Presbyterian Women. Davidson College Presbyterian Church

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1 Presbyterian Women Davidson College Presbyterian Church 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 community of women and men that strengthens the Presbyterian Church (USA) and witnesses to the promise of God s kingdom. The Purpose Presbyterian Women

2 Presbyterian Women Presbyterian Women (PW) offers women meaningful ways to live out their faith within a supportive community of women. For over 200 years, Presbyterian women s groups have strengthened the Presbyterian church and played a major role in sharing the good news of Jesus Christ and witnessing to the promise of God s kingdom. PW is an independent organization of more than 300,000 women within the PCUSA, offering programming and resources for women to live their faith in the midst of an inclusive caring community. At DCPC there are opportunities through PW for women and men to pursue Bible study, service, retreats and ministry. PW Scheduled Events September October All Circles begin for the year Women s Retreat: William Black lodge, Montreat: Reservations through church office by 9/4 3:00-7:30 CH Blood Drive: (PW gives blood/brings snacks) Soup and Salad Fellowship Supper: 6:00-8:00 CH November 5 17 Day of Service (PW provides lunch) December 2-4 Alternative Gift Fair opportunity for people to buy Christmas gifts by contributing to non profits supported by DCPC Missions partnering with PW January 19 February March Soup and Salad supper: 6:00-8:00 CH Birthday Brunch 10:00-12:00 CH April 20 May 18

3 Circles Begin Meeting in September Circles are groups of women and men... who meet monthly for fellowship, and Bible or book study. Church and community members are welcome to visit and choose which circle they would like to attend. There are many who believe that the future of the church is built on small groups studying and worshiping together. We invite anyone interested in visiting or joining one of the circles to contact PW Moderator Dorothy Sloan or one of the Circle Moderators listed below. Many circles will be using the Horizons Bible Study, Who is Jesus, What a Difference a Lens Makes, while others are reading books or short stories together. Circle 1 meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 11:00 a.m. in the parlor and uses the Horizons Bible Study. Margaret Stauffer is the lesson leader. Contact Anne Hicks mannehicks@bellsouth.net or Judy White judy.baldwin@roadrunner.com Members include Peggy Bond, Shirley Couch, Jan Dumford, Allison Goldstein, Anne Hicks, Nina Holcombe, Carolyn Gooden, Judith Jackson, Royce Kimbrough, Martha Lyon, Carmen Mase, Yvonne Miller, Betty Marble, Colette Naso, Carla Overlander, Lucy Roddey, Judy White and Margaret Stauffer. Circle 2 ** meets on the first Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in homes The group is finishing A Celestial Omnibus, Short Fiction on Faith, then in February picking up "God Stories", edited by C. Michael Curtis. Contact Brenda Barger hbbarger@gmail.com or Joanne Rawson rawson.joanne@gmail.com This is a diverse group of energetic working and retired women. Members include Lynn Andrus, Brenda Barger, Kate Barger, Jane Campbell, Leah Chester -Davis. Lisa Farrer. Sarah Henry, Pam Holthouser, Becky Hyler, Phyllis Justus, Susan Krebs, Missy Kuykendall, Van Lear Logan, Cissi Lyles, Susan Manning, Heather McKee, Donna Molinek, Karen Myers, Joanne Rawson, Allyson Ray, Beverly Rosengren, Suzanne Sadler, Christine Sizer, Ruth Wadsworth, Nancy Waite-Kahn, Jill Zsuppan, and Edith Anne Cashion. Circle 3 meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 10 a.m. in the living room of the Pines and is using the Horizons Bible Study. Members frequently choose to go out to lunch following the meeting. Contact Phoebe Caldwell doug @gmail.com, Ramona Landberg landberg.group@outlook.com or Marjorie Burris burrisme@bellsouth.net This is an enthusiastic group of women that enjoys and supports one another as they serve together in varied roles in the church. Members include Wilma Ahrens, Sheila Allen, Phoebe Caldwell, Jennie Clifton, Jone Coates, Fran Cowan, Julia Edmunds, Pam Fawcett-Brandon, Diane Gabriel, Dot Hay, Jennifer Hayes, Betsy Hobbie. Jane Holland, Martha Honeywell, Mary Mac Kincaid, Ramona Landburg, Joyce Mihuta, Bev Mitchell, Dottie Morrison, Bettyann Murphy, Pidge Osborne, Priscilla Perkins, Jamie Pettway, Nancy Rashet, Sondra Rudy, Amy Scotten, Molly Sloan, Lovenia Summerville, Margie Utley, and Marion Thomas Circle 4 meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 10 a.m. at The Pines and uses the Horizons Study. Betty Kate Ruth is the lesson leader. Contact Carol Quackenbush carol34q@aol.com Members include Evelyn Cameron, Bev Chinery, Sally DuBose, Peggy Evans, Gerry Griffin, Bobbye Howell, B.G. Jones, Lee Kuras, Martha Montgomery, Doris Piles, Mary Pryor, Joanne Ratchford, Joanne Rautenberg, Marian Rhyne, Elizabeth Rudisill, Betty Kate Ruth,Barbara Stark, Martha Stevenson, Shirley Jorstrick, and Fredda Doanaldson Circle 6/Coed Group meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 11 a.m. at The Pines and uses the Horizons Study. Contact Ruby Stroud rubystroud@gmail.com It is a large group of men and women at the Pines. Members include Martha Leak, Betty Kate and Jack Ruth, Sue and Bob Hackendorf, Lois James, Ava Spencer, George Ramsey, Betty Newbold, Joanne Ratchford, Ginny Irwin, Anne White, Ruby and JB Stroud, Mary Anne Taylor, Myron Chartier, Joyce Rudisill, Bob Millikin and Eileen Steele. Circle 7 ** meets on the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. in the church and is using Horizons Bible Study. Contact Jan Tevepaugh jtevepaugh@yahoo.com This is a group with a special interest in mission. Members include Jenny Alexander, Bobbie Bause,Elizabeth Martin, Judy Cole, Ann Brindisi, Vicki Gray, Beth Jones, Sallie Kerr, Tish Kimbrough, Stacy Leslie, Nancy Lingle, Pat Rickert, Linda Stark, Linda Steber and Jan Tevepaugh.

