First Area Meeting of 2010-11 Conference Year

The Flint Area WMS and YPD will meet on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at Newman - Pontiac. Sis. Valerie Bates is the host president and Rev. Lila R. Martin, the host pastor.

We would love to have representatives from all of our local churches in attendance as we organize for the Conference year, plan our strategy for eradicating domestic violence, and plan for attendance at the upcoming WMS Quadrennial Convention in 2011.

Please come out, bring your YPD, give us your suggestions, volunteer for committees, and help us to make this another productive year.

Bus to 4th District Planning Meeting

There will be a bus traveling to the 4th District (AMEC) Planning Meeting at the Crowne Plaza in Rosemont, Illinois, October 21 - 23, 2010. The bus will leave Quinn Chapel AME Church in Flint, MI on October 21, 2010 at 5:00 a.m. and return on October 23, 2010.

The cost is $90 round-trip (which includes a non-refundable $25 deposit) with the deposit due on September 25th and the balance due October 4, 2010.

Please make checks payable and mail with the attached form to:

Quinn Chapel AME Church
2101 Lippincott Blvd.
Flint, MI 48503

For more information contact: Mary Wilson - (810) 238-6739

Quinn Chapel AME Church
Rev. Stanly U. Sims, Pastor

Cook Missionary Society Annual Tea

The Cook WMS of Vernon Chapel AME Church in Flint, MI brings you their ANNUAL TEA on September 18, 2010 at 12 noon in the church's Family Life Center.

The Cook WMS is looking forward to having you join us as we "Embrace the Ties That Bind: Faith, Family and Friends"

Contact Estella Simpkins, Program Publicity, for additional information at 810-252-5437.

Sis. Loretha Roberts
Program Chairperson

Sis. Birdie Brown
Local President

Rev. Ernest Garrison
Local Pastor

4th District Mid-Year Convocation

The Bishop's Mid-Year meeting is this week: Thursday, March 12 - Saturday, March 14, 2009 in Indianapolis, IN. Listed below is a scedhule of WMS activities and a few things for all stakeholders (missionaries, clergy, wim, laity and clergy family) to remember and consider:

Rev. C is seeking donations for AME India, which she will collect at Mid-Year. She is asking 200 women to give $15 to $25 each.

- If you would like to contibute ,but are not attending Mid-Year, please send your check to Treasurer, Orletta Caldwell. Make checks payable to: Mich Conf WMS and put AME India in the memo field.

- If you are planning to attend Mid-Year, you can either give it to us there and it will be included in the Conference offering. We are keeping track of how much our conference donates to District requests so that we may include that in our report at the end of the year. We want to show what we have done collectively as a Conference.

If you have not registered for WGI (Prayer Convocation), please do so by Mid-Year, if possible. Michigan must have 250 registered by Mid-Year. The cost is $100 for everyone, regardless of age. (Please contact Karen A. Davis if you need a registration form). This event is for all women of the 4th District.

Please secure your room for the WGI (Prayer Convocation) at the hotel. You don’t want to risk being bumped to the overflow hotel. Do it today!

WMS Schedule of Events
Mid-Year Convocation
March 12 – 14, 2009


Thursday, March 12th

10a.m. – 11:45a.m. WMS – Creating a Labyrinth Journey from the Gospel of John

12:00pm – 1pm Hour of Power – The Rev. Robert Brumfield, preaching

1p.m. – 2:45p.m. Lunch (On your own)

3:00pm – 3:45pm Report on Congo Women – Stacy Nichols

4:00pm – 4:30pm Creative Movement – Rev. Lyndetta & Mr. Charles Alsberry

5:00pm Dinner (On your own)

7:00pm Worship Service – The Rev. Terance Gray, preaching


Friday, March 13th

9:00am - 9:45am Effectual Intercession – Rev Esther Mitchell

9:45am – 10:00am President’s Word – Joyce Keys Garrison

10:00am – 11:00am YPD Report - Myesha Gholston

11a.m. – 11:15am AME India – Robyn Tyson

11:15am -12:00pm Biggest Loser Contest – Vickie McCullough
Nutrition & Weight Loss

12:00pm – 1:00pm Hour of Power – The Rev. Alene Glover, preaching

1:00pm – 3:00pm Lunch (on your own)

3:00pm – 3:45pm WGI Awards – Kelly Shelton

3:45pm – 4:30pm WGI Orientation & Mobilization Session –
Coordinators & Committee Chairs

5:00pm Dinner (on your own)

7:00pm Worship Service – The Rev. Jeffrey Johnson, preaching


Saturday, March 14th

9:00am – 10:00am Meetings of WGI Subcommittees /1st Vice Presidents Annual Day

9:30am Plenary Session: Stakeholders’ Reports

11:00am Closing Worship Service – The Rt. Rev. Samuel L. Green, Sr., preaching

On Behalf of the Michigan Conference Branch WMS and the WMS Leadership Team of the Fourth Episcopal District, thank you for all that you do in Kingdom Building. All I ask is that you do what you can. If you want to do something for AME India but $15 is not in your budget, then send a $1.00. If 200 people who aren’t planning to go to Mid-Year gave $1 each, that’s $200 more than zero. If they dug a little deeper and gave $2 each, that’s $400. Do what you can, but do something, because anything greater than zero is always acceptable.

Sis. Jacqueline Mitchell-Robinson, President
MI Conf. WMS

7 Prayer Initiatives for the Women's Global Convocation

From 4th District Worship Director, Sis. Mishca Smith:

I hope all is well and that GOD has been speaking to your heart as only He can do.

Under the direction of Rev. C, I have included a letter of invitation for you and all the people within your circle of influence to request their commitment to pray for one of the 7 prayer initiatives of the International Women's Convocation (letter included in this post). I have also attached a copy of the 7 prayer initiatives (click here for 7 Prayer Initiatives).

Along with asking women to pray we are also inviting them to join us in Toronto, Canada for the Intentional Women's Prayer Convocation. Please pass this information on to the area and local WMS Worship Directors within your conference.

The goal is to have 10,000 women from the 4th District regions committed to prayer for the initiatives. Please review the attached information and contact me if you have any questions.

I know the Lord has some awesome work ahead for us to do if we will only be obedient to his word. As Worship Leaders, we all need to promote the importance of a good and active prayer life. We need to move our sisters beyond praying for God to do things for us toward praying for direction for where God wants to lead us. We need to move beyond praying a prayer of CRISIS to prayer becoming a lifestyle.

I would like to thank you all for the work you do and I look forward to what the Lord has in store for us in Toronto.

In His Service,

Mishca R. Smith

Go to www.wgi4.org for the 7 Prayers and to register for the International Prayer Convocation.

See the Women's Global Initiative website for the 7 Prayers.

7 Prayer Initiatives of the International Women's Prayer Convocation

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Liturgical Dancers Needed

The 4th Epsicopal District is recruiting Litugical Dancers to minister and worship at 4th District events, including the Christian Education Congress in July. If anyone from your church is interested (they need not be members of the WMS or YPD), please contact Sis. Joyce Johnson, MI Conf. 2nd VP.

Women's Global Initiative - Women's Prayer Convocation

The International Woman’s Prayer Convocation
Rev. Dr. Cecelia Williams Bryant, Episcopal Supervisor
September 16-20, 2009

The Michigan Conference is Pressing towards Toronto 2009 to pursue “The Depths of the Knowledge of God.”

Missionary Sisters,

The Michigan Conference is seeking your registrations to this convocation BY MARCH 11, 2009!! Within the next 9 days, if you reach these goals, prizes will be awarded at the next Executive Board Meeting in May!!

· Each Area Chairperson with 20 or more registrations in will receive a $100 Mary Kay Spa Basket

· Each Officer (Conference, At-Large, President, Life Member) who registers a minimum of two (2) new attendees will receive a $25 Mary Kay Gift Certificate (to be redeemed with Ruby for any item)

Registrations for all ages is $100. Make checks payable to: Women’s Global Initiative and mail to: P.O. Box 1543 Royal Oak, Michigan 48068-1543. Attached is a registration form. Those who have Information CD-ROM’s will find a form on your CD.

Write on your registration form your Area and any office you hold and make a copy for yourself and for the Conference to receive your award. This will be our tracking system.

CAN YOU GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS? Not only will you be registered for a convention that will bring Spiritual, Christian Women together under the uniting power of the Holy Spirit to pray - but your Conference will recognize your effort in meting this deadline with something special to pamper yourself as we enter a blossoming SPRING SEASON!

God Bless you as we go forth,
Ruby Frazier,
1st Vice PresidentMichigan Conference

Flint Area WMS Supports My Sister's Keeper

Our latest Newsletter, p. 1. Click the image to download.

Flint Area WMS Supports My Sister's Keeper

Our latest Newsletter, p. 2. Click the image to download.

4th District Newsletter Submissions

Dear Conference Officers, Area Chairpersons and YPD'ers:

There will be a 4th District Newsletter published each month with information from all of the Conference Branches of the 4th District. Each Conference will have reporters. The Michigan Conference Reporters are Delores J. Clements, Conference Corresponding Secretary and Christine Crawford, Conference Corresponding Secretary, Shadow, who were appointed by the President. Sister Gail Gordon, 4th District Communication Officer is the Chairperson for this project.

All Newsletter articles must be received by me, Delores J. Clements, or the President, Jackie Robinson, by the 1st of each month. This is a firm day to be received. We must have it to the District by the 5th of each month in order for it to be considered.

The February issue is all about everything in February that your WMS may be involved in: Love, love, love makes the difference for Valentine's Day, Founder's Day (Richard Allen), Black History, Ash Wednesday, Lincoln's Birthday, Presidents Day or even Groundhog Day.

Area Chairpersons and YPD Directors please make contact with your people and get your articles to us as soon as possible. Your articles can be from your Area Activities or your Local Societies Activities. Please involve your Corresponding Secretary.

For more information you may contact Sis. Delores Clements, Michigan Conference WMS Corresponding Secretary.