Summer 2011 Bible Study

Starting Tuesday, June 14th from 7-8:30pm, all women are invited to participate in a summer Bible study, Jonah: Navigating a Life Interrupted. You may purchase an optional workbook for $14. Childcare will not be available, but older children and nursing infants are welcome to attend.

Frugal Fair Revisited

On April 30, 2011 the Women at Grace had a fun day with a variety of "frugal" activities. The day began with a Fashion Show, with women wearing outfits purchased at thrift shops, consignment stores and garage sales. There were two awards presented for People's Choice and Judges' Choice. The winners are pictured above.

The WINGS Boutique was a popular activity. Everyone received five tickets to select "free clothing" which was attractively organized. Some women were even seen wearing their "new" clothing to church the next day!

Kudos go to our kitchen crew. The Fair Food selections included mini-corn dogs, pretzels with cheese, walking tacos, and caramel corn.

The Booth Displays shared the expertise of our Grace Women. There was much to learn about frugal living, and everyone left with new ideas to try. Listed below are the booths. Several of the handouts are available online.

•Baby Bargains & Websites for Moms

•Baking and Cooking with Beans
Recommended Bean Recipes- Barbara
Recommended Bean Recipes- Karen

•Breadmaking

•Financial Peace University

•Frugal Fitness - Effective Exercise at Home

•Gardening - Maintaining a Vegetable Garden

Homemade Household Cleaning Products

•How To’s for shopping Thrift Stores

•Menu Planning Tips

•Recycling

•Using Soap Nuts (all natural soap substitute)

We also had a short devotion with Scripture and questions to help us consider a biblical view of frugalness.

April 30th: Frugal Fair!

Saturday, April 30 (10am-1pm)

Ladies! Save this date for a fun morning of money saving tips including…

• “Second Hand” Fashion Show
• Display “booths” with cost saving ideas
• Women’s Clothing Exchange
• “Fair Food” snacks

Please sign up at church on the bulletin board if you plan to attend!

Frugal Fashion Show  (extended deadline to 4/20!)
This will be a contest that showcases fashions worn by Grace Women from second-hand sources (garage sales, thrift and consignment stores). Don’t be shy: we know you’re out there! Casual, formal, workplace or maternity are all acceptable.
     RULES: 

1. No more than $25.00 may be spent on your entire ensemble (excluding shoes).
2. Submit a picture of your ensemble by Wednesday April 20th, along with a brief description of items and costs.
3. There will be a prize awarded based on audience vote and our amateur judges.

Contact: Kelly Schutt, 490-1494, kelly_schutt@comcast.net

Swap and Shop at the WINGS Boutique
Bring your gently used (clean and ready to wear) adult women’s clothes to swap! If possible, bring them on hangers. Accessories, jewelry, shoes, purses and belts are also acceptable.

Collection will be Sunday, April 24th-Wednesday, April 27th. We are gathering items in advance so our “shopping area” will be attractive and well-organized. Items may be left at church on/near the coat rack across from the kitchen.  Please sign in and indicated number of donated items.

Tickets for items: On Saturday, a ticket will be handed out for each clothing item, pair of shoes or accessory you brought. Each person attending the clothing swap will also get 5 free tickets. Additional tickets will be available for $0.50 each with donations going to Wheeler Mission.

Contact: Libby Davis, ldavis@uindy.edu; Cami Wright, rcwright88@msn.com

NOTE: Any item in the Boutique not selected will be donated to Wheeler’s Thrift Store OR you may take yours home at the end of the Fair on Saturday.

Booth Displays
Our in-house experts will share money saving tips for your household. Topics include:

• Baby Bargains & Websites for Moms
• Baking and Cooking with Beans
• Breadmaking
• Financial Peace University
• Frugal Fitness - Effective Exercise at Home
• Gardening - Maintaining a Vegetable Garden
• Homemade Household Cleaning Products
• How To’s for shopping Thrift Stores
• Menu Planning Tips
• Recycling
• Using Soap Nuts (all natural soap substitute)

Contact: Gretchen Jaynes, 496-2547, gjaynes26@hotmail.com; Barbara Hult 780-1354, mrshult@yahoo.com

Agenda
10:15am Fashion Show
10:30-1 pm View Booths and shop at WINGS Boutique
11:30  Fashion Show Results/Devotion

Fair Food will be available throughout the morning!

At 1pm, anyone interested may carpool to Wheeler’s Thrift Store for a group shopping event.

