UMW News

Over forty women kept the conversation buzzing and the tea pouring at the lovely Valentine Tea on February 11 in the narthex. Many thanks to all those who helped put it together. Special thanks to Roxanna Patterson (now living in Greeley) who made many pretty ceramic old fashioned shoes (two sizes, lots of colors) for the event, Eloise Edwards who organized other beautiful things, and Marcie Lowe and Diane Lewis who spent extra hours decorating and setting up.

UMW Book Cart
Now is a good time to check and see if you currently have a book from the UMW Book Cart that you have finished reading and need to return. It is also a good time to check out a new book to read. Just return the old book as you browse the selection for a new book.

The UMW Book Cart is located in the north end of the Church Narthex. The newest additions to the collection are...

• My India Jatra: Half a Century Life in India: focusing on Education for Mission;

• The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It’s Too Late: focusing on Social Action;

• Home is Always the Place You Just Left: A Memoir of Restless Longing and Persistent Grace: focusing on Spiritual Growth; and
  

• The Epidemic: The Rot of American Culture, Absentee and Permissive Parenting and the Resultant Plague of Joyless, Selfish Children: focusing on Nurturing for Community.

Spiritual Retreat
The UMW Annual Spiritual Retreat is scheduled for April 28-30, 2006 at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park. This year’s theme is "The World's Wealth or Heaven's Treasure? – Living Faithfully in a Consumer Society." The retreat is open to all women of the Church. Save money and register before March 20. There will be a group registration opportunity at the next Mission Team meeting of March 13 for those who want to share accommodations. Contact any of the UMW officers for more details.