Concord United Methodist Church’s United Women in Faith garden party

  • Christine Bolme enjoyed a cooling beverage. - Photo submitted

  • Ginny Thurston wore a festive hat. - Photo submitted

  • Taylor Russell was among the ladies enjoying a cooling popsicle. - Photo submitted

  • Monica Viator brought her puppy, Finnegan. - Photo submitted

  • Margaret Ashworth posed beside the church’s “little lending library.” - Photo submitted

  • Megan Wood, left, and Jenny Gergely tried to beat the heat near the fans. - Photo submitted

  • Mike Smith, who oversees the church’s community garden, was among the speakers. - Photo submitted

  • Sue Dempsey, who is over the church’s flower ministry, was among the speakers. - Photo submitted

  • Donna Brown, left, and Frances Bogan. - Photo submitted

Concord United Methodist Church’s United Women in Faith (formerly known as United Methodist Women) gathered for an outdoor garden party in June on the church grounds. The heat index was high, but the ladies and their guests enjoyed popsicles, and electric fans were distributed to help form gentle breezes while they met, talked, prayed

and heard from church members Sue Dempsey, who is in charge of the church’s flower ministry, and Mike Smith, who is in charge of the church’s community garden.