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AUGUST 2010 Volume 2

Dear Sisters in Mission,

FAITH•HOPE•LOVE IN ACTION. We have heard these words a lot so far this year . . . and not just this year. These are the words that define us as

Christians.

As I write this, The School of Christian Missions starts in a few days and I have been inspired by their study book, Joy to the World! - A Mission Study for

2010 and 2011 by Dana L. Robert.

“If you ask the typical church member whether he or she is a missionary or an evangelist, the answer will probably be no. Aren’t missionaries professionals who are sent by a mission board or mission society to live in a foreign country? Isn’t an evangelist some-one who leads big revivals or stands on a street cor-ner preaching? . . . As people become followers of Jesus, they, too, inherit the mission of discipleship. To be a follower of Jesus Christ, to be a Christian, is to share the mission of Jesus, in the way of Je-

sus” (Pg 78).

“In the way of Jesus” is by faith, hope, and putting love into action. Faith is our response to the love and call of Jesus as heard clearly in the testimonies of those who have shared their faith with us and the longing of our heart to be sheltered in the arms of God. Hope is our gift from God. He is our hope and since he is, we have hope within us. Love in action is the inevitable result of faith in God with hearts full of hope. Love is not love if it is duty or a contrived or forced response. Love in action is a response to

the love within us through the Holy Spirit.

“But I can’t do it all!” That is the cry of our human limitations. Of course we can’t. To do “it” at all is to follow where God leads us, with the energy and mes-sage God gives to, to the people we are called to heal along our way, with the love of Christ within us. Our personal ministry of mission and evangelism can be

expanded with the help of all women who are in mis-sion through our United Methodist Women’s organi-zation. Within that group we are called to the walk he has given us for a time, whether we are officers in UMW or members of local units. Then, when that season has passed, if we are Christian, we will con-tinue to be in mission, for we all have a message to sing. We also have a calling in our lives beyond the organization of the United Methodist Women. Some-times the two seem to clash and compete for our time. However, if we are prayed up, filled up, and rested up, we can always do what we are called by

God to do.

We are on a marathon race to reach the hearts and minds of the lost, women with no hope, children with no futures. We must stay in training for this event. Pray for wisdom to recognize those missions God has called us to do and to reject those efforts that would be done to bring self-glory. God will give us wisdom and energy for what HE has called us to do. We must triage all the requests that come in for our time and energy and respond to those tasks that continue our response as missionaries and evangel-

ists for Christ.

Live in Love, with the Hope of God within, so that

we can respond in action with love.

Blessings to you all, Doris

President’s Message Bonnie Elam, Editor

Northeast Indiana District United Methodist Women

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Northeast Indiana Luncheon, Assembly 2010

Upcoming Events Sept. 25 Northeast District Fall Meeting Leo UMC Oct. 9 Conference Fall Annual Celebration Castleton UMC Nov. 13 District Officer Training Plainfield UMC Mar. 8, 2011 Legislative Day

V. President, Lucinda Pins 2

Treasurer, Communications 3

Spiritual Growth, Program Resources 4

Membership, Social Action, Nominations 5

Secretary 6

Proposed slate of 2011 Officers 7

Web site of interest 8

A Message from our Vice President

Reach Out and Touch

It is a custom at my church to reach out and hold the hand of the person on each side of you as the bene-diction is given. As we reach out and touch, we be-come connected not only to the people around us but to the larger community of our church family. To reach out and touch is a powerful gesture. I have been thinking a lot about this since it is the theme for our

fall meeting at Leo UMC on Saturday, September 25.

The power of reaching out and touching and the faith involved in that act is illustrated in Jesus’ encounter with a women who had been bleeding for 12 years. In Matthew 9:20-22, the story is told of her coming from behind to reach out and touch the hem of his garment. Imagine after 12 years how hard it must have been for her to invest all her hope and trust in Jesus and reach out and touch just the hem of his gar-ment. Yet, Jesus tells her, “Your faith has made you well.” I am struck by the faith it takes to reach out and touch believing all the while that Jesus moves in to situations and brings healing and hope.

As United Methodist Women we reach out to our sis-ters, our churches, our communities and the world in a variety of ways believing that God is present in that act of reaching. At our September meeting, we will celebrate five of the ways we reach out and touch in

the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

This day will be a time of recognizing that even as we sing, pray, give of time and money, honor those who have gone before us, and learn more about mis-sions, we are involved in holy work. Please join me on September 25th as we celebrate that we are a com-munity of women called to know God and to Reach

out and Touch in His name.

