UMW HAPPENINGS OCTOber 2012
Highlights of the Activities of Arvada United Methodist Women

Dates for Fall Calendar of Activities.

October 4th 11:00a.m. Mission Team bring a sack lunch (Room 205)

October 4th 1:00 a.m. Action Center of Jefferson County is the Program
Desserts by: Hannah and Esther Circles.

UMCOR baby gowns ingathering in October.

October 19-20 Rocky Mountain Conference Annual Meeting, Park Hill UMC in Denver
November 2 is Church Women United World Community Day.

President’s Letter

     Our September General Meeting was a special time of connection for all of our “Circles” as we shared and celebrated the many varied programs, events, and projects, which involve our members throughout the year. After becoming even more aware of many of the valuable endeavors, which AUMW Circles strive to include in their yearly activities, I went to the dictionary to find the definition of a “circle”. I found “a closed plane curve of which all points are at an equal distance from the center” as the first entry after the word “circle”. Now the members of our UMW circles could certainly join hands and form the “circle” which fits this description, but immediately the world “closed” would have to go! I have been an active member of UMW in two different churches for the past 50 years and have never experienced anything but openness and warm hospitality displayed within UMW groups. As I read further down in the dictionary, I found the perfect description of our “circles”- “a number of persons bound by a common tie”. We actually could name many common ties within all UMW Circles, traditional and special interest. At the top would be educating ourselves about the concerns of the global community and acting on those concerns, as we try to follow the teachings of Jesus through work in mission in our local community and all around the world.
     Let all of us strive to keep those circle connections strong and always caring.

                                                                 - Deanna Kehlenbach, AUMW President

Action Alert. There is a new UMW Action Alert on the bulletin board: Suppression of Voting Rights a Threat to Democracy, Election 2012. It points out many states have passed laws to impose voter ID or proof-of-citizenship requirements. These laws make it harder for people to participate in the democratic process and primarily affects the poor, minorities, students, young people and the elderly. Read the rest of this alert today and be sure you are properly registered and vote.

Circle Collections, October Meetings; World Thank Offering, November 1
Ladies, do you think about how fortunate we all are to live where and when we do? If so, are you putting money (coins and bills) aside for the World Thank Offering? Help us sow in “good soil” the worldwide mission field of UMW. World Thank Offerings should be donated at your October circle meeting. They will be celebrated at the general meeting on November 1 so be sure to bring them. Circle leaders handed out World Thank Devotion Calendars for the month of October. If you did not receive one, contact your leader.

CIRCLE MEETINGS

Deborah Circle will meet the first Tuesday, October 2nd, at 2:30 p.m. at Springwood.

Elizabeth Circle will meet Thursday, October 18th at 9:15 a.m. at the church. Elaine Gardner will present Election 2012 issues.

Esther Circle will meet at Mary Beasley’s home, Thursday, October 18th at 10:00 a.m.

Hannah Circle will meet Tuesday, October 16th, 9:1 a.m. at the church.

Hope Ruth Circle will meet Wednesday, October 10th 1:30pm.

Mary Martha Circle will meet on Tuesday, October 16th at 2:30 in the Chapel. Shirley Dietrick will have the program, “World Thank Offering.”

Priscilla Circle meets Thursday, October 18th at 12:30. The program is League of Women Voters—Gari Westcott. World Thank Offering will be collected.

Lydia Ladies –October is collection month for empty Pringles containers. Boxes will be in the Narthex each Sunday for your empty Pringles containers. We use them to ship cookies.

Oct. 12th Hope House Bingo Party 6:30p.m.
Oct. 15th Pizza Party / Planning Meeting 6:00p.m.
Oct. 17th Bingo at Arvada Health & Rehab. Center 1:45 p.m.
Oct. 27th Arvada Health Halloween Party 2:00p.m.


Bookworms, Monday October 15th, 1 p.m. Book is “Hidden in the Rubble” by Garard Thomas Straub. Straub discusses the impact that experiencing profound poverty and destruction following the 2010 Haiti earthquake had on his life and the importance of such experiences for deepening one's faith.