United Women in Faith (UWF) News
Daytime Circle meeting
October 14, 2025; 12:00noon-2:00pm
Weatherford Pioneer Center – 1000 Gartrell Blvd. – Activity Room
The Daytime UWF Circle will meet from 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m. in the Activity Room at the Pioneer Sr. Community Center – 1000 Gartrell Blvd. Bring a brown bag lunch or your lunch from the Pioneer Center meal. We have entered the 4th quarter of the year focusing our faith journey on Water as Hospitality. Our program will emphasize “How Do You Live in Community With Your Sisters.” We will pass out World Thank Offering boxes. We will vote on selection of individuals to receive “Gift in Mission” and “Special Mission Recognition” during Laity Sunday in November. We nominate individuals for Officers position & hold elections in Nov.
Thank You
We can now report on the monies raised from the Live Bowling for Missions plus the Phantom Bowling or Phantom Walking donations for the 2025 UWF fund-raising event for this year. We can report income of $1,472.50 and expenses of $290, for the 29 people who bowled, giving a net profit of $1,182.50. Thank you to all our supporters, both monetary and in person bowlers and fans the night of the event.
New Secretary Needed for Weatherford UWF
Faye Henson is requesting to step down as Secretary for Weatherford UWF at the end of the year. We will be electing new officers in November, and we will need a person who can help with minutes for the Daytime Circle. If you can attend and take minutes, please let Madella Shelton or Faye Henson know so they can share that with the Nominating Committee.
Local United well represented at OK-UWF Yearly Celebration
October 3rd-4th, 2025
The OK-UWF Yearly Celebration will be held Oct. 3-4, 2025 in Stillwater, OK. Madella Shelton represents the West District UWF as the current president. Faye Henson currently serves as VP/Program Chair for OK-UWF. Both serve on the OK-UWF Leadership Team. Madella will attend officer training for unit president, and Faye will conduct officer training for the District Program Chairs. We look forward to hearing Bishop Laura Merrill’s presentation, sharing from important mission programs, recognizing our UWF members who passed away in 2024 with a memorial service, and planning for 2026.
Reading Program
These are the new books from the 2025 UWF Reading Program that have been added to the table in the Library. There will be more coming in, and I will update this in next month’s newsletter.
Education for Mission
The Book Women’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson
Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O’Connell’s Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People by Tracy Newman and Kirstie Hudson
Nurturing for Community
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama
Social Action
What We Owe the Future by William MacAskill
Spiritual Growth
2 credits for Mission u 2025 Practicing Hope if you were a teacher or participant
1 credit if you read the study book – Practicing Hope
The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and their Lessons for Today by Shannon Bream
