Attending: 15

Offering: $29.50

Opportunity Moments:

This is to be individual projects, things God has laid upon your heart.  Meeting needs and Blessing others.

Food Pantry: Bridgeport, St Francis Church

The Wednesday before Thanksgiving they will also be handing out warm clothes, hats, mittens, gloves, etc…

Devotional: Eva Boswell- Faith  Hebrews 11:1

• Do not lose Hope
• Stand together in Faith Believing

Christmas Auction:

• motion made by Fran Filmer to split the auction proceeds between the Sinesi’s and the Moon’s at Chambers; 2nd by Cindy Centner; motion passed
• Sue Troast and Brenda Vanduser are heading up the auction
• Laura Zindle and Bev Robinson will be the cashiers
• looking for donations of Hand crafted and New or Like-new gift items to auction

Christmas Luncheon:  Sat Dec 3, 10:30 am

• theme: Carols of Christmas

We need 4 more ladies to Host and decorate a table using a Christmas Carol as a theme.

• The list of songs taken can be viewed here:  http://www.kirkvillewesleyan.org/women/archives/127 or see Amy LaForte
• Invitations: Eva Boswell and Joanne Jones
• Kitchen: Pat Lamb
• menu will include soup, chicken salad, fruit….
• Sing 3 Christmas Carols- Fran Filmer accompanying on the piano
• Special Music:
• Licia Swain- solo
• Joanne Jones- Harp
• Devotional- Roberta Davis

Connecting Women:

• Shopping Day– Tues Dec 13, 5:30 pm
• meet at Wegman’s for supper than shopping at Hobby Lobby and/or Shoppingtown Mall
• Kickback PJ Party- Friday Jan 6, 6pm
• movie, etc
• Brenda Vanduser is planning this event

**There will be no regular December Meeting**

Submitted By: Amy LaForte, secretary

Attending: 12

Devotion: Judy Cremeans– Ready, Set, Grow!

• 1 Peter 3:15– Be ready always
• Colossians 3:2– Set your mind on things above
• 2 Peter 3:18– But grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus

Sunday Oct 9 6pm is Roberta Davis’ Ordination in Cananadaigua, several ladies are interested in going and supporting Roberta on this special day

YMWB/WKFM: Cindy Centner is the new Director; Nancy Zecher and Kathy Dunn will be her assistants

• This will take the place of Jam’N Kids on the last Sunday of the month

Ladies Retreat:    Sept 16-18, Chambers Wesyleyan Camp

• Our Goal is to take 50 ladies (in honor of the 50th anniversary of the church)
• There are 24 ladies registered, 5 of them being new, first time attendees
• ** more items are needed for the Grandma’s basket for the auction**
• if anyone is in need of transportation to retreat, they can talk to Cindy, she can help find them a ride to retreat.

Secret Sisters:

• reminder to be in prayer for your Sister
• send her a card to let her know you are thinking of her

What is Wesleyan Women? Where to we go from here?

• it was suggested to combine Wesleyan Women and the “Service to Others” ministry
• it seems these to ministries often overlap, the WW are the backbone Cindy depend on to accomplish the work
• Magda and Cindy will meet with Pastor to discuss the possibility
• another goal: to build relationships with the women of the church
• every women who attends our church is a “Wesleyan Woman”
• perhaps more fellowship times could be organized for ladies to get together and get to know each other better.

College and Miltary cards and care packages will be packed at the next meeting (Oct 4)

• Eva Boswell is coordinating

Christmas Luncheon– Saturday Dec 3

• Theme is Carols of Christmas; each table will be decorated with a different Christmas Carol, reflecting the true meaning of Christmas
• Contact Amy LaForte if you are interested in decorating and hosting a table
• Kitchen coordinator- Pat Lamb
• Silent Auction- Brenda VanDuser
• Laura Zindle and Bev Robinson will handle $ and checkout

submitted by: Amy LaForte, secretary

Attending: 11

Offering: Tonight our offering was given for the Seef Family– $41 cash and $50 walmart gift card.

Devotional: Magda Paashuas- Proverbs 15:15
All the days of the oppressed are wretched,
but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.

Ladies Retreat:  Sept 16-18

• Cindy Centner is collecting registrations
• deadline for early registration is Aug 31
• theme for our Auction basket this year is a Baby basket; we start collecting baby items mid/late august
• it is our goal to take  50 women this year to retreat

WKFM: Cindey Centner is the new director, materials need to be ordered $36.99

Ladies Day Apart:

• we no longer have to pay dues
• after this year Wesleyan Women will be disbanded, there are officers in place for this coming year
• each Church and/or district are being encouraged to decide where their Women’s Ministry groups will go from here

Where is Welseyan Women/ Ministries going in our Church??

• More out reach/missions  locally
• pray for direction
• Love and Blessings
• John 13:35    By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another
• One immediate opportunity is the Seef Family, the Paashaus’ family neighbors who lost their home to fire
   
  • Magda is collecting food. money, diapers (one year old) for the family, she will let us know has other needs arise

Christmas Luncheon:  Sat Dec 3

• possible themes: Christmas Past, Celebrating 50 Christmases at Kirkville, Songs/music or Christmas, Family Christmas,  Decades of Christmas
• be thinking of ideas, we will choose a theme at the SEPT meeting

Next Meeting will be Tuesday Sept 6; there will be no meeting in August due to VBS

Submitted by: Amy LaForte, secretary