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Greetings My Sisters, We have a lot to celebrate……… First of all, congratulations to Ana-Haydee our Los Angeles District

Administrative assistant for her many, many years of service in the L.A. District to the Churches as well as the United Methodist Women Organization.

Report from the Florida Conference says United Methodist Women is now “INC.” Join me at the School Of Christian Mission and see how UMW is the mission arm of our church and dedicated to leadership training, Let’s get our young ladies to the school.

As Harriett Jane Olson reminds us of our focus: “Women and Children First.” Yes, Women and children does mean the future of the family, community and Civilization itself. We as members of the UMW are committed to mission work that considers women and children first.

The Epworth project is such a perfect and wonderful example of what God wants us to do. The United Methodist Ministries Los Angeles District has done a tremendous job in developing this project that supports and supplies the young people who are maturing out of foster care. We can grab the wand on this relay and continue to support these apartments on a regular basis. Some units are already involved in supporting these apartments. I am requesting that every UMW Unit add this project to your local project list and commit to lifetime support of these apartment units. Wonderful!….that’s God at work!!

Also, please join me in the Reading program. Let us bring the banner back to L.A. You know you are reading so write the names down and report the books. Have you heard of the “Naughty Women of the Bible” book? Ask your program resource person.

Now, how about the School of Christian Mission in July. We have great subjects of study this year. The Country of ”Haiti” and “Poverty“ are the two I am taking.

Also, join me in the Haiti dresses projects. The pattern of a dress made from a pillowcase is available. Make some and bring them to SCM this year so we can get them to those children in Haiti. Plan on it, register now, scholarships from the conference are available.

Your district team members are all anxious to visit the local units. I encourage you to call us and invite us to your local unit meetings. See you at SCM in July………

Peace and love to all

Brenda Scott-Horn

Yours in Christ,

Brenda Scott-Horn BRENDA SCOTT-HORN – President

Los Angeles District ■United Methodist Women

IN THIS ISSUE President’s Message 1

Notes from the Vice President 2

Growing in Spirit 2

School of Christian Mission 3-4

Social Action 5

Nomination’s Corner 5

From the Secretary’s Desk 6

Education and Interpretation 7

Reading Program 7

Is the United Methodist Women’s Organization a Spectator Sport?

8

Treasurer’s Tips 9

UMW is on the Move – Calendar 9

General Conference Approves United Methodist Women Autonomy

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2012 Social Action Event 11

Sun Dresses for Haitian Girls 12

School of Christian Mission Application 13-14

Highlights from the L.A. District?! 15

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And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9

"What's your dream and to what corner of the

missions world will it take you?" — Eleanor Roat, missions mobilizer

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Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness

of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord. Psalm 117

Take note of this quote from Augustine of Hippo, a fifth-century bishop and theologian: ”If humility does not precede and accompany and follow every good work

we do, if it is not before us to focus on, if it is not beside us to lean upon, if it is not behind us to fence us in, pride will wrench from our hand any good deed we do at the very moment we do it.”

A Prayer: Lord, you have done great things for us, many of which we have hardly noticed. You are Lord over the past, sovereign in the present, and victorious in the

future. Even in our trials, we celebrate you. This is our prayer in the name of Jesus. Amen.

DR. GWENDOLYN WYATT MISSION COORDINATOR FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH

Greetings Everyone,

Here is another challenge for you to learn the UMW Purpose. You should be able to breeze through this.

The ______________ unit of United___________ Women shall ___ a ______________ of women whose _________ is to ______ God and

to experience _____________ as ______ persons through ____________________; to ____________ a creative, supportive ______________; and to expand _________ of mission through

_____________ in the global _________ of the _______.

On Saturday, June 30, we will have a Social Action Event at Crenshaw UMC. The theme will be “Cultivating Positive Changes for Self & Others through Information, Insight and Action.” Registration fee is $10.00. This event will be spear-headed by Dr. Thelma Eaton.

In July, the UMW Conference School of Christian Mission will be held at Biola

University from July 27-29. If you have not already registered, it’s not too late. If you are planning a program for your unit/circle and are having questions about getting started give me a call.

