Women of Wapato, Monday, June 4, 2012 WOW-Zine

It's late in the afternoon as I'm starting this. I kinda played around with the idea of waiting to write tomorrow, as I'm still recuperating from celebrating my 60th birthday yesterday, and you know it takes old people a longer time to recuperate!! But then I remembered that I'm really still young and I should get this written after all! Thanks to all of you who were at church yesterday to join in my surprise birthday party. (Well, the birthday wasn't a surprise to me--I knew I had one--but the party sure was!) Thanks to all of you who helped my dear husband pull it off. I don't know exactly who all was involved, but I know many of you provided delicious sandwiches, Laura Taylor's cake was absolutely beautiful, plus so tasty, and Nathalie's signs all over the place were so much fun! Thanks for the gifts and the cards, but most especially, for the love. You all made me feel so treasured and special, and that's the best gift of all. I love each of you!

There's nothing much going on this week in the women's ministry department, but next week begins our summer Bible study called Your Strong Suit. Nineteen of you have told me you wanted a copy of the workbook, so I've ordered 20. Let me know if you're that last person wanting a copy. It's only $10, plus an extra dollar for shipping if you'd like to cover that. We'll kick off the study with Common Grounds on Wednesday, June 13th at 6:30. Extra important to remember that we will meet at Ashberry Lane (my house) that night because of an eighth grade graduation event taking place at the church that evening. Let me know if you need directions. The following morning,( June 14th) The Thursday Perk will meet at 9:30 at the church. Please understand that you don't have to buy the workbook to attend the studies. Some people (I'm usually one of them) don't do well with homework during the week. Everyone is welcome. We're going to be super casual during our summer study, so bring your own drinks along. We're not going to ask people to bring a snack or anything, but if you happen to feel in the mood to bring food, feel free! You can attend Wednesday night or Thursday morning, whichever works best for that particular week. Make sure to copy off the schedule that I'll have posted at the end of this blog, so you'll know the plans for the summer.

Speaking of summer plans, there are some changes going on as far as Zumba is concerned. We've (Janet, for the most part) basically been offering it for nearly a year. It's time to change things up and get out of our Zumba rut! So starting this week, there is no Zumba or anything else going on. But, beginning Monday, June 18th, we'll start a new type of exercise class which will meet at either 7:30 or 8 AM on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Those who commit to attending will be the ones who get to vote as to which of those two times will work best for them. We will probably do several different types of exercise DVDs throughout the summer, so if you have some you have on hand and would recommend, please let me know. Several of us are participating in a weight loss competition this month, and exercising at least three times a week can really help. Please let me know if you're interested for this summer.

I heard from Janet today that VBS is being moved back this year, but just by one day. It's still the last week of June, but instead of beginning on Monday, it will run Tuesday through Friday, June 26th--29th.  I'm thinkin' she can probably use some more help, so please let her know if you're available. It's a great way of making a spiritual impact in the lives of children in our community.

Here's the WOW schedule for the summer. Please remember that all events are for women only unless it specifically states children are invited.

 SUMMER SCHEDULE FOR WOW 

June
Wednesday, 13th—Common Grounds, Lesson 1
Thursday, 14th—The Thursday Perk, Lesson 1
Wednesday, 20th—Common Grounds, Lesson 2
Thursday, 21st—The Thursday Perk, Lesson 2
Wednesday, 27th—HOT TUB PARTY, ASHBERRY LANE 7 PM

July
Thursday, 5th—PICNIC AT THE TILLAMOOK FORESTRY
                 CENTER. Kids are invited
Wednesday, 11th—Common Grounds, Lesson 3
Thursday, 12th—The Thursday Perk, Lesson 3
Wednesday, 18th—Common Ground, Lesson 4
Thursday, 19th—The Thursday Perk, Lesson 4
Wednesday, 25th, Common Grounds, Lesson 5
Thursday, 26th, The Thursday Perk, Lesson 5


August
Wednesday, 1st—Common Grounds, Lesson 6
Thursday, 2nd—The Thursday Perk, Lesson 6
Wednesday, 8th—Common Grounds, Lesson 7
Thursday, 9th—The Thursday Perk, Lesson 7
Wednesday, 15th—Common Grounds, Lesson 8
Thursday, 16th—The Thursday Perk, Lesson 8
Thursday, 30th—BEACH TRIP. Kids are invited

I'll be out of town Thursday and Friday this week, but if you need to get hold of me, feel free to call my number listed below.

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