ELC Women
| Executive Officers | First Name | Last Name |
|---|---|---|
| President | Jeanne | Yarger |
| Vice President | Danette | Hunter |
| Secretary | Gayle | Wertz |
| Treasurer | Mary | Whipkey |
| Standing Committee Chairpersons | First Name | Last Name |
|---|---|---|
| Booklet | Committee | |
| Devotions | Michele | Hiener |
| Hospitality | Kathy | Potter |
| Membership | Michele | Hiener |
| Program | Committee | |
| Publicity | Jeanne | Yarger |
| Sunshine | Dorothy | Datemasch |
Purpose Statement
As a community of women
- created in the image of God,
- called to discipleship in Jesus Christ,
- and empowered by the Holy Spirit,
We commit ourselves to
- grow in faith,
- affirm our gifts,
- support one another in our callings,
- engage in ministry and action,
- and promote healing and wholeness
- in the church,
- the society,
- and the world.
2022-2023 Calendar of Events
Monet in Bloom
Wednesday Morning
September 7, 2022
Meet at the church at 9:30 AM to carpool to Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Program: Monet in Bloom
Self-Guided Tour begins at 10:30 AM
Program cost: $17.95 per person, due by Sunday, August 21, 2022 with checks payable to Danette Hunter
Followed by lunch at a restaurant in Murrysville with location to be determined.
Program Representative:
- Jeanne Yargar
ALL WOMEN ARE INVITED!!!
Pie Night
Wednesday Evening
October 5, 2022
6:30 PM
Pie Night
Location: Heritage Hall at Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Devotions:
- Julie Schamber
Hostesses:
- Danette Hunter
- Michele Hiener
Please sign up on the Narthex bulletin board.
All refreshments will be provided.
Social Event with Hors d'oeuvres & White Elephant Swap Game
Tuesday Evening
December 6, 2022
6:30 PM
Advent Social w/Hors d’oeuvers & White Elephant Swap Game
Please bring your favorite appetizer to share.
Instructions will be announced for the game.
Devotions:
- Gayle Wertz
Set-up:
- Jeanne Yargar
- Danette Hunter
Clean-up:
- All hands are welcome
Angel Favors:
- Gayle Wertz and helpers
Program Representative:
- Jeanne Yargar
Pajama donations for our 2022 Gift Away
to Blackburn Center are due no later than December 6th. See our Gift Tag Tree for sizes.
If you prefer, a monetary donation may be made.
Make checks payable to Lutheran Church Women.
Please note “Gift Away” on the Memo Line.
Service Project for Friends Thrift Shop
Tuesday Morning
January 31, 2023
10:00 AM
Breakfast at EAT N’ PARK
(After breakfast at Murrysville Eat N’ Park, the meeting will continue at ELC.)
11:00 AM
Program: “Service Project for Friends Thrift Shop”
Devotions:
- Jeanne Yargar
Program Representative:
- Danette Hunter
As our service project, we will be providing 250 single-serving desserts for the Friends Thrift Shop community dinner held on February 1st.
We will be providing desserts and filling the containers. Dan Plance will provide containers.
We request that cakes be brought in 9x13” pans to be cut and packaged during our meeting time. Please have your cakes at church by Tuesday, January 31st at 11:00 AM.
There will be a sign-up sheet for cakes.
Assembling and Delivering “Thinking of You” Baskets
Wednesday Morning
March 1, 2023
10:00 AM
Assembling and Delivering “Thinking of You” baskets
Work Day in our Kitchen
Devotions:
- Angela Held
Hostesses:
- Michele Hiener
- Karen Kuczak
Program Representative:
- Kathy Potter
Salad Dinner
Wednesday Evening
May 3, 2023
6:30 PM
Salad Dinner
Please bring your favorite salad to share.
Program: Book Review presented by Karen Kuczek.
Devotions:
- Debbie Weigold
Hostesses:
- Kathy Potter
- Jeanne Yargar
Christian Service
Christian Service has a threefold purpose:
- take care of the needs of the church
- to care for those in need in the community
- to help those in need abroad.
Our 2022-2023 service projects:
- Preparation and delivery of Thinking of You Baskets
- Gift Away for Blackburn Center
- Send Get-well and Condolence cards
- Support of quilting, prayer shawl, and funeral refreshments ministries
- Support missions by way of our designated & special offerings
- Service projects and support for Emmanuel’s committees
Benediction
May the blessings of God go with us, as we engage in active ministry in the church and in the world, to bring wholeness and healing in Christ’s name.
May the blessings of God go with us, as we work interdependently with one another and in partnership with women from around the world.
Bless Our Friends
(Grace sung to the tune of "Edelweiss")
Bless our friends, bless our food
Come, Oh, Lord, and sit with us.
May our hearts fill with peace,
May your love surround us.
Love and friendship will bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever
Bless our friends, bless our food
Come, Oh, Lord, and sit with us.