Clarksville District

April 2017 Volume 12 Issue 3

Churches Around the District

Springfield First UMC

March 12th was UMW recognition day at Springfield

First UMC.

It began with a fund raiser breakfast, the proceeds

from which go to our many local missions. UMW

members then took part in both services, serving as

greeters, ushers, scripture readers, and speakers who

explained UMW and its mission.

All in all, a very successful day!

OUR PURPOSE

The organized unit of

United Methodist

Women is 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.

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Social Action News

A garden is a place wherein to cleanse

The soul of petty thoughts.

To let the dew refresh our wilting dreams

A place wherein to find ourselves—and God —

Isla Paschal Richardson

My mother always told me when I was weary of working in our vegetable garden that “Gardening tills the soul” Now that I’m older and wiser I believe her.

Carole Rose Ashcroft

This is information I learned from Heather

Bennett in the Climate Justice Study, March

18th. We all need to think about this.

Americans makeup 5% of the global population but USE 20% of the world’s en-ergy.

We EAT 15% of the world’s meat. We PRO-DUCE 40% of the World’s Garbage!

I am trying hard to live a more sustainable life, for the sake of our grandchildren and great grandchildren and our precious earth. God made us caretakers. We must take this seri-ously.

EVENTS

District Spiritual Day Apart will be on April 22, from 9-12 at New Providence UMC

Joyce Clark will be our speaker. It will be on Creation. It’s Earth Day so we will be passing out native trees an seeds to plant.

Bring your housewarming shower gift or cards.

There will be a House Warming Shower for Ur-ban Ministries. It is home on Crossland Avenue that is being refurbished for homeless families Bring donations of “Living Gifts” that day. You will find a list of Urban Ministries on pages 4, 5, and 6 of this newsletter.

Habitat for Humanity needs your prayers. Mar-garet Alexander would be happy to do program for any UMW. Just call her a few days in ad-vance. Margaret’s #931-645-4222. Call during working hours 8-4.

They need Prayer Warrior Teams. They can meet in the conference room for prayer on any Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday of the first week in the month. The conference room is lo-cated in the rear of the Habitat Restore Shop on Madison Street. Margaret Alexander will meet with you in the board room. It truly works.

Another mission work day could be cleaning furniture at the Restore, which is donated and sold to the public to help fund Habitat.

Habitat could also use UMW units to be on call to make snack lunches at building sites. It’s usually 10-12 lunches consisting of 2 sand-wiches, 1 bag of chips, cookie and water.

Delivered to the site.

If your unit cad do any of the above things, please call Margaret Alexander at Habitat for Humanity

God Bless you and God Bless our Precious Earth Carole Rose Ashcraft

931-358-9409

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Spiritual Growth

In Isaiah 6:3 we read, “And one called to an-other and said: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.’”

April 22, Earth Day, is also our UMW’s Spiritual Day Apart at New Providence UMC. This is an-other wonderful opportunity to enrich our spiritual growth and learn more about our role as caretakers of God’s glorious creation as we hear Joyce Clark’s message.

You will also be able to take home something to plant in your yard or garden as a reminder of your morning spent in contemplation and celebration of our earth. Be prepared for a spiritual renewal.

Valeria

Valerie Laverty, Spiritual Growth

Secretary’s Report

I met several of the Secretaries from the

District at the Training Event and hope to meet more of you at the upcoming events. I am looking forward to a wonderful year.

The District Handbooks were given out at the District Training Event in February. Please look and see if your information is correct (addresses, emails, phone numbers, officers). If there are any corrections, please email or text me.

Thank you for your help.