Carolyn Danielson -Vice President [email protected]

(260) 463-2858

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Lucinda Pins

Inside this issue:

YES! We are still selling Lucinda Pins

for Lucille Raines Residence!

Lucinda Pins will be available at district and confer-ence meetings this fall. September is Autism

Awareness month; we will have the puzzle pins with children on them. Also, we will have Halloween,

House, and Pumpkin pins. Angel pins are available again as well as our lovely Holiday pins. You won’t wand to miss checking out our popular earrings! So bring your check book or extra cash!

If you would like to sell pins at your bazaars, we do put them out on consignment; we need two weeks notice. Contact: Marlene Crowder 260-447-90737 or

Carolyn Marshall for more information.

See you in September, The Pin Lady - Marlene Crowder

Treasurer


Women4Women – Knitting4Peace received enthusi-astic support of UMW members. Let me tell you a story…after the instruction sheet for making preemie caps was passed at an early Spring meeting Ruth, an experienced knitter, exclaimed “These are very sim-ple to knit! I have a drawer full of yarn which would be perfect.” Donna, a novice at knitting, spoke up “I think I can make one or two.” Between these two la-dies nearly 24 caps were added to the stack of 1,145 caps collected at Anderson. Premature babies all over the world born in Guatemala, Sudan, Israel, Iraq and Palestine will feel the warmth and love of UMW women from Northeast Indiana. Other knitted items collected at SOCM were 102 Prayer Shawls, 27 dolls, 5 baby sweaters plus 9 fleece blankets. What a good example of the power of joining together to Reach

Out and Touch!

At the Fall Annual UMW meeting two different of-ferings will be collected. First, each of you will be asked to contribute to a Special Mission Offering to

honor all United Methodist Women of Northeast

Indiana. The second way is each unit treasurer or chosen representative will be asked to bring forward the World Thank Offering placing it in a special basket at the front of the sanctuary. (Treasurers, please enclose a remittance form in the envelope so your unit can receive credit toward your pledge. If

your group has not collected the offering yet a token

amount can be given and the rest sent in later.)

May I express my appreciation for those of you who continue to meet the challenge to support UMW mis-sion work. As the story above related together we can accomplish our goals by using materials on hand joined with the willingness to use the time and talents each of us possess. No dues are assessed nor are you asked to give more than you have but only to share what God has provided. It is gratifying to hear about successful garage sales, auctions and other local pro-jects to raise funds. This summer several of you are working in your community by serving lunches to school children, working in Food Banks and support-ing other local outreach groups. Treasurers, please do not hesitate to phone 260-489-9324 or E-mail [email protected] if you have a question. You will be receiving additional information by mid Octo-ber detailing the giving for the year and how to close

out a successful year.

Ardis Hendryx

Northeast District Treasurer

1625 Woodland Crossing

Fort Wayne IN 46825

260-489+9324

[email protected]

Communications Where does the time go??!! Is it just me or is time speeding up and flying by? Just the other day we were so excited to get on the bus for Assembly in St. Louis! What a wonderful trip! To worship and celebrate God’s blessings with thousands of women from around the world is an experience every United Methodist Woman should have. If you didn’t get to go this year, make plans to go in 2012. The next Assembly will be in Louisville, Kentucky, so prayerfully consider attend-ing.

Watch for upcoming information on the fall conference meeting at Castleton UMC. Information so far is:

•Friday, Oct 8 -- Fellowship (baskets for freewill offering for pizza and beverage)

•Saturday, Oct 9 -- Registration $15 with Sept 29 deadline and registrations mailed to Mary Etta Yoho Please continue to copy, distribute and spread the word through flyers and voice. Blessings, Bonnie Elam Center Stage Assembly 2010

1/2 PRICE SALE MISSION CARDS from previous years will be available for purchase at the Fall Annual UMW meeting for a reduced price of 50% off. A good way to support missions, cheer a friend, welcome a new baby or offer a thank you for a great job done! CHRISTMAS CARDS can also be purchased or ordered for $25 for 5 cards.

Secretary of Program Resources

Spiritual Growth


Greetings from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

Here we are nearing the end of July and looking for-ward to fall and our fall UMW meeting. God has been good to me and I trust to you all as well. As we look to the fall meeting, we are trusting that many of you will be able to attend and will be blessed by the program we have planned for you. We look forward to seeing you and hope you will bring friends along

for the day.

