In August, we kicked off our Fall activities with a meeting at the church to describe all the upcoming activities and ways for everyone to get involved! Women's Ministry President, Donna Bangma, talked about the upcoming Fall Bible Study, the return of our monthly Women's Evening Fellowship events and the various ways the women could volunteer to help with Redeemer Day School needs. Other ladies spoke about the various mission in-reach and out-reach activities that Redeemer women lead, and encouraged everyone to join in the fun! In addition to the fellowship and information sharing, there was lots of good food to enjoy! Here's a few pictures from the event.
September brought the start of our Fall Bible Study. The study centered on the minor prophets as we completed book 5 of Nancy Guthrie's series on Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament. This was a great time of diving into God's word together, as 25-35 ladies gathered each week to share what they had studied, while also deepening their friendships and sharing prayer needs with one another. We take a break for the month of December, then start back up on Friday, January 13 with our next study which will focus on the book of James! If you have not yet participated in a Bible Study at Redeemer, please consider joining us when we start our "spring" Bible study in a few weeks!
Monthly Women's Evening Fellowship events (formerly known as CCCC) also resumed in September. A number of ladies hosted an evening (or daytime event) in their home. These events are a great time of getting to know one another through sharing a cup of coffee and a plate of cookies together. In December, to add a bit of "holiday fun," Anna Andreyev hosted a "scarf exchange" party in her home. Everyone brought a scarf to share, and a white elephant gifting activity produced more than a few "steals" of a favorite scarf! A great time was had by all, as you can see in the picture below.
Along with the holidays, the Women of Redeemer also hosted the Covenant Children's Crafting event! This high energy event offers all children ages 5 and up a chance to make gifts for their parents, grandparents, or other loved ones that can be a "secret" for them to open on Christmas morning. The children had a great time creating their treasures, which the ladies helped get into gift bags. As you will see in the photo, it was ALL SMILES for our children following this fun time together! (Notice we did NOT take a picture of the adult volunteers, they may have all looked exhausted! LOL)
As we ring in a New Year, we look forward to all that God has planned for our Women's Ministry in 2017! A few key dates to keep in mind: Our annual Ladies Tea will be held on Saturday, February 25 and our Annual Spring Renewal will be Saturday, April 29. Watch for more details on these events and many others coming soon. Happy New Year to all!
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