Many Blessings,

Bonnie Hughey

931-980-0457

Secretarial Notes

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General Needs List: New Linens – Double and twin Beds New Comforter Sets – Double and Twin Beds New Towels/ Washcloths Hair Dryers New Unbreakable Dinnerware Cooking Utensils for the center Larger Pots/Pans for the center Bakeware Bundle Serving Bowls/ Platters Coffee Maker Pack n Play w/ Baby Changer Pack n Play Crib Mattress Baby Bath tub Preschool Books (New) Elementary Age Books (New) Youth Age Books (New) Inspirational Wall Messages Outdoor Furniture Outdoor toys Basketball G

Other Needs: Warehouse Space!! Playground

Volunteer Opportunities: Groups to provide Daily Suppers Volunteers to collect items for Warehouse Moving in Volunteers Volunteers to serve at the center

Safe Place Transitional Family Center Needs

GIFT CARDS ARE A GREAT IDEA! WE CAN USE THEM FOR OUR INITIAL PUR-CHASES OR FOR PURCHASING ITEMS NEEDED FOR FAMILIES ENTERING PERMANENT HOUSING Note: As with any shower, we may receive more of some items than we can use at this time. It would be wonderful if a receipt could be included with the gift to help us avoid large amounts of storage.

Larger Items that Donations can be Used to Buy: Stove Refrigerator Bar Stools Tables/ Chairs Couches/ Living Room Tables Double and Twin Mattresses Double Beds Bunk Beds Chests (2) Stackable Washer/ Dryer Desktop Computers Wireless Printer T.V.

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ADOPT A KITCHEN :

___________________Silverware for 24

___________________Silverware for 24

___________________16 Piece “Corelle” type unbreakable Dinnerware

___________________16 Piece “Corelle” type unbreakable Dinnerware

___________________Cooking Utensil Bundle

___________________Pots suitable for large Family style cooking

___________________Coffee Maker – 1 cup and/or large capacity

___________________Serving Bowl Set

___________________Bakeware Bundle

___________________8-10 Pyrex Dishes

___________________Kitchen Linens Bundle

Donations for:

___________________ Dishwasher

___________________ Microwave

___________________ Stove

___________________ Refrigerator

___________________ 8 Chair Type Bar Stools

Note: As with any shower, we may receive more of some items than we can use at this time. It

would be wonderful if a receipt could be included with the gift to help us avoid large amounts of

storage.

Safe Place Transitional Family Center

Safe Place Transitional Kitchen Needs

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Safe Place Transitional Family Room Needs

ADOPT A FAMILY ROOM :

No Pillows Please: We have already received an adequate donation of this item

___________________Double Bed Linens

___________________Double Bed Linens

___________________(2) Twin Bed Linens

___________________(2) Twin Bed Linens

___________________Double Bed Comforter set

___________________Twin Bed Comforter Set

___________________Twin Bed Comforter Set

___________________Twin Bed Comforter Set

___________________Twin Bed Comforter Set

___________________Towel/ Washcloth Bundle for 6

___________________(4) Foldable Storage Bins

___________________Hair Dryer

Donation for:

___________________Double Mattress Set

___________________(4) Twin MattressSet

___________________Family Room Chair

___________________Chest

Note: As with any shower, we may receive more of some items than we can use at this time. It

would be wonderful if a receipt could be included with the gift to help us avoid large amounts of

storage.

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2017 United Methodist Women

A CALL TO COMMUNITY

Clarksville District Calendar of Events

Spiritual Day Apart -Saturday, April 22, 2017, 9:00.-12:00 New Providence UMC,

Clarksville

Intergenerational Event - Saturday, August 19, 2017, 9:00—12:00 Mt. Carmel UMC

Clarksville

District Annual Meeting - Saturday, October 28, 2017, 9 :00 - 12:00 Salem UMC Clarksville

Tennessee Conference UMW 2017 Events

Mission Event - Saturday, April 22, 2017, Beersheba Springs Assembly Grounds, Beer-

sheba Springs TN Hands-On Work Day

Mission u, July 13-15, 2017 St. Marks UMC, Murfreesboro TN

Spiritual Life Retreat, September 8-10, 2017, Beersheba Springs Grounds, Beersheba

Conference Annual Meeting, Saturday, October 14, 2017, Lambuth Memorial UMC,

Gallatin TN

Calendar of Events

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UMW Websites on the Internet

Clarksville District UMW

https://sites.google.com/site/clarksvilledistrictumw/

Tennessee Conference UMW http://www.tnumw.org/ UMW http://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/ UMW Mission Resources http://www.umwmissionresources.org/ Facebook for UMW https://www.facebook.com/UMWomen All websites should be accessible from their location by pressing the Ctrl key and

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