We will be looking forward to other plans for the year ahead, looking back and remembering those Saints of God who have passed on to their eternal re-ward this year, and renewing friendships with other ladies that we don’t see as often as we might wish we

could.

Please come with your heart open to God’s blessings

and to receive information that will help you, as a person, grow in the Lord, and also to help you to help your Unit grow and reach out to the ladies in your church and your community to become the women

God created them to be.

May God bless you and yours during these fall days and bring you to our meeting filled with love and praise to a wonderful, amazing

and loving God.

Hugs and SONshine to all of you!

Alice Peterson, Spiritual Growth

Friends in Christ are friends forever

I am packing my bags today to attend School of Christian Mission. If you were unable to attend this year the study book is available from the Mission Re-source Center and I will have some for sale at our Fall meeting . In my opinion "Joy to the World"(Mission in the Age of Global Christianity) by Dana L. Robert is a must read. This study book is packed full of his-tory. The following chapter titles may give you a glimpse of what this book has to offer: 1) The Gospel Movement across Cultures; 2) From 1910 to the World Church Today; 3) Women and Changing Structures for Mission; 4) Jesus Christ: The Messen-ger and the Message; 5) Being Sent: The Church in Mission; 6) United Methodist Mission Traditions; 7) Hospitality as Mission; 8) Healing as Mission; 9)

Reconciliation as Mission.

The second book that I would like to highlight is called "The Road of Lost Innocence" by Somaly Mam. How could a little girl withstand such a childhood and grow up to have such courage and a social conscience? The book is graphic but her story needs to be told. Quote: " Nobody wants you back after you've worked

in a brothel. The word for prostitute in Cambodia is srey kouc, "broken woman"...broken in a way that cannot be mended. You are forever ruined and your existence shames the family. Nobody wants people to know they have a prostitute in their family." Children forced into brothels is unimaginable to us but it is happening. You will be amazed to read how a broken little girl grows up to be a strong woman who be-

comes an advocate for others .

Come visit me at the Program Resource table at our events or call the Mission Resource Center for your reading needs. Remember if you buy from MRC (instead of a local bookstore) the money goes to mis-sions. MRC phone number: 1-800-305-9857. MRC address: Mission Resource Center, 1221 Profit Drive, Dallas, TX 75247.Website:

www.missionresourcecenter.org

Blessings, Peg Conrad

Dear Coordinators for Social Action,

Hope you all are surviving the heat and humidity of

Indiana summers...and still smiling!

School of Christian Mission provided many learning, worship, and fellowship experiences at Anderson University. The team did a wonderful job in planning

this year’s school.

The five issues of emphasis for Social Action are: Environmental Justice, Trafficking, Health “Obama Care,” Immigration, and Racial Justice. We also want to educate our units and churches about Crea-tion Care and “going green” efforts. Any of these

topics would be ideal for a unit program.

Legislative Day will be March 8, 2011, in Indianapo-lis in the rotunda of the Capitol Building. This is a perfect opportunity to meet with representatives to voice our concerns about the issues. More informa-

tion will be available soon.

I have not heard from any of you concerning email. I receive Action Alerts regularly from my Conference

counterpart, and I want to pass them along. However, the expense of mailing them through the postal ser-vice can be major. Email is quicker and cost efficient. If you do not have email, I could send them to your president or another officer who has an email ad-dress. PLEASE contact me immediately by phone

or email with an email address that I can use..

May God continue to nudge us in the right direction as we honor Him through Social Action. Hope to see

you at our September 25 district meeting.

Deb Johnson 1950 South No Number Road Bluffton IN 45714 260-824-3807 Email: [email protected]

Membership Nurture and Outreach


What a great year this has been with Assembly and School of Christian Mission. I hope everyone has coped with the hot weather. Included in this newslet-ter, you will find a copy of the report I need to have filled out for each unit and returned to me by January 5, 2011. We need to be counted for our new district in the Indiana Conference.

