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MEOTA 鈥� The Women鈥檚 Missionary Society of the United Church of Canada was dissolved the end of December 1961. Out of its ashes the United Church Women organization was developed.
So it was that the Richard United Church Women 鈥� Richard UCW 鈥� was born Jan. 1, 1962.
Due to lack of members and after 52 years, they will be closing their books Dec.31, 2014.
In order to commemorate their efforts one of their members created this poem.
鈥淢别尘辞谤颈别蝉鈥�
Jan. 1,1962 to Dec. 31,2014
The Women鈥檚 Missionary Society, an organization tried and true
Fundraising, missionary work, Bible Society, helped shape me and you.
Goodies for shut-ins, devotions, how our reputation rose!.
Battlefords Presbytery, singsongs, overseas bundles of clothes.
Friendship secretaries sent cards, just to keep in touch
Bereaved, lonely, sick, congrats, each card meant so much.
Good Samaritan teaches, 鈥淎nyone in need, is a friend鈥�
It was a shame when no more cards did we send.
鈥淎ll good things must end,鈥� they say.听 1961 was the year
We doled out our money, closed books, many shed a tear.
The Richard United Church Women was born in 1962.
All brand new, A bit scary. How would we do?
In our area we were lucky, we had not one but two!
Some stayed with Richard, to Lilac went a few.
Aug. 9 Lilac UCW was born, a brand new name
Mabey, Nedowin, Beierle , oh to see them again!
Gillatts, Welfords, Moffat, Reid and Pain.
We met together in snow, mud, sun and rain
Ruddell Church was axed, Maymont Larger Parish came in 6鈥�6
Our goose was cooked, so we thought, left us in a fix!
No church, no can be, so we looked elsewhere
鈥淲e don鈥檛 need you!鈥� Maymont said, they didn鈥檛 seem to care!
听鈥淲hat now?鈥� we asked, so at Richard we joined their list
With new people there evolved a twist.
To a meeting a new member came with what? A Lenten calendar!
听OK. Let鈥檚 Do It! For years it added many pennies to our jar.
Had us counting, cups, boots, windows, photos on the wall
Doors books appliances and each phone call!
At Maymont we heard a talk on abused women, listened quiet as a mouse
That鈥檚 where we heard and then decided to support Interval House.
Calendar year starts Jan.1, church year July 1.
What a conundrum! Some treasurers really cursed!
Life memberships, pin fines, Starview Camp
All around the Battlefords we did tramp.
Boundary lines changed, was it a mistake?
Saskatoon was now the hu, had to support Christopher Lake.
Rallies, rallies, rallies, rallies galore!
Our last at Speers, Crooked Trees could hardly do more!
Our outreach has varied, More than a dozen, no Less
Anniversaries, nursing home visits, Sask. Hospital, bingos, the stress!
Two few of us now, will be all over the end of December
Now Let鈥檚 take some time just to remember.
