Rev. Dr. Marva Usher-Kerr, Retreat Leader Hailing from United Methodist Women in New York City, where she is currently the Executive Secretary for Membership, Marva has served a total of 31 years with the Global Ministries and United Methodist Women. She is also a certified evangelist serving Willis Ave. UMC, Bronx, as associate pastor. She is past president of the New York Conference United Methodist Women, a delegate to General and Jurisdictional Conferences in 2004, 2008 and 2012; she served in mission in Haiti, Africa and South America and worked with Russian and Cambodian women as well as with stateside local, district and conference women. A graduate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, she earned a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry from New York Theological Seminary. ****************************************************

Mission Emphasis for Retreat: Wesley Community Service Center in Portsmouth, the only national United Methodist Women project in VA, needs gift cards in any amount from Food Lion or Walmart. The cards allow the Center to offer assistance for food or pharmacy items. Please bring a gift card(s) to the retreat. Other items to bring to retreat: Bible, magazines for cutting, pen/pencil, paper, money for offering and ice cream social, layers of clothing for WARMTH

V I R G I N IA C O N F EREN CE UN I TED

METHO D IST WO MEN

SPIRITUAL LIFE RETREAT

May 1 - 3, 2 0 1 5

Fill My Cup

Retreat Leader: Rev. Dr. Marva Usher-Kerr

Blackstone Conference & Retreat Center (Former Blackstone College)

707 Fourth Street Blackstone, VA 23824

434-292-5308

May 1-3, 2015 Spiritual Life Retreat TENTATIVE Schedule

Friday evening 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Registration (maps available) 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Book Room open( limited books available) 6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Book Room open, etc. 7:15 p.m. Small Group Leaders meeting, VA Rm 8:30 p.m. Vespers, VA Room Saturday morning 7:30 a.m. Devotions, VA Room 8:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:00-9:45 Free Time, Book Room open, Registration (maps available)

9:45 a.m. Musical Praise, Auditorium 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Session I 11:15 to 12:15 p.m. Small Group I Saturday afternoon 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Lunch

1:45 to 2:30 p.m. Focus Groups Free Time, Book Rm. open 2:45 p.m. Musical Praise, Auditorium

3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Session 2 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Small Group 2 5:15-6:00 Book Room open Saturday evening 6:00 to 7:00p.m. Dinner 7:15 p.m. Musical Praise, Auditorium 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. Session 3 8:35 p.m. TBD 9:00 p.m. Ice Cream Social 9:15-10:00 p.m. Book Room open Sunday morning 7:30 a.m. Devotions, VA Room 8:00 a.m. Breakfast and packing 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Session 4 10:15 to 11:00 a.m. Small Group 4 11:15 Musical Praise, Auditorium

11:30 a.m. Worship and communion 12:30 p.m. Lunch/Depart

Virginia Conference United Methodist Women

Spiritual Life Retreat May 1-3, 2015

Name ____________ Street ______ City State Zip ______ Church District Phone Email Roommate(s) Teens: Age __ Grade __ Parent’s name____________________ Are you a Young Woman (age 18-40)? Yes____ No____ Are you a first timer? Yes____No____ Any condition requiring special room assignment, diet, etc? Overnight Attendance: please check-in when you will arrive;

linens, soap, TP provided ____ Friday through Sunday (with Friday dinner) $160.00 ____ Friday through Sunday (without Friday dinner) $152.00 ____ Saturday (Sat. lunch at 12:30 - Sunday lunch) $104.00 _____Private room requested – add $5.00 more per night _____Goodson Lodge room requested – add $10.00 more per night Total for Overnight registration remitted $_____________ NOTE: ABOVE PRICES DO INCLUDE ROOM, MEALS, AND $17.00 REGISTRATION FEE. Day Attendees: $17 registration fee plus cost of meals; participation begins upon arrival ____ Friday dinner $10.50 ____ Saturday lunch $8.75 ____ Saturday dinner $8.00 ____ Sunday breakfast $6.50 ____ Sunday lunch $9.75 Total for Day registration remitted $_____________ Mail registration form and check for the total amount payable to Virginia Conference United Methodist Women to the registrar: Jo Ann Liskey: 4856 Shen Lake Dr., Harrisonburg, VA 22801-6043 (Phone: 540-434-2997 Email: jaliskey@juno.com.