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SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN MISSION IS COMING UP!!

2012 Theme

THAT ALL MAY HAVE LIFE

July 26-28, 2012 – Korean July 27-29, 2012 – General

Our Conference UMW Team has planned an exciting mission study for you. Treat yourself to a special blessing by signing up for this year’s School of Mission and join your fellow United Methodist Women sisters at Biola University in La Mirada, CA for a special time of worship, spiritual growth, study, mission and lots of fun. The School of Christian Mission SCM is truly a highpoint of our UMW annual calendar!! Below is a more detailed description of the study topics. Spiritual Growth Study: IMMIGRATION AND THE BIBLE

This study shares the story of the Bible as a narrative of immigrants and migration. Exploring the Biblical and theological understandings of immigration, immigrants and migration, this study seeks to enable the participants to examine what it is to be a sojourner and to live into the biblical mandate of hospitality for “the stranger” and “aliens” in our midst.

The study seeks to equip participants to see the Bible as the ultimate handbook for responding to immigrants. The Bible was written by, for, and about migrants, immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. It gives directions for responding to sisters and brothers from around the world who come to a land seeking safety, sanctuary and sustenance. It is also the book that many of our ancestors used to help them survive the stress and strain of integrating into a new country. The Bible offers guidance and direction for persons who migrate or immigrate by choice as well as for persons who flee because of devastation and destruction through violence or natural disasters.

The Bible is the inspired word of the migrant God, the refugee Christ and the Holy Spirit, who accompany us and every migrant, immigrant, refugee and asylum seeker. Scriptures provide the basis for practicing a theology of radical, inclusive hospitality. The study relates key insights from biblical texts to the story of immigration in the United States and to global migration today and examines key theological themes of migration and immigration, such as journey, vulnerability, liberation and hospitality, understood through select biblical narratives . . .

The study engages the participants in the ongoing ministries of United Methodist Women and The United Methodist Church and encourages development of emerging ministries with the sojourners of today. Key examples of ministries are lifted up, including the service and advocacy work of United Methodist Women with immigrant rights and Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON), developed by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).

In the contemporary context of immigration and migration, the study raises once again the question of Luke 10:29, “Who is my neighbor?” It interprets Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:29-37) in light of all those who offer themselves as neighbors, even though they themselves may be part of the marginalized community. The writer argues that in helping the unknown man lying dying in the dirt, it is very possible that the Samaritan reached out and touched the Son of God. He responded without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. He was unknowingly living a Christ-like life. Welcoming immigrants provides an opportunity for functioning as modern day Good Samaritans. The study invites readers to become part of a radical, inclusive, hospitable community and to enable others to do likewise. Following Jesus leads us into lives of service with and for others.

Geographic Study: HAITI

This study offers an overview of the cultures that shaped Haiti’s past and shape the ongoing legacy of colonialism. It offers glimpses into the heart and soul of Haiti’s people through pictures and Creole adages. The mission study also includes the impact of the devastating January 12 earthquake in 2010.

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Geographic Study: Haiti (cont’d)

The study offers avenues available for those wishing to help the people of Haiti rebuild, but its approach and perspective go well beyond the immediate need of recovery from the earthquake. The book lays out the need for developing a theology of liberation for Haiti, insisting that mission must be aligned with the concept of partnership. Most significantly, it offers readers hope for Haiti’s future. The leader’s guide that accompanies the mission study contains material to help readers address the painful impact of colonialism while celebrating Haiti’s cultural heritage. It provides biblical resources for understanding the basic tenets of liberation theology and its ties to the Wesleyan tradition of social holiness. Recognizing that many readers will want to find concrete ways to respond to the situation in Haiti, both the mission study and the leader’s guide describe church organizations, such as United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and United Methodist Volunteers in Mission, and the covenant partnerships between annual conferences and L’Église Méthodiste d’Haiti (The Methodist Church of Haiti), that are helping build and rebuild hope in Haiti.

