Mennonite Women USA Board of Directors - April 2012 meeting Front L-R: Twila King Yoder (Va.), Rhoda Charles (Pa.), Karen Lehman (Pa.), Maria Tijerina (Ohio), Shannon Unzicker (Ill.); Middle: Maria Harnish (Ind.), Denise Nickel (Kan.); Back: Peggy Martin (Colo.), Kathy Bilderback (Idaho), Beth Martin Birkey (Ind.); Not pictured:  Cora Brown (Ind.), Carol Roth (Miss.)

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Highlights: Sister Care seminar breaks new ground with inclusion of translation, By Emily Ralph Gift for international women given to honor Kurtz’s ordination, By Patricia Burdette Sea metaphor teaches Mennonite Women USA leaders women’s gifts. A group of Mennonite Women USA leaders met Feb. 24-25 at Bahia Vista Mennonite Church in Sarasota, Fla. Sister Care Expands to Include Men in Portland - Article by Joan Kropf in Mennonite Weekly review, Feb. 20, 2012. The Mennonite November 2011:  News Analysis:  Mennonite women find their voices -- International Women's Fund provides scholarships for 57 women in 18 countries in the last 10 years Monthly column by Lorraine Eby from Franklin Conference, "The Kitchen Table." Need a prayer for your journey? See monthly Postcard & Prayer.  Meghan Good, speaker at Women in Conversation retreats 2012

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MW USA MINISTRIES			RESOURCES FOR WOMEN
Women in Conversation retreats International Women's Fund scholarships Sister Care seminars Connect with a women's group Sister-Link relationships			timbrel magazine  A Postcard & A Prayer  Annual women's Bible study guide Women's group resources Mission and service ideas;  MCC kit bag contents; Prayer shawl ministry.

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Mission and Vision  Our mission at Mennonite Women USA is to empower women and women's groups as we nurture our life in Christ through studying the Bible, using our gifts, hearing each other, and engaging in mission and service. Our vision   Mennonite Women USA invites women across generations, cultures, and places to share and honor our stories, care for each other, and express our prophetic voice boldly as we seek to follow Christ. Mennonite Women USA is the women’s organization of Mennonite Church USA. Our history began in 1916-1917 with Women’s Missionary and Service Commission and Women in Mission. These two organizations merged into Mennonite Women in 1997 and became Mennonite Women USA in 2003.                                                                ***** Who are Mennonite women today? We are all ages and belong to many races and ethnic groups. We meet in Bible study groups, coffee hours, mission and service groups, one-on-one in friendships, and at retreats. We are women who juggle work, family, and spiritual growth–yet seek to be part of faith circles that fit our needs.