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A Report


                    by:

                    Shirleen

                    Chandler
    45TH ANNUAL




    MEETING OF




    SOUTH DISTRICT






    AT                                                          United Methodist Women First Time Attendees

                The 45th South

              District Annual
    Meeting  held September 9,

    2017 at FUMC Temple; our                                                    She uses a frog for hers and tells

    hosts provided a super                                                          folks what F.R.O.G stands
                                                                                   for—Fully Rely on God.  She
    breakfast and lunch and
                                                                                gave members a frog painted on
    wonderful hospitality.  We                                                  a rock as a token of how it works
    were blessed to have Rev.                                                   and challenged us all to give it a

    Patricia Warden, from First                                                                   try.
    UMC, Nolanville, to present

    our keynote address called                   Business included items such as approval of changes to our
    “Pick your Marker”.  Using a                 South District Standing Rules and Policies, approval of the
                                                      budget for 2018, presentation of certificates to local
    Monopoly game theme, Rev.
                                                 organizations for qualifying in the Mission Today program,
    Warden asked the group to                     and recognition all who gave to the Burning of the Candle

    think of some small item like                             totaling $3,380 given to mission work.
    ones players move around on                  Members of the Leadership Team provided door prizes, gifts

    the Monopoly game board                       to “First Time” attendees, read scripture, read The Prayer
                                                    Calendar, and led the Mission Moment from Response
    (like maybe a car or a shoe or
                                                    Magazine.  UMW members brought items for the Silent
    a hat) which they could use                               Auction.  83 ladies were in attendance.

                                                        LESS THAN 1/4
                                                                             US$ 20 MILLION
                                                                                                   ONLY 19%
    as a conversation starter to                      Sherry Gibbs, Chair of the Nominations Committee,
                                                        S p e n t   m o r e   t h a n    E s t i m a t e d   f a r e   f o r   a     f u l l    I n t e r e s t e d   i n   s u b o r b i t a l
    talk with someone about                     presented the slate of officers for                s p a c e   t r a v e l .
                                                                             c o m m e r c i a l   t r i p . the 2018 District Leadership
                                                        U S $ 1 0 , 0 0 0   a n n u a l l y
    Jesus.                                       Team, which was approved as presented.  Jean Nolan, Past
                                                        o n   v a c a t i o n s .
                                                President of Temple District, installed the Leadership Team.
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