Issue Study: POVERTY

Our Christian faith invites us to become agents of God’s compassion and healing in a wounded world. Poverty is a human rights issue with grave impact on women and children. This mission study on poverty is designed to help participants recognize and claim for themselves the connections between Scripture, church tradition, compassion for the poor, social outreach and social justice.

Biblical passages remind Christians of their responsibility for poverty. The Wesleyan movement embraced this concern by creating community centers where people could access education, medical care or employment, and members of United Methodist Women and its predecessor organizations have continued this heritage and responded to the poor where they exist.

Other chapters address the themes of: Avoiding or encountering the poor. Biblical witness and our United Methodist Heritage. Global poverty. Support fair trade and microfinance and advocating for global policies

that help eliminate poverty. Consumerism and spiritual poverty. Charity versus justice and advocacy

Participants in the Poverty mission study will engage in deepening their understanding of the realities of poverty and be invited to commit to solidarity with the poor through accompaniment and advocacy.

The UMW School of Christian Mission is a great time for fellowship, to meet sister UMW members from across the California Pacific Conference, to enjoy a mini-vacation, and most importantly, receive a spiritual renewal!!

It’s an experience you don’t want to miss!!!

REGISTRATION DEADLINE – JULY 1, 2012: $225 REGISTRATION POSTMARKED AFTER JULY 1: $250 APPLICATION AVAILABLE ON PGS. 13-14 OF THIS ISSUE.

(Source for study descriptions: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umw/povertystudy/

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Greetings my Sisters,

Human Rights Watch (HRW) recently revealed that the number of farmworkers sexually harassed by their supervisors numbers in the hundreds of thousands. These vulnerable women often have no idea of their rights, and,

Take the story of "Patricia." Patricia was in her early twenties when she came to the United States

and was able to land a job picking almonds. A foreman drove the laborers to and from the orchard every day. It was not long before the foreman noticed Patricia. One day the foreman dropped everyone off except for her. He took her to a remote field and raped her.

Patricia did not tell a soul. The abuse continued. "He kept raping me and I let him because I did

not want him to hit me,” she explained. "I didn't want to feel pain. I felt very sad and alone." It wasn't until she became pregnant that she finally shared her story with a social services agency.

The agency helped her file a police report, and although the foreman was deported, he was not prosecuted for his crime.

Please call your Congressperson for stronger protection for immigrant women and to also include

the strengthening of The Violence Against Women Act.

Stop the Abuse!

MMEERRLLEE DDAAVVIISS

MISSION COORDINATOR FOR SOCIAL ACTION

TOGETHER EVERYONE ACHIEVES MORE

THE NOMINATION’S CORNER

“But just as you excel in everything

– in faith, in speech, in knowledge,

in complete earnestness and in your love for us –

see that you also excel in this grace of giving.” 2 Corinthians 8:7, NIV

“Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a

college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and your verb agree

to serve.... You don't have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in

physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Nomination’s Committee may be knocking at your “door.” Please answer with an “open heart and open mind.” We have areas of service that can really use your time, your talent and your service. We look forward to hearing a “yes,” from you when asked to be a part of the Los Angeles District UMW Team.

To God be the Glory, PATRICIA KING

Chair, Committee on Nominations

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Hello Ladies, I can’t believe we are six months onto this year. Time really flies when you’re having fun (smile). This year I attended Lay Speakers School. The training was held at St. John UMC in Los Angeles and our

instructor was Pastor Lesa Smith. Our course was focused on Spiritual Leaders: “Who am I and Why am I Here.” Pastor Smith explained to us the ministry of laity. According to The United Methodist Church, Book of Discipline, paragraph 126, “The ministry of the laity flows from a commitment to Christ’s outreaching love. Lay members of the United Methodist Church are, by history and calling, active advocates of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Every layperson is called to carry out the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20); every layperson is called to be missional. The witness of the laity, their Christ-like examples of everyday living as well as the sharing of their own faith experiences of the Gospel, is the primary evangelistic ministry through which all people will come to know Christ and The United Methodist Church will fulfill its mission”. Thanks, Pastor Lesa Smith for an outstanding training session!

