June 2009
Inside This Issue
Inside This Issue
2009 Cooperative School of Christian Mission
“Together at the Table”
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The Missouri Conference Cooperative Smith and Jerry Ruth Williams.
Nancy’s Notes
School of Christian Mission event, with its
CSOCM continued
theme, “Together at the Table”, will be held Our repeated study for 2009 will be
Spiritual Growth
July 23-26, 2009, at Central Methodist Uni- “Giving Our Hearts Away: Native
MNO versity in Fayette, Missouri. Co-sponsored American Survival”. The purposes of this
10 Reasons to Attend
by the Missouri Conference Creative Minis- study are to learn about the inter-
CSOCM
tries Team and Missouri Conference United relatedness between the indigenous peo-
E& I
Methodist Women, this school promises to ples and their land, to identify selected
CSOCM Registration
be very exciting and lots of fun. Dean Nancy key issues affecting the Native Ameri-
Pages 4-5
Mountain, representing the Creative Minis- cans in the United States and to examine
Bus Transportation to
tries Team, and Assistant Dean Sally Hol- the root causes of these issues, to under-
Annual Meeting Form
ston, representing the United Methodist stand and appreciate the “Give Away”
Hands-On Mission Pat-
Women, as well as the rest of the school culture of the Native Americans. Study
terns committee, are looking forward to greeting leaders are Paula Ackerson and Dr. Faye
and meeting everyone. Abram.
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Assembly Countdown
Study Classes Youth/Children Classes
Vice President This year’s Spiritual Growth For our children, ages infant to
Images from Retreat
study will be “Food and Faith”. 5 years old, are two young
Hands-On Mission
This study is about how our women from Liberty, Missouri.
faith is nurtured, strengthened, Veronica Herman and Molly
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and enhanced by food and all the ways food Teague will coordinate the childcare pro-
Women’s Division Update
touches our lives. The presence of God in gram for this year. Childcare will be
Upcoming Events
our lives is shared in community when the housed at the Linn Memorial church
faithful gather for sustenance in the form of nursery.
Full page versions of the
fellowship and food. Study leaders are Rev.
patterns found on page 5
Bruce Jeffries, Lavon Wilson and Scott Kin- Peggy Eshelman will be working with
can be found online.
caid. children ages 6-12. The children will be
examining the complex diversity in Su-
Our new study for 2009 and 2010 will be dan, much like pieces of a quilt. Chris
The Mission Voice is a bi-monthly
“The Beauty and Courage of Sudan: Why a Hopkins and Patti Tynes will be leading
publication of the MO Conference
UMW. The paper subscription rate
Dream of Peace is Possible”. Explored in the Youth, grades 7-12, in a study based
is $5 for the year. To update your
this study are an overview of history that on our biblical study “Food and Faith”.
address or to subscribe, contact
Terri Mayeaux, Editor at:
began in Bible times; the country’s main
ethnicities, religions and languages; the pos-
Music
703 SW 4th Terr.
Lee’s Summit, MO 64063
sible causes for the wars; and the way Suda- Rev. Jim West is part of the music team
(816)525-3253
nese women are contributing to the peace again this year. The other half of the team
tmayeaux@kc.rr.com
process and to the culture as a whole. Study is Sara Keith. Sara is not new to Coopera-
Or visit online at:
leaders are Rev. Art Carter, Rev. Joyce tive School, but this is her first time as
www.moumethodist.org/
umwmissionvoice
Holly, Rachel Bachenberg, Rev. Dorothy part of the school team. We will still have
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