UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
BASTROP UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
The UMW recently went
on a Painted Church event. Click here
for more information and for pictures, click here,
here, here,
and here.
The purpose of the United Methodist Women 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.
The combined unit of the Bastrop UMW will meet quarterly in 2008 in February, May, August, and November.
Contact Dixie Hines 303-1015 for information
The circles will meet as follows:
Bread Breakers meet on the 3rd Wednesday at 11:30 in the Fellowship Hall for a brown bag lunch, program, and fellowship.
Suzanne Reese 581-0832
Busy Hands for Christ
meet on the 4th Tuesday at 7 pm in the parlor for fellowship and to work together to make projects for local missions.Debbie Meyer 321-6553 evenings
Hidden Jewels
meet weekly on Fridays at 11 am in the sanctuary to share their ideas on their selected reading.Suzanne Reese 581-0832
All women are welcome
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2007 REPORT OF UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
OF 1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
This unit of UMW is made up of three (one new) sub-groups;
The Bread Breakers who met monthly on a Wed. at 11:30 utilizing traditional
programs and a bag lunch. This group picked up 2 new members.
Hidden Jewels is a new group that has reading as their focus. They will meet
weekly on Fri. at 11 am to discuss their books. Some of these book are from the
Reading Program.
The Busy Hands for Christ who met monthly on a Tues at 7 pm. This group worked
on mission projects for the community and got 4 new members.
As a combined Unit, the UMW met quarterly and sent $1000 to district for missions.
Our focus again this year has been on Missions completing eleven projects, several with the help of the church congregation.
In the local community we picked the following projects:
Health items for Woodcare House on Main St. Bread Breakers continued doing
things for this community during the year.
Diaper drive; collecting 600 diapers and various other items,
7 fruit/nut bags for our shut-ins,
15 homemade lap-throws for the nursing home,
200 items/pkg. of school supplies for local schools of all levels,
36 cell phone items for the shelter.
130 stuffed animals delivered to the police, hospital, and Child Advocacy.
Food items for the Food Pantry all year, which includes $630 cash in Nov.
125 knitted/crocheted scarves, hats, belts, slippers, and hair scrunchies.
In the world wide community we did two projects:
48 health kits for Southside Community Center, a UMW mission in San Marcos.
World Thank Offering totaling $213
We also called attention to Child Abuse by giving out blue ribbons to the congregation during April.
This group, in only its fourth year, is a vital part of our congregation. All women are invited to participate. We give God thanks for all things that we do in His name.
Click here for a useful link to UMW.
