August 2018 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control Galatians 5:22-23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10:30 16 10:00 12:00 Heritage Room Binder Event 17 18 19 20 2:00 4:00 MTH / A B & C Hallelujah Ice Cream Social 26 27 Library CT & Bible Facilitators Dinner 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 31 Church-Wide Missions Opportunity: School uniforms for Walnut Bend Elementary School; See-through or Mesh Backpacks for Paul Revere Middle School Mission project: Boys and Girls Country Cottage 4 ice-cream social proceeds.
September 2018 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 1John 4:7 LOVE 1 2 3 Labor Day 4 6 6 11:30 am Circle 7-Lunch Circle 68-Dinner 7 8 (Church Campus closed) 9 10 Circles 2, 34 & 5 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 CT Room 101 MTH 25 10:30 Holly Hall Book Review 26 27 28 29 30 Filling Station 11;00 McKechnie DR Bible Facilitators Mission Project: Underwear and socks for Walnut Bend Elementary School Hygiene Project for Paul Revere Middle School Missionary Cards: Circle 2 Medical Apt. Cards: Circle 34
October 2018 These Things I have spoken to you, that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full John 15:11 1 Circles 2, 34 & 5 2 3 4 11:30 am Circle 7-Lunch 5 6 Circle 68- Dinner 7 Filling Station Circle 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10:45 2:00 WOG Event MTH / A B & C 16 17 18 19 20 Hostesses: Circle 68 21 22 CT Room 101 MTH 23 Holly Hall Book Review 24 25 26 27 11:00 am McKechnie DR Bible Facilitators 28 29 30 31 Halloween JOY Mission Project: Freedom Place Paper goods Missionary Cards: Medical Apt. Cards: Circle 5
November 2018 For He Himself is our peace Ephesians 2:14 PEACE 1 11:30 am Circle 7-Lunch Circle 68-Dinner 2 3 4 Daylight Savings Time ends 5 Circles 2, 34 & 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Veteran s Day 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Filling station Circle 68 19 20 21 22 Thanksgiving 23 24 25 Filling Station Circle 34 26 CT Room 101 MTH (Church Campus Closed) 27 28 29 30 (Church Campus Closed) Mission Project: Missionary Cards Circle 7 11:00 am McKechnie DR Bible Facilitators Hygiene Boxes for Open Door Mission Medical Apt. Cards Circle 68
December 2018 I do not say to you up to seven times but up to seventy times seven Matthew 13:43 PATIENCE 1 2 3 WOG Luncheon 10:45-2:00 4 5 6 11:30 am Circle 7-Lunch 7 8 Hostesses All circles participating 9 10 Circles 2, 34, 5, 10:00 am 11 12 Circle 68- Dinner 13 14 15 16 17 CT 11:00 Bible Facilitators 18 19 20 21 Winter Begins 22 23 24 Christmas Eve 25 Christmas Day 26 27 28 29 30 31 New Year s Eve Church Campus closed) (Church Campus Closed) Mission project: Constantine Santiago and Fe Maya Mission Missionary Cards: Circle 34 Medical Apartment Cards: Circle 2
January 2019 And so, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12 1 New Year s Day 2 3 11:30 am Circle 7-Lunch 4 5 KINDNESS 6 7 Circles 2, 5, & 34 (Church Campus Closed) Circle 68-Dinner 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Holly Hall Book Review 24 25 26 Church Campus Closed 27 Filling Station 28 CT 11:00 am Bible Facilitators 29 30 31 NO MISSION PROJECT THIS MONTH Missionary Cards: Circle 68 Medical Apt. Cards:
February 2019 Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 1 2 3 Filling Station Circle 5 4 Circles 2, 5, & 34 5 6 7 11:30 am Circle 7-Lunch Circle 68-Dinner 8 9 10 11 10:45 2:00 WOG Event MTH Hostesses Circle 2, 5 12 13 Valentine s Day 14 15 16 17 18 President s Day 19 20 21 22 22 (Church Campus Closed) 24 25 CT 11:00 am Bible Facilitators 26 27 28 GOODNESS Mission Project: Star of Hope Transitional Living Center Missionary Cards: Circle 5 Medical Apt. Cards: Circle 7
March 2019 Faithful is He who calls you and He also will bring it to pass 1 Thessalonians 1:24 FAITHFULNESS 1 11:30 am Circle 7-Lunch Circle 68-Dinner 2 3 4 Circles 2, 5, & 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 Daylight Savings time begins 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 St. Patrick s Day 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 CT 11:00 Bible Facilitators 31 26 27 28 Holly Hall Book Review 29 30 Mission Project: Medical Apartment Baskets Medical Apt. Cards: Circle 2 Missionary Cards: Circle 34
April 2019 With all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing forbearance to one another in love. Ephesians 4:1 1 2 3 4 11:30 am Circle 7-Lunch 5 6 7 8 Circles 2, 5, & 34 9 10 Circle 68- Dinner 11 12 13 14 Palm Sunday 15 CT 16 17 Ash Wednesday 18 19 Good Friday 20 21 Easter Sunday 11:00 am Bible Facilitators 22 Church Campus closed 23 24 25 26 27 Earth Day 28 Filling Station Circle 2 and 7 29 30 GENTLENESS Mission Project: Katie and Jordan Goodie West Virginia Ministry Missionary Cards: Medical Apt. Cards: Circle 5
