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This is a newsletter for all of the women of the church who are automatically members of Presbyterian Women.
September 1, 2017
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WELCOME TO A NEW PW YEAR!
We welcome you to our 2017-2018 PW year and invite you to join us for fellowship, spiritual growth and service. These words from Psalms 25:4-5 will guide us this year: "Show me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth and teach me..." With these verses before us, we will share joyful fellowship, caring relationships, meaningful service, and deepening spiritual growth and understanding. We want you to be a part of PW. Come join us!
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Kick-off the PW year at the Fall Gathering Luncheon on Tues., Sept. 12, at 11:30 am in the Wood Fellowship Hall. R
egistration deadline is Sept. 5. Register now
on the church website or by calling the church at 704-332-5123. These words from Colossians 3:16 will guide the event: "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and instruct one
another in all wisdom: and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God." Be with friends, enjoy a delicious meal and show gratitude to God through music!
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BACK TO SCHOOL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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Our partner school, Westerly Hills Academy, requests volunteers to help staff, students and parents get the school year started. You can also tutor students throughout the school year and help in other capacities. For more information contact Heather Herring, Child and Family Partnership Coordinator, at
HHerring@firstpres-charlotte.org
or Page Hull, PW Westerly Hills Academy Chair, at
pagehull@gmail.com.
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ATTENTION NEW MEMBERS
We invite all new women members to a Coffee to welcome you to PW and to our church on Sunday, Sept. 24, at 10:00 am in the Lemma Howerton Room at the church. Meet church members, share in conversation, and learn more about our church. Please contact Becky Choate, PW New Member Chair, at
beckychoate1@gmail.com
with questions. Welcome to PW and to First Presbyterian Church! Please come!
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All women of the church are invited to join a circle for friendship, caring relationships, service and study/discussion beginning in October. If you have questions about which circle to join, please contact Jane Ives, PW Moderator Elect, at
jives@gmail.com
. Circle brochures, which you will find at the church, will also give you more information about PW and individual circles.
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WEDDING BELLS FOR KATELYN GORDON AND
ANDY COOKE
PW was honored to host a Morning Coffee on August 25 to celebrate the engagement of Associate Pastor, Katelyn Gordon, and her fiancé, Andy Cooke, who lives in Athens, GA. They will be married in November. Joy fills our hearts for Katelyn and Andy! Many thanks to Barbara Williamson for chairing this event and to Julie Caldwell for opening her beautiful home to us!
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INTERGENERATIONAL FUN
Circles 10, 12 and 13 met together for food, fun, laughter and conversation in June. What a wonderful time we shared in Christ! Many thanks to Martha Mallory for hosting this event. For more information about these circles, contact Cathy Bradley at
catbradley73@gmail.com
(Circle 10), Marianne Winn at
winn.marianne@gmail.com
(Circle 12) or Karen MacKenzie at
kmackenz47@gmail.com.
(Circle 13).
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PARISH NURSE
KRISTIN FOSTER
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Welcome, Kristin Foster, RN, to Health Ministry at FPC! Kristin's responsibilities include, but are not limited to, providing education about diagnoses, assisting in communications with doctors, guiding explorations of assisted living situations, accessing mental health resources, and walking through discussions about end-of-life decisions. Please contact Kristin at
kfoster@firstpres-charlotte.org
. Please also let her know if you would like to become involved in Health Ministry or have ideas about health programming.
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Look for your online PW Newsletter four times a year on September 1, December 1, March 1, and June 1.
Please send your feedback and suggestions to Page Kizer at
pagekizer@gmail.com.
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THANK YOU FROM THE KORNEGAY FAMILY
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A lovely letter of gratitude was received from the Kornegay family. The letter expressed deep and sincere appreciation "for the love, support, and encouragement that you continually extend to my mom, Sue Kornegay. It is evident that you are making a deliberate and genuine effort to make Mom feel like she is an integral part of First Church." The Holy Spirit is indeed at work among us.
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NO PW LEADERSHIP TRAINING DAY
A PW Leadership Training Day is not planned for the fall. Instead, Jane Ives, Gail Murchison, and Martha Thorpe will email information to Circle Moderators, Circle Treasurers, and Committee and Event Chairs. Gail will email information to Circle Treasurers on August 30. Jane (to Circle Moderators) and Martha (to Committee and Event Chairs) will send emails September 6. Feel free to contact Gail, Jane, or Martha with questions.
Many thanks for all you will do this year!
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Welcome to our 2017-2018 PW year! Please come to the Fall Gathering in September and join a circle in October. This is a year to make new friends, strengthen existing relationships and deepen our relationship with Christ, with each other, and with our church community. God is at work in our midst. We are blessed. I look forward to sharing in God's work in our church with you this year. Martha
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SAVE THE DATES
Tues., Sept. 12, 11:30 am
Fall Gathering Luncheon
Registration deadline is Sept.5.
Sun., Sept. 24, 10:00 am
New Member Coffee
Thurs., Dec. 7, 11:00 am
Advent Communion Service and Luncheon
Fri., Apr. 27- Sun. Apr. 29
Women's Retreat (Kanuga Conference Center)
Thurs., May 10, 5:30 pm
PW Birthday Dinner
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UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION HERE
If you would like to receive an electronic copy of the directory,
please click here
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If you would like to pledge to PW to help support its activities and benevolences, please click the link below. Thank you for your support!
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