The Chronicles
Brought to you by: Utah/Western Colorado District United Women in Faith Women's Team
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Introducing our new general secretary and CEO!
We are delighted to announce the election of Sally Vonner to the position of General Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, beginning June 1, 2023. Sally brings knowledge, experience, insight, innovation, vision, and a deep faith to the role of our top executive. Great things are ahead for United Women in Faith. You can read the official press release here.
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Order the 2024 Bundle Now!! |
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$49.97
You've asked and we've delivered – The 2024 Bundle is now available for pre-ordering! This year we are offering a 20% discount on the whole Bundle offer, including the cost of shipping and handling (tax for NY and TX residents still apply).
The Bundle includes:
- Daily Prayer Guide 2024 ($19.99)
- Program Resource 2024 ($14.99)*
- Adult Curriculum for Mission u ($14.99)
Bundle shipments will start mailing in December of 2023.
You can also print out the Bundle Order form and submit with a check. Click HERE to download and print/share the form.
This offer is available for the first 1,500 subscribers – act now!**
* The Program Resource 2024 will start in January. The interim months of September through December 2023 will be offered on our digital portal: UWfaith.org/digital
* The 20% off the retail price offer – including shipping and handling – is available through December 31, 2023, for the first 1,500 subscribers. Afterwards, the Bundle will be discounted to $45 but shipping and handling cost will be added to the order. Taxes will apply to all orders from NY and TX residents.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND
SAVE THE DATES!
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2023 Women's Spiritual Retreat at Pinecliff Camp
WILDERNESS WONDERINGS
June 2-4, 2023
Colville, Utah
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Join us at the Pinecliff United Methodist Camp and Retreat Center on the slopes of the Uinta Mountains. Our retreat leader, Rev. Olga Hard, will lead us in discussions surrounding the ideas presented in Amy-Jill Levine's book "The Difficult Words of Jesus".
Click here for a flyer with additional retreat and study information that you can print and distribute to members of your church or post on a church bulletin board.
Get a group together and join us for the Retreat!
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Grand Junction First United Methodist Church
United Women in Faith
ICE CREAM SOCIAL!
June 17 at noon
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Join us for our annual Friendship event at Hawthorne Park in Grand Junction! In the past it has been known as our "Friendship Brunch"...but we're changing it up this year and are hosting an ice cream social. Come one, come all! |
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July 31, 2023
The Call Reports are due!!
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District Spiritual Life Retreat
"Come Away for A While"
September 14-15, 2023
District Annual Celebration
"A Home for All"
September 15-16, 2023
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President:
Laura Lunsford
59 Knife Edge Place
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
(970) 398-1183
lunsfordUWF@gmail.com
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“Instead of each person watching out for their own good, watch out for what is better for others.” – Philippians 2:4
The stated purpose of UWFaith is “To improve the lives of women, children and youth”. We do this through speaking out to raise awareness, through our actions to physically improve peoples lives and through fund raising to support programs in our hometowns and across the world.
One of the things I love about UWFaith is our National and International Mission Institutes. Don’t get me wrong, I love my local Methodist Thrift Store and our participation in local non-profits that support women and families in Pagosa Springs! However, the thing that is unique about UWFaith is the way it facilitates my ability to touch the lives of women and children in a broader and deeper way than my individual unit can on its own. Through the connected
sisterhood of UWFaith I am able to support medical hospitals in Africa and families of color in Alabama. Closer to home there are three mission institutes in or near our district boundaries:
- Crossroads Urban Center in Salt Lake City, UT provides food, clothing, household essentials and community organizing for low-income Utahns.
- McCurdy Ministries Community Center in Espanola, NM empowers children and families through education, life skills and faith-based programs.
- Navajo United Methodist Center in Farmington, NM provides transitional living for survivors and families of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking.
These are programs that require that we all come TOGETHER to share our information, skills and funds, in order to address larger needs.
Our local unit is taking a field trip this month to visit the Navajo United Methodist Center and to learn more about their wonderful working helping survivors of abuse get a new start. I encourage you to look at the many materials available on our UWFaith website regarding the
wide array of outreach programs supported UWFaith through the National Mission Institutes. Pick out one that you think will resonate with the interests of your local unit and share a video or information flyer. As your unit reflects on your budget goals for this year and the next, know that the funds you submit either through your Mission Pledge to national or as designated funds to a specific mission institute are doing great things! These funds allow you to havebigger impact on the lives of women, children and youth around the world.
Your Sister in Christ,
Laura Lunsford, District President
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Treasurer:
Connie Pittenger
126 Columbia Way
Montrose, CO 81401
(970) 249-4308 Home
(970) 417-1857 Cell
conpittenger@gmail.com
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Please see the official announcement in the
Committee on Nominations article below!
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Coordinators for Program Resource: |
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Molly Hoey
234 Spring Ridge
Glnwd Springs, CO 81601
(614) 237-7714
rhoey1@gmail.com
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Jamie Darien
19 Chaparral Circle
Glnwd Springs, CO 81601
(970) 379-3077
jbdarien79@gmail.com
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Michelle Foster
600 Ponderosa Circle
Parachute, CO 81635
(970) 216-7949
lupe1425@msn.com
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Please join us for our
Monthly District Book Discussion via Zoom
EVERYONE IS WELCOME ANYTIME!
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Thursday, June 8, 2023
Join us for an enjoyable hour this night.
Time to talk about May’s book discussion led by National UWF.
Join us even if you have not read the book.
Time to share two children’s books from the 2023 Reading List.
Time to keep reading The Four Winds.
