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WIC • Women In the Church |
2005-2006
Women In the Church (WIC) is a ministry of First Presbyterian Church which purposes to unite and encourage women as they seek to know and apply the teachings of Jesus Christ in all areas of life. The WIC is open to all women regardless of age or marital or professional status and provides a variety of opportunities for spiritual growth, service, and fellowship.
This program is not designed to make busy women busier. It is merely a "menu" from which to choose opportunities that fit the various gifts and interests in the different stages of a woman’s life. It serves to encourage women to use their gifts within the church community to which God has called them.
The WIC desires to encourage women in their personal communion with God, as well as with one another.
2006-2007 WIC CALENDAR |
August 2006 |
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Monday, August 28 WIC Kickoff Training |
September 2006 |
| Tuesday,
September 5 Council |
Week of
September 11 Circles Meet |
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Week of
September 15-17 WIC International Conference |
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October 2006 |
| Monday,
October 2 Council |
Week of
October 9 Circles Meet |
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Tuesday, October
4 Fall Luncheon |
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November 2006 |
| Monday,
November 6 Council |
Week of
November 13 Circles Meet |
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Saturday, November 5 PresWIC Meets at Redeemer Presbyterian Church |
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December 2006 |
| Monday, December 4 Council |
Week of December 11 Circles Meet |
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Tuesday, December 5 Christmas Dinner |
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January 2007 |
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Monday, January 8 Council |
Week of January 15 Circles Meet |
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February 2007 |
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Monday, February 5 Council |
Week of February 12 Circles Meet |
March 2007 |
| Monday, March
5 Council |
Week of March
12 Circles Meet |
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Tuesday, March 6 Spring Event |
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April 2007 |
| Monday, April
2 Council |
Week of April
9 Circles Meet |
May 2007 |
| Monday, May 7 Council |
Week of May 14 Circles Meet |
June 2007 |
| Tuesday, June
26 Mother/Daughter Luncheon |
August 2007 |
| Monday,
August 27 WIC Kickoff Training |
Women with Hearts for the
Word |
"I will
meditate on Thy precepts and regard Thy ways. I shall delight in Thy statutes;
I shall not
forget Thy word."
Psalm 119:15-16
LADIES’ BIBLE STUDIES |
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Thursdays 2 Corinthians "Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead." 2Corinthians 1:9 2 Corinthians reads more like a diary than a public document. It tells about certain events in Paul's life that are recorded nowhere else. In no other letter does Paul so openly admit his frustrations over personal hardships so difficult that he "despaired even of life." He summarizes his state as "hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed." (4:8-9) This book reveals these problems, but it also reveals Paul as a tenacious man of faith. 2 Corinthians is filled with profound words God gave to Paul on such topics as suffering, giving, and personal ministry. Two chief themes run through this book: divine comfort and encouragement in the midst of suffering and troubles; and God's strength manifested in human weakness. Topic: 2
Corinthians
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Thursdays H ebrews"How shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation." Hebrews 2:3 You can go through much of life deliberately avoiding hard decisions. But sometimes you have no choice; the situation forces you to make a decision. The author of Hebrews wrote to people who faced just such a decision. At that time new converts were being thrown out of Jewish temples, tossed into jail, and even tortured. Subject to suffering and shame for their confession of Jesus, and stripped of the familiar and visible institutions of organized Jewish religion, the readers are tempted to turn away from the faith. The author exhorts them to persevere in the pilgrimage of faith, and his exhortation is grounded in the author's proof that Jesus is better than the Old Testament laws, sacrifices, priests, and even angels. Unlike the earlier external aspects of Judaism, Jesus sanctifies our hearts so that we draw near to God with clean consciences. He links us inseparably with the God of grace. Topic: Book
of Hebrews |
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Wednesdays
"Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth." 1
John 1:18
Topic: 1 John Format: Small group and lecture Time: Wednesdays from 9:00-11:00 am Teacher: Nan Kipp |
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"As each one has received a special
gift, employ it in serving one another,
as good stewards of the manifold grace of
God."
I Peter 4:10
SERVING OUR SENIORS:
•Golden Circle - monthly visitation of our ladies in nursing homes or who are shut-ins.
• Crowns of Splendor - This ministry can involve the whole family. Members meet at several designed times to make "happies" to share with our ladies who are shut-ins or nursing home residents.
• PROS - members of this committee plan and prepare a monthly meal and program for FPC retired members
SERVING OUR MISSIONARIES:
SERVING OUR COMMUNITY:
• Sew and Sow - This ministry provides comfort to parents who have lost an infant, by providing handmade garments and blankets to a local hospital.
SERVING OUR LOCAL BODY OF CHRIST:
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• Caring - members respond to the ill, bereaved, and caregivers of our congregation.
• Cooks Who Care - participants in this ministry help to stock a freezer at the church with food that serves as a "safety net" for church members in need due to illness or bereavement.
• College Ministry - members of this ministry "adopt" our FPC college students, sending encouraging notes and praying for their needs.
• New Member Hospitality - each quarter at FPC our newest church members are honored with a luncheon at the church. Those involved in this ministry take turns contacting new members, helping to prepare the luncheon food, following up with new members, and greeting at WIC events.
SERVING INTERNATIONALS:
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