Friday March 4, 2011

 

Women’s Meeting

Faith Mennonite Fellowship

Tuesday, March 1

 

This picture was taken through a large window at the back of the sanctuary.

I was invited to speak at the Women’s Meeting at Faith Mennonite on March 1 – actually the original date was February 1, but it turned out to be a cold, rainy, icy day, and the event was postponed until March. This church is about twenty-minutes from our house.

 

My heart was blessed when I learned that my friend Cordy (peach colored top) was coming and bringing her cousins Kathy (light blue) and Sandy (dark blue). Cordy heard this seminar four weeks ago at our church.

 

 

These are the blessing calendars that Cerwin and I made for this seminar – one for each lady. There are thirty-one cards with a challenging thought for each day.

 

 

The ladies on the food and hospitality committee did a fabulous job of decorating and providing a brunch before the morning seminar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a reverse of the first photo – looking through the window from the entrance area. You can see some of the ladies who have already gathered in the sanctuary.

 

 

This is my view of the ladies to my right…

 

 

…and to my left.

Though I knew very few of the women, many were very encouraging and supportive of the message I shared.

 

 

Following the morning session titled “Complaining is Not a Fruit of the Spirit” we had a delicious luncheon in the fellowship hall that consisted of two kinds of lasagna, dinner rolls, and a salad.

 

 

I liked the effect of black table cloths and red and white decorations.

 

 

 

 

The dessert table – of which I did not participate. It is difficult to speak following a large meal.

 

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My afternoon session was titled “Blessing Your Loved Ones By Your Attitude”.

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Kathy, Sandy, and Cordy continued to visit after many of the ladies had gone home – then they helped me pack my supplies in our CRV.

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Following are the two things that were most requested from my notes. Both were included in my PowerPoint presentation, but were not included in the Blessing Calendar.

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Everything that is not done with love

is done with apathy

Everything that is not done with joy

is done with unhappiness

Everything that is not done with peace

is done with lack of harmony

Everything that is not done with longsuffering

is done with impatience

Everything that is not done with kindness

is done with unkindness

Everything that is not done with goodness

is done with wickedness

Everything that is not done with faithfulness

is done with infidelity

Everything that is not done with gentleness

is done with harshness

Everything that is not done with self-control

is done with self-indulgence

 

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I opened the second session with this story – just because there are times when we just wish we didn’t have to deal with life and attitudes.

 

If you want to see Cordy’s version of the day, go to her Xanga site threejoys