Presbyterian Women

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 (U.S.A.) and witnesses to the promise of God’s kingdom.

 

At Nassau Presbyterian Church, all women members of the church automatically belong to PW USA. Many women choose to be participants and involve themselves in our programs and activities. Some of the things we do are outlined below

Circle Meetings
At NPC, we currently have 4 Circles operating. The purpose of a Circle is three-fold.

-First, each is a group for fellowship, meeting at least once a month throughout the academic year. In this way, we get to know each other, and reach out to each other in times of joy and sorrow. This fellowship is widened to include all women with the inclusion of our all-church fellowship events, and our Circle specific ones as well.

-Second, each group participates in year-long Bible study from the PW USA’s yearly lesson book. This year, we are proud that our own Joyce M. Walker is the co-author of our lesson book, which focuses on the books of Jonah and Ruth. We take turns leading the discussions, using the lesson’s easy-to-follow format designed for all levels of Bible literacy.

-Third, each group participates in our overall missions, e.g. Wreath sales at Christmas to benefit the Maine at Eastward  (MATE) mission, and holding a yearly seminar highlighting work with the homeless/battered women shelters, etc.

Circle 1: 4th Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Contact Helen Duncan 609-452-2477 or
Anne Grow 908-359-3148
Circle 2: 4th Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. Contact Claudene Harkins 732-297-1337 or
Barbara Broad 609-919-1373
Circle 3: 4th Tuesday, 12:30 p.m. Contact Harriet Chase 609-896-3211 or
Pat Keisling 609-759-3310
Circle 4: 2nd Tuesday, 9:30 a.m., at the church in room 204, child care available with prior notice.

PW USA Presbytery-Wide Activities
We have a Presbytery-wide community of women’s events, sending representatives to these events for feed-back and sharing of goals.

Helping achieve worthy goals within our church, e.g. raising funds for youth mission trips and holding events that benefit all members.

Mission matters to Presbyterian Women. In addition to being one of the points of the PW Purpose, support for mission is a thread running through all the work PW does in congregations, presbyteries, synods and church-wide. Mission takes many forms for Presbyterian Women—participation in or support of the Global Exchange, the Thanks Offering, giving money to PW and ecumenical offerings as well as the PW mission pledge and sharing in hands-on mission activities. We also participate in Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, currently being put to use in the California fire disaster relief.

General Meetings and Special Events for 2007-2008

November 4 & 11, 2007
Christmas wreath orders to benefit Mission at the Eastward (MATE) in Maine will be taken at the Circles and during fellowship on Sunday, November 4 & 11.

Sunday, December 2, 2007 at 12:30 PM
Christmas Luncheon and Program

Sunday, February 10, 2008
Blanket Sunday-An annual drive sponsored by PW-NPC in cooperation with Church World Service. Each $5 donation provides a blanket to someone in need.

Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Mission Outreach and Luncheon

Monday, May 5 2008, 12:00 Noon
Birthday Offering, Chapel Service and Luncheon

This year, Martha Blom and Ginger August have volunteered to head up PW at NPC. One of our goals this year is to increase the participation of women at NPC in PW—especially in building up our Circles. We would love to see at least 2 new circles by the end of our term! Contact us for more details about specific programs or activities.
Ginger August: gingeraugust@gmail.com or (609) 924-6391
Martha Blom: abuttonbox@aol.com or (609) 924-4532

Check the PW-NPC bulletin board for details and information.