Directory 2012 Changes or Corrections 1. Venice UMC

Benedicta Ogbonnaya – President 1020 Victoria Ave. Venice, CA 90291-3963 (312) 752-5490 benedictaogbonnaya@gmail.com

Secretaries, just a reminder, I need your local unit 2012-2013 slate of officers on or before October 1, 2012.

Your slate of officers must include newly elected and returning officers’ names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses.

Enjoy your summer.

God bless,

Dora Waters SECRETARY

2. Bowen UMC Shellie Ginyard-Brown – President 4007 Abourne Road, #D Los Angeles, CA 90008 (323) 540-3247 sgd1530@att.net

“In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes

the circle and comes back to us.” Flora Edwards

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EDUCATION AND INTERPRETATION Greetings everyone,

Hope all is well with all our UMW local units. Spring is here and summer is rising

upon us. The Mission Today Unit forms for 2012 will be mailed to each Local unit President, hopefully by mid-July. I will do my best to assist with any questions. I will be asking to receive the completed form by the end of August so we can prepare for our L.A. District annual celebration in September. My hope is that each unit will be completing pledge to mission, prayer calendar use, adding new members, and using programs from the UMW program book. These are just a few items that are on the Mission Today Unit form.

Our Membership Nurture and Outreach Coordinator would like a UMW count from each local unit. I will include this request with the material to be mailed. I hope and believe each local unit will submit a form this year. If you have not received the MTU 2012 form by mid-July, please call 323-778-2985 or email whitman9@pacbell.net. The Mission Resource Center

has a UMW sampler subscription which includes: Spiritual Growth Study, Mission Study, Program Book, Prayer Calendar, Date Book and Updated Women’s Division literature and resources – all available for $35 per year. The Mission Resource subscription may be purchased by calling 800-305-9857 or via e-store at www.missionresourcecenter.org.

Let us continue in Mission and believe “We can do all things through Christ that strengthens us” (Philippians 4/13).

Peace,

Patricia Whitman E AND I MISSION COORDINATOR

Greetings Ladies, Summer is approaching and it’s time to relax with a good book. The reading program is ongoing and

we have three more months to read and report the books read. I always have books available for sale or from the library. The deadline is always August 31. This year we will also be awarding the L.A. District banner at our Annual Celebration in September. I will be using the same formula as the conference to determine the winner; the number of participants in relation to the number of members for that unit as a percentage. Please contact me to get the reporting form.

According to the membership report we have 46 churches in our Los Angeles District UMW and 912 members. In order to be recognized at the next Mid-Winter event (and re-claim the conference banner) we need 90 members to turn in reading program reports. Currently the churches participating are: Culver Palms, Inglewood, Chinese, Crenshaw, Hamilton, Rosewood, Wesley and Wilshire. The deadline

for reporting (to the conference) is December 31 every year.

The Cal Pac Conference UMW School of Christian Mission is in July and if you place your order for the study books now it will be ready for pick-up at the Social Action event on June 30. Let me also remind you that the classes at School of Christian Mission count towards the reading program.

If anyone has any questions, comments or suggestions please contact me at 310.677.7321 or programresourcecoordinator@yahoo.com.

Shalom, PAT THOMAS, Coordinator for Program Resources

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THINK and RESPOND to the following questions: Who are the United Methodist Women they and what do they do? THINK and REFLECT on the following statements: Are they True or False?

1. The United Methodist Women’s mission work is important and extensive.

2. UMW members tend to the needs of women, children, and youth in the United States and around the world.

3. UMW speak out against wrong.

4. If everybody works for what UMW stands for the world would be a much better place.

5. They see needs and they fill them.

6. They share the Word and encourage others to care enough to address the poor and injustice in the world.

7. They look for causes of need and work to eliminate them.

8. If a family needs food they provide some and also teach how to plant, prepare and feed.

9. UMW members are strong in their focus on ending racism.

10. They work together in meetings to implement the mission.

11. They advocate for clean water and clean air.

12. They are guided by God.

13. I enjoy and have answered the call to fill various offices in UMW.

14. They commit themselves to work for peace.

15. They declare God’s love for all people on earth.

16. They believe in the idea of a common good, that it is achievable, is desirable, and they strive to eliminate barriers to this idea.

