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March 2017

AVON LAKE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

32340 Electric Blvd.

INVITES YOU

SATURDAY, APRIL 29 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Registration – Programming – Luncheon - Fellowship

FOR THE

SPRING GATHERING

OF PRESBYTERY WOMEN

IN THE PRESBYTERY

OF THE WESTERN RESERVE

From The East Take I-90 and exit on Nagle Road. Go

North on Nagle Road to the first light and turn left on

Chester Blvd. Turn right on Jaycox Road. Go straight

through traffic light at the Walker Road intersection.

Turn left on Electric Blvd. The church is on the right

(north) side of the street.

From The West Take I-90 East and exit on Route 83.

Go North on 83 (which jogs) for a few miles. Electric

Blvd is past Avon Lake High School by a funeral

home. Turn right onto Electric Blvd. The church is

about 1 mile on the left. Go past the church to the

entrance.

What’s Inside This Newsletter

1 Avon Lake Invitation and Directions 1 Sharing Upcoming Events 2 Birthday Offering History 3. Luncheon Reservation Policy 3. PW Justice: Children’s Literacy 4. Horizons Information 4. PW Purpose and New Manual 5 Spring Gathering Flyer and Reservation Form

DOES YOUR CHURCH HAVE A

SPECIAL EVENT?

Use this gathering as an opportunity to invite other PW units and women’s groups to your event. By supporting such events, we will strengthen our

connections.

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USE THIS SPACE TO WRITE A PERSONAL

MESSAGE TO YOUR FRIENDS WHO WILL BE

INTERESTED IN THIS GATHERING TOPIC AND

THEN

FORWARD THIS NEWSLETTER TO ALL YOUR

PW FRIENDS.

Thank You! Your PW Coordinating Team

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March 2017

The Birthday Offering

of

Presbyterian Women Presbyterian women have a long tradition

of caring for others and helping those in

need. Ever since 1922, when Hallie

Paxson Winsborough, superintendent of

women’s work in the PCUS, visited Miss

Dowd’s School for Girls in Kochi, Japan,

and challenged members of the Woman’s

Auxiliary to give one penny for each year

of their lives (or a dollar if a woman

preferred not to reveal her age) as a

birthday gift to the school, Presbyterian

women’s Birthday Offering has helped

fund major mission projects that have

improved the lives of women and

children around the world.

Though this offering was initially

planned to celebrate the 10th anniversary

of the Woman’s Auxiliary, the idea of

giving to a specific mission project each

year caught on. When the Woman’s

Auxiliary became Women of the Church

in 1948, and when Women of the Church

joined with United Presbyterian Women

in 1988 to form Presbyterian Women in

the PC(USA) in 1988, the Birthday

Offering continued to be an important

part of women’s “second-mile” giving.

While the projects and donation amounts

have changed, Presbyterian Women’s

commitment to improving the lives of

others has not. We continue to need

broad, consistent support from

Presbyterian women and others in order

to continue funding mission projects like

the ones selected for 2017.

Since the Creative Ministries Offering

Committee of Presbyterian Women

reviews proposals and selects recipients

before the Birthday Offering is collected,

grant amounts for the recipients will

depend on gifts contributed during 2017.

To learn more, visit

www.presbyterianwomen.org or see the

January/February 2017 issue of Horizons

magazine.

GIVE TO THE PW OFFERING

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March 2017

YOUR RESERVATION is

important to PW and

especially to the host church

for planning the food for the

gathering. PW reimburses

the churches for the number

of lunches we have

reserved.

If you make a reservation and

then find that you cannot

attend, please reimburse

PW for the luncheon cost at

your earliest convenience

and language

are critical shapers of a

child’s future.”

TOGETHER IN ACTION FOR CHILDREN’s LITERACY

Presbyterian Women is taking a leadership role in supporting the PCUSA’s Educate a Child Initiative.

We are taking the challenge of children’s education a step further by addressing children’s literacy as a justice issue. PW urges each congregation to seek to empower children through literacy.

Your PWPWR Coordinating Team encourages you to bring books to the gathering which we will donate to local literacy programs OR to plan events around Children's Book Week, May 1-7.

Here are three ideas:

Community Story Hour (host it at your church and read aloud to children of the community; may be a onetime event or ongoing).

Roving Readers (form a group of volunteers who go to community centers, hospitals and other sites where children are served, to read aloud to children). Focus especially on underserved children.

Lending library for families (donations might allow lending to anyone in the community who wants to avail themselves); emphasis on books with messages that address concerns of children and families; positive messages, empowering stories, etc.

You can find lots of resources &

ideas at

www.presbyterianwomen.org/ justice

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March 2017

IF YOU NEED HELP STARTING A BIBLE

STUDY GROUP, WE HAVE PW

MEMBERS WHO WOULD BE GLAD TO

HELP YOU GET STARTED.

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HORIZONS Bible Studies

2017–2018 Cloud of Witnesses: The Community of Christ in Hebrews

By Melissa Bane Sevier

Upcoming Horizons Magazine Themes March/April 2017 Systems

May/June 2017 Being Presbyterian

THE BIBLE STUDY IS FREE WITH A MAGAZINE

SUBSCRIPTION ($24.95). BIBLE STUDIES

ARE CURRENTLY $8.00

PW Purpose

Forgiven and freed by God in Jesus Christ

and empowered by the Holy Spirit,

we commit ourselves . . .

To nurture our faith through prayer and Bible study,

To support the mission of the church worldwide,

To work for justice and peace, and

To build an inclusive, caring, community of women that strengthens the Presbyterian Church (USA) and witnesses to the promise of God's kingdom.

Available Now!

PW Manual A Guide for PW Groups

The Churchwide Coordinating Team of Presbyterian Women voted the synod representatives introduce the new PW manual to their coordinating teams at the first opportunity. The manual is available from Presbyterian Distribution Service either in print (item #PWR16120 or as a download (item #PWR16121). $6.00

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March 2017

Presbyterian Women

In the Presbytery of the Western Reserve

SPRING GATHERING

Avon Lake Presbyterian Church 32340 Electric Blvd., Avon Lake

Saturday, April 29 9 AM – 2:00 PM Registration and Coffee 8:30-9 AM

WHO IS JESUS . . . in other parts of the world ?

We are pleased to have these PCUSA Mission

Co-workers share their experiences with us.

How is Jesus perceived in other countries?

What is a worship service like?

Rev. Cinda Gorman – Egypt

Rev. Suzanne Carter - South Africa

Join us in a Celtic worship experience

PW Business Session

Birthday Offering

Mission Project:

We are collecting books for area literacy programs. Please

bring new or used books you believe would encourage children

or adults to read more. Members of the PW Coordinating Team

will deliver them to area program locations.

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Cost: $10 in advance or $12 at the door Please make checks payable to: Presbyterian Women PWR(PW-PWR)

Send reservations to: Lee Lohr, 3864 Long Rd., Avon, OH 44011 Reservation Deadline – Monday, April 24

NAME:________________________CHURCH:____________________

ADDRESS:________________________________PHONE __________

E-MAIL:________________ Child Care Needed – age(s) ___________

Special dietary needs? ____________________________