Tuesday, March 10, 2015 WOW-Zine

Hello Ladies! There's a lot of information to share with you this week, so I'm going to just jump right in. Please be sure to read through everything and not just assume you know what's going on, as you never know when something new has been added. :)

This Saturday is our WOW Bowling Party at Four Seasons in Hillsboro. This is your chance for some healthy competition, lots of laughs at our various bowling styles, and sharing good times and good food with good friends. We'll meet at the bowling alley at 10:30. If you're interested in car pooling from Gaston, meet me behind the church at 10 AM. We'll bowl a couple games and eat lunch in the restaurant before carrying on with the rest of the day. You may bring your daughters that are old enough to bowl. Please let me know if you plan on coming.

Tiffany Krautscheid is in the final months of her pregnancy, and she's giving up her husband and two oldest kids so they can be part of the mission team going to Mexico. We'd like to help her out by providing some meals while her three biggest helpers are out of the country, as she'll still have five kids at home with her. Please show her some love by signing up at http://www.takethemameal.com/meals.php?t=ITMS1362


Have you signed up for retreat yet? Show me the money ($80) and you can reserve your spot for the weekend, as well as pick your bed! Please make checks out to WVC but give them to me. The dates are April 10th-12th at "our" beach house in Lincoln City. We're going to have a great time as our guest speaker, Gina Detweiller, leads us in thinking about Hope: An Anchor for the Soul. Our outreach this year will be gathering items to put in gift bags to welcome young ladies who arrive at Saving Grace Maternity Home in Hillsboro. I'll be sending out letters in a couple of weeks letting you know what you can sign up to bring for the bags, our schedule, car pooling, etc. 

Pirate's Cove

The Gull Room

The memory verse we're working on for our Bible study this week is Ex. 3:14. God said to Moses, "I Am Who I Am." This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you.

(Just talk to Nathalie M. to find out her secret to memorizing the verses. It's even rubbed off on Kristin L.!) Common Grounds meets Wednesday at 6:30 PM and Jody S. is up for treats this week. I'll provide something for us to eat on Thursday morning at 9:30 for The Perk. 

Coming up at 10 AM on Saturday, May 16th, is our Feminini-Tea for women and girls. This year our theme is The Purse-uit of Happiness. Start looking for a special purse you can bring along with you that morning. Maybe an old one you have that has special meaning, or something new just because!

I need women to start signing up to host a table, which means provide table service and decorate the table in some way keeping with our theme. You can mix and match your dishes, make it as formal or as playful as you would like. When we get closer to the date I'll have a place you can sign up for what food you'd like to bring for our brunch-tea potluck. (Women who are hosting a table needn't bring food.) We've done this event for several years (though we missed last year) and it's always a special time--a chance to wear a spring frock if you're so inclined, and crook your little pinky as you delicately sip tea. That's one option. But if you're not comfortable getting a little "girlie" for the day, don't let that stop you from coming. We really want YOU there! We want you to relax, be comfortable, and just enjoy connecting with other women. Please let me know if you're willing to host.

I told you there was a lot of information I needed to cover today!! Make sure to put these events and dates on your calendar so you can plan ahead.

Until next week,

Sherrie Ashcraft, Women's Ministry Director

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