Mugs 'n Muffins

Mugs 'n Muffins was once again a great time! I really want to thank Sheree Ritchie for all of her help. The blueberry muffins were wonderful! Thanks to Sue VanderJagt for the coffee!

There is nothing better than sitting around a table with friends and sharing the exciting things that God is doing in your lives! God is really working in great ways in the ladies at Willow! I want to thank everyone for sharing and allowing others to share.

If you missed Mugs 'n Muffins, you really missed a sweet time of fellowship! I pray you will be able to make the next one!

Got Any Ideas?

Hey Women of Willow! I am going to start putting some things on the church calendar for the fall. I think we will try to do another Mugs 'n Muffins in September. If you have an idea for an event, I would love to hear it! Your input is always appreciated!!

A Great Retreat!

I am so sorry that it has been so long since my last post. Our lives got really crazy and then the church got struck by lightening which left us without internet for a few weeks!

I wanted to let everyone know how great the retreat was! The numbers were few, but I felt like the blessings were great! We talked a lot, learned a lot and ate a lot!! We had a sweet time of prayer for each other at the end and I think everyone was glad that they were there! I thank each lady for her investment of time and I hope that you took some useful information with you. You guys are great and I love each of you!

Look for announcements of upcoming events! I think we will try to do another Mugs 'N Muffins in August!

A Shower of Blessing!

Saturday, April 19 was the baby shower for Anne Kallenbach. There was a great turn out and it was fun to see some friends that we had not seen in a while!

We enjoyed great food, a beautiful cake and laughed a lot while we decorated onesies for baby Addison. There were a lot of beautiful gifts, many of which were hand-made with love!

Thanks to everyone who helped make this a great evening!

We wish God's richest blessings on this family as it grows!!!

Saturday, May 10 is Mother's Day Out. Need a break? The youth will be babysitting for free at the church while you enjoy an afternoon out!! The Women of Willow will meet at church at 11am to go to lunch and after that you will be free to do whatever you would like to do until 3pm. You can go to a movie, the mall or a coffee shop and just relax!! Even if you do not need the childcare, we would love to have you come out and join us for a fun time of hanging out together!! If you need the childcare, please contact Kim Lawson to let her know so that we have enough workers! (kim@willowcommunity.org)

Please mark your calendars for June 6,7. We will be having a mini retreat at the church on Friday evening and Saturday morning. This is going to be an awesome time to learn more about how special you are to God and that you have a story that is important for the world to hear!!

Mugs 'N Muffins

If you missed Mugs 'N Muffins yesterday, you missed a great time! We enjoyed wonderful coffee and yummy muffins, but better than that, we really enjoyed being together! There was a lot of sharing and laughter and no one really wanted to go home when the event was over. We will definitely do it again in the near future!

I want to thank everyone who contributed to making Mugs 'N Muffins a success. I really appreciate all of you!

Our next event is the baby shower for Anne Kallenbach on April 19 at 7pm. It should be a fun and exciting time of celebrating this new life! Anne is registered at Target and at Babies 'R Us. If you would like to contribute to a corporate gift, see Kim Lawson. If you would like to help with set up, food or clean up, you can also see Kim.

God Is Doing Great Things!

We rejoice with all of the candidates that were baptized on Easter Sunday at Willow Community Church. W.O.W. especially wants to praise God for our ladies: Melinda Frydel, Kristin Panwas, Terri Hartley and Amber LaFay who were baptized! We love you and we are very proud of you!

Mark Your Calendars!

The Women of Willow have some exciting events planned in the coming months. Please mark your calendars and make plans to attend!

Saturday, March 22, 11am- We will be meeting at the church to go out into the neighborhood surrounding the church to pass out invitations to "Mugs 'n Muffins" on Saturday, March 29.

Saturday, March 29, 9:30-10:30am- Mugs 'n Muffins- Bring your favorite mug and join us for a relaxing morning of conversation and coffee (or tea, hot cocoa or whatever warms you up!) Use the postcard in your bulletin to invite a friend!
** If you would like to bring muffins, please contact Kim Lawson (214-6425)

Saturday, April 19, 7pm- Baby Shower for Anne Kallenbach- Pastor Dave and Anne know that they are having a baby girl in June! Her name is Addison Grace. Please join us as we "shower" them with gifts and our love!

Saturday, May 10- Mother's Day Out- Need a break?!? We will be providing childcare at the church so all of our ladies can go out together for a fun afternoon. Look for more details to come!

Friday & Saturday, June 6 & 7- "My Story" Mini Retreat- Every Christian has a story to tell. Come and learn how important your story is and how to share it with others! Look for more details to come!


BRING A FRIEND!!!

We need your ideas!

We will be having a W.O.W. planning meeting on Wednesday, February 27 at 7pm. Please come and bring all of your ideas for future events and Bible studies. We want to make this a women's ministry that meets your needs, so let us know how we can best do that!!

Come And Hang Out With Us!

Do you have a craft project that you are working on? We would love to have you come and hang out with us after the service on Sunday, February 17! The Women of Willow will go and get some lunch together. We will then go back to the church and work on our projects for the afternoon. It should be a great time of fellowship and fun!

Retreat!

The Women of Willow attended a "mini-retreat" on January 11 & 12. We enjoyed a great time listening to the speaker, snacks and fellowship. It was nice to get away from our busy lives and spend some time together. The speaker challenged us to give the burdens that we have been carrying over to God on Friday evening and to love those who are "unlovable" at the Saturday session. Hearts were touched by her words and we enjoyed a great time of worship.

Don't forget that we will be starting our Roots classes on Thursday evenings starting January 17 at 6:30pm! We will start out meeting together in the sanctuary for a time of worship and break into classes for all ages!