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Future Book Discussions for July - August 2023 |
Thursday, July 13, 2023
The Four Winds
by Kristin Hannah
This is a powerful epic about love, heroism and hope during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. Millions of people were out of work and even the land seemed to have turned against them as it was ravaged by dust storms and drought. The novel brings to life the harsh realities that divided us as a nation and the enduring battle between the haves and the have-nots. Publisher’s Weekly said, “Hannah combines gritty realism with emotionally rich characters and lyrical prose that rings brightly and true from the first line.”
Social Action
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Thursday, August 10, 2023
The Hate U Give
by Angie Thomas
Starr, 16, moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and her fancy suburban prep school. This uneasy balance is
shattered when she witnesses the fatal police shooting of her childhood best friend, Khalil. Soon after, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, a drug dealer or a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets. Cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What really went down that night? The only person who can answer that is Starr.
Nurturing for Community
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Join us for our book discussions – come to one or come to all!
We would love to have you!
We meet at 7pm, the 2nd Thursday of each month
A Zoom link is provided in The Chronicles, as well as in an email that is sent a few days before our discussion.
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Coordinator for Education of
Mercy and Justice:
Robin Iles
2803 S. Niagara Circle
Grand Junction, CO 81501
(970) 200-2766 24fan3kids@gmail.com
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Committee on Nominations:
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Amy Gibbs
2510 El Corona Dr
Grand Junction, CO 81501
gnesiosgibbs@gmail.com
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Glenna Kyker Brayton
2492 Park Vista St. Unit E
GJ, CO 81505
(970) 683-8756
kyker.brayton@gmail.com
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Carol Phelps
555 East 5th St.
Delta, CO 81416
(970) 874-7310 (H)
(970) 596-0647 (C)
clphelps1@yahoo.com
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Immediate Opportunity to be a part of the Team!
Words matter.
From speaking at a gathering of thousands to sitting around a table
doing the work of the church at District Team, words are how we get
things done. The Secretary writes our words onto a yellow tablet or
into a computer so everyone at the table can speak and work freely,
knowing ideas are caught and important things are not lost.
Our Secretary, Mari-Emilie, is joyously accepting a position as Supply
Pastor in Montana, and so the Team has an opening, an opportunity
for you to dive in and work with us as Secretary.
Secretary to the District Team is not just writing down dates and times.
We work as a Team, lifting ALL voices to be heard. As Secretary, you
would be doing God’s work on our Utah/Western Colorado District
Leadership Team, the holy and essential work for United Women in
Faith.
If this work is your calling, please contact Laura Lunsford at
lunsfordUWF@gmail.com or 970-398-1183.
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Coordinator for Spiritual Nurture:
Sarah Riehm
PO Box 5080
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
(469) 236-0017
sarah.riehm@gmail.com
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Coordinator for Communications:
Elisa Stanley
1743 East 7th Street
Delta, CO 81416
(970) 589-6196
smithelisamarie@gmail.com
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We think we've got it! We have an updated version of the Utah/Western Colorado District Directory!!
Thank you to everyone who has provided information! And as this is an ever-changing document, if you see any additional changes that need to be made, please email me so we can continue to provide the most accurate and up-to-date information!
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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS |
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- Book Discussions 7:00pm on the second Thursday of each month via Zoom
- June 2-4, 2023 - 2023 Women's Spiritual Retreat at Pinecliff Camp near Coalville, UT
- June 17, 2023 - Ice Cream Social hosted by GJ FUMC UWF
- September 14-15, 2023 - District Spiritual Life Retreat
- September 15-16, 2023 - Annual Celebration hosted by Delta UWFaith
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President
Laura Lunsford
59 Knife Edge Place
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
970.398.1183
lunsfordUWF@gmail.com
Secretary
Position is currently open
Treasurer
Connie Pittenger
126 Columbia Way
Montrose, CO 81401
970.249.4308 H
970.417.1857 C
Committee of Nominations
Amy Gibbs
2510 El Corona Dr.
Grand Junction, CO 81501
gnesiosgibbs@gmail.com
Glenna Kyker Brayton
2492 Park Vista St. Unit E
Grand Junction, CO 81505
970.683.8756
kyker.brayton@gmail.com
Carol Phelps
555 E 5th
Delta, CO 81416
970.874.7310 H
970.596.0647 C
Coordinator for Spiritual Nurture
Sarah Riehm
P.O. Box 5080
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
469.236.0017
sarah.riehm@gmail.com
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Coordinators of Program Resources
Michelle Foster
600 Ponderosa Circle
Parachute, CO 81635
970.216.7949
lupe1425@msn.com
Molly Hoey
234 Spring Ridge
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
614.237.7714
rhoey1@gmail.com
Jamie Darien
19 Chaparral Circle
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
970.379.3077
jbdarien79@gmail.com
Coordinator for Communications
Elisa Stanley
1743 East 7th Street
Delta, CO 81416
970.589.6196
smithelisamarie@gmail.com
Coordinator for Education of
Mercy & Justice
Robin Iles
2803 S. Niagara Circle
Grand Junction, CO 81501
970.200.2766
24fan3kids@gmail.com
Event Coordinator for
Annual Meeting 2023
Debbie McCarty
425 Shilo Court
Delta, CO 81416
970.209.1498
dorijo10555@aol.com
Extended Team Members
Mountain Sky Conference Treasurer
Robin Ball
P.O. Box 4960
Pagosa Springs, CO 81157
970.946.1581
robinball1581@gmail.com
Mountain Sky Conference Nominations
Teresa Rivera
3788 W Hillsboro Circle
West Jordan, UT 84084
801.557.4319
rivera.slc@comcast.net
Ellie Young
2239 Stagecoach Rd
Grand Junction, CO 81505
970.245.8157 H
970.260.8312 C
ellie.umw@gmail.com
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