4 Circle 8 ** meets the second Monday of each month at 7pm and focuses on Bible study (material varies), discussion and fellowship. Members also occasionally meet for casual lunch gatherings. Contact Bonita Beeken beeken@bellsouth.net or Dorothy Sloan dot.sloan@att.net Visitors and new members of all ages are invited to join us! This group is made up of women with varied experiences in professional life, parenting, volunteerism, and faith journey. Members include Catherine Bragg, Lisa Davis, Karen Fesperman, Suzanne Grzeszczak, Charlotte Griffith, Shelly Hoffman, Louise Mazur, Diana Merrifield, Mardee Johnson, Cambria Nielson, Tina Piephoff, Ruth Yoash-Gantz, Christina Tarry, Lee Kiley, Penny Lambert, Rebecca Chaffin, Mary Muchane, Dorothy Sloan, Bonita Beeken, Linda Griffith, and more. Circle 9 is an interracial, intergenerational and interdenominational group that meets 9:30-11:00 on the 2 nd Wednesday in homes. The group is using the Horizons Bible Study. Contact Mary Jo Clark clarkbrown@mi-connection.com ** Denotes evening circles Special Presbyterian Women Offerings Circles generally collect loose change at each meeting as part of the traditional Least Coin Offering. For this offering, Presbyterian women from around the world contribute the smallest coins from their country as a symbol of their prayers for peace and reconciliation throughout the world. Any paper money at meetings is given to the Healthy Women Healthy Families, a PCUSA ministry that provides maternal and child health care including mosquito nets and vaccinations in developing countries around the world. PW also makes Mothers Day cards available each spring for a donation to this worthy ministry. Each fall the Thank Offering is collected as a symbol of each woman s gratitude for all the blessings she has received and in the spring a Birthday Offering is collected. All offerings are voluntary. The offerings connect us to Presbyterian women world- wide as together we support Presbyterian initiatives. Small donations multiply like the loaves and fishes. Women s Retreat Each fall PW hosts an annual Women s Retreat at the William Black Lodge in Montreat, NC. This is an opportunity for women to experience a weekend of prayer, reflection and discussion led by a facilitator and to enjoy the fellowship and recreation opportunities of the North Carolina mountains. In 2016, Debbie Dodson Parsons led workshops on Generations. Dates for the 2017 Women's Retreat are September 15-17th.

5 Soup and Salad Suppers Periodically, the PW has soup and salad suppers for all women of the church. These simple, program free evenings allow women of all ages to get to know other women in the church family without having to bring a dish. Day of Service Presbyterian Women provides lunch for the church workers on Day of Service as well as providing food for the church Blood Drive, Room at the Inn and Habitat Building days. These are annual events sponsored by Community Missions.

6 Alternative Gift Fair Each year Presbyterian Women joins with members of Global and Community Missions to hold an Alternative Gift Fair. Members of the congregation and the community learn about missions supported by the church and can buy gifts to support local non-profits such as Ada Jenkins Center, the Davidson Cornelius Child Development Center, the Housing Coalition, La Escuelita San Alban, SPOKES and E2D, to our mission partners at Blythe, Sigona and Nicaragua and groups such as A2S, Mothering Across Continents, the Nepal Orphans Home. Gifts purchased at the fair continue giving throughout the year.

7 Birthday Offering Brunch The birthday brunch is a tradition of Presbyterian Women. Held in the spring, there is a speaker on a mission project supported by the church. The Birthday Offering started by Hallie Paxton in 1922 is collected. Women are challenged to give at least a penny for each year of their age to support groups selected by a committee of PCUSA Presbyterian Women. and to celebrate the birthday of Presbyterian women as a group. The Lifetime membership award is also given at this event. An Honorary Life Membership is conferred on an individual in recognition of faithful service in some area of the church and is commemorated with a pin and a certificate. Past recipients include: Women receiving life memberships from DCPC include: Chester Bell Withers Pat Knox Lois Reed Genevie Hopkins Marjorie Burris Priscilla Perkins Adeline Ostwalt Dot Kaylor Brenda Barger Marjorie McCutchen Caroline Plyler Pam Holthouser Blanche Parker Margaret Stauffer Linda Cannon Anna Pritchett Carmen Mase Jan Dumford Ethel Rhodes Carolyn Gooden Van Lear Logan Ruth Coffey Mary Fetter Stough Pat Mose Ann White Florence Cole Harriett Frederickson Polly Lester Jackie Polley Pat Sailstad Ruby Stroud Mary Anna Bode Betty Newbold Peggy Evans Kitty Sellers Lovenia Summerville Linda Cannon Carol White Women receiving life memberships from other churches include: Mary Black Martha Montgomery Agnes White Miriam Bode Georgia Lemmon Kit Piephoff Ruth Boyce Gerry Griffen Marjorie Stell Dot Hay Sally DuBose Barbara Boucher Helen Dole Allyson Ray

8 Coordinating Team of Presbyterian Women Moderator: Dorothy Sloan Treasurer: Pam Holthouser Secretary: Penny Lambert Birthday/Life Membership: Marjorie Burris Mission: Community Liason: Vicki Gray Mission: Global Liason: Carol Burbank PW Booklet: Jane Holland Alternative Gift: Karen Fesperman Retreat: Bonita Beeken Historian: Lovenia Summerville