March 19, 2011: Ladies Spring Luncheon

Saturday, March 19th
11:00am-1:00pm
Grace Evangelical Church
"Growing in Grace"

Our guest speaker at the lunch will be Barbara Metzelaars, the wife of former NFL player and current Indianapolis Colts Offensive Line Coach Pete Metzelaars. Pete and Barbara have been married since they were in their teens and have two grown sons. You will not want to miss Barbara share their journey of faith and how they have grown in grace, watching as God brought them from a tragic situation to glory in Him.

~ Sign up on the Women's Ministry bulletin board by March 14th.
~ Let Libby Davis know if you would like to be a table hostess for this event.

~ Please bring a salad for a pitch-in lunch and an item to donate to Life Centers (crisis pregnancy center).

Donation Suggestions for Life Centers
Any baby or maternity items are welcome, but especially:

• Diapers (all sizes, but particularly: newborn, 4, 5, and 6)
• Wipes
• Bottles
• 0-3 month size girl and boy clothing
• 24 month size girl and boy clothing
• Bassinets
• Any furniture items (car seats and cribs are only accepted if they are new in the box, everything else can be gently used)

Women's Annual Christmas Brunch, December 4th

Join the women of Grace for a time of fellowship and to hear an update on Wheeler Mission's Hebron Ministry.

Date: Saturday, December 4th

Time: 9:30-11:20am

Place: Home of Pastor and Barbara Hult

Brunch will be provided

For our service project, we ask that you buy a gift for the families of the men in Wheeler Mission Ministries' addiction recovery program. Everyone from church (not just women) is invited to participate. We have almost 200 gift requests!

• Please stop by the WINGS bulletin board and pick an ornament off the "tree."
• Purchase a gift that is appropriate for the age/gender of the person on the ornament and bring the wrapped gift to the Christmas Brunch.
• If you are unable to attend the brunch but still would like to purchase a gift, please return your gifts to the Wheeler box by the WINGS bulletin board by Sunday, December 12.
• Be sure to attach the paper ornament to the gift so it can be matched to the assigned family.

Sign up on the bulletin board at church.

Mini-Retreat Reminder!

Don't forget about the WINGS mini-retreat this Saturday! If you didn't register, it's not too late to come join the fun. Consider inviting a friend who would enjoy a refreshing and relaxing day. Read more about it here.

Also, please note a date change for an upcoming Titus 2 event. The "Simple Home Repair" night is now scheduled for October 28th (was the 26th).

Mini-Retreat: October 9th, 2010

Renew, Refresh and Relax...in the Lord!

Women’s Mini-Retreat
Grace Evangelical Church
Saturday, October 9th, 2010, 8:30am-1:00pm

Why a Retreat?
As women fulfilling many roles in our busy lives, we often feel the need to renew, refresh and relax. Join the Women of Grace as we take a morning to seek physical and spiritual refreshment!

What’s in store?
During this mini-retreat we will have some “in house experts” share on the topics of food, nutrition, health, exercise and wellness. They will also give advice on being refreshed as a young mom, and how to maintain intimacy in your marriage.

It will be a fun morning!  After lunch, if you want to stay, we will be wrapping shoe boxes for Samaritan’s Purse.  These boxes will be available to the rest of the congregation for our annual collection.

Mini-Retreat Schedule
8:30am    Continental Breakfast
9:00am    Personal Pampering
9:45am    Breakout Session One
10:45am    Breakout Session Two
11:45am    General Session: Encouragement for Personal Spiritual Renewal
12:15pm    Lunch*
1-2:00pm    Service Project (optional): Wrapping Shoe Boxes for Samaritan’s Purse

*Lunch will be provided and included in the cost of registration ($5.00)

Childcare is not provided for this event

Please return registration by Sunday October 3

Breakout Sessions
Choose two! (scheduling will be determined based on interest)

Cooking for Fun, while Watching Your Weight
“Weight Watchers and Paula Deen combined” Shelli Engle and Cindy Gregory

Wellness and Exercise - A healthy life worth living, and fun, too!
“Run a 5K with my husband, you bet!” Ann Bumb

Keeping Refreshed as a Young Mom, through Pregnancy and the Early Years
“Knowledge is power when making confident decisions regarding your health and your child.”  Join R.N.s who work in NICU, labor and delivery and pediatrics - Leigh Hopper, Sandra Randall and Anita Stevens

Sitting at His Feet--Renewing Your Mind Daily
“Devotions as a spiritual oasis in the middle of a desert” Becky Gluff

Relaxing Massage
“How can massage benefit me?” Terry Stigdon

Intimacy - Renew your thoughts in God’s View of Sex
“Whose idea was this? Yes, God’s!” Barbara Hult