First Presbyterian Church of Greenwood

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.

Membership in Presbyterian Women is voluntary and is open to every woman in the church.
We meet together in Circles for Bible Study, Service and Fellowship.

CIRCLE INFORMATION

Next year our seven circles will use the Horizon's Bible Study "Confessing the Beatitudes." A sample copy is available in the church library on the PW file cabinet. The meeting schedule is listed below!

Circle #1 - First Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m. for residents at Wesley Commons.

First Meeting Sept. 6, 2011 Leader : Jean Mabe 223-6413

Circle #2 - First Monday of the month at 10:00 a.m. in the Henry Reynolds Room.

First Meeting Sept. 6, 2011 Leader: Scottie Jeffreys 229-7048

Circle #3 - Second Monday of the month at 10:30 a.m. in the Henry Reynolds Room.

First Meeting Sept. 12, 2011 Leaders: Susie Epps 223-1392 & Kathy Snyder 223-6253

To view the Circle 3 newsletter click HERE
Circle #5 - First Tuesday of the month at 12:30 noon in Alexander Hall for lunch.

First Meeting Sept. 6, 2011 - Child Care provided - Leader: Becky Gardner 227-9362

Circle #6 - First Monday evening of the month at 7:30 p.m. This circle meets in homes.

First Meeting Sept. 12, 2011 Leaders: Judi Churchill 229-1475 & Aimee Clark 227-9935

Circle #7 - First Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m. This circle meets in homes.

First Meeting Sept. 6, 2011 Leaders: Martha Dunlap 223-0074 & Sisy Brockenbrough

Circle #8 - First Tuesday of the month at 11:30 am at the Church.

First Meeting Sept. 6, 2011 Leaders: Betty Williams 998-4474 & Linde Gardner 223-1472

Circle leaders are happy to tell you more about their circles and will invite you to come to their next meeting as a guest!

For more information call the church office at 864-229-5814
or Moderator, Glenda Davis at 229-9282 or Vice Moderator - Susie Epps at 223-1392

Important Dates in 2011-2012

March 2, 2012 World Day of Prayer at Tranquil United Methodist Church
March 24, 2012 Annual PW Gathering at Little Mountain Presbyterian Church in Abbeville
April 22, 2012 Women's Sunday (Jill Duffield, guest pastor)
May 20, 2012 Loyalty Evening with new officer installation

Mission Work In The Sudan

Bill Andress, Trinity Presbytery Sudan liason, writes a periodic newsletter update about the situation in the Sudan. To read more click HERE

Bill Andress, Trinity Presbytery Sudan liason needs our help: Sudan Advocacy Action Forum ACTION ALERT! To read more click HERE

PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN LIFE HONORARY MEMBERSHIP AWARD

Each year at our Loyalty Evening, a membership in Presbyterian Women's Honorary Life Membership Program is conferred upon an honoree in recognition of faithful service in some area of the church's work. This year Sara Smith received this honor. Sara is a lifelong Presbyterian who has been a Sunday school and circle teacher; a Stephen minister; an elder; a committee member on the Scholarship, Endowment, and Visitation committees; and she helped organize the Disciple classes for our congregation. Sara recently co-chaired the cookbook committee that successfully produced the 100th year anniversary edition of the "Culinary Crinkles" cookbook. Sara is an outstanding example of a Presbyterian Woman, and she richly deserved this honor.

Presbyterian Women's Missions

Our PW member's pledges support a wide variety of missions and programs. Our proposed budget for 2011-2012 will support the following:

A Mission Pledge is made to support the mission of the PC(USA Worldwide and PW in the
PC(USA) and the work of PW in the Synod and in the Presbytery.
About 14% of our budget will support this per/member pledge.
We support many regional missions through Trinity Presbytery such as seminary
scholarship programs, Camp Fellowship and Thornwell Home for Children with about 22% of our budget.
Local Benevolences such as Faith Home for Women, Greater Greenwood United Ministries,
and MEG's House represent about 15% of our budget.
We support the work of four dedicated missionaries with about 14% of our budget.

In addition, each of our circles very generously support one local and one international mission throughout each year.

Shawls of Comfort
Baby Caps of Love
If you knit or crochet (or would like to learn), please join us in the library the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at 3:00 pm as we continue this ministry. Many Comfort Shawls are given away as part of this program of sharing comfort, blessings, and prayers. Also, numerous baby caps are given to our hospital. Please call Sharon Smoke at 943-0447 for further information and for patterns.
To learn more about Shawls of Comfort click HERE

100th Anniversary Cookbooks Now Available!

First Presbyterian Church has been eating well for 100 years! You won't want to miss the 100th anniversary edition of our Culinary Crinkles Cookbook. Cookbooks are available at the church office for $20, and they make great gifts!