Northeast Georgia Presbyterian Women

On August 1, 2024 a 30 day devotional Words to Build will come to your inbox. If you would like to receive this devotional just send your email to Judy Grieve [email protected]

Meet the new Synod of the South Atlantic moderator Debbie Durden. Past moderator Shelagh Wirth passed the gavel to Debbie who began her job on July 1, 2024

Time to think about support for Presbyterian Women Churchwide. All support is needed.
Thank you

Presbyterian Women, Your Invitation to PW Gives Day PW Gives Day is July 31—a day to commemorate the founding of Presbyterian Women. As we celebrate 36 years of our beloved organization, let us reflect, rejoice and offer our financial support.

How exciting that Rev. CeCe Armstrong, child of Belle Terrace, is co-Moderator of 226th PC(USA)General Assembly. CeCe will be at churchwide gathering in August. Congratulations, CeCe and to her Belle Terrace family.

invitation to the Chuchwide Gathering

An invitation from Kathy Reeves, 2021-2024 National PW Moderator Kathy Reeves, 2021-2024 National PW Moderator invites you to the 2024 Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women in St. Louis, MO, August 7–11, 2024.

One last photo:

The Coordinating Team met on Friday and went to GAP Ministries to see the elevator that was installed after GAP received the Birthday Offering in 2019. Covenant PW prepared a delicious meal for the CT.

Here are some faces from the Annual Gathering held March 16,2024 at Covenant in Augusta

To all who read our page: I am sorry for the lack of information for quite awhile. I am back at the computer and will do my best to keep the page more current.
JUDY

Meet the new Northeast Georgia PW CT: from left to right: Judy Grieve, Spritual Growth Leader; Elaine Wiegert, Moderator; Nancy Miller, Moderator-elect; Julie Usry,Vice Moderator; Lola Bell, Secretary; Joyce Bowers, Moderator of Search; Judy Winski, Treasurer, Cindy Wallerich, Greater Augusta Mission Leader; Melisha Gilreath, Greater Athens Mission Leader, Betty Royds, Mountain Mission Leader; Joyce Dejoie, Justice, Peace and Racial Equity; and Bernice Rogers, Together in Service. All were installed on March 16, 2024 at Covenant Presbyterian Church, Augusta GA.

This week's Weary World Baptism of our Lord

Music to go with song:
https://youtu.be/2UGjMYdPbXU?si=IjImpRUu4OOeRPkV
Blessings on this New Year.

Happiest of New Years!

God Bless You in the New Year Presbyterian Women’s Annual Mission Fund (the Mission Pledge) makes possible every mission, program and resource of PW, including the Churchwide Gathering. Give now to support Presbyterian Women’s witness in the world.

As we finish the second week of devotionals these 2 graphics highlighted the week. As did the music
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In the Bleak Midwinter

We begin our Advent devotional today. It is early so that we can use all the material that the authors of this devotion have created for us. This is VERY different from other "digital" devotions. May these fill your advent with prayers, music, art and reflections/devotions that bring you peace, joy, hope and love. May you be inspired to draw deeper into God's Advent, Christmas birth and Epiphany revelation to the world.

Thankful 30: Joan Baez Let us break bread together on our knees

https://youtu.be/PBY-lR4Phd0?si=MHpfNOxr45yYL317

Thankful 30

Thankful 30 posts

30 Days Thankful is coming in your inbox. May these daily messages lead you to a greater sense of gratitude for ALL we have, the good, the bad and the ugly.

From Carol McKay who attended the Symposium-- I took Workshop No. 1 and was really glad I chose it, even though the others looked so interesting and were taught by pastors I care for a lot. I mentioned in our workshop a list of resources that our Youth Director Kim Ness had shared with our congregation as well as her group. It is a very thorough list, some of which she gleaned from the PCUSA Matthew 25 website and to which she added other resources. I am including the link for the master webpage from which one can access the resources for Systemic Poverty and Structural Racism. My hope is that you will consider sharing it with all who attended.

www.fpcathenspit.com - Matthew 25 In January 2021, the session of First Presbyterian Church of Athens discerned God’s call to join our church with siblings in Presbyterian congregations and agencies across the nation in the Matthew 25 initiative. To help guide the congregation as we live into the larger church’s Matthew 25

THE SOCIAL JUSTICE SYMPOSIUM October 14, 2023 at First Presbyterian Church in Athens. Rev. Dr. Alonzo Johnson and Margaret Mwale from PC(USA) Committee of The Self Development of People led the workshop on Poverty; Rev. Will Norman and Rev. Hailey Lerner from the UGA Presbyterian Student Center led Welcome ALL God's Children and Rev. Andy Cooke moderated the panel of Rev. Souvahn Turlock, Elder Joyce Dejoie and Rev. Jeff Cain discussing "Courageous Conversations": showing the world what HOPE looks like through the church. AND many photos from the worship to classes to sharing community around the lunch tables.

WORKING TOWARD JUSTICE FOR ALL
October 14, 2023
First Presbyterian Church, Athens
185 East Hancock Street, Athens

9:30 - 2pm
Worship 10am

The Reverend Doctor Alonzo Johnson
Coordinator, Presbyterian Committee of Self-Development of People (SDP)
Worship Leader

3 Workshops 11:15
Least of These (Anti-Poverty workshop)
Reverend Dr. Alonzo Johnson & Margaret Mwale, from
Committee of The Self-Development of People
Workshop Leaders

Welcoming, Including, Loving
ALL God’s Children Workshop
Reverend Will Norman & Reverend Hailey Lerner
Presbyterian Student Center
Workshop Leaders

Showing the World what HOPE Looks Like
Through the Church: Courageous Conversations
Panel:
Teaching Elders and Ruling Elders
Reverend Andy Cooke, Moderator

Sponsored by Northeast Georgia Presbyterian Women for EVERYONE
Register by October 4, 2023.
[email protected]

Time to start thinking about going to to St. Louis in 2024!

PW's Gathering Quest has begun! “Do everything in love,” based on 1 Cor. 16:13–14 (NIV), is the theme for the 2024 Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women. (“Do everything in love” could be considered the foundation of our PW Purpose!) For the next 12 months, you will receive, in your inbox, a Gathering newsletter lik...

Smiles at Commerce for the annual PW workshops.

Here is the link to the service and Bible Study Lesson

NEGA Presbyterian Women Workshop August 19th, 2023 NEGA Presbyterian Women Workshop hosted by Commerce Presbyterian Church, filmed live on August 19th, 2023.

THE WORKSHOP IS THIS SATURDAY AUGUST 19 AT COMMERCE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. There will be a Spiritual Center and pamphlets with the PRAY THE DAY prompts and verses. See you in Commerce.
PRAYER MAKES A DIFFERENCE

https://youtu.be/f51n-yb11dY

Taize O Lord Hear My Prayer - @MaureenTeresa1 My favourite Taize hymn: O Lord hear my prayer, music by the French composer of liturgical music, Jacques Berthier (1923 - 1994).Lyrics from Psalm 102. Sunse...