What s Inside This Newsletter. AVON LAKE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Electric Blvd. DOES YOUR CHURCH HAVE A SPECIAL EVENT?

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1 TAPESTRY What s Inside This Newsletter 1 Avon Lake Invitation and Directions 1 Sharing Upcoming Events 2 Birthday Offering History 3. Luncheon Reservation Policy 3. PW Justice: Children s Literacy 4. Horizons Information 4. PW Purpose and New Manual 5 Spring Gathering Flyer and Reservation Form AVON LAKE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Electric Blvd. INVITES YOU SATURDAY, APRIL 29 8:30 AM 1:30 PM Registration Programming Luncheon - Fellowship FOR THE SPRING GATHERING OF PRESBYTERY WOMEN IN THE PRESBYTERY OF THE WESTERN RESERVE From The East Take I-90 and exit on Nagle Road. Go North on Nagle Road to the first light and turn left on Chester Blvd. Turn right on Jaycox Road. Go straight through traffic light at the Walker Road intersection. Turn left on Electric Blvd. The church is on the right (north) side of the street. From The West Take I-90 East and exit on Route 83. Go North on 83 (which jogs) for a few miles. Electric Blvd is past Avon Lake High School by a funeral home. Turn right onto Electric Blvd. The church is about 1 mile on the left. Go past the church to the entrance. DOES YOUR CHURCH HAVE A SPECIAL EVENT? Use this gathering as an opportunity to invite other PW units and women s groups to your event. By supporting such events, we will strengthen our connections USE THIS SPACE TO WRITE A PERSONAL MESSAGE TO YOUR FRIENDS WHO WILL BE INTERESTED IN THIS GATHERING TOPIC AND THEN FORWARD THIS NEWSLETTER TO ALL YOUR PW FRIENDS. Thank You! Your PW Coordinating Team

2 TAPESTRY The Birthday Offering of Presbyterian Women Presbyterian women have a long tradition of caring for others and helping those in need. Ever since 1922, when Hallie Paxson Winsborough, superintendent of women s work in the PCUS, visited Miss Dowd s School for Girls in Kochi, Japan, and challenged members of the Woman s Auxiliary to give one penny for each year of their lives (or a dollar if a woman preferred not to reveal her age) as a birthday gift to the school, Presbyterian women s Birthday Offering has helped fund major mission projects that have improved the lives of women and children around the world. Though this offering was initially planned to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Woman s Auxiliary, the idea of giving to a specific mission project each year caught on. When the Woman s Auxiliary became Women of the Church in 1948, and when Women of the Church joined with United Presbyterian Women in 1988 to form Presbyterian Women in the PC(USA) in 1988, the Birthday Offering continued to be an important part of women s second-mile giving. While the projects and donation amounts have changed, Presbyterian Women s commitment to improving the lives of others has not. We continue to need broad, consistent support from Presbyterian women and others in order to continue funding mission projects like the ones selected for Since the Creative Ministries Offering Committee of Presbyterian Women reviews proposals and selects recipients before the Birthday Offering is collected, grant amounts for the recipients will depend on gifts contributed during To learn more, visit or see the January/February 2017 issue of Horizons magazine. GIVE TO THE PW OFFERING

3 TAPESTRY YOUR RESERVATION is important to PW and especially to the host church for planning the food for the gathering. PW reimburses the churches for the number of lunches we have reserved. If you make a reservation and then find that you cannot attend, please reimburse PW for the luncheon cost at your earliest convenience and language are critical shapers of a child s future. TOGETHER IN ACTION FOR CHILDREN s LITERACY Presbyterian Women is taking a leadership role in supporting the PCUSA s Educate a Child Initiative. We are taking the challenge of children s education a step further by addressing children s literacy as a justice issue. PW urges each congregation to seek to empower children through literacy. Your PWPWR Coordinating Team encourages you to bring books to the gathering which we will donate to local literacy programs OR to plan events around Children's Book Week, May 1-7. Here are three ideas: Community Story Hour (host it at your church and read aloud to children of the community; may be a onetime event or ongoing). Roving Readers (form a group of volunteers who go to community centers, hospitals and other sites where children are served, to read aloud to children). Focus especially on underserved children. Lending library for families (donations might allow lending to anyone in the community who wants to avail themselves); emphasis on books with messages that address concerns of children and families; positive messages, empowering stories, etc. You can find lots of resources & ideas at justice

4 TAPESTRY PW Purpose Forgiven and freed by God in Jesus Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we commit ourselves... IF YOU NEED HELP STARTING A BIBLE STUDY GROUP, WE HAVE PW MEMBERS WHO WOULD BE GLAD TO HELP YOU GET STARTED. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To nurture our faith through prayer and Bible study, To support the mission of the church worldwide, To work for justice and peace, and To build an inclusive, caring, community of women that strengthens the Presbyterian Church (USA) and witnesses to the promise of God's kingdom. HORIZONS Bible Studies Cloud of Witnesses: The Community of Christ in Hebrews By Melissa Bane Sevier Upcoming Horizons Magazine Themes March/April 2017 May/June 2017 Systems Being Presbyterian THE BIBLE STUDY IS FREE WITH A MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION ($24.95). BIBLE STUDIES ARE CURRENTLY $8.00 Available Now! PW Manual A Guide for PW Groups The Churchwide Coordinating Team of Presbyterian Women voted the synod representatives introduce the new PW manual to their coordinating teams at the first opportunity. The manual is available from Presbyterian Distribution Service either in print (item #PWR16120 or as a download (item #PWR16121). $6.00

5 TAPESTRY Presbyterian Women In the Presbytery of the Western Reserve SPRING GATHERING Avon Lake Presbyterian Church Electric Blvd., Avon Lake Saturday, April 29 9 AM 2:00 PM Registration and Coffee 8:30-9 AM WHO IS JESUS... in other parts of the world? We are pleased to have these PCUSA Mission Co-workers share their experiences with us. How is Jesus perceived in other countries? What is a worship service like? Rev. Cinda Gorman Egypt Rev. Suzanne Carter - South Africa Join us in a Celtic worship experience PW Business Session Birthday Offering Mission Project: We are collecting books for area literacy programs. Please bring new or used books you believe would encourage children or adults to read more. Members of the PW Coordinating Team will deliver them to area program locations Cost: $10 in advance or $12 at the door Please make checks payable to: Presbyterian Women PWR(PW-PWR) Send reservations to: Lee Lohr, 3864 Long Rd., Avon, OH Reservation Deadline Monday, April 24 NAME: CHURCH: ADDRESS: PHONE Child Care Needed age(s) Special dietary needs?