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Sojourner is the newsletter of the Northwest District. It is published quarterly.
 

 

This the slate of Officers to be elected 2009:

 

 

Vice-president Nanisa Pereles- 1yr,1st term,

 

Communication: Beverly Bochenek- 1 yr, 2nd term

 

Membership, Nurture & Outreach: Lydia Grant- 1st yr, 2nd term

 

Committee on Nominations

 

Cristin DeOCampo Class of 200\11

 

Angela Voice Class of 2011

 

 

Continuing in Office

 

President- Martha Carter                                2nd year, 2nd term

 

Secretary- Doris Thornton-                              2nd year, 1st term

 

Treasurer- Fay Bennett- 2nd year,                  1st term

 

Spiritual Growth- Ligaya-                                 2nd year, 2nd, term

 

Social Action- Nancy Grim Hunter-                  2nd year, 1st term

 

Program Resources- Barbara Roberts-           2nd year, 1st term

 

Education Interpretation- Valeria Williams,       2nd year, 2nd term

 

Chair of Nomination- Vivian Matthews-                         2nd year

 

Nomination Committee:  

 

 

 Selena Roberts                       Class of 2009,

 

Elois May-                                  Class of 2009

 

Submitted by Committee on Nominations:

 

Vivian Matthews- Chairperson- Members Cynthia Waters, Rosa

Good, Selena Roberts, Elois Mat

Vivian Matthews

 

 

From the Committee on Nominations

 

Chicago Northwestern District United Methodist Women

 

 

September 2008 Volume 2, Issue 3

 

Sojourner

 

Dates to Remember

  

Oct 25

Annual Conference Mtg

Dec 13

Marta Rodriguez’

November 2, 2008

2

Chicago Northwestern District United Methodist Women Fall Meeting

September 27, 2008

First United Methodist Church of Oak Park

324 North Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302

“Living the Sacred”

Rev. Dr. Martha Scott - Speaker

8:15 – Registration & Breakfast

(Cost for the breakfast is $5.00)

9:00 – Worship Service followed by Business Meeting

 

Please confirm your attendance by mailing this form back, by phone, or e-mail to: Marta Rodriguez by Sept. 17th, so

that we have an accurate count for the day. I hope that all local units will have a strong presence at our fall

meeting! (phone: 773.936.3692, e-mail msiaba@comcast.net, or 1531 Cuyler Ave. Berwyn, IL 60402).

*************************************************************

Local Unit Name_______________________________________________

Number of those coming _________________________________________

Contact name and phone number __________________________________

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Child Care: Yes___________ No__________ Age(s) of Child __________

Name of Child_________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

Please bring toys and or books for your child/children. It is imperative that you turn this information in before the

deadline so we can arrange to have adequate childcare available. Thanks!

 

 

The heat and humidity is on because, after all, it's midsummer! The season's bounty of

succulent, fresh vegetables and fruits bring light and healthy meals. Turn off the oven,

stove and microwave, and make garden-fresh delicious summer salads that are

loaded with nutrients, fiber and flavenoids. Enjoy the fruits of summer while they

are reasonably priced.

One of my favorite summer activities is flower gardening while my husband is

vegetable gardening. It's wonderful to watch seedlings take roots that go deep into

the fertile soil and grow into healthy and mature plants. But there is something

gardeners must guard against, and that is never to let the weeds outgrow the plants. It's

amazing how much weeds continue to grow. There is constant pulling of

weeds. I've seen that some weeds have pretty green leaves with tiny lovely

flowers and it's a shame to pull them up. But then I realize that these weeds

will choke out what we planted.

Looking at my garden, I think how careful we should be to nurture the good

that is planted in us by the Word of God. We must get rid of unwanted weeds

of bitterness, jealousy, hostility, malice, indifference, gossip, etc. because all

these weeds will hinder the growth and maturing of the fruits of the Holy Spirit

in us. (Gal. 5:22-23) We want to mature and bear much fruit at all times. Our

faith has to be rooted deep so when the storms and turmoil come our way, we

will not be shaken and fall down.

Enjoy the delicious tastes, happy sounds and beautiful sights of summer. Try

to stay cool and continue to fellowship with one another. Have a happy and

safe summer!

 

Lydia Grant

 

From Membership, Nurture & Outreach

Local Units Update

 

 

July 13—Conference President Karen

Hewitson spoke at First United

Methodist Church in Oak Park. She

delivered the Children’s Time message

during the service and afterward

presented her report on water

conservation.

August 16– Resurrection Rummage Sale

Clair Christian 2956 W 14th St.

Chicago. (Corner of 14th st and Pulaski

Rd.) from 10am to 7pm.

If you have news or events in your

local unit, send it Sojourner for

publication. Your event may spark

and idea for another group and get

them going in doing the work we

are meant to do for the

transformation of the world.

 

 

We’re On the web

www.umwomenchicago.org

 

Chicago Northwestern District

United Methodist Women

 

 

Just one more newsletter for 2008. The next deadline in November 15. Send stories of

Halloween, Rally Days, Plans for the holiday season and any

other news you wish to share.

It’s an important piece of the puzzle that we know what

we’re all up to. It gives us the opportunity to share ideas,

combine efforts, cheer and pray for each other as we all reach

out –one hand to God and one hand to the community and

work for the world’s transformation.

Take a moment to give a shout out about your local unit and share it with others so we

may all rejoice in the work done by the legion of God.

 

Beverly Bochenek

 

 

From Communications

 

Sojourner is by the

Northwestern District United

Methodist Women.

Submissions may be made to:

 

3410 N Pacific Ave Chicago, IL

60634 or to

 

beverly-umw@earthlink.net

 

Return Service Requested

 

Submissions may be made mailto:beverly-umw@earthlink.net
 
 

 

December 2007       http://www.umwomenchicago.org/1207.pdf
March 2008          http://www.umwomenchicago.org/0308.pdf
June 2008               http://www.umwomenchicago.org/0608.pdf

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Please have your articles in by the due dates listed below

August 15 for September
November 15 for December


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