BRADFORD UNITED CHURCH WOMEN
UNITED CHURCH WOMEN EXECUTIVE FOR 2018
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    Barb Bradley-Secretary     Gwen Green-President     Cheryll Strong-Treasurer      Helen Walker-Vice-President

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Ours is a small but mighty group of women friends who meet once month, usually the first Monday of the month at 7 pm., from September until June.  We usually get together less formally in the summer months, perhaps for a lunch out or a trip to a museum.   
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​We also have a group of dedicated quilters who meet Wednesday afternoons from 1:30 to 3:30 pm.  (To see quilts for sale go to Congregational Life - Quilting Group)
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Our meetings consist of a time of fellowship, a short worship service and a speaker or a fun activity or craft.

UCW SPEAKER AT OCTOBER MEETING

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Sheela Kuttaiya, a member of our church, spoke at our October meeting.  She grew up in a Christian area in the southern tip of India.  Her father was a doctor and her maternal grandmother was one of the first women doctors in India.  When she was in university, studying to be a dietician, Sheela met her husband, who was studying medicine.  They  married, and then worked in the Middle East.  After spending ten years in Kuwait, they decided to come to Canada.  Sheela brought her two young teenagers on her own to Toronto.  Later her husband joined them and they moved to Bradford.  They both work at Southlake Hospital.  Their children are attending university.

LIFE MEMBER

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Cheryll Strong received her Life Membership UCW pin.  She is treasurer of the UCW.  Cheryll has organized the Elegant Teas (her scones are the best!!) and has convened Strawberry Suppers.  She has co-chaired many of our successful Christmas Bazaars.  She always helps at our luncheons and fundraisers.  Often you will find her organizing the kitchen.  Cheryll belongs to the quilting group, producing many beautiful creations.  She is a valuable member of our UCW.
The UCW does fundraising for the group and for the Church as a whole.  Our biggest event is our annual Bazaar in November.  Some of the funds raised are given to support our charities which include the Rainbows Programme, Sleeping Children Around the World, Helping Hands Foodbank, Community Meals, Southlake Regional Health Centre and Mission and Service Fund of the United Church of Canada.
The UCW collects:
Stamps, bread tags, eye glasses, milk bags, aluminum tabs and used batteries.  Everyone's help is appreciated.  Please note that the Campbell's Soup Company has discontinued collecting labels to be used to trade for special equipment in schools.
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Every February the UCW organize the selection of Secret Prayer Pals.  We keep our Secret Prayer Pal in our prayers and send cards on special occassions.
On February 11th, after church during coffee hour, we will have our Secret Prayer Pal exchange.  If you took part in this activity, please bring a valentine addressed to your secret prayer pal.  This time sign your name so that your secret pal will know who you are!  On February 18th, we will pick new secret prayer pals.  If you have not done this previously and would like to join please contact the organizers.
Our Vision
As United Church Women we believe:

that as Christian women of faith, we nurture spirituality by reaching out with commitment and devotion to all God's people;

in promoting truth, justice, peace, caring and sharing with respect for all in the community and wider world;

in loving God and others by living generously and giving joyfully; and,

in affirming and strengthening ourselves creatively in study and witness through music, laughter and solitude.


Bradford UCW Purpose

To unite women of the congregation for the total mission of the church and to provide a medium through which we may express our loyalty and devotion to Jesus Christ in Christian witness, study, fellowship and service.