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.”
Disciples Women’s 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.”
Disciples Women Planning Committee
Barbara Powell (Lydia/Mary Magdalene)
Elizabeth Hamm (Lydia)
Peggy Norton (Lydia)
Ruth Lutz (Mary Magdalene)
Yolanda Lewellyn (Mary Magdalene)
Lily Delk (Lydia)
Circle Leaders
Lydia Circle – Lily Delk
Mary Magdalene Circle – Yolanda Lewellyn
Meetings-Places and Times:
Evening Circles
Mary Magdalene Circle – 3rd Monday each month in home of members at 7:30 p.m.
Day Circle
Lydia Circle – 1st Tuesday each month at the church at 1:00 p.m.
Service Projects
“Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting”
Continuing Projects
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.
Soft Drink Pull Tabs:
Ronald McDonald House. Place pull-tabs in CWF Service Box.
Monthly Projects
JANUARY – FEBRUARY: Mountain View Personal Care
Warm socks for the men – white or black – medium and large – those that fit like sizes 6-8 and 9 – 111/2. Big need is always Depends for men and women. Store brand is fine also. Sizes Large and Extra Large for adults. Kroger has very good ones – they are $10.00 for 17 briefs. Mary Magdalene Circle in charge.
MARCH – APRIL: Hygiene Kits for Youth Project
Lydia Circle in charge
MAY – JUNE: Ronald McDonald House
Pop tabs and aluminum pull tags are collected year-round. The Ronald McDonald House is a “home away from home” for families while children go though treatment at Children’s Healthcare. A list of their needs will be announced in March. Mary Magdalene Circle in charge
JULY – AUGUST: School Supplies for Hagar’s House
Hagar’s House is a women and children’s shelter located in Decatur and is a ministry of the Decatur Cooperative Ministry, DCM. A list will be provided in June. Lydia Circle in charge.
SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER: Samaritan’s Purse – Christmas Shoe Boxes.
Information will be distributed as soon as possible to enable members to begin this project as early as possible. Mary Magdalene Circle in charge.
NOVEMBER – DECEMBER: Assist with Advent and Christmas events and decorate the church
Executive Committee in charge.
Forever Family
Items to be announced. Lydia Circle in charge.