Okay, enough of that goofy stuff--it's time to get serious. And nothing is more serious than exercise. It's as serious as a heart attack (which it may keep you from having). It's a serious as those talks your mom had with you when you were a teenager and got home after curfew. Exercise is as serious as you make it! And we don't make it very serious at our Zumba classes. Nope, we just come to have the discipline of exercising with friends at least twice a week. So get ready to ZUMBA on Monday and Wednesday at 4:15 PM, and Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30 PM. I really need you Tues./Thurs. gals to show up. You'd been doing great for a while, but last session no one showed up but me! And that's just no fun at all. I'm very boring when I'm all by myself!
COMMON GROUNDS meets this Wednesday at 6:30 PM at the church. Remember that old childhood taunt, "Liar, liar, pants on fire"? Well, we're going to take a look at a woman who was wearing hot pants even back in Biblical times. Sapphira has a beautiful name, but her heart turned ugly for just a little while and it ended up being the death of her. Check the story out in Acts 5:1-11. We'll have a great time of sweet eats, sweet fellowship, and a look at the dark side of a good woman. Do you think you can figure out a way to wear or bring something that ties in with the story?
THE THURSDAY PERK meets next week, December 8th, at 9:30 AM at the church. We, too, will be studying Pinocchio and how his nose grew every time he told a lie. Wait, I think I got a bit mixed up! We'll actually be looking at Sapphira also, so be sure to read Acts 5:1-11.
A big thank-you is in order to you women who showed up Saturday morning to help deck the halls of the church. I guess we really concentrated much more on the sanctuary than the halls, but my, it sure looks festive at Wapato now. We'll have our annual de-decking party on Friday, December 30th, at 6 PM. Bring $5 to cover your pizza and soda, and help us put the decorations away until next year. I know it's hard to even think about taking things down when most of us haven't put things up at our house yet, but just stick it on your calendar.
WOW CHRISTMAS PARTIES are coming soon to a Bible study near you! Wednesday, December 14th will be the celebration for Common Grounds, and the following morning, the 15th will be The Thurday Perk's time to party. We'll have a cookie exchange, a video devotional, lots of time to visit and sing carols, and a $5 gift card exchange. (I know some of you have been plotting a special White Elephant gift all year long, but save it for next year. Women's Ministry likes to shake things up a little and not do the same thing year after year.) Be watching for an Evite (another great cyber tool) to show up in your mail sometime this week.
Schedule for Common Grounds:
November 30th
December 14th
January 4th and 18th
February 1st, 15th, and 29th
March 14th
April 4th and 18th
May 2nd and 16th
Schedule for The Thursday Perk:
December 8th and 15th (yes, two weeks in a row)
January 12th and 26th
February 9th and 23rd
March 8th and 22nd
April 5th and 26th
May 10th and 17th (yes, two weeks in a row)
Let me leave you with this thought from iBloom, a cyber magazine with great ideas for Christian women:
Get Mentally Prepared for the Holiday Season
The holiday season is spreading its wings before us. Maybe you have a childlike excitement about the upcoming holidays. Maybe you picture fun family times, laughter with friends, delectable smells, and memorable activities. Or maybe what’s on your radar is an overwhelming to-do list, expectations that are much more than you can handle, or memories that haunt you.
However you perceive the upcoming season, we encourage you to take a little time to prepare. Here are just a few steps to help you:
- Know God’s presence. Stop throughout your day to sense God with you. Pray simple prayers throughout the day, “Thank you Jesus,” “I know you are with me, Lord,” “Grant me wisdom in this moment,” “My heart overflows with gratefulness.”
- Think ahead about how you want this season to be memorable. Think ahead to January 1, 2012 – what will make you smile when you think back over the holiday season? Then focus on just 1-3 of those things to make your holidays memorable rather than busy and overstuffed.
- Choose one person, family or project you can support (just one); plan one event that you would really like to go to (just one); and think of one activity that you want to focus on and look forward to (just one). By choosing and limiting what we do, we can savor and truly experience the satisfying moments of the holiday season.
iBloom has a couple resources to help you make the upcoming season memorable. We have a new product called “Making Family Time Fun: Savoring Holiday Moments and EVERYDAY Experiences with Your Family” and our November iBloom Membership call, “iChoose2 Thrive During the Holidays: Making the Holidays Memorable.” We hope these opportunities will help make the holiday season more relaxed and joyful for you!
Sherrie Ashcraft, Women's Ministry Director
sherrieashcraft@yahoo.com 971-285-6699
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