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Wednesday Night
Participants in Wednesday Night share a time of fellowship around a delicious meal, served between 5:15 and 6:00 pm, September-April. This is a wonderful time to meet and eat, listen to a devotion with your friends and let the children share the Bible verses that they have learned.

Reservations are required for your meal. Please call the church office at 256-8383 or e-mail office@shandon-umc.org before Tuesday noon of each week. Cost of the meal is $5 for adults and $2.50 for children.

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Lunch Bunch
Tuesday Lunch Bunch begins with card games at 10:00 am. A full meal, with drink and dessert, is served for $5 each Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. in the Player Dining Room. Reservations are required for your meal. Please call the church office at 256-8383 or e-mail office@shandon-umc.org by Monday of each week. Blood pressure checks are available the second Tuesdays before lunch.

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Scouts
Shandon offers both boys and girls an opportunity to be involved in the Boy Scout and Girl Scout of America programs. These programs help young people develop character, leadership skills, and citizenship as well as self-worth and potential in a fun, adventure-filled and nurturing environment. For more information, contact Rebecca Griffeth at rgriffeth@shandon-umc.org or 256-8383, ext. 105.

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Shandon's United Methodist Women
"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."

The Shandon UMW is composed of close to 400 women in our church. We have 10 Circles that each meet the second week of the month during the school year. We have several that meet on Tuesday during the day and others that meet on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday nights. The age groups may vary and the goals may vary, but the purpose of all the United Methodist Women is always the same.

Each month, the Social Action coordinator provides a wish list from a different local mission. This is known as our "Mini-Mission" for that month. Our UMW members always provide with an overwhelming response to those needs.

Every Circle also takes the responsibility of three "Special Friends". These special women are members of our Church and are currently unable to get out and about. The Circle members may remember these women with cards, gifts, visits or help in general - whatever the need may be.

There are four general membership meetings of the United Methodist Women each year, two are in the evening with supper and two are at lunchtime. In May we honor the Shandon Woman of the Year. This is a very special honor to an extraordinary woman of our church. At our Christmas General Meeting, we honor four women with Special Mission Recognition Awards. These women have shown Dedication and hard work to the UMW. Once a year we have a special program of a "Call to Prayer and Self-Denial". This is a wonderful, spiritual opportunity for all. We welcome any Methodist Women at any of our meetings. They are wonderful opportunities for fellowship and worship!

The Shandon UMW Garage Sale has become a shopping staple in the Columbia community and a successful fundraiser for the UMW. Each year, the garage sale is held in August for two days with our Leisure Ministries building overflowing with items limited only to the imagination. It includes clothes, books, artwork, furniture, linens, lamps and more, along with a bake sale and delicious hot dogs and chili for lunch. Come visit us and discover what treasures you can find.

UMW Officers

President

Ginger Ollis

Vice President

Winna Ellis

Secretary

Mary Hellams

Treasurer

Donna Pleicones

Spiritual Growth

Anna Boyle

Social Action

Rosi Swan

Education and Interpretation

Kathy Crosswell

Membership, Nurture and Outreach

Liz Thomas

Program Resources

Lucy Coleman

Nominations

Bea Daves

Columbia District UMW Cluster Leader

Donna Pearman

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Augusta Beckman Circle
Women in the Augusta Beckman Circle meet monthly meetings September through May on Monday nights at 7:30 pm in the homes of members.

We welcome women of all ages. Currently the 40s and 50s age grouop is the largest.

Programs range from foreign and local missions to contemporary topics of interest shared with us by community leaders and members of our church. One meeting in the fall is our church bazaar workshop.

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Bessie Bruner Circle
The Bessie Bruner Circle has 14 active, friendly members, all mentally young. We meet the second Tuesday of each month from September through May. Meetings are held in room E201 at the church at 10:30 am.

Monthly, we participate with the UMW Mini Mission and have worked the baked goods booth at the annual bazaar for several years. Our study leader does an excellent job of bringing a most meaningful message to the members. We would welcome new members to our Circle and to enjoy the fellowship.

