Thalia United Methodist Women
Welcome to Thalia United Methodist Women's website! We're glad you're here and welcome the opportunity to tell you a little about our organization and ourselves.
The United Methodist Women are a community of women who are:
- Faithful
- Purposeful
- Supportive
- Responsive
- Global
- Unique
Our goals for 2008
- To increase among our church women an understanding of the duties and achievements of the United Methodist Women and to encourage them to become active.
- To start a new circle for younger women.
- To promote and use the Reading Program.
- To provide more general meetings and encourage more participation in Mission Studies.
- To improve attendance at all meetings.
- To participate in "Mission Today" and become a "Six Star Unit."
On a global level, we are over 1,000,000 members strong. Any woman may become a member who chooses to belong, is committed to the purpose, and is willing to be involved in global mission through United Methodist Women. Our PURPOSE is as follows:
The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose PURPOSE is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative, supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.
On a local level, we are made up of four circles:
| Name | Meeting Day & Time | Meeting Place | Leader | Contact |
| Hope Circle | 2nd Thursday, 7:30 PM | Call for Location | Carolyn Mattox | 464-5563 |
| Helen Melvin Circle | 2nd Wednesday, 1:00 PM | The Small Hall | Lorraine Morrow | 554-0412 |
| Myrtle Matthews Circle | 2nd Tuesday, 10:00 AM | The Small Hall | Shirley Devoe | 499-8566 |
| Sonshine Circle | 3rd Thursday, 9:30 AM | The Parsonage | Vicki Wolz | 340-0931 |
United Methodist Women Officers
| President | Vicki Wolz 4205 Woodport Circle Virginia Beach, VA 23452 |
340-0931 wolz@verizon.net |
| Vice President | Kim Arris-Potter 1938 Woodside Lane Virginia Beach, VA 23452 |
481-6535 kimarris@cox.net |
| Secretary | Nancy Norman 4333 Two Woods Road Virginia Beach, VA 23455 |
464-1029 |
| Treasurer | Shirley Devoe 905 W. Ferry Plantation Rd. Virginia Beach, VA 23455 |
499-8566 |
2008 School of Mission Studies
Geographic Study - Israel and Palestine
General Issue Study - Giving Our Hearts Away: Native American Survival
School of Christian Mission has two sessions and meets at VUMAC, Blackstone July 25 - 31, 2008
Please encourage members of your Circle to attend. Scholarships available.
Important Dates
| February | 16 | Prayer & Self-Denial Service and Meal 11 AM - Large Hall Thalia |
| 22 | District Prayer Breakfast 9 AM, Community UMC, Rev. Jim Hundley, Mozambique |
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| 23 | Women's Retreat at Oak Grove UMC 9 AM, Rev. Pam Montgomery, speaker |
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| March | 8 | District Mission Adventure 9 AM - 3 PM, School of Christian Mission study |
| 29 | Day Apart 9 AM, TBA, Spiritual Growth Program |
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| April | 4 & 5 | Spring Rummage Sale at Thalia |
| 25 | Prayer Supper at Christ UMC 7 PM, Program on Israel & Palestine |
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We extend a warm welcome to all women to join our fellowship. Be sure to visit our sister links: