Redirecting Our Life Choices

B
est Yes —
Redirecting Our
Life Choices
SISTERS IN SERVICE
A CONTEMPORARY RETREAT
FOR YOUNG AND YOUNG AT HEART WOMEN
MARCH 14-15, 2015
RIVER PLANTATION CONVENTION CENTER
1004 PARKWAY, SEVIERVILLE, TN
A Program of Holston Conference United Methodist Women
HOW TO SAY YES TO A LIFE THAT WILL FEED AND IMPACT THE WORLD AROUND YOU
Are you living a life of chaos? Does a calendar or your phone dictate how you spend your day? Do you have
trouble getting unplugged from social media around you? If you answered yes to any of these questions or if
you just need time away with other women, then this retreat time is for you. Maybe it is time to have an
examination of your life. During this retreat, we will spend time looking at how we spend our time. As moms,
as wives, as young adults, as church members, we can sometimes feel overwhelmed and find ourselves
spinning our wheels. We will use the book by Lysa TerKeurst titled The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the
Midst of Endless Demands as a framework for our time together. Our topics will include:
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Cure the disease to please with a biblical understanding of the command to love.
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Escape the guilt of disappointing others by learning the secret of the small no.
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Overcome the agony of hard choices by embracing a wisdom based decision-making process.
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Rise above the rush of endless demands and discover your best yes today.
Please join us as we continue our theme of 2015 by saying YES to the things in our lives that will feed the lambs
in our lives. You will not want to miss this.
Featured Speaker Kim Mink is Director of Family Ministries at
Concord UMC in Knoxville. She is leader of several women's groups and
family programming . Kim has taught women’s studies, organized the
TREKK kid’s ministry and performed throughout East TN.Kim, a mother
of four young children and wife of Bill, is abreast of the challenges faced
by today’s women. You will be inspired by her spiritual presentations
around the theme of “Best Yes — Redirecting Our Life Choices” and “Feed
My Lambs.”
Musicians Sarah Clapp Gilpin & Kirk Wynn
lead contemporary worship music at
Cokesbury UMC in Knoxville.
Sarah is
proficient in a broad range of music and
performance, winning several awards and
performing with notable musicians. Sarah
balances her Christian service with raising
two small children with her husband
Brian.
Guitarist Kirk Wynn is a singer/songwriter
who, in addition to his gig at Cokesbury UMC,
is a member of the country duo Crab Apple Lane.
Both Sarah and Kirk are lively witnesses to an upbeat approach to the Christian life through music.
Retreat sessions will be held at River Plantation Convention Center at 1004 Parkway, Sevierville, TN 37862.
Session registration includes a slider buffet dinner. Saturday’s first session begins at 1:00 –3:00, dinner served at 5:30—
7:00. Session II will begin at 7:30 followed by the optional Hands On Mission Project and Sing-A-Long at 9:15 p.m. Session III
begins at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning.
To participate in the optional Hands On Mission Project, include $2.00 with your Event Registration Form to cover the cost of
supplies. Chalk/whiteboards as the Hands On Mission Project will be made after the Saturday night session. The boards will
be delivered to children’s hospitals in Knoxville, Johnson City, and Chattanooga.
EVENT REGISTRATION FORM — PART I — REQUIRED
Registration postmarked on or before March 1, 2015 is $15.00. Registration postmarked after March 1 is $20.00.
Mail this form with your check to Registrar: Beverly Smith, 118 Crawford Lane, Fall Branch, TN 37656 . Make checks
payable to Holston Conference UMW. The Room Reservation form is to be mailed separately. See Part II.
Event Site Childcare for ages 3-10 will be available if the registration form is postmarked by March 1st. Cost for childcare is
$10/child. Forms for childcare are available online at holstonumw.org.
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HOTEL INFORMATION AND RESERVATION—PART II
Lodging, at a special rate of $80/room, including a complimentary breakfast, is offered at Governor’s Inn located in the area
of Governor’s Crossing Shopping Center (Red Light 13.4) at 121 Nascar Drive, Sevierville TN. Room reservations, in the block
of rooms reserved, will be on a first received basis by sending your money and registration form—listing all who will be in
your room—to Karen Adair, PO Box 80802, Chattanooga, TN 37414. Checks should be made payable to Holston Conference
UMW. These rooms can easily accommodate up to 4 persons (double queens or a king + sleeper sofa.) Please send names of
all that will be in your room. Room reservations in this block of rooms will be on a first received basis until all are gone.
Please note your preference of room and Karen will try to accommodate. Other lodging may be secured direct by you but will
not be eligible for the tax exempt rate.
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For more information contact Peggy Dalton, by email [email protected] or call
423.581.4743 or check us out online at holstonumw.org.
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HOLSTON CONFERENCE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
2015 CALENDAR OF CONFERENCE EVENTS
March 14-15
Sisters in Service Retreat – River Plantation Convention Center
and Governor’s Inn, Sevierville TN
April 18 – 25
Mission Trip to Sager Brown, Baldwin LA
April 25 - 26
Spiritual Enrichment Experience, Lake Junaluska NC
May 23
Mujeres en Accion Worship Event for Women, Children, Youth
Mt. Zion UM Church, Afton TN
June 7 -11
Holston Annual Conference at Lake Junaluska NC
July 16 - 18
Holston Conference Mission u Event, Central UMC, Lenoir City TN
August 8
Social Action Workshop – First UMC, Sevierville TN
September 19 - 20
Conference UMW Annual Meeting and District Officer Training
Lake Junaluska NC
Each District United Methodist Women of Holston Conference have events scheduled. Please refer to
the district calendar for more information. United Methodist Women’s Day should be observed on a
Sunday selected by the local unit in consultation with their church’s pastor.