August 2009
Inside This Issue
United Methodist Women Gather at God’s Table
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the Year in Mission will be recognized.
The MO Conference United Methodist

Also recognized will be Five Star Units
Women have planned an exciting meeting
Nancy’s Notes as well as Mission Today Units and Mai
for this fall. This year’s meeting will be in
2010 Nominees
Gray Charter for Racial Justice Club
the Southeast part of the state in Poplar
Units.
Bluff at the First United Methodist Church

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on Saturday, September 26. The building is
After a delicious lunch served by the
Spiritual Growth
attractive and handicapped accessible; but
women from Poplar Bluff, the workshops
Membership Nurture &
more importantly, the women of the South-
will be held. Each woman in atten-
Outreach
east District are welcoming and
Secretary
dance will be able to
looking forward to host-
Treasurer
choose two work-
ing the meeting.
Annual Meeting Registra-
shops.

tion Form

On Friday, Septem-
Program Resources The workshops
ber 25, a tour of
include:
the Susanna
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1) Susanna
Wesley Family
Annual Meeting Info Sheet Wesley Family
Learning Center is
Assembly 2010 Award
Learning Center’s
planned. Bus transpor-
From Yvette Richards, WD
People-Based Mission;
tation to the center will be
Director
2) Reaching Out to Everyone; 3)
available. The tour will depart the
Where Would Jesus Sit?; 4) A Peek Be-
church in Poplar Bluff at 2:00 p.m. and ar-
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tween the Pages; 5) Using the Program
rive at Susanna Wesley at approximately
Proposed Standing Rules
Book; 6) Changing Lives at Camp; 7)
changes
3:00 p.m. After a tour of about one hour, the
United Methodist Women Mission Giv-
buses will return to the church at approxi-
ing: Where Does the Money Go? After a
mately 5:00 p.m.
Look for MO UMW on

Pledge Service, the Keynote Speaker will
Facebook!
Also on Friday starting at 7:00 p.m., the

give her presentation. This year’s speaker
New for Annual Meeting— Southeast District will be hosting a social
is Dr. Martha Allen Black, who is the
online registration & pay- activity called “Chat and Chew.” They will
director of the Susanna Wesley Family
ment thru PayPal. 
be assisted by the Gateway Central District
Learning Center. The day will end with a
and the Ozarks South District. This will pro-

The Mission Voice is a bi-monthly
closing worship and communion service.
publication of the MO Conference

vide an opportunity for all the United Meth-
UMW. The paper subscription rate The registration form and information
odist Women in attendance to socialize with
is $5 for the year. To update your
sheet about Annual Meeting can be found
address or to subscribe, contact
each other.
Terri Mayeaux, Editor at:

on pages 5-6. The deadline for returning

Saturday’s meeting will start at 9:00 a.m.,
703 SW 4th Terr.
your registration is September 1. The ho-
Lee’s Summit, MO 64063
with registration at 8:00 a.m. and gathering
tels are listed on the information sheet
(816)525-3253
at 8:45 a.m. After an opening worship, the
and each woman will be responsible for
tmayeaux@kc.rr.com

business of the conference will be con-
making her own reservation. Make plans
Or visit online at:
ducted. The nominating committee will re-
www.moumethodist.org/
to be in Poplar Bluff on September 25
umwmissionvoice
port and election of the new conference offi-
and 26. 
cers will be held. Each District Woman of
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