Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did...... John 4 :28-30

Saturday, October 25, 2008
First UMC, 145 Paulison Ave., Passaic, NJ

Registration and Continental Breakfast 9-9:45 a.m.
Program begins - 9:45 am
Closing Worship 3:00 pm

Keynote Speaker
Harriett Jane Olson
Chief Executive of Women's Division

Harriett , from Morristown, NJ, is a 1983 graduate of Harvard Law School.  In 1988 she became a director of the United Methodist Board of Discipleship, and in 1996 she assumed the position of senior vice-president and UMC book editor at the UM Publishing House in Nashville.  In the Fall of 2007 she was elected head of Women's Division.

Music Leader 
Roosevelt  André Credit 

Roosevelt  directed music at the NE  Jurisdiction UMW Meeting in Springfield, MA in April, 2008.  He has performed on and off Broadway, playing several roles in the Tony Award-winning, national touring companies of Harold Prince's revival of SHOW BOAT.  He holds a BS in Music Education from Oregon State U., a Master of Music in Voice and Opera Performance, and a Master of Music in Conducting from Northwestern. 

Workshops:
#1 Answering the Call - Conversation with Harriett Olson
#2 Answering the Call Through Music and Performance -  Roosevelt Andre Credit
#3 Answering the Call Through Service - Dahlia Ingram  and   Allen "Ricky" Maddox - Taize participants
#4 Answering the Call to Protect our Children - autism  and  awareness about mercury-containing vaccines and  drugs-Nancy Potts with Dr. Linda Meyer
#5 Answering the Call to be Christian Parents - Rev.  Delores Smith and Lori Smith
#6 Answering the Call and Reaching Others Through  Drama - Judith Gantly-one woman play  on relationships.
#7 Answering the Call to Organize Our Lives, Our Bodies,  Providing a Healthy Self-esteem - Jeneene Reduker