Registration deadline: April 24, 2015 No refunds after April 24th

The Retreat Program begins officially on Saturday at 10:00 a.m., with the option of arriving Friday afternoon or evening, and ends with lunch on Sunday. There will be two offering opportunities, one Saturday and one Sunday. Dress will be casual. Bring your favorite snacks. There are vending machines for soft drinks.

CHARTER FOR RACIAL JUSTICE SEMINAR

“Making Racial Justice Happen!”

Baltimore-Washington Eastern Pennsylvania Greater New Jersey Peninsula-Delaware

New York Susquehanna

Virginia West Virginia

Western Pennsylvania Conferences

May 15 - 17, 2015 Blackstone United Methodist

Conference Center

Blackstone, VA

Includes Speakers and Workshops

CHARTER FOR RACIAL

JUSTICE SEMINAR COMMITTEE

Baltimore-Washington: Nancy Randers-Pehrson,

Elizabeth Stemley, Sabrina

White, Colleen Cates, Kathleen

Charters, Ann Price, Judy Smith,

Willa Kynard

Eastern Pennsylvania: Gladys Hubbard

Greater New Jersey: Marilyn Powell, Millie Grey

Peninsula-Delaware: Crystal Johnson, Denise Synder,

Bernadette Cannady, Inez

Freedman, Darlean Ashley

New York: Gail Boykin, Deborah Jenkins

Susquehanna: Toni Oplinger,

Jennifer Haines, Cathy Berkey

Western Pennsylvania: Barbara Hess, Donna Burkhart

Virginia: Joyce Winston, Sue Boltz

West Virginia: Judy Raines,

Esther Barkat, Diane Braun

UMW National Office Staff— --Jay Godfrey—Seminar Designer jgodfrey@unitedmethodistwomen.org --Jennifer McCallum—Seminar Designer jmccallum@ unitedmethodistwomen.org --Janis Rosheuvel—Executive Secretary for Racial Justice jrosheuvel@unitedmethodistwomen.org

Baltimore-Washington Eastern Pennsylvania Greater New Jersey Peninsula-Delaware

New York Susquehanna

Virginia West Virginia

Western Pennsylvania Conferences

Present

CHARTER FOR RACIAL

JUSTICE SEMINAR

“Making Racial Justice Happen!”

May 15 - 17, 2015

Blackstone United Methodist

Conference Center

Blackstone, VA

WELCOME!

Clergy and laity, men and women, young

adults and youth, are invited to attend

this Seminar on national/international

issues sponsored by United Methodist

Women. This Seminar will explore the

CHARTER FOR RACIAL JUSTICE. It

will offer ways to get involved in

implementing the charter through Bible

studies, worship, programs, workshops,

displays, issues and action ideas. The

outcome is to live the charter and

promote racial justice in the United

States and the world. The United

Methodist Seminar Program on National

and International Affairs is a joint

program of the National Office of

United Methodist Women and the

General Board of Church and Society

(GBCS).

2015 United Methodist Seminar Topic

CHARTER FOR RACIAL JUSTICE SEMINAR

Making Racial Justice Happen!

CONTACTS: Any Charter for Racial Justice Seminar

Committee Member or

Sue Boltz

Sabrina White

703-768-7499

410-515-7629

ACCOMMODATIONS AND FEES

Included in the cost is a $50.00 non-refundable registration fee. The fees include conference center boarding room costs, seminar fee, and 5 meals.

Note our low early bird rates, and the single occupancy option!!