Thanks for your help with this important report! Blessings, Charleen Allison Membership, Nurture and Outreach

Committee on Nominations

Social Action

Are you interested in broadening your horizons? Are you interested in learning more about United Method-ist Women? Are you interested in attending outreach events that provide enthusiasm and a new perspective for the work of United Methodist Women? There is an opportunity waiting for you to become part of the Northeast District Executive Committee. We are al-ways looking for willing women to join our team and participate in planning the District events. If you would like to be one of these women, please contact me and I will see that you get a talent bank form to

fill out for the Nominating Committee’s review. It’s extremely rewarding to be a part of this worldwide organization working to make the world a better place for women, children and youth. Barb McCoy 260-637-1842 [email protected]

Youth at SCM 2010

Secretary’s Report

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School of Christian Mission, Anderson University, Indiana

July 2010

We’ve had a number of firsts this year. One of them was the School of Christian Mission. It was held at a new location, Anderson University, there were new friends to meet and new ways of doing things. There were excellent leaders teaching the three studies: For the Love of God: John’s Letters, Joy to the World,

and The Beauty and Courage of Sudan. The study leaders lead the studies and gave us resources encour-aged us to take the information back to our local Churches to share the information with them. We ex-plored the issues and explored what we can do to help. There were some challenges at School, but eve-ryone was able to work through them with a joyful

spirit. The hands on projects this year were to knit and crochet prayer shawls, preemie caps and dolls, which were blessed at the School. The prayer shawls, preemie caps and dolls kept coming in each day through the end of the weekday School and the Satur-day Sampler Day. These projects were a wonderful example of the generous giving of United Methodist Women across our conference. Thanks for the awe-

some outpouring of love you showed.

Bonnie Hansen

Secretary

NORTHEAST INDIANA DISTRICT UNITED METHODIST WOMEN AUGUST 2010

“For even the Son of Man, came here not to be served but to serve others…” ~ Matt 20:28

2011 Proposed Slate of Officers

President

Doris Rapp 260-359-1372 (10-11) 1219 Hitzfield Huntington 46750 Zion UMC [email protected]

Vice-President

Carolyn Danielson 260-463-2959 (10-11) 213 West Lafayette Street LaGrange, 46761 LaGrange First UMC [email protected]

Secretary

Bonnie Hansen 260-484-4183 (11) 816 Buckingham Fort Wayne 46825 Good Shepherd UMC [email protected]

Treasurer

*Joanne Beerbower 260-627-2672 (11-12) 16015 Bayview Boulevard Grabill 46741 Leo UMC [email protected]

Secretary of Program Resources

Peggy Conrad 260-691-2134 (10-11) 560 W 600 N Columbia City 46725 St. Matthews UMC [email protected]

Spiritual Growth

Alice Peterson 260-338-0587 (10-11) 1930 Medina Cove Fort Wayne 46845 St. Joseph UMC [email protected]

Education & Interpretation

*Phyllis Pieper 260-356-8217 (11-12) 6260 W 442 N Huntington 46750 Huntington Evangelical [email protected]

Membership, Nurture and Outreach

Charleen Allison 260-760-4681 (11-12) P.O. Box 307 Hudson 46747 Ashley UMC

[email protected]

Social Action

Deb Johnson 260-824-3807 (10-11) 1950 South No Number Road Bluffton 46714 Liberty Center UMC [email protected]

Communications Coordinator

Bonnie Elam 260-749-5284 (10-11) 6919 Forest Glen Court Fort Wayne 46815 Good Shepherd UMC [email protected] Chrm. Nominating Committee

Barb McCoy 260-637-1842 (10-11) 1025 Brandon Way Fort Wayne 46845 Forest Park UMC [email protected]

Nominating Committee Members

Jeanne Eck 260-668-9472 (11) 5939 Meadows Drive Apt. D Fort Wayne 46804 Trinity UMC [email protected] Laura Gater 260-244-6495 (12) 41 Line Street Columbia City 46725 Columbia City UMC [email protected]

Johanna Lange 260-356-0976 (12) 6708 W Maple Grove Road Huntington Trinity UMC Huntington 46750

Kittie Kenney 260-458-8380 (13) 2625 Fox Avenue Apt. 2 Fort Wayne, 46807 St. Joseph UMC [email protected]

Sharon Kimmel 260-244-4958 (13) 3283 W Shoreline Drive Columbia City 46725 St. Matthews UMC [email protected]

*Marilyn Armstrong 260-897-2099 (14) P.O. Box 828 Avilla 46710 Avilla Calvary UMC [email protected]

*Myrna McCracken 260-833-3619 (14) 75 Lane 101 Lake Pleasant Fremont 46737 Angola UMC [email protected]

*To Be Elected

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nity of women whose purpose is to know God and to experience free-

dom 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.

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