Cuba United Methodist Women

Co-Presidents Maggie Watson and Patti Petroni
Vice President
Secretary Sue Simmons
Treasurer Mary Ann Pfouts
Secretary of Program Resources Doris Kellogg
Cheer Chairperson Sue Simmons

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The UMW is open to all women who are interested in Christian fellowship. The group has two rummage sales a year and operates a booth at June Dairy Days to raise money to support both global ministries and the local church. Other activities include planning a Women's Sunday once a year and sponsoring a family at Christmas. Meetings are held on Saturday mornings so that working women can attend and are welcome to bring children. A short program follows brunch. Come and get to know your neighbor! Call Patti Petroni at 716-560-9778 for further information.

 

UMW HAPPENINGS
Submitted by Patti Petroni

UMW Meeting Saturday, November 12, 2011
Our meeting on this brisk Saturday morning was opened with prayer and a most delicious spread prepared by Mary Ann and Shirley P. We then read the UMW purpose and proceeded into the meeting with a short history of the first Thanksgiving. Afterwards, Mary Ann gave the treasurer’s report noting in meeting our budget obligations that we have $303.02 left in the treasury. Some of our latest expenses have been in helping the Trustees purchase kitchen mats, coffee, and solar cookers.

We have begun to collect for the Holiday Assistance program with $600 coming from our rummage sales and will do so until the end of November. We have received many “thank you” cards and they are displayed on the bulletin board.

Patti and Sue addressed the reading program and there is material on the bulletin board regarding the reading program so check it out, if interested. Sue can answer any questions. This program is open to all ladies of our church.

Mary Ann and Patti will be working on the 2012 UMW budget to present at the January 2012 meeting. Mary Ann and Judy are working on the UMW cards for future use. We have decided to seriously consider becoming a five star unit next year. We used to do it every year and we know we can again with some effort. Judy has agreed to co-chair the meetings beginning in January but we need one more lady to step up to the plate and be the other co-chair. Come on ladies….is it your turn?? A list of duties to be facilitated by the co-chairs was passed out and discussed. Copies can be obtained from Patti.

Judy purchased material and will make the valances to grace the windows in the nursery. Future projects are purchasing new dishes, cleaning the kitchen, painting Wesley Hall, No Bake Sale, Women’s Sunday, and Prayer and Self Denial.

NO MEETING OF THE UMW IN DEC. Next meeting is Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 10 am. Hostesses are Judy and Patti.

A good UMW web site is www.umwmission.org
Check out the “NEWS” on the bulletin board.

WANTED: MORE WOMEN TO ATTEND THE UMW MEETINGS.

Cheer Lady: Sue Simmons takes care of this local project and you can help her by informing her of people who could use a “get well” card as well as sympathy cards.

 

Dates to remember:

Next Meeting

Saturday January 14, 2012
10:00 am.

Our hostesses will be Judy and Patti.
ALL LADIES ARE INVITED

 

 

 

FALL RUMMAGE SALE
Submitted by Deb Battistoni

The fall rummage sale was a great success this year! Many hands helped bring the treasures in the glory hole and extra storage room where donations had been accumulating since last spring to Wesley Hall to prepare for the transformation of Wesley Hall to the UMW Store of Bargains. Every morning that week the volunteers unpacked, displayed, and priced household goods with our eyes to Thursday night, when we opened to the public.

We had a good group of shoppers, and we sold $930 of our donated goods at the sale. We set a rummage sale record - Saturday's $1 a bag sale had 120 bags go. In the past, we've had 70 to 90 sales. A group of 4 dedicated ladies were on hand to pack up the unsold merchandise, and we were cleaned up and out in a little over an hour. A tired rummage queen took the easy way to send our unsold merchandise on to the next donation. The Vietnam Veteran's group came and took our donations (we get bags in the mail looking for donations, and someone suggested giving them a call). Wesley Hall was back to normal again.

Now we look forward to doing this again in May!

 

 

Cookbooks

The UMW has about 50 cookbooks left and would like to sell them before the end of the year, so we are dropping the price to $10 each. They are filled with great tried and true recipes and will be used often. They have been selling well at Cuba Pharmacy but the pharmacy now needs to make room for the Garlic Festival Cookbook. Please help us out by buying several for Christmas gifts! See Mary Ann, Cindy or Patti and we’ll fix you right up! Thank you for making this fundraiser a success!

 

 

 

 

 

Food Pantry Collections

Submitted by Cindy Dutton

On Communion Sundays, the first Sunday of each month, the UMW will be collecting items for the food pantry. Please bring in non-perishable items to help support our local food pantry, located at the First Baptist Church.

We are so fortunate to have a food pantry in our community, and it is because of you that we do! Thanks for your continued support to this all important ministry.

 

 

 

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