Women’s Bible Studies Reconciling Paul: A Contemporary Study of 2 Corinthians 2014 – 2015 Horizons Bible Study

Women’s Evening Bible Study Second Tuesday of each month 7:00 PM (9 Lessons) September 9, 2014 - May 10, 2015 $10 for Horizons Curriculum

Second Corinthians is perhaps best known for its “love passages,” but in this study we will explore in depth the entire book of 2nd Corinthians and what its many subjects might mean in our lives today. Lesson titles include: "The Promise and Problem of Paul"; "Reconciliation and the Whole Creation"; and "Power, Authority, and Honor Are Not Always What We Might Expect". Beautiful stained glass artwork is an integral part of each lesson. Sign up sheet for class will be on the PW bulletin board by the elevator. All women welcome. Questions, contact Kiki Farrow, kikifarrow@aol.com

WEDNESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDIES

Children  of  the  Day:                                        1  &  2  Thessalonians    Begins September 10, 2014 (9 weeks) Cost: $25 (Materials & Participants Guide) Join us as we walk the shores of Thessalonica with this verse-by-verse Bible study of 1 and 2 Thessalonians. During this 9-week study, you'll learn how to let go of past mistakes and discover your circumstances are not coincidental - God's timing is impeccable! Whether you're facing family crises, medical diagnoses, relationship troubles, doubts, or fears, you'll come away encouraged that even though it may not feel that way, you are exactly where Christ wants you to be! "You are children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness." 1 Thessalonians 5:5

This 9-week study provides daily assignments using a Participants Guide. A DVD lesson is shown in class each week with group discussion. Class meets from 9:30 – 12:00 noon. Contact: Sue Kage, (skage@comcast.net) or Rae Marr, (raemarr@mi.rr.com). Sign-up on PW Bulletin Board or online at: http://fpcp.net/grow/adults/life-long-learning-classes/schedule-of-classes/w3-bible-study by September 1.

AMP-- A Morning’s Peace Traveling  Light:  The  Promise  of  Psalm  23:    Releasing  the  Burdens  You  Were  Never  Intended  to  Bear Begins September 10, 2014 (9 weeks) Cost: $15 (Book and Materials) Weary travelers. You've seen them -- everything they own crammed into their luggage. Staggering through terminals and hotel lobbies with overstuffed suitcases, trunks, duffels, and backpacks. Backs ache. Feet burn. Eyelids droop. At times, we are people like that -- if not with our physical luggage, then at least with our spiritual load. We all lug loads we were never intended to carry. Fear. Worry. Discontent. We're worn out from carrying that excess baggage. Wouldn't it be nice to lose some of those

bags? That's the invitation of Max Lucado. With the Twenty-third Psalm as our guide, we’ll study how to release some of the burdens we were never intended to bear.

This Bible study is for women of all ages, and is structured to meet once a week for 9 sessions (off 10/29 & 11/12). FREE childcare is available during the class from 9:30 -11am with bonus free hour from 11:00 until noon. Contact: Rev. Emily Campbell. Sign-up on the Church Website or on our church’s Life Long Learning Bulletin Board. Please register by September 3.

Presbyterian Women Book Discussion… The Wives of Henry Oades By Johanna Moran Monday, September 29 @ 7:00 PM When Henry Oades accepts an accountancy post in New Zealand, his wife, Margaret, and their children follow him to exotic Wellington. But while Henry is an adventurer, Margaret is not. Their new home is rougher and more rustic than they expected—and a single night of tragedy shatters the family when the native Maori stage an uprising, kidnapping Margaret and her children. For months, Henry scours the surrounding wilderness, until all hope is lost and his wife and children are presumed dead. Grief-stricken, he books passage to California. There he marries Nancy Foreland, a young widow with a new baby, and it seems they’ve both found happiness in the midst of their mourning—until Henry’s first wife and children show up, alive and having finally escaped captivity. Narrated primarily by the two wives, and based on a real-life legal case, The Wives of Henry Oades is the riveting story of what happens when Henry, Margaret, and Nancy face persecution for bigamy. Join as we begin our series of books dealing with moral dilemmas and ask ourselves, What Would You Do?

