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generosity in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana."

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Friday, February 13, 2015

UMW's February gathering

Delicious!
Trudy and Fran share with the group
Sonia shares the afternoon's devotional
Kay and Sandy offer the program
Today's UMW gathering was a delightful time spent in the company of an amazing group of women!  

Kay Duffield (the UMW district president) and Sandy Hudson were present today to present today's program, a presentation on the Walk to Emmaus.  The next Walk to Emmaus in western Montana will take place on April 23-26 (for men) and April 30-May 3 (women).  For more information, visit www.westernmtwalk.com.

In the business portion of the meeting: 
+Linda K. Kauffman was installed as the unit secretary.  
+Sonia Henry shared today's spiritual growth moment, "Finding God in a bag of groceries" by Laura Willis.  
+Hazel Smith shared the social action moment from an article in the recent Response magazine about restorative justice.  
+Carole Koval reported that we presented three more prayer shawls this past month taking our total to 171.
+Phyllis Daniels reported that in December, twenty-seven holiday plates were distributed.

Upcoming events:
+Cowgirl-up for missions brunch, Feb. 27th, 9:30-11:30 am
+UMW winter event, March 6-8 @ Fairmont Hot Springs
+YAC UMW spring event, April 17-18 @ Choteau UMC
+Church-wide rummage sale (with the UMM), June 13th

Today's hostesses were Fran Jackson, Billie Mercer, and Gail Moshier.

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