 2016, we have 60 Seven Star Members and 40 Seven Star Units. This is very impressive for a district with approximately 55 units! The units and members will be recognized at our ALOTS meeting in January 2018. Each unit will receive a certificate and each member will receive a certificate and a pin. After November, I will know how many we have for 2017 and gave provide that num-ber to you. Please encourage your members to spread their giving over the seven areas and we can continue to im-prove each year. A Seven Star member insures that the unit will be Seven Star as well. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. If I do not have the answer, I will

find it for you.

I hope to see many of the local treasurers at ALOTS in January 2018. However, if you cannot make the meet-ing, please contact your local President. The treasurer forms are in our directory and are also on our website. Our executive team is trying hard to save on postage and Bescye does a wonderful job of making these re-sources available. Once again, I am only a phone call or

email away, so feel free to contact me.

I would like to thank everyone for the support I have received in my role as district treasurer. I have learned a tremendous amount and met some wonderful people.

I look forward to serving you again in 2018.

Enjoy your holidays and have a Happy New Year!

In Christian love,

Janice Robbins

Janice Robbins

Treasurer’s Notes

“He said to them ‘Come follow me and I will make you fishers of men.’” Matthew 4:19

Secretary’s Report

We have entered into Autumn since our last newsletter…and even some cooler temperatures! We

shall not “dread” cold, perhaps dreary days of Winter… my wish is for you to enjoy the good things-

the upcoming holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas- worshiping and family gatherings. We shall also

look forward to a new year of UMW meetings, new UMW officers and UMW spiritual events. The

ALOTS (Local officer training) meeting is coming up in January (Wallace UMC, January27, 2018). I hope

that all UMW Secretaries will attend. It is a great time to share ideas, receive new ideas , ask questions

and have a good discussion with other secretaries. You will be able to give your input to the district as

well: how can the district make your job and communications easier? Secretaries have an awesome

duty to accurately record and preserve what the UMW does…thank you!! Also, as a reminder: if you

have not already done so, please submit any new officer information for your unit to me, the 2018

Harbor District directory will be published soon. Again, thank you for all that you do!

Blessings, Mary Greene

binney@carolina.net

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Faith Harbor UMC Rainbow circle women making

blankets for Methodist home for children.

Evergreen UMW

Evergreen UMW selected 4 UMCs in Port Arthur, Texas and sent cards and $50.00 per church to be used to help with relief after Hurricane Har-vey. Two churches have responded with thank you cards at this time..

Common Thread won the 2017 Health Care Heroes Award by Lower Cape Fear Hospice in the Volunteers category! The nomination was made by Rose Hunt. This year there were more than 150 nominations in 11 categories. The judg-es, who make up sponsors and commu-nity leaders in the health care industry, deliberated and narrowed down the nominations to three finalist in each category. Health Care Heroes is an an-nual awards program and event orga-nized by Greater Wilmington Business Journal. Common Thread is one of 30 other people that will be featured in the Oct. 20 Business Journal issue and honored on Nov. 11 at the Health Care Heroes event at the Country Club of Land-fall. Jeanne Scott was presented with the above

award.

The Seaside United Methodist Women, Sunset Beach, held their "Women in Fellowship" retreat, No-vember 3-4. The keynote speaker was Lea Turner, from Mississippi. Her message for sharing was "A life set to grace, is a life set to rest!" We were given the

opportunity, through scripture and small group discussions, to fulfill our quests for a heart at rest. Wonderful meals, music, and fellowship was shared as the women prayed together and act-ed upon Lea's spiritual words. www.leaturner.com

Blessings and Peace,

Sandra Shuford

Seaside UMW

P A G E 4 H A R B O R T I D I N G S

Hiding in the Light by Rifqa Bary is the story of how a young girl chose to leave Islam to follow Je-sus. Rifqa recounts the details leading up to her decision to leave home and the change of events that followed. Her story will challenge you to consider what it means to sacrifice for and to ask yourself how far would you go to live out what you believe. “There were seasons of real progress as well as moments when God painfully made clear to me again why popularity doesn’t satisfy, why others’ love doesn’t satisfy, why money and the things that it can buy don’t satisfy, why fanta-sizing about a different set of circumstances doesn’t satisfy. Why nothing else satisfies except Jesus and whatever I allow Him to transform in my life to reflect His loving touch on my soul.” Except for her immediate family, Rifqa had a strong supporting team that helped her through her conversion and her journey to freedom. Today Rifqa lives in spiritual freedom where she is able to worship Je-sus without restrain or apology. I encourage you to read this compelling book in the Education for Mission category.

