Dear Presbyterian Women,
Yesterday, when I walked to the mailbox, there was a most wonderful sight. Jonquils were popping through the somewhat frozen ground. In what has been one of the coldest winters in my recollection, the plants show resilience and look forward to another spring.
Presbyterian Women
is also looking forward to Spring and several exciting upcoming activities including:
Flea & Thee: Glorified Garage & Bake Sale and BBQ
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Saturday, March 3 will find us hosting our bi-annual garage sale. Check the Sunday bulletin and
RPC website
for donation hours and to schedule pickups for large items, as well as ways to volunteer. Every dollar spent at this event goes to Missions. In 2016, we collected over $11,000 for RPC and PW local and international ministries. This year we're aiming for $15,000!
Presbyterian Women Spring Luncheon:
Our annual Spring Luncheon is Sunday, April 29 from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. in Alderman Hall. In addition to a speaker, we will award the PW Honorary Lifetime Award to a deserving nominee. Please contact me if you wish to make a nomination for this award.
As we continue through late winter and spring, may we show as much resilience in our lives and in our faith as do the jonquils blooming in our yards.
Best Always and Blessings!
In Him,
PW Co-Moderator
770-998-1280
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About 25 years ago, members of RPC's Presbyterian Women realized they needed a way to raise funds for their various mission projects and those of Roswell Presbyterian Church. It so happened that many of them had a love for antiquing and an affinity for prepping yard sales. The idea for
Flea & Thee
, "a glorified garage" sale was born.
Since then, Flea & Thee and the RPC Mission Auction have alternated years in which they occur, though the goal of each event is the same: to raise as much money as possible to fund local and global Missions - and have some fun while doing it!
Walking into the gym on
Saturday, March 3
, one will be amazed by the sheer volume of stuff that will be neatly arranged for the Flea & Thee sale. To the untrained eye, it may look like junk, but the Presbyterian Women can see what it really is: scholarships for RPC youth to go to Guatemala or attend the 96:ONE Choir Tour; funding for programs at Thornwell to help children and families in need; bedding for an apartment at The Drake House; new books and toys for the Children's Development Academy; a Christmas party for Habitat for Humanity; and much more. It's miracles of mission disguised as "just junk"!
This year, Presbyterian Women has set a goal for Flea & Thee to raise $15,000 for Missions.
That amount is higher than has ever been achieved for any prior sale, but this organization believes in the abilities of its volunteers and the importance of this call. Please help PW reach this worthy and lofty goal. We hope you will donate, volunteer, and shop! And if you can't do all three, just do one. And if you can't do just one, please pray for our volunteers, the sale, and the Missions we seek to serve.
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Volunteer at Flea & Thee - Adults and Youth
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Adult Volunteers
Volunteers are needed the week of Flea & Thee - Monday, February 26 through Saturday, March 3 - for donation intake, sale set-up, cleaning and pricing, and, of course, working the sale.
Youth Volunteers
In the week leading up to Flea & Thee, we need help with organizing, helping folks unload their cars, going on large item pick ups with a couple of adults, and then as runners the day of the sale.
In exchange for their hard work, each youth volunteer will have a donation made to their youth account. This donation can be put towards mission trips, summer camps, or any other activity done through ryeX, RPC's Youth Ministry.
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Bakers & Candy Makers Needed
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The Downfall of Sodom and Gomorrah booth at Flea & Thee, also known as the "Best Lil' Homemade Bake Sale in Georgia", needs your tasty wares to sell: cookies, brownies, pies, cakes, homemade breads, and any other family favorite treats are needed.
Bring items to the Church Kitchen (downstairs near Alderman Hall) by Friday, March 2 at noon
, packaged for sale. We've found cookies sell best bagged in groups of 3-6; brownies sell best bagged as singles. Cakes sell well by the slice or as a full cake. Pies should sell whole.
Please mark your treats with a description of what they are and note if it contains NUTS. If you would like to price your items, please do so with a pricing sticker.
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Lin Holoman's Flea & Thee BBQ Tradition Continues
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Those who have never tasted the servings of Lin Holoman's pork BBQ are missing a treat! Lin began dabbling in the fine art of cookin' meats many years ago, seeking to perfect Eastern North Carolina style BBQ. He has roasted pig, ribs, and turkey, but pork has always been his favorite.
For over 12 years, Lin has been the official pig roaster of Flea & Thee. Every Friday night before the bi-annual sale, Lin and a crew of about five guys, usually including Larry Dorman, Ted Poister, Frank Petru, and Rick Hagle, gather at RPC and stay up through the night keeping watch over the cooker and the pork on it. After approximately ten hours, the crew determines that the meat has reached its peak, it's taken out of the cooker, and is hand pulled by a second shift of seven to eight pork preppers. The kitchen crew then works its magic packaging the meats for by-the-pound orders and delicious sandwiches, all for sale during the hours of Flea & Thee, as well as by advance order.
Pay by cash or check made out to Roswell Presbyterian Church - on the memo line, make a note for PW Flea & Thee BBQ.
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