17. UMW raises mission giving funds that support ministry with women, children and youth in their local communities, conferences and nations.

18. UMW’s mission includes empowering women, children and youth with education and job skills.

19. Their dreams are big. They love to think outside of the box and step out in faith to seek changes that are vital to the revitalization of the organization.

20. UMW is a sisterhood of faith, hope and love in action.

“Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence

and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” (Philippians 4:8)

BE PROUD THAT YOU ARE A UNITED METHODIST WOMAN. LET’S APPRECIATE EACH OTHER!

DR. THELMA L. EATON Mission Coordinator, Membership Nurture and Outreach

"Missions is not the 'ministry of choice' for a few hyperactive Christians in the church.

Missions is the purpose of the church." — Unknown

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JUNE 1-3* Western Jurisdiction Quadrennial Event Waterfront Marriott; Portland, Oregon

14-17 Cal-Pac Annual UMC Conference University of Redlands, Redlands, CA

16 UMW Luncheon at Conference University of Redlands, Redlands, CA

23* LAD-UMW Social Action Event Crenshaw UMC

JULY

26-28 School of Christian Mission (Korean Language 3 day school) Biola Univ., La Mirada

27-29 School of Christian Mission (3-day school) Biola Univ., La Mirada

AUGUST

4 LAD-UMW Team Meeting – [8:30 am – 11:30 am] Holman UMC – Educ. Bldg., Rm. 5

15 Party Line [Deadline to submit articles: 08-01-12] Submit to: Joni Arlain

25* LAD-UMW Mini School of Mission UMC TBD

SEPTEMBER 13 LAD-UMW Team Prep. – [6:00 pm – 8:30pm] Holman UMC – Educ. Bldg., Rm. 5

22 LAD-UMW Annual Celebration UMC TBD

OCTOBER 26 Cal-Pac Conference District Officers Leadership Training

UMC TBD

27* Cal-Pac Conference Annual Celebration UMC TBD

NOVEMBER 3 LAD-UMW Team Meeting – [8:30 am – 11:30 am] Holman UMC – Educ. Bldg., Rm. 5

17 LAD-UMW Christmas Party [10 am – 1 pm] UMC TBD

DECEMBER 1 Party Line [Deadline to submit articles: 11-15-12] Submit to: Joni Arlain

JANUARY 2012

25 DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TRAINING for Local Units

UMC TBD

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Dear Los Angeles Units,

Thank you for your Mission Giving. Below is the update of the 5 Stars of Mission Giving from January 1 to April 30, 2012.

Pledge: $10,925.00 SMR: $400.00 Gift to Mission: $544.05

Gift in Memory: $200.00 World Thank Offering: $675.43 Other Designated Giving: $411.50

This year we will continue meeting our goal in our Pledge of $45,000.00. Please try to send in your

pledge once a month to the Los Angeles District. Thank you again for your great generous gifts.

MAY JUNG

Your LAD Treasurer

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GGEENNEERRAALL CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEE AAPPPPRROOVVEESS

UUNNIITTEEDD MMEETTHHOODDIISSTT WWOOMMEENN AAUUTTOONNOOMMYY by Yvette Moore

By a vote of 889 to 20, General Conference made United Methodist Women an autonomous

organization within the United Methodist Church May 1 during its quadrennial meeting Tampa, Fla. The historic vote separates the national policymaking body of women organized for mission within the denomination from the church’s mission agency for the first time in more than 70 years.

“This is great result for United Methodist Women and for the church and positions us for the next 143 years of mission,” said Harriett Jane Olson, chief executive of the national United Methodist Women organization.

General Conference also approved a series of recommendations from United Methodist Women that will structurally strengthen ties between local United Methodist Women members, their national structure and the ministries they support around the world. The actions will provide more flexibility to local, district, conference and jurisdictional United Methodist Women as they organized for mission in their respective communities.