Living as a Covenant Community Spiritual Growth Study

This study examines major covenants throughout the Bible and what they re-

veal about God’s character and eternal love for us. It will enhance your under-

standing of how God works with us, in us, and through us.

Climate Justice Issues Study

Climate Justice: A Call to Hope and Action will deepen your understanding

and awareness of climate change and its impact on God's creation. The

study highlights justice, peace, and integrity of creation as important dimen-

sions of partnering in God's mission today. It offers participants biblical, the-

ological, and ethical insights as the basis of their advocacy on climate justice

in churches and in the public sphere

Missionary Conferences of The United Methodist

Church in the United States Geographic Mission Study

The aim of the study is to give an overview of the three missionary con-

ferences in The United Methodist Church, the contexts out of which

they grew and their current engagements: The Alaska United Method-

ist Conference, Red Bird Missionary Conference, and the Oklahoma Indi-

an Missionary Conference are a hybrid of home and international mis-

sionary work.

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Membership Nurture & Outreach

Members of United Methodist Women are invited to complete the following information fields; when finished you will be able to print a personalized member-ship card.

United Methodist Women is a membership organization dedi-cated to mission with women, children and youth. All mission-minded women within and be-yond The United Methodist Church are welcome. We are an open, Christian organization with ecumenical ties and con-nections around the world.

United Methodist Women will never share your contact infor-mation without your permis-sion. Here are the instructions for your individual registration:

GO TO: unitedmethodistwom-en.org

Your Name

Your address Your Phone#

(yes or no) SUBMIT Sue Teachey, Membership,

Nurture & Outreach

Phone: 910-285-7514 Email:

knott1@embarqmail.com

Camp United Methodist Church women are taking their church van to Assembly in Columbus, OH if any one would like to ride with us please call Martha

Worsley 919-819-7018.

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Dear friends, This is my last year as your Spiritual Growth leader of the Harbor District. I want to thank you for your support during the last four years. New officers were installed at the HD annual meeting November 21, 2017 at Hampstead UMC. These ladies are very talented and capable. Liz White is the new Spiritual Growth Leader. May your life, through His grace in your work make our district and churches thrive. Please go to the studies and all meetings of the conference and district and I assure you that you will be blessed and will grow spiritually. Kitsey H. Farrior, HD Spiritual Growth 507 N. Duplin St., Wallace, NC 28466 Phone: 910-285-7360 Cell phone: 910-289-1276 Email: farriork@embarqmail.com

Spiritual Growth

Nominations Committee

The Harbor District UMW Nominating Committee for 2017 included Janet Shew, Sherry Mewborn, Lib Pearsall, and our District Vice-president, Martha Worsley. We are blessed to have a great group of both new and returning officers for 2018.

The officers installed at our Harbor District UMW Annual Meeting at Hampstead UMC on October 21st are:

In addition to a Sub-District Leader for the Northeast, we still need a “Women in Mission” (39 and Under) Coordinator, an Archives and History Coordinator and one additional nominating committee member. If anyone is interested in any of these positions or would like to recommend someone, please contact Janet Shew at 910-278-6365 or janetshew@nccumc.org . The nominating committee appreciates any input and help you can give us! Thanks so much! Janet Shew

President – Susie Lupton Secretary of Program Resources – Jo Wainright

Vice-president – Martha Worsley Nominations Chair – Janet Shew

Secretary – Mary Greene Communications Coordinator – Bescye Burnett

Treasurer – Janice Robbins Women in Mission-vacant

Education and Interpretation – Beverly Justice Archives and History Coordinator-vacant

