2011 Fall Mini Retreat

•DWELL•

One thing I ask from the LORD,
   this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
   all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the LORD
   and to seek him in his temple.

Psalm 27:4

Welcome to the lake for our fall mini retreat!

 

Many thanks to our gracious host family for sharing their home and blessing us all with a wonderful morning of rest, renewal, fellowship & fun.

Our view from here:

Gathering with muffins and coffee:

Kristy introducing our speakers: Erin, Rose & Terri

Terri welcoming us and encouraging us to DWELL in the Lord:

Sharing with one another:

Our three groups DELIGHTING in the Lord and giving Him thanks:

Our tree showing our thankfulness:

Words of wisdom with Rose regarding our DAILY walk with Jesus:

Erin and her group joined in fellowship and worship as they DESIRED God's heart:

Fun fall fellowship:

Terri & Sherry in the kitchen:

Prepping our fabulous lunch spread:

Everyone spread out and found a place to land for meal time:

This could be the best spot in the house:

Our fabulous clean up crew:

The whole group:

Thank you to the many women who joined together for this wonderful morning of fellowship & learning. We pray that you were blessed by our time together and we encourage you to continue to DWELL in the Lord daily, delight in his presence & desire Him more.

Popcorn & Movie Night

FREE Popcorn & Movie Night this FRIDAY, October 21st in the sanctuary.

If you are able, please bring a canned good to donate to the food pantry.

This month's showing will be of Pride & Prejudice, so grab your girlfriends and come enjoy some fellowship at 6:30pm.

Fall Kickoff Fun!

Fall kickoff complete with retro theme:

and sweet treats!

Tables were set up highlighting the upcoming ministry opportunities
as well as representatives from Arbor House & IHN (Interfaith Hospitality Network):
If you have not yet received a 2011-2012 bookmark highlighting this year's calendar, please do so next time you are in the lobby at The Family Church!

Currently, Apples of Gold is underway:And the Priscilla Shirer fall Bible Study He Speaks to Me has also begun!Stay tuned for the spring's 13 week bible study on Revelation (Beth Moore's Here & Now, There & Then) starting January 10th, 2012.
Sign up for the Fall Mini Retreat is ongoing in the lobby and space is filling up fast! If you have signed up and not yet paid, please do so by dropping it off in the church office to Sherry or one of the Women's Council reps at the table:
MOCHA Moms' Group continues to meet weekly on Thursday mornings in the fellowship hall from 10am-noon:
The second annual Christmas Brunch featuring Joani Tabor will be Saturday, December 3rd. We will need lots of volunteers, table sponsors & table hostesses. You will not want to miss this wonderful event.

Upcoming events include more Popcorn & Movie Nights in the sanctuary on October 21st, April 20th & July 20th.

Our Heart to Heart evening of fellowship and outreach will be February 9th. Details to follow.

This year's Spring Women's Retreat will be St. Patrick's Day weekend at Steinhatchee Landing. This is last year's poster display:
Be also on the lookout for the Single Gals Bling Fling on April 14th to serve our single women, single moms and women who are part of a deployed military family.

Our Cinco de Mayo themed DoArt venture was a hit so we will be doing that again on May 2nd:Mark your calendars for May 12th for the Mother/Daughter tea.

And, of course, more summer book clubs to be announced for July & August 2012:
The kickoff featured fabulous food, a funky retro decor & fellowship.
Vivian welcomed us and gave a brief talk:
Bobbie & Vivian:A few of the Thursday morning MOCHA moms:
Thanks Danielle for leading the line dancing fun:

Line dancing fun-watching:
Hopefully everyone learned a little bit about the upcoming year of events. If you were unable to make it, please grab a book mark so you can see what is on the calendar for the year!

Fall Kick Off

YOU are invited to the Women's Ministry Fall Kick Off

this Friday night from 6:30-8:30pm.

at The Family Church
Gainesville, FL

Join the ladies of the church and find out about the all the planned fall, winter & spring activities, bible studies, Apples of Gold, planned fellowships, volunteer opportunities and more!

Meet other ladies and enjoy and night of fellowship, snacks and dessert.

AND line dancing for those who are brave enough to participate!

Fall Bible Study

After completing Anointed, Transformed & Redeemed last spring, the Women's Council is pleased to announce that the fall Bible study will be Priscilla Shirer's He Speaks to Me. This seven week study will be offered on Tuesday mornings at 10 am and Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm. Cost is $20. Sign up in ongoing in the lobby and it starts NEXT WEEK!

Fall is here!

Our summer book clubs wrapped up last week and each one was so unique in its discussion. Praise God for such a wonderful opportunity to bond together as women!

Radical Book Club:



Same Kind of Different as Me Book Club:

On the final week of the Radical discussion, Starbucks enticed us with freebies of the upcoming pumpkin spice latte- a sure sign that fall is here!


Stay tuned for upcoming ministry opportunities!