Some of us who had been to Texas shared our experiences of our time there and gave a taster of some of the workshops and Bible teaching we had received. The hospitable people of Taunton gave us an American themed lunch and a good time was had by all.
The theme of the World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women for the next five years is 'Chosen People, Called to Proclaim' based on 1 Peter 2 vs 9,10 and the plan is to explore that theme more deeply over the years in various ways at our conferences, district days and local meetings and to encourage women around the country to tell others how amazing God is through our lifestyles, relationships, words and actions.
I especially loved having Mark there with me for the day as he wasn't in Texas with me and it was good for him to find out a bit more about what went on there from different perspectives. And it meant I didn't have to drive myself home! It also made a lovely change to have an event fairly close to home so that I wasn't travelling for hours at the end of the day. From Texas to Taunton - if I'm honest I prefer Taunton!!
If you want to find out more
about the work of Methodist Women in Britain or the World Federation, please
visit our website at www.mwib.org.uk.
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| The lovely banner made for our area to take to Texas. |
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| Some fabulous banners in the church |
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| Everyone arriving and being welcomed |
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| A welcome TV screen at the church - great idea! |
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| I love the joy in this picture - Anne our president having a moment with Alison Judd |
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| This is the bible passage upon which the theme is based. |
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| This is me leading the bible study taken by my driver and photographer for the day! |
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| A literal taste of Texas! |
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| Plymouth and Devonport ladies enjoying their lunch |
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| Workshops in the afternoon |
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| Gillian and Jennifer talking about stopping hunger |
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| Jude talking about hospitality and sharing stories of Sandylands Methodist Church in the Cumbrian floods |
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| Alison speaking about the UN development goals |
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| Almost a full house! |