Membership Nurture & Outreach – Nancy Gooding

Social Action – Faye Strickland

Spiritual Growth – Liz White

Sub-district leaders Nomination Committee

Ann Carter – Southeast Sherry Mewborn

Debbie Sellers – Southwest Lib Pearsall

Marcia Miller – Northwest Vacant

Vacant-Northeast

GO – Jesus summons us go wherever He may lead, in all places and all circumstances

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Communications

The Summons 2017-2020 Quadrennial Theme

Quadrennial Scripture: Micah 6:8 “He has shown you, O Mortal, what is good and what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. NIV

Quadrennial Song: The Summons - #2130 in The Faith We Sing.

2018 Color: Green GO – Jesus summons us go wherever He may lead, in all places and all circumstances.

“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send and who will go for us?’

And I said, ‘Here am I, send me!’” Isaiah 6:8” NRSV

United Methodist Women Connection (from https://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/news/outlets)

United Methodist Women actively engages social media through the use of Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, Flickr. We believe these tools help us fulfill our mission and purpose by enhancing our connection as a creative and supportive fellowship of women, advocating for justice and mission, and raising awareness of transformative educa-tional and service opportunities.

https://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/response http://www.instagram.com/umwomen

http://www.youtube.com/user/UMWomen https://www.facebook.com/UMWomen

http://www.pinterest.com/UMWomen

https://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/members-leaders/action/alerts

https://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/umwnews

http://www.twitter.com/UMWomen

2018 NC CONFERENCE UMW CALENDAR

2018 NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP TEAM

NC Conference United Methodist Women

President JoAnn Barbour 336-584-4228 3324 Osceola Rd., Elon, NC 27244 joannsbarbour@gmail.com Vice President Daisy Dye 910-997-7018

113 Wilderness Dr.,Rockingham, NC 28379 daisy.dye@hanes.com

Secretary Hazel Hall 910-491-2326 4307 Coolidge St., Fayetteville, NC 28311 hhall29@yahoo.com Treasurer Sandra Creech Mendell 919-778-0641 3109 US Hwy 13 N, Goldsboro, NC 27534 scm99@nc.rr.com

Chr., Committee Martha Caves 336-599-7037 on Nominations 4404 Burlington Rd., Roxboro, NC 27574 bearcaves@aol.com Communications Jin Lee 732-859-7579 Coordinator 8000 Knebford Circle, Wake Forest, NC 27857 jinylee64@gmail.com

Sec. of Program Lynn Clewis 910-997-3785 Resources 246 Country Canyon Dr., Rockingham, NC 28379 l clewis@carolina.rr.com MISSION COORDINATORS: Spiritual Growth Jerline (Sandy) Miller 910-273-4392(c)

5216 Remington Rd., Fayetteville, NC 28311 sandymiller1947@gmail.com

Membership Sherri Alford 910-720-1069 (h); 910-461-0657(c) Nurture 1177 Persimmon Rd., Rowland, NC 28383 alfordsherrip@gmail.com

& Outreach Social Action Annette Wright 919-563-1661 205 S. Fourth St., Mebane, NC 27302 agwright18@gmail.com Education & Doris Wade 252-726-0459 Interpretation PO Box 344, Morehead City, NC 28557 waded@ec.rr.com

Conference website: www.nccumw.org

Social Justice as a Spiritual Pursuit: Living Lives of Radical Welcome

by Rev. Joan M. Maruskin, Church World Service Immigration and Refugee Service

"Is such the fast that I choose?" (Isaiah 58)

As United Methodists we are called to live lives of radical welcome. Our walk with Christ, our Christian his-tory and our Wesleyan roots call for us to spread scriptural holiness throughout the land. That holiness is based on our having been created in the image of God and our being the hands of Christ in our world. Scripturally, from the beginning through the final pages of the Bible, God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit give us instructions on responding to their love for us by showing our love for them by leading holy lives.

