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Confirmation – Annual Celebration 2022

Thank you for registering for El Camino Real District United United Women in Faith Annual Celebration 2022 on Saturday, October 1, 2021, at 10:00am Pacific Time.

If you are joining us in person,

If you are joining us via Zoom live video,

  • Join online via this Zoom Link:
  • Shortly before 10:00am Saturday, October 1, you will see the live video from the event.
  • During the event, you will be able to participate via Zoom chat

Event information including speakers, offering, and meeting materials and Zoom link (when available) will be on the Annual Celebration 2022 web page.

Questions? Ask us!

Annual Celebration October 1, 2022


Where:

Willow Glen UMC – 1420 Newport Ave., San Jose, CA 95125

  link to WGUMC campus map
When:  9:30a.m. – 12:00p.m
Zoom Link:
 https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3173011531?pwd=V21DS01SaHQwQ0toeTcwVE02YU92UT09
Scripture: Isaiah 40:31:  but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.  They will soar on wings like eagles;  they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Keynote Speaker:
 Reverend Susan Smith, pastor of Children and Family Ministries at Willow Glen UMC and Director of Woodhaven Preschool.
Lunch:
  A catered or boxed lunch will be available.  Be sure to select that button on the registration form, if you would like to have lunch.
Offering:

You may make a donation to  Mary Elizabeth Inn and/or  Gum Moon Women’s Residence, which are national projects for the United Women in Faith, located in the Bay Area. Those organizations have “Donate” buttons on their websites, so donating online is the preferred method.  You can also make a donation at the actual event, either by check or cash.  Make checks out to “El Camino Real District UMW” and  write “Annual Celebration Offering” in the memo field.  Donations collected at the event will be divided evenly between the Mary Elizabeth Inn and the Gum Moon women’s Residence. 

If you want to mail a check, you may send it to :

Carolyn Bircher, UWF District Treasurer
1663 Martin Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Note:  While there’s no official deadline for registration,  we need to make sure we have sufficient seating and we need a count to order lunches.  So, please register by September  25.

Treasurer’s Report Q1 2022

Thank you to all of the units that have sent in pledges!  I have assumed treasurer responsibilities from Debbie Ow.  The new address for sending in remittances is:

          ECRD UMW, c/o Carolyn Bircher
          1663 Martin Ave.
          Sunnyvale, CA  94087

Here is a summary of 2021 finances.  The Pledge account is for contributions from the local units for missions, which are passed on to the conference (and then to National) UMW.  The Administrative account is for the El Camino Real District UMW events and operations.

PLEDGE ACCOUNT

  Pledges received  (Oct-Dec) $11,252.56
  4th qtr. remissions to conference UMW $11,252.56
  Interest received   $         0.09
  Dec. 31, 2021 balance $       63.47

ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNT

2021 Deposits $     324.91
2021 Event expenses $     984.47
2021 Communication expenses   $       94.45
2021 Admin. Expenses $  1,036.14
Dec. 31, 2021 balance $  3,682.28

If you have questions, please email treasurer@ecrduwf.org.

Spotlight on Local UWF Units

In this Mission Link issue, we wanted to start something a bit different.  If there are events you would like to share in the Mission Link Newsletter about your local UWF unit, then please forward them to communication@ecrduwf.org. We can include a brief paragraph in this section.

In addition, we would like to highlight a project from a local UWF in the hopes that it may be inspiring to other units.

Featured Project:  Dress a Girl – Willow Glen UWF

Dress Girl Display at the Santa Clara County Fair, 2013

In a recent email from Willow Glen UWF, there was brief note about an upcoming project called “Dress A Girl”.  The idea came from Mindy George and Michelle Partsch, who had seen a display at the Santa Clara County fair in 2013!  Since many of the Willow Glen UWF like to sew, this seemed like a natural fit for a project.

For more information about the organization, please visit the web site: Dress A Girl Around the World .

This organization has delivered dresses to over 81 countries since October of 2009.  Initially, it started as a small project to deliver dresses to girls in Uganda.  They have expanded their project to include sex trafficking awareness.

The dresses are hand-carried and delivered to the international locations.  This ensures that the dresses get to their intended destinations (and are not intercepted for nefarious purposes), and provides a personal connection with the girls who receive the dresses.

In addition to international destinations, dresses are also given to centers for abuse, homeless shelters,  Indian reservations in South Dakota and Tucson Arizona areas, and some Appalachian regions.

— Willow Glen UWF