Monday, June 27, 2011 WOW-Zine

Surf's Up, Dude! Vacation Bible School, entitled Sonsurf Beach Bash began this morning. I was at the church for a while helping with registration and saw many of you there. What a great team Janet has put together!! Excited kids from K-6 will be at the church from 8:45 to 11:30 every day through Thursday. If your children missed today, it's not too late to get them involved. (Plus it might give you some much-needed quiet time around the house!)

Loving Well Session Two--We meet this Wednesday evening at 6:30 to dive into another dynamic discussion based on the Beth Moore video series. Attendance has been wonderful at both the Wednesday evening and Thursday morning sessions, which meet on alternate weeks. Encouragement and understanding are in abundance as we share what the Lord is teaching us in this challenging area of love. Feel free to join us even if you haven't had a chance to read the workbook or answer the questions.

Hot Tub Party--After putting in four days of service at VBS, you're going to need an opportunity to relax. I've got the perfect solution for you. Join WOW at a hot tub party at my house (24090 Wapato School Road, Gaston) this Friday, July 1, from 7-9 PM. Bring some snacky-type stuff to share and sit back and enjoy the warm, soothing water and a bunch of fun conversation. No program, no agenda, no stress. Just a good time with good friends. (And no, you don't need to be involved in VBS to attend.)

Exercise Your Right to Exercise! Some of you know that for the past three weeks Janet and I have been doing Zumba together. We're having so much fun (at least that's what we try to tell ourselves!) that we've decided we'd like to share it with you! So beginning next Tuesday morning at 8 we will open the church for an hour-long Zumba class on Tuesday and Thursday mornings throughout the summer. The first class just happens to fall on July 4th, which may not be ideal, but on the other hand it gives you a chance to pre-earn those calories you'll be ingesting at a barbeque later in the day! Zumba is a Latin-based jazzercise-type thing. It doesn't matter if your feet aren't real coordinated just as long as you move. As Janet says, it's a time for us to Wiggle, Jiggle, and Giggle!
Just wear appropriate workout clothes and bring a bottle of water, as you'll need it. Child care is not available at the church. Now I know there are plenty of you who are already complaining because you work during the day and can't make the class. All I can say is, "I'm sorry!" We'll have to see what we can work out (no pun intended) for you. One of my goals as Women's Ministry Director is to provide opportunities for women to grow in all areas of their lives, which includes the physical.

So that's a quick wrap-up of what's going on for Women Of Wapato this week. Find a place that you can plug in and come be part of the fun.

Sherrie Ashcraft, Women's Ministry Director
sherrieashcraft@yahoo.com   971-285-6699