This is from the March response

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FROM THE EDITOR  March is Women's History month.  It just seems right that March also marks the anniversary of United Methodist Women!  It was March 23, 1869, when six women gathered at Tremont Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston, Massachusetts, and organized the Women's Foreign Missionary Society, a United Methodist Women predecessor.  The women raised money to send a doctor, Clara Swain, and a teacher, Isabella Thoburn, to India as missionaries to serve the women of that nation.

   This Women's History Month we celebrate the dedication and foresight of our foremothers in mission as we lead up to our 150th anniversary in 2019 with a special Day of Giving on March 23.  United Methodist Women members and friends who know the importance of United Methodist Women's mission outreach today can ensure that it continues in the future with a special anniversary gift of March 23.  Gifts can be given:

* Online at unitedmethodistwomen.org

* Via telephone at 212 870 3743

* Via checks sent to United Methodist Women, Treasurer's Office,

    475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115.

This issue of response features stories of United Methodist Women members at work in local communities while Mission Giving funds help immigrant women in Mississippi and support mission partners in Nepal.  This issue of response shows why in 2015, as in 1869, women still need to organize for mission.  Let's make it happen

                     Yvette Moore  ymoore@unitedmethodistwomen.org

Copy of this month and past months can be found in the UMW book case in the Church parlor.

UMW Business meeting

March 4th 1:30 pm 

Opportunities for Volunteering

Sending birthday cards to residence of the 

Lucille Raines Residence in Indianapolis.

This cards may be the only ones they receive and we have been told by the residences that they really make their day when they receive our cards.

March Birthdays

3/ 10          Angela Smith                     408

3/13           Nate Carroll                        307

3/14           James Metzner                   310

3/19           Wilson Sherels                   210

3/28           Vanessa Harrison               Staff

Mailing address:

  

947 N. Pennsylvania St.

Indianapolis, IN 46204-1070

Day Spring Women Shelter

Mark Zimmerman is always looking for volunteers to work a shift on Mondays at Faith Memorial  Lutheran Church at 759 N. Calumet   north of town.and on Wednesday at Faith Church, 

1155 South Sturdy Rd.

shifts are 6 - 10    10 - 2   2- 7 

if you are interested in volunteering contact Mark Zimmermann at 

markzimmerman405@hotmail.com

The Shop

The Shop is always looking for volunteers for shifts or for donated items to stock the shelves and racks.  If interested in volunteering contact Kathi Thompson or Phyllis Gerber at 465 0207