Early Bird by Feb 28, 2015 Mar 1–April 30

Single (1 in a room)

$200.00

$225.00

Double(2 in a room)

$175.00 per person

$200.00 per person

Triple (3 in a room) $165.00 per person

$190.00 per person

Quad (4 in a room) $155.00 per person

$180.00 per person

Notes:

Above costs are to be paid by each person sharing a room. A separate registration form is required for each person. Registrations are on a first come-first serve basis.

Each person must submit both a registration form and payment before being registered for the Seminar.

The committee is not responsible for assigning roommates. Persons sharing a room must identify roommates on each registration form. Roommates should send their forms together.

We will confirm your registration along with information on the seminar after we receive your payment.

Make check payable to: Baltimore Washington Conference UMW

Send to: Registrar: Sue Boltz

6901 Stoneybrooke Lane Alexandria, VA 22306

703-768-7499

Charter for Racial Justice Seminar

REGISTRATION FORM

______________________________________ NAME

______________________________________ STREET ADDRESS

______________________________________ CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE

______________________________________ PHONE (HOME) / (CELL)

______________________________________ E-MAIL

______________________________________ CHURCH

______________________________________ DISTRICT

Check the box for your Conference:

B/W EPA GNJ PD NY Susquehanna VA WV WPA Other ________ AMOUNT ENCLOSED: _________ CK#______

ROOMMATE(S): Each person must submit a

separate registration form. ________________________________________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

Do you need child care at the seminar? No____Yes_____ If yes, please contact the registrar: Sue Boltz

STATISTICAL INFORMATION

Laity ___ Clergy ___ Female ___ Male ___ Youth ___

First time attending a Charter for Racial for Justice Seminar? Yes ____ No____

United Methodist Woman? Yes ____ No ____

      Ferrum College UMW Day     Saturday, June 6, 2015 

  Registration – Vaughn Chapel patio          9:30 am Service of  Celebration  ­ Vaughn Chapel        10:00 am 

featuring the Java Brothers  Bluegrass Band, Lunch Group I – Franklin Dining Hall          11:00 am Program Group II – Schoolfield Hall           11:00 am 

“The Mark Twain Show” by Rex Stephenson   Lunch Group II – Franklin Dining Hall          12:30 pm Program Group I – Schoolfield Hall          12:30 pm 

“The Mark Twain Show” by Rex Stephenson   

UMW Day 2015 invites you to wear your favorite summer straw hat and prepare for a southern “Adventure.”  Your day begins with some good ol’ fashioned southern fellowship on the Vaughn Chapel patio at 9:30 am as you sip your choice of juice or coffee and enjoy sumptuous pastries 

You will then move inside to relax in the cool of the Chapel and enjoy some toe tapping bluegrass gospel as presented by the Java Brothers Bluegrass Band.  The Java Brothers are from Radford, Virginia.  They offer a variety of old and new styles patterned after some of their favorites:  Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers,, Sam Bush, the Country Gentlemen, the Beatles, the Stones, and all the greats.  

The fun continues over a southern ladies lunch and “The Mark Twain Show” as presented by Professor Emeritus Rex Stephenson, creator of the Jack Tale Players and the Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre.  This show is a real treat as it depicts the life of Mark Twain, and is written and performed by Dr. Stephenson.  So unpack your straw hat and get ready for the 

“Adventure” at this year’s  UMW Day Ferrum College 

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Name (please print)_____________________________________  Address _______________________________________________   Phone and email contact  _________________________________________________________________________  Church ____________________________  District ____________________________     

    Amount enclosed   $_____________  

Make Checks payable to: Ferrum College Mail to:    Ferrum College UMW Day     622 Ferrum Mountain Road     Ferrum, VA 24088 

Reservations until April 3 $17 

After April 3  $22 REGISTRATION DEADLINE MAY 8 (group assigned when  registration received) 

Please note on this form any Special dietary needs (gluten free, vegetarian, vegan, lactose free, sugar free)

For more information  Dr. Jan Nicholson,  Dean of the Chapel  540‐365‐4285