Glad Tidings June 2025
The Monthly Newsletter of Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery of Tampa Bay
Calendar:
Thursdays in Black to raise awareness of violence against women and children through the World Council of Churches.
Fridays in Red Remember Everyone Deployed
ORANGE Day 25th of each Month
Orange is a UNiTE (through the United Nations) initiative that calls for wearing orange and taking action to end violence against women and girls on the 25th of every month throughout the world. The world is wearing Orange, too!
October 17-19 Epworth by the Sea Synod of the South Atlantic Triennial Gathering
Churchwide Gathering - August 5-8, 2027
Hurricanes!
Reminder: after our busy 2024 Hurricane Season, don’t wait until the storm is coming to prepare. Get yourself and your home in order and your supplies in stock before the storm is named. Stores tend to run out of some necessary supplies! If you will need to evacuate, plan where now!!!
Make sure your important papers are safe – even if they are in a closed Zip Loc bag – and your family and friends know your plans. This is a good example of “Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail”.
There is a Synod of the South Atlantic Gathering on St. Simon’s Island, GA October 17 ~ 19, 2025. We are combining with the Synod of Living Waters! Registration opened April 1st. The Registration Packet is attached. Start planning now to join us! There are about 5 months to plan and prepare. Questions? Contact the Coordinating Team.
All PW Gatherings – church, presbytery, synod and churchwide - are a great time to re-connect with old friends and make some new ones! Start planning your carpools and travel plans. My roommate & I are registered and ready to go to Epworth!
Time for some Summer Fun!
Although most of our groups take the summer off, this is a great time to plan some alternative activities. Think about maybe a day trip to someplace interesting, a craft day, mission sewing, or maybe just a day to “house clean” your PW storage area or meet somewhere for lunch.
You may want to plan an August meeting to tell about how you spent your Summers and introduce the next Bible Study.
The May 2025 edition of PW NewsBytes is available at: https://www.presbyterianwomen.org just and type in “news bytes” and click - you will not need all 17 pages – lots of synod, Bible study, and Thank Offering flyers, but they are there if you need them.
Here are some interesting tidbits:
*2027 Churchwide is August 5-8 (Triennial Business Meeting August3-4) at the Galt House, Louisville, KY. Theme, scripture, and are logo coming this fall!
*Beginning 2026 Horizons magazine will be published 4 times a year.
*The Bible Study price is now $14 and the shipping price will be $6.95 for 1-6 copies.
*Historians may watch related videos like “PW’s History of Mission” (11 minutes long) or “200 Years as Presbyterian Women” and “How to Preserve PW History” both 80 minutes on presbyterianwomen.org
Glad Tidings 2024
The Monthly Newsletter of Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery of Tampa Bay
Calendar:
Thursdays in Black to raise awareness
of violence against women and children
through the World Council of Churches.
Fridays in Red
Remember Everyone Deployed
Churchwide Gathering Aug 8~11
Do Everything in Love
Who is planning to “Gather at the River” for the August 8-11 Churchwide Gathering? Let’s make some plans! Check out the information at presbyterianwomen.org and please let Susan know you are going.
Early registration ended April 30 but you may still download the form and mail it in. The motel room is running $185 (we figure 2 to a room is reasonable) and air fare seems to be around $300.
There is some financial assistance that will be divided after the gathering.
Please be aware there are long walks between your room, meetings, meals, and workshop spaces. Plan accordingly.
Robin is looking to travel with others – Which airline & flight # are you using, (I am booked on Southwest) how are you planning to get to the hotel – thinking the light rail looks interesting? Etc.
The Synod of the South Atlantic’s luncheon is at noon Saturday during the Churchwide Gathering at the Marriot Courtyard (where most of us are staying) and you can reserve your place at the table when you register.
It is time for serious planning so let us know your plans for Churchwide in St. Louis!
Books you may enjoy:
Infinite Country a novel by Patricia Engel
by Aaron Bobrow-Strain (a true account of one women's experience)
Solito - A Memoir by Zavier Zamora by Aaron Bobrow-Strain is a true account about a 9-year-old crossing the d
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