GOD'S BLESSINGS
John Prewett, FCC Board Chair
I have been pondering about the leadership roles in which women have in our church. In our Holy Bible, women were not in leadership roles because of cultural norms. But, if anyone thinks they did not have an influence, just read about John The Baptist's beheading!
Our
women
are at the communion table on Sundays;
women
are leading the Diaconate and serving;
CWF
providing food and hospitality for our gatherings and funeral meals; Pastoral Care is ALL
women
; (awesome prayer shawls) Jubilee Christmas is led by
women
; our Card Ministry is ALL
women
; Hospitality in the Parlor each Sunday is led by
women
; our office manager and bookkeeper is a
woman
; our Director of Congregational Ministries is a
woman
; our Christian Education Chair is a
woman
; our Honduras Mission is led by a
woman
; many
women
are on our various Congregational Committees; our choir and musicians are mostly
women
; our church photographer is a
woman
; our Associate Pastor is a
woman
and the list goes on. . .
Our Lord and Savior Jesus loves all of humanity and commands us to love one another. One way of showing love is giving thanks in prayer: Please pray with me
now
. "Our Holy and Gracious God, thank you for giving our Body of Christ such a blessing of faithful women. We pray that though this faithfulness you will continue to provide the guidance and strength in which they need. Please forgive us when we sometimes overlook the good works our women do." AMEN