In a separate vote, oversight of the denomination’s deaconess and home missioner programs was placed with the new national United Methodist Women organization. “This restores the break that was made in 1964 and the relationship the office of deaconess has had with women organized for mission since it was created in 1888,” said Barbara Campbell, a deaconess and retired staff of the former Women’s Division of the General Board of Global Ministries.

United Methodist Women members at the event were elated. “This is good for everyone,” said Elsie Olson, spiritual growth mission coordinator for Florida

Conference United Methodist Women. “The timing is right. The General Board of Global Ministries agrees. Everyone supports it!”

Carol Toney, reserve delegate from North Alabama Conference agreed. “This is what we wanted!” said Ms. Toney, president of her conference’s Northeast District

United Methodist Women. “I’m excited about the opportunity this gives us to be more in service to our sisters and brothers around the world. This gives us the autonomy to put our faith, hope and love in to action!”

The national United Methodist Women organization will be governed by a 25-member board of directors with 20 elected by United Methodist Women members through jurisdictional channels and five through a nominations process to ensure diversity of age, race, language, physical ability and working status. The board will be responsible for managing the organization’s program policies, finances — including investments, budget, property, financial policies — and its chief executive staff person.

A 70- to 80-member Program Advisory Group will advise the board on matters related to program. Each annual conference will have representation in United Methodist Women’s national organization, thereby strengthening the connections between local women and their national policymaking body.

The Program Advisory Group will include: ▪ United Methodist Women’s 25-member board of directors. ▪ The five United Methodist Women jurisdictional presidents. ▪ A representative from each conference not already represented on the 25-member

board. ▪ Representatives from United Methodist agencies, the deaconess and home missioner

community, and, with voice but no vote, United Methodist Women regional missionaries and representatives of pan-Methodist women’s organizations related to the World Methodist Council.

Yvette Moore is editor of response, the magazine of United Methodist Women.

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A SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN MISSION LEARNING CENTER PROJECT

This year’s Learning Center at School of Christian Mission will include a “Sun Dresses for Haitian Girls Project.” The project uses a pillowcase to make a dress for a young girl in Haiti – a perfect tie-in to our study of Haiti. The project was discovered by the San Diego District President, Ann Clarke. Below are details. Special thanks to Judy Edelblute, Communications Coordinator for the San Diego District, for sharing the information on this special project. NEEDED: New or Gently Used Pillowcases (standard/queen/king) Please bring to the Learning Center at School of Christian Mission or send with someone who is planning to attend. Rickrack, lace, ribbons, buttons, thread donations also welcome. Here is a project for those of you who like ‘hands on’ involvement – especially if you like to sew; although not a requirement. We need hands to cut out patterns. LOCAL UNIT PROJECT: This is also a great idea for those who like to assemble and sew at home or wish to use for a local unit mission project. What you need to assemble:

1. Sun Dress Pattern (go to www.everythingsewing.com and click on “How-To” in left column and then “pillwcase dresses” or google “pillowcase dresses”)

2. Standard or Queen/King Pillowcase – new or gently used 3. Pair of Scissors 4. Measuring Tape 5. Elastic 6. Safety Pins 7. Straight Pins 8. Optional: Rickrack, lace, ribbon, buttons, contrasting print for pocket 9. Optional: Photo, prayers or blessings to place in the pocket

All finished sun dresses can be boxed and mailed to:

People For Haiti 2132 Flame Flower Ct.

Trinity, FL 34655 Phone: 727-457-7272

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SSTT.. JJOOHHNN’’SS UUMMWW St. John’s UMW hosted its 39TH ANNUAL FLOWER PAGEANT on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 3:00 pm in the St. John’s UMC Social Hall. This year's event was a Luau, with decorations, tables, and entertainment that featured flowers and mission centers from the islands in Hawaii. The event theme was "God's Promise is a Walk in Paradise" (Luke 23:43). Congratulations to Helen Ricks, St. John’s UMW unit president, and the UMW unit members. Funds are used to support our commitment to local and national Mission Projects.

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Joni Arlain, COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

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Los Angeles District 3320 West Adams Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90018 ATTENTION: JONI ARLAIN

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