Women of ELCA will meet at 12:00 on December 20 at the home of Jean Bozardt.  Joan Gera will continue the Bible study on the "Hidden Hand of God" in the lives of Naomi and Ruth.  Lunch will be provided and all ladies of Hope are encouraged to attend.

Women of the ELCA is the women’s organization of the 4.8 million-member Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. This network of nearly 500,000 participants in 64 geographical areas (called synods) in the United States and the Caribbean exists for mutual support and bold action on participants’ faith in Jesus Christ.

The organization builds on the strong history of women’s missionary movements, Bible study, and service in which our foremothers engaged. Some of us recall stories from our grandmothers of how they saved “egg money” (from the sale of eggs) so they would have money to donate for support of missionaries in other countries. You may have heard how our foremothers trudged through snow for hours to get to Bible study at another woman’s house, hung their stockings on the line to dry while they studied, and then trudged home again the same day. Or you may have heard about schools and orphanages built in various parts of the world with women’s Thankofferings. Of course, that’s only part of the history.

Today, women’s lives have changed. Women enjoy access to a wide variety of careers and have greater freedom and ability to contribute to the ministries they value. Women also now have the opportunity to respond to the call to ordained ministry as well as the call to teach Sunday school. Still, embracing the world as God’s gift and God’s people as sisters and brothers, being committed to growth in faith and action, standing for justice with the poor and oppressed — these remain.

To find out more about WELCA, please visit The Women of The ELCA website.

Important Dates:

December 7: 2nd Sunday of Advent

December 14: 3rd Sunday of Advent

December 20: Women of Hope Meeting 12 noon at the home of Jean Bozardt

December 21: 4th Sunday of Advent

December 24: Christmas Eve Service 7 P.M.