May 2019 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:8 SELF CONTROL 1 2 11:30 am Circle 7-Lunch Circle 68-Dinner 3 4 5 Filling Station Circle 5 and 68 6 Circles 2, 5, & 34 7 8 9 10 11 12 Mother s Day 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Sanctuary Flowers in memory of WOG members lost this year 20 10:45 am Spring Fling - Installation Luncheon MT A, B, C Hostesses: Circle 7 Circle 34 26 27 Memorial Day 221 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 31 Mission Project: (Church Campus closed until noon) Missionary Cards: Circle 7 Medical Apt. Cards: Circle 68 Grace Girls School Scholarships
CIRCLE MEETING SCHEDULE AND INFORMATION The following lists the weekday, time and location the various Circles hold their meetings and any special information or requirements that might be pertinent. Unless otherwise notified in advance these meetings are held the first Monday or Thursday of each month from August through the end of the year and into and through May of the following calendar year. Schedule adjustments may be made to accommodate members but should be made well enough in advance so the appropriate meeting date and time can be reflected in the bulletin and the E-blast. Meets Monday At 10:00 a.m. In Massey Tucker Hall, Room 102 Circle 2 Meets Monday At 9:30 a.m. In McKechnie Dining Room Circle 34 Meets Monday At 9:30 a.m. In Church Library Circle 5 Meets Monday At 9:30 a.m. location rotates through various member s homes Circle 7 Meets Thursday At 11:30 a.m. In Massey Tucker Hall, Room 102 With Lunch for $7 Circle 68 Meets Thursday At 6:00 p.m. In Massey Tucker Hall, Room 103 With Dinner for $7 COORDINATING TEAM MEETING SCHEDULE AND INFORMATION The Coordinating Team meets once a month beginning in August. The first meeting of the year is a joint meeting held with the Bible Facilitators and is a dinner meeting to be held at 6:00 p.m.in Library, August 27, 2018. The other monthly meetings are held in Massey Tucker Hall - Room 101. Sign-in is from 9:30-9:45 a.m. and the meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. BIBLE FACILITATORS MEETING SCHEDULE AND INFORMATION The Bible Facilitators will meet to plan the Bible study lessons from selected sections of the study guide, Fruit of the Spirit by Hazel Offner. The first meeting is a joint meeting held with the Coordinating Team and is a dinner meeting to be held at 6:00 p.m. in the Library, August 27, 2018. The remainder of the meetings will be held in the McKechnie Dining Room at 11:00 a.m. on the following dates: 2018 2019 September 24, 2018 January 28, 2019 October 22, 2018 February 25, 2019 November 26, 2018 March 25, 2019 December 17, 2018 April 15, 2019 CHURCH CAMPUS CLOSURES The church campus will be closed on the following dates. Scheduled church activities or services will be held and the campus will be open as indicated, however, the staff will not be available to conduct business. 2018 2019 September 3, 2018 January 1, 2019 November 22 and 23, 2018 January 21, 2019 December 25, 2018 February 18, 2019 April 22, 2019 May 27, 2019
CIRCLE RESPONSIBILITIES SCHEDULE During the year Circles will be assigned as follows to prepare the cards to be sent to the Missionaries, Seminary Students and the residents of the Medical Apartments. They will also be asked to host at the scheduled events. Hosting the events may include decorating, greeting, serving beverages, clean-up and other sundry duties deemed necessary for the specific event. Month Missionary & Seminary Student Cards Medical Apartment Cards Events Hostess September Circle 2 Circle 34 October Circle 5 Circles 1 & 68 November Circle 7 Circle 68 December Circle 34 Circle 2 All Circles January Circle 68 February Circle 5 Circle 7 Circles 2 & 5 March Circle 34 Circle 2 April Circle 5 May Circle 7 Circle 68 Circles 7 & 34 FILLING STATION SCHEDULE The following is the schedule of dates and Circle assignments to attend to the duties of the Filling Station. September 30, 2018 October 7, 2018 Circle 2 November 18, 2018 Circle 68 November 25, 2018 Circle 34 January 27, 2019 February 3, 2019 Circle 5 April 28, 2019 Circles 2 & 7 May 5, 2019 Circles 5 & 68 MISSION OPPORTUNITIES SCHEDULE The following is a listing of the specific mission opportunities targeted for the year. August September October November December January February March April May Church Wide Missions Opportunity: School Uniforms for Walnut Bend Elementary; See-through or mesh Backpacks for Paul Revere Middle School. Ice cream social for Cottage 4. Underwear and Socks for Walnut Bend Elementary School Hygiene Project for Paul Revere Freedom Place - Paper Goods Christmas Hygiene Gift Boxes for Open Door Mission Constantine Santiago & Fe Maya Mission No Mission Project this Month Star of Hope - Transitional Living Center Gift Baskets for the Medical Center Apartments Katie and Jordan Goodie West Virginia Ministry Grace Girl s School Kenya - Scholarships
