First United Methodist Church, Brenham
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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Purpose of UMW
Hands-on Project for 2010:  Birthing Kits
 
 
Officers:
 
President, Dena Miller 
Vice President, Smitty Hinners
Secretary, Susie Forsythe
Treasurer, Patty Stratton
Program Resources, Joan Powell & Arlene Van Eman
Historian, Mary Wilhelm
Committee on Nominations:  Libby Kiecke, Debi Meschwitz, Lee Brodhead, Nancy Atkinson 
Mission Coordinators
    Spiritual Growth, Carolyn Baker
    Education & Interpretation, Nita Hyatt
   Social Action
         State School Birthday Cards, Kim Limmer
         Nursing Homes Birthday Parties, Joyce Morris & Carol Ann Post
   Supportive Community
         Funeral Meal Liaison, Deborah Muckleroy
         Harvest Festival, Kim Limmer
         Country Store, Tammy Buller
         Silent Auction, Audrey Boney, Joyce Fortune & Donna Sprenger
Membership Outreach & Nurture, Cordelia Cummings
Yearbook, Carolyn Sander
 
Activities
 
  Wednesday, February 17 Ash Wednesday    
  Thursday, February 17 Birthday Party Kruse Village 2:30 p.m.
  Tuesday, February 23 Card Group   Mission House 9:00 a.m.
  Wednesday, February 24 Lenten Lunch - Rogers Circle Host Activity Center  12:00 noon
  Tuesday, March 2   Executive Meeting    Conference Room  8:45 a.m.
  Tuesday, March 2 General Meeting - Hinners Circle Host Activity Center 9:30 a.m. 
    Topic:  Child Development Center    
  Wednesday, March 3 Lenten Lunch - Wesleyan Circle Host Activity Center 12:00 noon
  Tuesday, March 9 Card Group Mission House 9:00 a.m.
  Wednesday, March 10  Lenten Lunch - Post Circle Host  Activity Center 12:00 noon 
  Tuesday, March 16 Circle Meetings TBA TBA
  Wednesday, March 17     Lenten Lunch - Susanna Circle Host      Activity Center 12:00 noon
  Tuesday, March 23 Card Group Mission House 9:00 a.m. 
  Wednesday, March 24 Lenten Lunch - Hinners Circle Host  Activity Center 12:00 noon
  Tuesday, April 6 Executive Meeting         Conference Room 8:45 a.m.
  Tuesday, April 6 General Meeting - Post Circle Host Activity Center 9:30 a.m.
    Topic:  Sensory Gardens    
  Tuesday, April 13 Card Group Mission House 9:00 a.m. 
  Tuesday, April 20 Circle Meetings TBA TBA 
  Tuesday, May 4 Executive Meeting Conference Room 8:45 a.m.
  Tuesday, May 4 General Meeting - Rogers Circle Host Activitiy Center 9:30 a.m.
    Topic:  Senior Center    
  Tuesday, May 11 Card Group Mission House 9:00 a.m. 
  Tuesday, May 18 Circle Meetings TBA TBA 
  Tuesday, May 25 Card Group           Mission House 9:00 a.m.
   No Meetings for June & July*      
  *Except for Wesleyan Circle - See Below
Circles
 
Post Circle Rogers Circle Susanna Circle Wesleyan Circle
 
 
 
 
  Date  Hostess Devotional Program Time
  Tuesday, March 2 Hinners Circle   General Meeting 9:00 a.m.
  Tuesday, March 16 Eloise Carmen Evelyn Newman Evelyn Newman 9:30 a.m.
  Wednesday, March 24 Hinners Circle   Lenten Lunch Noon
  Monday, April 26 Hinners Circle   Wesley Foundation Meal 11:15 a.m.
  Tuesday, May 18 June Ross Eloise Carmen  Joyce Fortune 9:30 a.m.
  No Meetings for June & July        
 
 
 Post Circle 2010
 
  Date  Hostess Devotional Program Time
  Wednesday, March 10 Post Circle   Lenten Luncheon Noon
  Tuesday, March 16 Betty Brisbin  Betty Brisbin  Marilyn Whitmarsh  9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, April 6 Post Circle   General Meeting 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, April 20 Jan Stevenson Jan Stevenson Betty McDade 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, May 18 Elizabeth Muckleroy Elizabeth Muckleroy Carol Ann Post  9:30 a.m. 
  No Meetings for June & July        
 
 
 Rogers Circle 2010
 
  Date  Hostess Devotional Program Time
  Wednesday, February 24 Rogers Circle   Lenten Luncheon Noon
  Tuesday, March 16 Doris Mays Donna Sprenger Chris Rogers 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, April 20 Judy Grimm Michelle Smith Marie Beckendorf 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, May 4 Rogers Circle   General Meeting 9:30 a.m.
  Tuesday, May 18 Donna Sprenger Edith Peterson Chris Rogers 9:30 a.m.
  No Meetings for June & July        
 
 
 Susanna Circle 2010
 
  Date  Hostess Devotional Program Time
  Tuesday, March 16 Mary DeSalvo Mary DeSalvo Mary DeSalvo Noon
  Wednesday, March 17 Susanna Circle   Lenten Luncheon Noon
  Tuesday, April 20 Judy Pendergrass Judy Pendergrass Judy Pendergrass Noon
  Tuesday, May 18 Ann Wackman Ann Wackman Ann Wackman  Noon 
  No Meetings for June & July        
 
 
 
 
  Date  Hostess Devotional Program Time
  Tuesday, March 3 Wesleyan Circle   Lenten Luncheon Noon
  Tuesday, March 16 Dena Miller/Carol Gregg Debi Meschwitz Kay Ivy 6:30 p.m.
  Tuesday, April 20 Barbara Baker/Kay Ivy Louise Goodrich Debi Meschwitz 6:30 p.m.
  Tuesday, May 18 Salads & Pot Luck     Susan Lopez Kay Ivy (TBA) 6:30 p.m.
  Tuesday, June 15       6:30 p.m.
  Tuesday July 20      
6:30 p.m.
 
 
 
Birthing Kits Birthing kits are essential in rural communities. They provide the basic, sanitary items to aid in safe and healthy deliveries, reducing the risk of tetanus infections. The items for the kit are listed below:
 
Kit Contents
 
Place these items inside a sealed one-gallon plastic bag:
 
1 hotel-size bar of soap (1 oz. and up)
1 pair of clean latex gloves
1 square yard of clear 4 mil plastic sheeting
3 pieces of clean string each 12" long
1 clean single use razor blade (carefully wrap the blade in paper or plastic to protect it and keep it from causing injury)
2 flannelette receiving blankets, each 1 square yard
 
Value:  $8 per kit