Registration forms
Registration forms in alphabetical order by event name:
Registration for January Leadership Enrichment Session
The leadership enrichment session for the Twin Cities District, United Methodist Women, will be held at Normandale
Hylands Methodist Church on Saturday, January 23, 2010.
Registration and morning coffee will open at 9 a.m., with gathering for singing in the sanctuary at 9:20. The worship service
will follow, with the Emma Norton Tea (coffee break) following. The checks and cash given at this time help us make our
goal for support of Emma Norton Services for the year, so plan to give generously.
The training sessions for presidents, vice-presidents, secretaries, treasurers, and program resource persons from the local
units will be held in separate rooms. Others will gather in the sanctuary, where the mission coordinators will discuss their
areas of responsibility and invite sharing of workable ideas from all participants.
Following lunch, our speaker will be Heather Caillier, the marketing and development coordinator for Breaking Free, an
organization of volunteers who are working to free women in the Twin Cities from the enslavement of prostitution. (See
separate article about the program.)
The Resource Room and other displays will be available for your browsing during free times.
Registrations may be made with SYLVIA FARRELLS, either by calling her at 952-888-8771 or emailing to:
angelseyf@aol.com . Please include the following information:
Name ________________________________
Church ________________________________UMW Position_______________________________________
Which training session will you plan to attend: President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Program Resources
Other (including historian, communications, membership, nurture, and outreach and more)
NOTE: If local unit president does not plan to attend, someone from your church should attend the presidents’
session.
Need child care? ______ If yes, list name and age of child. Please bring a bag lunch for each child. Snacks will be
provided.
DEADLINE FOR REGISTERING IS MONDAY, JANUARY 18. Cost is $8.00, payable at the door.
Directions to Normandale Hylands UMC, 9920 Normandale Blvd. S. Bloomington.Normandale Hylands UMC is located
on the West side of Normandale Blvd at 99th Street, across from Normandale Village Shopping Center, next to
Hyland Greens Golf Course.
From I-494:
Traveling east or west on 494, exit at Normandale Blvd. Travel south on Normandale through the light at 98th Street and
Normandale Hylands UMC will be on the right-hand side before the next traffic light.
From Highway 100:
Travel south on Hwy 100 and it will turn into Normandale Blvd. Travel south on Normandale through the light at 98th Street
and Normandale Hylands UMC will be on the right-hand side before the next traffic light.
From the South:
• Traveling north on Hwy 169, exit at Old Shakopee Road. Turn Right onto Old Shakopee and travel approximately 2
miles. Turn Left onto Normandale Blvd. Normandale Hylands UMC will be on the left-hand side after the light at
102nd Street.
• Traveling north on I-35W, exit at 106th Street. Turn Right and follow to Xerxes. Turn Right on Xerxes, the Left at the
light onto Old Shakopee Road. Turn Right onto Normandale Blvd. Normandale Hylands UMC will be on the left- hand side after the light at 102nd Street.
MISSION TODAY FORMS
*Mission** Today Unit - Minnesota Conference*
Name of Church: City _______________________________________________________Year_______ Number of UMW members ______ District ____________
Person reporting _______________________
Phone/E-mail_________________________
The *PURPOSE of the MISSION TODAY UNIT* is to
* Energize United Methodist Women to be more involved in mission
through prayer, study, and action.
* Increase contacts between units and mission personnel and mission
projects so that United Methodist Women understand where their
money goes.
* Encourage use of mission resources through United Methodist Women, and
* Expand concepts of mission, including social justice as mission.
*CRITERIA for a MISSION TODAY UNIT*
* Units with more than 15 members are encouraged to complete a
minimum of eight (8) items, including four (4) starred items.
* Units with 15 members or less may choose to complete a minimum of
four (4) items, including two (2) starred items.
* The criteria are to be fulfilled _each year_. Units are encouraged
to choose different optional items each year to expand their
concepts of mission.
* Each unit will send their completed report to their District
Mission Coordinator for Education and Interpretation by December
15^th of each year for recognition the following year. Comments
about MISSION TODAY experience are welcome.
Please write *‘yes’* or *‘no’* on the line for each item.
*1. _____ Use the */Prayer Calendar/* at each unit meeting to pray for
persons in mission and their work. __
*2. _____ Use at least two programs from the */Program Book/* during the
year.
*3. _____ Use at least one of the mission studies in your unit or a circle.
*4. _____ Make and meet your unit */Pledge to Mission/*/./
*5. _____ At least two members subscribe to */Response/* magazine.
*6 _____ Add at least two members to your unit.
*7. Implement the */Charter for Racial Justice/* in at least one of the
following ways:
_____ Sponsor an inter-ethnic event between two or more units.
_____ Recruit women of color as members and officers of your unit.
_____ View the video, *In Search of Racial Justice.*
_____ Read books & articles about other races & cultures; sharing
insights at a circle or unit meeting.
_____ Write to members of Congress to support issues such as
immigration, civil rights, etc.
_____ Other _____________________________________________________________
8. _____ At least one member (not a district/ conference officer) attend
the conference *School** of Christian Mission**. *
9. _____ At least two members (not a district or conference officer)
attend the conference or district *Annual Meeting. *
10. _____ At least one person in you unit join the *United Methodist
Women’s Action Network.*
11. _____ Write to five persons in the */Prayer Calendar/* at least once
a year. **
12. _____ Co-sponsor with the local church a */Children’s Sabbath
/*(using Children’s Defense Fund materials).
13. _____ Celebrate *UMW Sunday* (Materials prepared by MNO team;
distributed in fall mailing to each unit.)
14. _____ At least one member of the unit complete a *Reading Program*
plan and report on at least one of the books read.
15. _____ Invite a district or conference officer (other than a member
of your unit) to one of your unit meetings.
16. _____ Be a *5-Star Unit*, contributing to all five channels of
Mission Giving.
17. _____ Contribute to a project from *Material Resources for Mission
Catalog. *[Emma Norton Services]
18. _____ Share highlights from an article in */Response/* magazine at
each meeting.
*Mail to: Mary Longsdorf, 2800 Robinwood Way, Saint Paul MN 55125
651-735-1246 mlongsdorf@comcast.net*
Membership Counting Form Due January 15, 2010