3130 Franconia Road, Alexandria, VA 22310      703-960-9505      Fax: 703-960-5156        cameron @ cameron-umc.org

Monthly meetings:   The first Monday of each month at 8:00 p.m. in Skelton Hall. 

United Methodist Women's Circles are small groups of the overall membership.  They also meet monthly for fellowship, study and mission projects.

There are three circles at Cameron:

• Miriam Gruber, 2nd Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
• Ivy Chou, 2nd Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
• Virginia Jarvis, 2st Monday at 7:30 p.m.

If you are interested in joining a circle, call Joy Relton (703-971-0745) or Judy Swarthout (540-972-5566). and we can tell you about each circle. New members are always welcome. We have one day circle and two evening circles.

The 1st Tuesday of every month is Ladies Night Out for the women of Cameron Church.They all go out to dinner.The restaurant is different every month and all you ladies are welcome. Sometimes we meet at the church to go and other times we meet at the restaurant. Please call Donna Grigsby or Gertie Sykes for details. Good food, good friends and a good time--come and join us.

Twice a year the Cameron UMW holds consignment sales which give families an opportunity to sell used toys, clothes, furniture, baby equipment  and books and games to other families with children twelve and under. The sellers keep 60% of the proceeds and the remaining 40% goes to mission work including supporting numerous local charities. In addition, any donations are donated to organizations providing assistances to persons in need in the community. Interested persons should contact the church office. 

• The Spring Consignment sale is in March.  
• The Fall Consignment Sale is in September.

President Donna Grigsby
Vice President Marilyn Garber /Julie Bowersett
Secretary Dottie Holstine
Treasurer Ruth Harte

Spiritual Growth Delores Helwege
*Education and Interpretation TBD
Christian Social Action JoEllen Smith
Secretary of Program Resources Nancy Williams

Nominating Committee

Martha Singleton, Chairperson
Barbara Turpyn
Shirley Campbell

Membership Nurture & Outreach Carol Malzahn
Chairpersons of Mother-Daughter Banquet
       Mary West, Judy Swarthout and Mary Sue Smith

Chairpersons Children's Consignment Sale
      Nancy Owens and Elizabeth Owens

Publicity Peggy Guggolz
Kitchen Shirley Campbell
Reception Velda Yehle and Ruth Harte

UMW NEWS

LADIES' NIGHT OUT

We will celebrate the Christmas holidays at Shiro Japanese Steak House in Kingstowne for Ladies’ Night Out, Tuesday, December 6th. If you would like to join us, please contact Gertie Sykes, 703-971-6126 or Donna Grigsby, 703-971-7460 by Monday, December 5th    Meet at the restaurant, 5860 Kingstowne Ctr #180 at 6:45 pm.

Phoenix Rising Meal Program: 5th Fridays in applicable months

Whenever there is a month with five (5) Friday’s, the UMW Circles take turns preparing meals in support of the Route One Shalom Cooperative food ministry program. The delivery volunteers set out with sandwiches and pre-packed food items, making several stops along the Route One corridor from the beltway to the Fairfax County Parkway, south of Ft. Belvoir, Alexandria, delivering a nutritious bagged meal to those who are homeless and living in tents, vehicles, and motels. These meals provide nourishment to those who may not otherwise have something to eat that weekend, filling their stomachs and touching their hearts, as well as nourishing those of us doing the serving.

Cameron’s UMW Circles, with assistance from the youth group, are responsible for meal packaging and delivery 4-5 times a year.  All ages help in this ministry as the tasks vary from making sandwiches, assembling the bag lunches, writing personal messages of encouragement and faith to place in the bags, and assisting in delivery. Frequently our children and youth decorate the bags with their artwork and messages.