75Th Anniversary WFM&UCW Celebration

75th Anniversary WFM&UCW Celebration

Retreat Prayer Points

World Officers

W.P. Ann Connon, Australia,

V.P. Regula Stotz, Swiss

W.P. Carla Boyce Smith, Panama,

W.T. Leu Pupulu, N. Zealand

Editor of ‘Tree of Life’, Dorothy Kumar, India

Pray for

·  Godly wisdom in planning and decision making

·  Good health and safety when travelling

·  For the loving support and understanding of their families

Area Presidents and Vice Presidents

·  That they may support each other and the world officers

·  Work to promote the work of WF in their area

·  Encouragement in making creative, inspiring and practical plans

Areas and Units

Methodist Women in each of the 9 Global Areas,

North America, Latin America, West Africa, South & East Africa, South Pacific, South Asia, East Asia, Europe Continental, Europe Britain & Ireland

·  Promoting justice, peace, healing

·  Seek to address the WF Action Plan

Finance & Communication

·  Increased financial giving

·  Sufficient money to run WF Programs

·  All Units would manage to contribute

·  Increased circulation of the ‘Tree of life’

·  Greater awareness the websites and engagement with social media

United Nations Representatives

Brenda Smith, New York and Ivonne Perera Diaz, Santiago

·  That their voice is heard

·  Convey messages of Hope

·  Work for social justice

Action Plan 2011-16

·  Millennium Development Goals – Work continues to advance their achievement

·  The needs of women, children, education, health, global partnership and the environment are addressed

·  Women find practical ways to bring hope to the hopeless

Helen Kim Scholars

·  Make a valuable contribution in their Area

·  Good role models for young women

·  Our Scholars, Rachel Fallows (Ireland) and Rachel Coates (Britain)

·  Suitable appointments for 2016-21

Methodist Women in Britain

·  For their Exe, President, Linda Crossley, Vice Pres Jill baker, Finance & Resources Gillian Womersley, Communications Officer, Liz Marriot, WF Officer, Alison Judd

·  Wisdom for their General Executive and Forum meetings

·  Task groups raising awareness of the plight of ‘dalit’ women, trafficking and environmental issues

Unit Ireland

·  Unit Officers, Charlotte Maye, Sandra Dickson, and Phyllis Watters

·  District Reps promote the work of the WF within branches faithfully

·  New appointments for 2016 –Area Pres, Unit Correspondent, HK Scholar

·  Raised Awareness of WF among Methodist women in Ireland.

Wings of Hope

·  For a generous response from the women in Ireland

·  Project manager Rebecca Alexander and her board spend money wisely

·  That Water and Sanitation will improve lives of women and children in the tea plantation at Kudoya