Christian Women's Fellowship
Purpose:
"To Provide opportunities for spiritual growth, enrichment, education and creative ministries to enable women to develop a sense of personal responsibility for the whole mission of the church of Jesus Christ."
Christian Women's Fellowship Scripture:
"What we have seen and heard we announce to you also, so that you will join with us in the
fellowship that we have with God and with Jesus Christ."
Christian Women's Fellowship Officers:
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President - Mrs. Barbara Powell
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Vice President/Secretary - Ms. Rosa Kent
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Treasurer - Mrs. Peggy Norton
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Study/Worship - Ms. Ruth Lutz
- Service - Mrs. Carol Rowe and Mrs. Millie Suttles
Circle Leaders:
Circle 1 - Mrs. Imogene Maxey
Circle 2 - Ms. Elizabeth Hamm
Circle 3 - Mrs. Peggy Norton
Circle 5 - Mrs. Elaine Alsobrook
Meetings-Places and Times:
Evening Circles
Circle #5-3rd Monday each month in home of members at 8:00 p.m.
Circle #2-2nd Thursday each month at the church at 7:30 p.m.
Day Circles: 2nd Tuesday each month
Circle #1-in homes of members at 1:30 p.m.
Circle #3-at the church at 10:30 a.m.
GEORGIA REGIONAL EVENT
Northwest District Spring Conference - Saturday, April 19 - 9 am
Cherry Log Christian Church
Annual Women's Retreat - October 10-12, 2008 - Norman Park, Georgia
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETINGS, GENERAL MEETINGS and FUND RAISING EVENTS
April 13 - Executive Board - 12 noon
August 3 - Executive Board - 12 noon
November 2 - Executive Board - 12 noon
OTHER DATES
March 29 - Kitchen Cleaning - 1 pm
May 2 - Church Women United May Friendship Day - 10 am
Service Projects
"Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting"
Continuing Projects
Used Clothing:
Bring good used clothing for the Georgia Regional Hospital. They are to be placed in the first Nursery room on the right of the main hall in our church building.
Least Coin Collection:
A Church Women United project, the Fellowship of the Least Coin calls you to: Pray regularly for women in every part of the world; become an instrument of reconciliation in your family, your neighborhood, in action which brings people of different races and nations more nearly in harmony and set aside as a token of participation....a least coin (one penny). Our Least Coin collections are gathered and taken to the annual May Friendship Day celebration each year. The funds are administered by the Asian Women's Conference for Ministries of mercy on every continent and for experiences which create Christian Community across all lines.
Blessing Boxes:
Please place in an "Often-looked-at-area" of your home and drop a coin in for each special blessing you or your family receives. Examples: A happy recovery from illness, a new baby just home from the hospital, a victory over difficulty, a safe journey, everyday family love. Blessing box offerings are over-and-above gifts to the outreach ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) around the world. The blessing of giving is ours, but the coins become blessings for others as they support an entire program of outreach. Blessing Box Offerings will be collected at C.W. F. Retreat in the Fall each year.
Campbell Soup Labels:
Please save your Campbell Soup labels and other Campbell products. Leave them in the Service Project Envelope next to the CWF bulletin board at the church. These will be given to the Christmount Christian Assembly in Black Mountain, North Carolina.
Magazines:
Magazines will be taken to the VA Hospital. Childrens, Guideposts, Reader's Digest, People. Take address labels off and place them in CWF Service Box. NO SUNDAY SCHOOL MATERIALS. Magazines with plenty of pictures are favorites.
Soft Drink Pull Tabs:
Ronald McDonald House. Place pull-tabs in CWF Service Box.
Recycle Hearing Aids and Glasses:
Place in CWF Service Box.
Postage Stamps:
Used stamps, foreign or domestic, over 37 cents.
Soldiers Serving in Iraq:
The Christian Women's Fellowship has a soldier serving in Iraq, Matthew Ehlers. We can send cards/letters. Packages sent could include peanuts, sunflower seeds, all-beef jerky, crunchy granola bars, cheese curls, games such as word finds, crossword puzzles, card games and peg games. They also have access to CD and DVD players. RESTRICTIONS: Nothing that melts, no tobacco products, no pornographic materials, no pork products (not allowed in Muslim countries) and no violent CD's or DVD's of any kind. PRAYERS DEFINITELY ACCEPTED!
Monthly Projects
JANUARY -
Georgia Regional Hospital - good used clothing & shoes. Georgia Regional Hospital is a 368-bed facility located in South DeKalb County. It provides in and out-patient services to adults, adolescents and forensic patients with mental illness, mental retardation and substance abuse issues. The Clothing Center provides clothing for patients who are dressed inappropriately and/or do not have clothing.
FEBRUARY -
Caring for Special Friends (Homebound, Assisted Living or Nursing Home Residents)
MARCH -
Kitchen clean-up. Do thorough cleaning of cabinets, replace shelf paper, organize irems appropriately, etc.
APRIL -
Mountain View Personal Care Home - specific needs published later. Mountain View is a personal care facility for elderly with limited resources. Also donations of food for the Decatur-area Emergency Asisistance Ministry Food Pantry.
MAY -
Magazines and books for VA Medical Center. The Atlanta VAMC is a tertiary care center that is dedicated to providing both primary and specialized outpatient health care, extended care, acute medical, surgical, intermediate and psychiatric care services with almost all major specialties and subspecialties represented. The facility also serves as a prosthetics treatment center, fabricating supplying mechanical devices such as artificial limbs for patients within the states of Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama. The Mission of the Atlanta VA is to provide timely and compassionate healthcare, which contributes to the well-being and quality of life of our veterans.
Campbell Soup labels for Christmount Christian Assembly. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Christmount is the camp, conference and retreat center for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), whose mission is to serve God by providing opportunities for life-changing and enriching experiences in faith, nowledge, leadership and personal relationships.
JUNE -
Ronald McDonald House can tabs and grocery items- such as individual soups, cereal, etc. Ronald McDonald House is a "home away from home" for families while their child goes through treatment at Children's Healthcare.
JULY - Clean Sanctuary
AUGUST -
Hagar's House - school supplies. Hagar's House is a women and children's shelter located in Decatur and is a ministry of Decatur Cooperative Ministry.
SEPTEMBER - To Be Announced
OCTOBER - To Be Announced
Remember Decatur-area Emergency Assistance Ministry Food Pantry.
NOVEMBER/ DECEMBER -
Decorations for Advent - December 1 - check all decorations, refurbish if needed, clean globes, plan and decorate sanctuary, office doors, fellowship hall, outside doors, steeple room and narthex. Assist in Chrismon Service and Tasting Party.