Don't forget that this Friday, beginning with pizza at 6 PM, we will meet in the sanctuary to take all the Christmas decorations down. After the "work" of boxing up decorations and eating, we'll have a game night, starting around 7 PM. If your schedule doesn't allow you to come until then, that's just fine. Everyone can bring a snack to share (good way to get rid of the last of those Christmas cookies that are taking up space in your freezer), as well as your favorite game. If you are coming at 6 and will be eating pizza, please let me know by Thursday night so I know how many to pick up. A donation of $5 would be appreciated.
I'm excited about our Bible studies resuming this week, and hope you are too. If you've never come, this would be a perfect time to start attending. You don't need to have any previous knowledge of the Bible or even be able to find your way around in it. We're very casual and love to learn together. The Perk meets from 9:30-11 on Thursday mornings, and we have childcare available. I teach the same lesson (currently going through the book of Colossians) at Common Grounds Thursday evenings from 6:30-8. If one of your resolutions for the year was to spend more time in God's word, or develop deeper friendships, this is a great way to do those!
I know April may seem like it's a long way off, but our annual women's retreat will be here before you know it. Please save the dates of Friday, April 8th through Sunday, April 10th to gather at "our" beach house in Lincoln City. Lots more information will be coming to you over the next few months, but those of you who have attended in the past know what a special time we have together. We've had to make a slight increase to the price (we've kept it the same for about ten years!) to $90. So start saving now!
I'm excited to share this final thing with you! While scrolling through my Facebook feed the end of November, I came across a site that was new to me--www.swtblessings.com. One of the things on the page was a suggested plan for writing out Scripture each day. I determined to do that for the month of December, and found it was a great discipline for me. I'm a very fast reader and tend to speed-read the Bible too, which I know isn't always the best thing. But taking 6-10 minutes a day (depending on the length of the suggested passage) to write verses in longhand makes me slow down and really think about what I'm reading. I know several of you have already joined me in this venture, and I hope more of you will too. It's not too late in the month to start this.
Until next time,
Sherrie Ashcraft, Women's Ministry Director
sherrieashcraft@gmail.com 971-285-6699
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