As United Methodists, we also turn to John Wesley and the Wesleyan movement, which was a commit-ment to a holiness project, to learn how we can fully embrace that project. We have scripture, reason, tra-dition and experience to study when seeking to turn our faith into action. As people of faith, we have questions to ask as we strive to live as disciples of Christ.

What does it mean to live lives of radical welcome? How are the connections between personal piety, so-cial holiness, and action for justice as a Christian witness part of our spiritual practice? How do Isaiah 58 and Matthew 25 give us guidance for living into the world and helping it become God's kingdom on earth? How do we live our faith individually, communally and holistically? How do we address critical social con-cerns as a spiritual practice? How do we decide which social concern or concerns to address? How do we build radical hospitable communities? How does Matthew 5:43-48 give us guidance in doing so? Do you see yourself as a sinner or saint, and why? Scripturally, which does Christ see you as and call you to be? What does it mean to be created in the image of God? Who is the stranger, and have you ever been one?

The biblical meaning and practice of hospitality was one of welcoming the stranger. In the Hebrew Bible, God cares for the exiles and strangers. In the New Testament, Jesus becomes a refugee, an asylum seeker and is undocumented at the time of his crucifixion. He also models care for strangers and sends the Holy Spirit to guide us in living lives of radical welcome. Theologically, the stranger among us may very well be God, Christ or an angel. Over the centuries the meaning of hospitality has shed the idea of welcoming the stranger and very often means welcoming friends, relatives, close neighbors and members of our particu-lar social group.

As we ponder living radical lives, we remember that we have been created in God's image. How do we live into that knowledge and partner with God to bring peace on earth and goodwill toward all?

(Printed without permission from the United Methodist Women website found at https://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/what-we-do/spiritual-growth/workshops/social-justice-as-a-spiritual-pursuit)

2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

HARBOR DISTRICT UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

January-March 2018

January

1 New officers resume duties. New district year Begins 5 Church Women United Annual Mtg.-Kure Memorial Lutheran Church – 117 3rd Ave. North, Kure Beach NC 5-7 NCCUMW Leadership Team Meeting – Retreat House, Moorhead City. 12 District Mailing List for KEDE due to KEDE Editor from

District Secretary 13 HDUMW Leadership Team Meeting - 10 AM – TBA 27 ALOTS & Cluster Meeting–-Wallace UMC, Wallace

February

All Month-Methodist Home for Children – Sharing Sunday - local church selects date in February

2 Church Women United Human Rights Celebration

St. Stephen AME Church

6 Harbor Tidings Newsletter article due to Bescye Burnett 24 HD Social Action Event – Faith Harbor UMC, Surf City

March

2 Church Women United World Day of Prayer

Basilica Shrine of St. Mary – 216 S. 5th St., Wilmington

World Day of Prayer 3 HDUMW Mission Studies – Climate Justice, Living in

Covenant Communities, Missionary Conferences – Har-bor UMC, Wilmington

10 HDUMW Mission Studies – Same studies –

Mt. Moriah UMC, Clinton

We’re on the Web: http:harborumw.nccumc.net/

We’re on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Girlfriend-to-Girlfriend-Harbor-District-United-

Methodist-

2017 Mission Team President Susie Lupton slluptonnc@aol.com Vice President Martha Worsley Secretary Mary Greene Treasurer Janice Robbins

Mission Coordinators

Education & Interpretation Beverly Justice

Membership Nurture & Outreach Sue Teachey Social Action Bescye P. Burnett

Spiritual Growth Kitsey Farrior Secretary of Program Resources Jo Wainright Nominations, Vacant Communications Bescye Burnett Archives & History, Chair Nancy Gooding 39 & Under Vacant Conference Representative JoAnn Barbour

Sub –District Leaders Northwest-Marcia Miller

Northeast—Marjorie Brown Southwest - Debbie Sellars

Southeast –Ann Carter

Nominating Committee Janet Shew Sherry Mewborn Dallace Grady Lib Pearsall If you are interested in filling any of our vacant positions, please contact a member of the nominating committee.

HARBOR TIDINGS

North Carolina Conference Harbor District

United Methodist Women

http://harborumw.nccumc.net