I love Fall! We get to spend time with one another at annual gatherings as we plan our upcoming year. Our new team of Inland Missional District leaders are so pleased to get started. Our district has already made a real impact in so many ways.
Our district has been busy with the work of our organization (we CONTRIBUTED $15,400 of our $20,000 pledge to mission as of 9/21/24) and with “window work” in our local areas. We LEARNED through reading programs about racial justice, social equity, community building, spiritual growth and nurturing, and environmental justice topics. We PARTICIPATED in recycling and environmental projects, FOSTERED CONNECTIONS in our local circles, and CREATED and GIFTED tangible evidence of our love and prayers for others in the form of prayer shawls and blankets. We SERVED others through volunteering outside our church walls, and we PROVIDED food for those who are hungry in our community. We HELPED single mothers in their efforts to gain valuable life skills and PROMOTED community and connection with them. We have much to celebrate and much still to do.
Thirty-three of us attended our first Soul Care Retreat in Clarkston, WA, on August 17. This was a fantastic event, and we thank Tana Truscott and Kathy Johnson and several additional helpers who made it a meaningful experience of serenity, self-care, introspection, gentle movement, and great food for all. Many thanks to our outgoing District leadership team and our volunteers from Audubon Park and Community UMCs who helped with our September Annual Gathering. Roughly 32 women attended as we learned about food insecurity in our District from our local food banks guest panel, celebrated accomplishments of our units, honored the lives of sisters who were lost in the past year, voted in our new leadership team, and said a special and well-earned “Thank you” to all our outgoing leadership team members.
Kudos to all for a wonderful October Annual Gathering for our entire PNW conference in Spokane Valley with our guest speaker, author Sue Magrath. We are blessed with many opportunities to connect in fellowship and purpose through United Women in Faith. I hope you all have a meaningful Thanksgiving and Advent/Christmas Season!
Robin Gregory, President,
Inland Missional District
2024-2025 Officers
President: Robin Gregory
Vice President: Melissa Jaquette
Secretary: Susan Henderson
Treasurer: Roberta Headley
Communications Coordinator: Gerrie Van Voorhis
Education & Interpretation: Charlene Mullis
Membership Nurture & Outreach: Suzanne Zabriskie
Program Resources: Tana Truscott
Social Action: Patsy Charlton
Spiritual Growth: Kathy Johnson
Chair, Committee on Nominations: Linda Haansen
Committee on Nominations Members: Andrea Henderson, Gerrie Van Voorhis
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