Category: Morning Circle

Morning Circle News

Morning Circle will return to meet on Wednesday, March 14th at 11:00AM in Dineson Parlor. In the meanwhile, we are collecting your donations of Church World Service layette kits items: crocheted/knited baby blankets and baby sweaters, gowns, sweaters or jackets, receiving blankets, cloth diapers, baby washcloths, diaper pins and onsies sized newborn to nine months. [...]

Tuesday January 31st, 2012 in Fellowship, Morning Circle | No Comments »

Morning Circle News

Morning Circle would like to invite all the women of the congregation to our last meeting of the year on Wednesday, December 14 at 11AM. We will be holding our potluck luncheon in Dineson Parlor. There is a great variety of dishes and desserts to be enjoyed. Please bring a dish to share as well [...]

Wednesday November 30th, 2011 in Fellowship, Morning Circle | No Comments »

Morning Circle

    Morning Circle will be holding their next meeting on Wednesday, December 14th at 11AM in Wilton Hall for a cozy Christmas potluck luncheon. We will be collecting a donation for the Food Pantry as well as the gifts for Social Services. Many thanks go to all those who have donated items to make [...]

Monday November 14th, 2011 in Fellowship, Morning Circle | No Comments »

Morning Circle

Morning Circle would like to thank everyone for supporting the afghan raffle held over the past two Sundays. We raised $75 that will go to the purchase of cloth diapers for the Church World Service layette kits that are putting together in April. We’d also like to thank Gay DeRosa for her wonderful and beautiful [...]

Friday October 28th, 2011 in Fellowship, Morning Circle | No Comments »

Morning Circle, Wednesday November 9th in Wilton Hall

Morning Circle would like to invite all the ladies of the congregation to join us at our next meeting on Wednesday, November 9th at 11:00AM in Wilton Hall where we will be putting together the Bean Soup Jars for the Food Pantry. These are beautifully layered beans in a jar with a flavor pouch that [...]

Friday October 14th, 2011 in Fellowship, Morning Circle | No Comments »

Thanks so much for your generous donations for Heifer International

So far we have collected $80 which will support families in other countries for a very long time. After receiving your gift of livestock or plants they learn to be self-suffient and less dependent on others. Take a look at the poster next to the collection bottle to get more information. Your spare change will [...]

Friday October 14th, 2011 in Morning Circle, Outreach | No Comments »

Raffle for an Afghan October 16 During Coffee Hour

 Morning Circle has received a donation of a twin-sized afghan blanket from Gay DeRosa (sister of George Gerritsen) who has made some other beautiful baby blankets for Church World Service layette kits. We will be selling tickets during both coffee hours on Sunday, October 16th and 23rd. Each ticket is $1 or you can get [...]

Friday October 14th, 2011 in Fellowship, Morning Circle | No Comments »

Notes from Morning Circle

Morning Circle had a wonderful time making floral arrangements with Barbara Gerritsen at our first September meeting. We also heard wonderful “storm stories” that came from Irene’s visit to our town. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, October 12th at 11am in Dineson Parlor. We will be putting together Trick-or-Treat bags for the kids [...]

Wednesday September 14th, 2011 in Fellowship, Morning Circle | No Comments »

Check Out Morning Circle!

Sunday, September 11th is Homecoming and Morning Circle would like to have you as a new member. Check out our table which will have a Church World Service layette kit, collection jar for Heifer International, a bean soup jar, birthday bags and Halloween bags for the Food Pantry.  Our group meets the second Wednesday of every [...]

Thursday September 1st, 2011 in Fellowship, Morning Circle | No Comments »

Notes from Morning Circle

meeting of the new church year on Wednesday, September 14th at 11:00AM in Dineson Parlor.  Sue Wilgan will help us to put together floral arrangements & wreaths using fall colored artificial flowers as well as making bookmarkers for Social Services. Please bring a sandwich for lunch as well as a donation for the Food Pantry.  [...]

Thursday September 1st, 2011 in Fellowship, Morning Circle | No Comments »

New Members Encouraged to Join Morning Circle

New members are always welcome to attend our meetings in Dineson Parlor every second Wednesday of the month. There are no meetings in July and August.  As you can see we do a lot of service projects.  Join us for fellowship, fun, conversation and a bit to eat.  We’d love to have you.  Our group [...]

