COLBERN ROAD
The Colbern Road Women's Department keeps busy. Besides a
monthly meeting or
retreat, we have on-going activities/services such as secret sisters, visiting
the elderly, and taking meals to the sick, injured, new mothers, etc.
We send care packages to our college students
and people in service. These packages contain things such as personal
hygiene items, school supplies, baked goods/treats, and a card letting that
person know we are thinking and praying for him/her. This program was
well received and appreciated from the comments we have gotten.
Small group dinners have been a
yearly activity but, by request, we are having them
quarterly this year. These dinners are held in homes with 4-6 women
attending each
one. We are in the process of planning October's dinner and will have
seven hostesses. In the past we have placed ladies of the same age group
in the homes but we feel it is important to get to know our sisters better that
are geographically in the same area so we are dividing up our ladies by
locations. Each lady is asked to bring a dish to pass. The hostess
provides the beverage and dessert. The women's department provides the
bread and usually a devotion and/or topic for the get-together. All these
dinners start at the same time, on the same day. Even though
approximately 40 ladies will be in seven different homes, they will be united
in devotion and prayer. This activity is a good avenue in helping our
sisters get to know each other better and has drawn out our younger ladies who
sometimes feel they are not old enough for women's
department!
This year we are excited about a new
activity...”the traveling plate”. We have a lovely plate with a nice
verse about friends and family inside a basket. Under the plate is a list
of all the ladies (active and inactive) in the branch. When a lady
receives the plate, she crosses her name off and gets it to the next lady on
the list. On the plate, she can put baked goods, flowers, whatever she
feels may be appreciated by the lady she is giving it to. We are hoping
to pleasantly touch each lady, making her feel special, and letting her know
she is a part of our family.
Everyone is invited to join us at