Women's Ministry in October

By the time you read this we will have had our first lesson of our Bible Study presented by Rev. Bev Phillips. This was the launch of our Bible Study for this year. I hope that we will all gain an understanding of Paul and be able to share it with each other. Let’s study our lessons and help the study leaders as they teach the lessons.

Our Gathering in October will be October 22nd. It will be a Salad Luncheon. Joan Fenton (PWP Justice and Peace Coordinator) will be our speaker. Joan is well-versed on women’s issues and we welcome her. Sign-up sheets for the salads will be passed around at our October Circle Meetings.

The Creative Ministries Offering Committee of Presbyterian Women has announced that the recipient of the 2014 Birthday Offering grant is Blue Corn Mothers Alliance, Albuquerque, New Mexico. They provide a range of services for Albuquerque’s Native American women who have experienced domestic violence. They have a multifaceted program that offers advocacy; crisis intervention; health, counseling and educational services; and referrals for legal and shelter services to Native American women and children who have suffered domestic violence.

The Creative Ministries Offering Committee of Presbyterian Women reviews proposals and selects recipients before the Birthday Offering is collected. Grant amounts for the recipients depend on gifts contributed during 2014.

BOOK REVIEWS
For your fall reading:

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia after being at war and takes a job as a lighthouse keeper. To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes once a season, Tom brings a young wife, Isabel. Years later, after two miscarriages and one stillbirth, the grieving Isabel hears a baby’s cries on the wind. A boat has washed up on shore carrying a dead man and a living baby.

Calling Invisible Women by Jeanne Ray
Clover, a mom in her early fifties, feels she is invisible to her family. One morning she wakes up and finds she can’t see herself. Her family doesn’t even notice. She soon finds other women of a certain age who seem to have disappeared. As the story unfolds, she joins a movement of invisible women to affect change.

I will be returning the end of September and will be so happy to join my church family. I have visited two different churches here with my granddaughter and have enjoyed meeting the people and worshipping with them.

Blessings to All,

~Diane Nestlebush, Moderator