lad Tidings January 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.
RED Fridays Remember Everyone Deployed
Every 25th Wear Orange Day
Raising awareness about violence against
women worldwide through the U.N.
January 4 PWP-CT Temple Terrace
PWP Annual Gathering February, 2024
NorthWood Presbyterian 10:00 AM
Have you sent your end of year remittances to presbytery, synod and churchwide? Please do it soon! Remittance form is included with this email.
A Circle of Sisters 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.
RED Fridays Remember Everyone Deployed
Every 25th Wear Orange Day
Raising awareness about violence agains
women worldwide through the U.N.
January 4 PWP-CT Temple Terrace
PWP Annual Gathering February, 2024
NorthWood Presbyterian 10:00 AM
Have you sent your end of year remittances to presbytery, synod and churchwide?
Please do it soon!
Remittance form is included with this email.
A Circle of Sisters
- Building an Inclusive, Caring Community of Women
Saturday, February 24, 2024 is PW in the Presbytery’s Annual Gathering! Festivities begin with registration at 9:00 AM at Northwood Presbyterian Church, 2875 SR-580, Clearwater. Please pre-register by February 16. We are looking forward to a day with our “Circle of Sisters”.
We are seeking a Moderator Elect and a Search chair. Interested yourself or have some awesome woman to nominate for a position? Please get with Susan McNaught. You may contact Susan McNaught at 813-390-1781 or mcnaught2@msn.com
How about those New Year’s resolutions?
Do you make some each year?
Do you write them down and check them occasionally?
How do you reward yourself? – Do you plan your prizes, too?
Are your women trying new programs and activities? What is working for your group? Please let us know so we can share with everyone in future newsletters.
Who is planning to “Gather at the River” for the August 8-11 Churchwide Gathering? Let’s make some plans!
GLAD TIDINGS April 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.
RED Fridays Remember Everyone Deployed
Churchwide Gathering August 8~11
St. Louis, MO
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 let Susan know you are interested. Registration is open, the motel room is running $185 (we figure 2 to a room is reasonable) and air fare seems to be around $300.
It is time for serious planning so let us know your plan!
Our synod shirt flyer is attached with this newsletter as well as the current Mission Haven newsletter. Please pass them along to your women. You might also print and post them in your church for others to read.
Jelly Bean Prayer
Red is the robin. We see her in the spring. She feeds her babies, sheltered under her wing.
Black is the soil where seeds sprout and grow. Look closely and see so much life down below.
Green is the leaves on the flowers and trees. They shelter the animals, insects, and bees.
White is the color of the clouds way up high. What interesting shapes do you see in the sky?
Pink, Yellow, Orange, and Purple make a beautiful sunrise. It reminds me of hope.
It’s a daily surprise.
All of these colors are the colors of Spring.
They show us God’s love and the new life God can bring.
*** I love Jelly Beans! As a child, mom let us eat one of each color when it was candy time. Black was my favorite! I never found a bag of licorice this year. I ran into others hunting for black ones, too.
We took a ride (Clearwater to mid-St. Pete’s Ollie’s) and bought 5 - 14 oz. bags for $1.99 each. What a bargain! But NO BLACK ONES IN THE BAGS!
Whatever your favorite Easter candy is, enjoy it!
May is Presbyterian Women’s Birthday Offering month. What are your big plans?
Spring is here! Are you taking a few minutes every day to enjoy the outdoors? Take a few minutes each day to check the outside of your house, walk barefoot across the lawn, wander out to the mail box, let some fresh air into your house, or meet friends at a park for lunch. Make use of God’s world around you.
Your time on earth is limited. Don’t try to “age with grace”, age with mischief, audacity, and a good story to tell.Enjoy!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME CAKE
Ingredients:
3 large eggs
1 box cake mix (any flavor)
1 can pie filling (any flavor)
Instructions
Put the three ingredients into a bowl, mix them well, and bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees in a 9×13 pan.
It’s got almost a pudding-cake kind of consistency, lighter than pound cake. It’s spotted on the inside with little pieces of whatever fruit filling you are using. The edges are crispy, like you would get on brownies.
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