WOMEN OF GRACE EVENTS Registration sign in and pick up name tags begins at 10:45 a.m. Programs will begin at 11:00 a.m. with a lunch/program cost to be determined with each event. It is necessary to make a reservation by the Monday prior to an event. You may register for an event by signing up at your Circle meetings or the Filling Station. If your plans change, please be sure to cancel your meal reservation as soon as possible. WOMEN OF GRACE EVENTS SCHEDULE 2018-2019 Monday, August 20 Hallelujah Ice Cream Social, the Boardwalk at Ella Lee Join us for this annual ice cream party and enjoy a fun afternoon with Women of Grace. Bring your kids, hubbies and friends and shop. Proceeds go to Cottage #4, Boys & Girls Country. Massey Tucker Hall from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Monday, October 15 60 Minutes for Mission. Meet Women of Grace mission partners. Monday, December 3 Hark the Herald Angels Sing. Our Christmas luncheon will feature a special musical program with harpist ensemble. Each of the circles will participate in decorating the tables with Christmas decor featuring angels. Monday, February 11 Dress for Success. Meet the people who run this successful agency to assist others to succeed in their work place. Monday, May 20 "Spring Fling" Roots & Relics. Plant your garden with antiquities and love. The new slate of officers for 2019-2020 will be installed and the winner of the Service Recognition Award will be announced.
HOLLY HALL BOOK REVIEW 2018-2019 SEASON Season Tickets $35, Individual Tickets $12 Make check payable to Holly Hall Book Review and mail to Holly Hall Book Review, 2000 Holly Hall Street, Houston, TX 774054-4029 For more information contact Susan Thraen at (281) 936-2850 or Holly Hall at (713) 799-9031 or online at www.holllyhall.org Book reviews begin at 10:30 a.m. and are held at St. Luke s United Methodist Church, 3471 Westheimer, Houston TX. Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Wednesday, January 23, 2019 Thursday, March 28, 2019 The Kingdom of Speech By Tom Wolf Reviewer: Rose-Mary Rumbley Tom Wolfe, whose legend began in journalism, takes us on an eye-opening journey that is sure to arouse widespread debate. The Kingdom of Speech is captivation, paradigm-shifting argument that speech not evolution is responsible for humanity s complex societies and achievements. Bedtime and Other Stories from the President s Guest House By Benedicte Valentiner Reviewer: Nancy Ashley Valentiner takes us behind the scenes of the historic, charming, and beautiful Blair House, across from the White House. Mrs. V hosted Chiefs of State and Heads of Government during their official visits with Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. Her anecdotes are revealing, entertaining, and dramatic. Book to be determined Reviewer: Lurline Morrow A popular book reviewer, Dr. Morrow has entertained thousands of people since beginning her career as a reviewer in 2004. She is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, and holds Master s and Doctoral degrees from Southern Methodist University. Each year Lurline brings to life the personalities behind the characters in each book she reviews. She designs her reviews to take you behind the scenes and into the lives of people whose contributions to society have earned them a place in history. America the Ingenious: How a Nation of Dreamers, Immigrants, and Tinkerers Changed the World By Kevin Baker Reviewer: Colleen Boudreaux Baker pays tribute to the Americans who have contributed so much with their research, inventions, and adventurous spirit throughout our history the skyscraper, the subway car, the MRI, the safety pin, the amusement park, the supermarket, and so much more. HOLLY HALL SILVER TEA 2018 The 2018 Silver Tea will be held in the home of Kelty and Rogers Crain, a date has yet to be decided. For more information on the Silver Tea, please call Susan Thraen, Assistant Director of Development, at 281-936-2850.