Presbyterian Women Book Discussion… Bridge To Haven by Francine Rivers Monday, November 17 @ 7:00 PM

To those who matter in 1950’s Hollywood, Lena Scott is the hottest rising star to hit the silver screen since Marilyn Monroe. Few know her real name is Abra. Even fewer

know the price she's paid to finally feel like she's somebody. To Pastor Ezekiel Freeman, Abra will always be the little girl who stole his heart the night he found her, a wailing newborn abandoned under a bridge on the outskirts of Haven, a sleepy little town in Northern California. Zeke and his son, Joshua—Abra’s closest friend—watch her grow into an exotic beauty. But Zeke knows the circumstances surrounding her birth-etched scars deep in her heart, scars that leave her vulnerable to a fast-talking bad boy who proclaims his love and lures her to Tinseltown. Hollywood feels like a million miles from Haven, and naive Abra quickly learns what’s expected of an ambitious girl with stars in her eyes. But fame comes at a devastating price. She has burned every bridge to get exactly what she thought she wanted. Now, all she wants is a way back home. Look for other Book Discussions in 2015. Read Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver, Tramp for the Lord by Carrie Ten Boom and Little Bee by Chris Cleaves.

Willing Hands Circle meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 9:30 AM in the Dining Room. This circle concentrates on service opportunities within our own church and community. Contact Linda Luke, 734-455-0863 or Bev MacGaw, 734-453-7224.

Helen Beaver Circle meets on the 3rd

Thursday of the month at various restaurants for lunch and fellowship. This circle is for the older women of our church. Contact Millie Ferrari, 734-420-0692. Mission in Motion Circle emphasizes hands-on mission work with children and families and helping related organizations with gardening and other needs. Contact Jean Krause, 734-416-1760. Prayer Shawl Ministry Circle hand-knits or crochets shawls that "bring compassion and love into a spiritual practice, which reaches out to those in need of comfort and solace, as well as in celebration and joy.” Blessings are prayed into every shawl. Contact Darlene Maginley at 248-344-9908 or Ginny Weaver at 734-207-7554

Threads to Heal the Heart is a group dedicated to making quilts with prayerful thoughts stitched inside. Meetings are held on the 4th Monday of the month in Knox Hall, 7 - 9 PM. Contact, Sally Evans, 734-453-4432 or

Patti Butzin, 734-459-0436.

Craft Night making garden stepping stones from broken PW china plates, Monday, October 6 at 7:00 PM. Sign-up on PW bulletin board.

The Presbyterian Thrift Shop, has been in business since 1950 and can always use help. Volunteers can sign up for a two-hour shift once a month or once a week. The Thrift Shop is open Monday’s, Tuesday’s and Thursday’s from 10 - 2 PM, Wednesday 6-8 PM and on Saturday’s from 10 - 1 PM. Contact Ted or Lynne Porter, 248-719-3378 or call the shop during business hours @ 734-459-1250.

Other Events: Detroit Presbytery In-Gathering (October), Festival of Tables (Christmas), Stations of the Cross (Holy Week), Book Discussions & Craft Nights – Check our website and Sunday bulletin for announcements.

Annual Fund Drive supports the efforts of the Presbyterian Women at FPCP. Please consider sponsoring God’s work through Presbyterian Women. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance                        Church  World  Service  Kits                              Presbyterian Women will again this year coordinate “Church World Service” kits. This “hands on” project is a tangible way for FPCP to be involved in World Missions. Kits helpful after a disaster are the Hygiene Kit, School Kit and Baby Care Kit. Watch for details in the bulletin as to when these kits will be assembled and how you can help.

Presbyterian Women’s Ministr ies Fal l 2014

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