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Louise Munnerlyn Circle
The Louise Munnerlyn Circle meets on Tuesday morning at 11:00 am in the Wesley Fellowship Room. There are 17 members and 3 Special Friends. We visit our Special Friends, send cards and remember them with gifts on birthdays and holidays.

We participate in all areas of missions and projects sponsored by the United Methodist Women.

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Mary Campbell Circle
The Mary Campbell Circle is a group of Christian women who enjoy growing together in our faith as we study together, share our lives and support the needs of others. We meet the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm in the evening at one of our member’s homes.

We are a diverse, multi-age group. Our group enjoys supporting the mission programs of the UMW through donations of our time, talents and money. As a group, our Circle has sponsored the Adopt-A-Child project out of Guatemala since May 1, 1986. We sponsored one particular little girl for approximately 12 years, watching her grow up, until the fall of 1998 when she moved too far to be assisted by the feeding program. When our original child moved, we were assigned another girl that we intend to continue to help and support.

Each month one of our three devotional leaders presents an inspirational devotion for us. Please join us for one of our meetings.

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Mary Major Circle
The Mary Major Circle meets on Monday nights September through May in the Wesley Fellowship Room at 7:00 pm. Members take turns serving light refreshments at the beginning of each meeting and we all share in the clean-up. In May, we have a picnic before breaking up for the summer. We all exit the building together when we close for the evening!

We have a variety of programs consisting of leaders from our mini mission projects and our Social Action chair to discuss our current needs. Our study leader covers topics from the UMW Program book.

We are a small, but active group of women who enjoy fellowship and work together on our projects. We usually work on the "odds & ends booth" at our annual bazaar. We would love to have YOU visit our Circle!

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Mary and Martha Circle

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Mary Richardson Circle
The Mary Richardson Circle meets in the Parlor at 11:00 am on the second Tuesday of each month, except for the summer months. After our meeting, we join the Church Lunch Bunch for fellowship and food. We usually get together at least once during the summer.

We have a wonderful study leader who is presently leading a study on All the Women of the Bible

We have good attendance at our meetings and strong participation in the mini-missions and the Reading Program.

Our main project is making Chrismons for the huge Christmas tree that goes in our Sanctuary.

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Susanna Wesley Circle
The Susanna Wesley Circle is a new circle that combines two older Shandon groups - the Anne Donny Circle and the Betty Lewis Circle.  Currently, we are over 25 members strong and growing daily. Many of the members are women with children or working women who find it easier to make evening meetings rather than morning/ lunch meetings. We meet on the second Tuesday or the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm. Meeting locations change from homes of our members to church meetings which are usually on Wednesday nights.

The Susanna Wesley Circle enjoys short programs and fellowship at our meetings. We also select a book to be read over the summer to be discussed in the Fall. We have adopted cooking for the Ronald McDonald house as a charitable contribution. We are always excited to welcome visitors.

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Ola B. Taylor Circle
The Ola B. Taylor Circle, though small in number (ten active members), is a caring, committed group of ladies ranging in age from the 60s to 80s. We meet on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 am in members homes and enjoy refreshments.

Also in our meetings, we have two talented study leaders who lead us on a walk with some extraordinary Women of the Bible every month.

We cheerfully support our monthly mini mission, our college student, our pledge to missions, our "special friends" and our fall bazaar.

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Ruby Lipscomb Circle
The Ruby Lipscomb Circle is a small group of active, working and numerically aging ladies. We meet on Monday evenings at 7:15 pm in the homes of our members. Our programs vary from the Women in the Bible to mission studies. We always welcome any visitors or new members to our group.

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United Methodist Men
The purpose of United Methodist Men is to be a creative, supportive fellowship of men who seek to know Jesus Christ, to grow spiritually, and to seek daily his will. Its primary purpose is to declare the centrality of Christ in the lives of men and in all of their relationships.

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Shandon Methodist Youth

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Older Adults

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Singles
INSIGHT for Young Adults
Geared toward unmarrieds, 20s-early 30s
The place for great friendships and new perspectives about God and life. There are plently of times throughout the week to be involved. To add your name to the weekly e-mail and receive news about all events, e-mail Donna at dackmann@shandon-umc.org
or Anne at acox@shandon-umc.org

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