DISCIPLES WOMEN'S MINISTRY

Disciples Women's Ministries - DWM (formerly CWF) is a group of loving, caring women dedicated to encouraging women to faith in Jesus Christ and to providing opportunities for spiritual growth, education, creative ministries, and fellowship. Each Tuesday morning, all women are invited to come and discover how to show God’s love for our community and to draw closer to each other through service.

February 2012 :: Disciples Women’s Ministries

DWM has begun activities for the new year. We’ve also made a change to streamline our meetings: instead of covered dishes to share on service activity days, we will each bring our own sack lunch. In most months, that’s on the second and fourth Tuesdays.

Tuesday, February 7, General Meeting, 10:30 a.m. Our program, Yarn in Context, focuses on handweaving and spinning. The program title acknowledges that in economically poor parts of the world, yarn-based handcrafts often provide essential income. We will share luncheon food; please bring a dish.

Tuesday, February 14, Service Activities, 10 a.m. We are making bunnies for hospital patients for Easter. Bring an individual sack lunch.

Tuesday, February 21, Study Group, 10:30 a.m. Our New Day scripture, Acts 11:1-18, focuses on Peter and his decision to preach the gospel to Gentiles. New Day’s discussions focus on the huge implications of Peter’s decision, applied to the church worldwide. For lunch, we’ll feast on a shared meal; please bring a dish.

Tuesday, February 28, Service Activities, 10 a.m. We will continue our bunnycraft. This will be an individual sack lunch day.

Happy Valentine’s Day to all!

Study and Worship
We study together to learn habits of praying, discerning God’s responses, and growing into creative service.

Service
DWM serves our church and community through donations and activities.

Donations. Besides giving to periodic needs, our funds support the outreach of our Disciples of Christ denomination. FCC members’ generous support of our fund-raising allows DWM to represent our church and thus increases the impact of our congregation’s outreach.

Service Activities. On activities days we put our hands to work. Here are examples of our projects.

Recent Projects – We make quilts, pillows, and other items for patients in Houston’s medical center hospitals; hats for CanCare; and handmade gifts and greetings for our congregation's shut-ins.

Seafarers’ Christmas Boxes – DWM sponsors our congregation's participation in this interdenominational ministry for the Port of Houston. Each holiday season DWM and FCC members fill shoe boxes with useful items, wrap the boxes as gifts, and deliver them to the Seafarers’ Center at the Port of Houston. The boxes are distributed to working seafarers far from home, to whom a box of small gifts like a disposable camera, writing materials, and chewing gum is a luxury.

Fund-raising – DWM sponsors two fund-raising events to enable our outreach: a bake sale in the Fall and an annual Valentines Day event. When you support these efforts, your donations find a home in good works.

Fellowship
Our meetings usually conclude with the fellowship of a shared covered dish meal. From time to time, instead of meeting, we take a field trip to a local place of interest, followed by lunch in a nearby restaurant. These excursions enrich our knowledge of the city where we serve.

Schedule

First Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. General Meeting Day ; covered dish lunch

Second Tuesday, 10 a.m. Service Activities Day : bring sack lunch

Third Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. Group Study Day : covered dish lunch

Fourth Tuesday, 10 a.m. Service Activities Day : bring sack lunch

Women, we hope our group speaks to you as a path for spiritual growth and service. If so, please come on any Tuesday. If you need further information, please contact the church office: 713-526-2561 or [ admin @ fcchou.org ]

SEAFARER'S BOXES

Please consider purchasing any or all of the following and putting them in a shoebox or similarly sized plastic container and bringing them to church by the end of November.

Please try to pack a shoebox FULL with items such as these:
BAND-AIDS
COMB
DENTAL FLOSS
DEODORANT
DISPOSABLE RAZORS
FLASHLIGHT
KLEENEX & Q-TIPS
LOTION & LIP BALM
NAIL CLIPPERS
NEEDLE & THREAD
SHAVING CREAM
SOAP & SHAMPOO
TOOTHBRUSH TOOTHPASTE
ADDRESS BOOK
CALENDAR
DISPOSABLE CAMERA
GUM & HARD CANDY
KEY CHAINS
PAPER & ENVELOPES
PENCILS & PENS
PLAYING CARDS
PUZZLES & GAMES
POSTCARDS
SOCKS
STAMPS
TEXAS SOUVENIRS
T-SHIRTS
BASEBALL CAPS