Wednesday June 29th, 2011 in Fellowship, Morning Circle | No Comments »

Morning Circle Needs Jars for Food Pantry Donation

Do you have 30-32 oz. jars laying around in your cabinets?  We can use those in November when Morning Circle puts the Bean Soups together for the Food Pantry.  These beautifully layered jars are decorated with a lovely swatch of fabric making a fantastic surprise for those who visit the Pantry.  Plus the soup is [...]

Wednesday June 29th, 2011 in Fellowship, Morning Circle, News & Notices | No Comments »

Morning Circle Needs New or Gently Used Baby Items

Tag sales are plentiful during this time of year.  Morning Circle looks for layette kit items that include cloth diapers, diaper pins, receiving blankets, baby blankets that are crocheted or knitted, gowns, sweaters/jackets and baby washcloths.  Sizes are from newborn to nine months.  Please leave your precious gifts in the bin outside the church office.  [...]

Wednesday June 29th, 2011 in Fellowship, Morning Circle, Outreach | No Comments »

Morning Circle Supports Heifer International

  There is a mysterious plastic jar  that can be found on the serving table during coffee hour labeled Heifer International.  Morning Circle uses your spare change to purchase livestock and training that go to families in the hopes that it turns lives of poverty into self-reliance and self-supportive.  By giving families a hand-up, not just [...]

Wednesday June 29th, 2011 in Fellowship, Morning Circle, Outreach | No Comments »

Morning Circle News

Morning Circle wrapped up their first half of the year with a picnic luncheon hosted by June Wininger.  Many thanks to her for opening up her home to all of us.  We had guest speakers in Marian Schmitz and Regina DuBois who spoke about Stephen Ministry.   In a Stephen Ministry congregation, lay caregivers (called Stephen [...]

Wednesday June 29th, 2011 in Fellowship, Morning Circle | No Comments »

Ministry Spotlight on: Morning Circle

Did you know that this year marks the 45th anniversary of Morning Circle? Morning Circle originally started with 12 members, many of whom had school aged children, who wanted to meet during the day instead of joining the evening circle group.  Two of the charter members include Lorrie Sippan and Lillian Wilton. In the beginning, [...]

Tuesday May 31st, 2011 in Fellowship, Morning Circle | No Comments »

Morning Circle Guest Speakers to Speak About Stephen Ministry

Morning Circle will have its next meeting on Wednesday, June 8th at 11am at June Wininger’s house. We will have guest speakers, Marian Schmitz and Regina DuBois, discuss Stephen Ministry.  In a Stephen Ministry congregation, lay caregivers (called Stephen Ministers) provide one-to-one Christian care to the bereaved, hospitalized, terminally ill, separated, divorced, unemployed, relocated, and others facing [...]

Tuesday May 31st, 2011 in Fellowship, Morning Circle | No Comments »

Morning Circle Meets April 13th

Morning Circle invites all the women of the congregation to attend our next meeting on Wednesday, April 13th at 11AM in Dineson Parlor.  We will be putting together the Church World Service Layette Kits that go to new moms locally and internationally. These kits contain cloth diapers, diaper pins, baby washcloths, t-shirts, gowns, sweater, receiving [...]

Thursday March 31st, 2011 in Fellowship, Morning Circle | No Comments »

Heartfelt Thanks to Pastor Jenn

Many thanks to Pastor Jenn for her informative talk about flowers in the bible.  We learned that pomegranate blossoms symbolized fertility and were used to tan leather and for medicine (Exodus 28:33).  Water lilies or the lotus were the favorite flower of Egypt and were used to decorate Solomon’s Temple (1 Kings).  Mint was scattered [...]

Monday March 14th, 2011 in Fellowship, Morning Circle | No Comments »

Morning Circle Meets April 13th

Morning Circle invites all the women of the congregation to attend our next meeting on Wednesday, April 13th at 11AM in Dineson Parlor.  We will be putting together the Church World Service Layette Kits that go to new moms locally and internationally. These kits contain cloth diapers, diaper pins, baby washcloths, t-shirts, gowns, sweater, receiving [...]

Monday March 14th, 2011 in Fellowship, Morning Circle | No Comments »