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Bayside Presbyterian Women October 2015 Devotion Beneath the Surface of Prayer In this excerpt from 101 Moments of Prayer , Elizabeth Sherrill experiences a heaven<sent moment. Father, I thank Thee that Thou hast heard me. John 11:41 I’d gone on the weekend retreat with a question. The monastery was located at a beautiful spot on the banks of the Hudson River, 80 miles north of New York City. Somewhere in that prayerful place, perhaps during a chapel service, perhaps in the course of a talk by the retreat leader, answers to a special concern I had would come. And one came, too, but not as I’d expected. It happened as I walked along the narrow shale beach at the edge of the river. There I watched a giant oil tanker make its way downriver, huge and silent, then growing smaller, leaving the water’s broad surface as undisturbed as though no ship had passed. I strolled on downstream. The noise came from behind me—a roar like an approaching freight train. I whirled around to see two<foot waves rushing across the water that seconds earlier had been so placid. Curling, cresting, crashing in white foam around my feet—where had they come from! What had suddenly roiled the water on this windless morning? Of course: the tanker, now far away. I had wet shoes as I started back up the path to the monastery, but I had an answer, too. Our efforts at prayer are not unavailing. Our pleas are registered in heaven and God’s redeeming power is in motion. The effect has just not reached the surface of things where our land<bound eyes are watching. Thank You, Father, for answers that in their time come cresting forth. by Elizabeth Sherrill Beginning Balance: $ 906.53 Ending Balance: $ 1469.87 Food Pantry itemofthemonth: Cereal Always needed: • Juice (approx. 64oz) any kindof juice • Cooking oil (vegetable or blended) small bottles • Cereal – any type, any size • Canned fruits – any size Upcoming dates to remember: • PEVA Fall Gathering @ Denbigh Presbyterian Church, Newport News; Oct 10 • Winter Shelter 18 – 25 November • Thanksgiving Baskets; sort donate goods, assemble baskets, help carry to recipients cars – 21 & 22 Nov • Circle 8 Elegant Tea; April 30, 2016 • BPC Spring Gathering; April 16, 2016 • PEVA Summer Gathering, Massenetta Springs; 9–12 June 2016 • BPC Fall Gathering; September 10, 2016 Pew Rack duty: Oct – Circle 6, Nov – Circle 8, Dec – Circle 10 Benevolence in the spot light Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater is a Christ< centered organization with a calling to reach out to women and families involved in crisis<related pregnancies by offering real help for the present, hopefor thefuture, andhealing from thepast.CPC was founded through the corporate effort of a few churches and several individuals in the Tidewater area, all of whom felt a strong calling to help women facing unexpectedpregnancyby providing educational information and practical support in a caring environment.All financial supportis from privatefunding. Information about it’s history, ways to help, current needs, items frequently in short supply, etc. can be found at the following link: http://www.cpcfriends.org/index.aspx?parentnaviga tionid=21098
Transcript of Bayside Presbyterian Women · 2015-10-02 · Bayside Presbyterian Women October 2015 Devotion ......
Bayside Presbyterian WomenOctober 2015
DevotionBeneath'the'Surface'of'Prayer
In'this'excerpt' from'101#Moments#of#Prayer#,'Elizabeth'Sherrill' experiences' a'heaven<sent'moment.'
Father,#I#thank#Thee#that#Thou#hast#heard#me.#John#11:41#
I’d'gone'on'the'weekend'retreat' with'a'question.'The'monastery'was'located'at'a'beautiful'spot'on'the'banks'of'the'Hudson'River,' 80'miles'north' of'New'York'City.'Somewhere'in'that'prayerful'place,'perhaps'during' a'chapel'service,'perhaps'in'the'course'of'a'talk'by'the'retreat' leader,'answers'to'a'special'concern' I'had'would'come.'
And'one'came,'too,' but'not'as'I’d'expected.' It'happened'as'I'walked'along'the'narrow'shale'beach'at'the'edge'of'the'river.'There'I'watched'a'giant'oil'tanker'make'its'way'downriver,' huge'and'silent,' then'growing'smaller,' leaving'the'water’s'broad' surface'as'undisturbed' as'though'no'ship'had'passed.'
I'strolled' on'downstream.'The'noise'came'from'behind'me—a'roar'like'an'approaching' freight'train.'I'whirled'around' to'see'two<foot'waves'rushing'across'the'water'that'seconds'earlier' had'been'so'placid.'Curling,' cresting,'crashing'in'white'foam'around'my'feet—where'had'they'come'from!'What'had'suddenly'roiled' the'water'on'this'windless'morning? Of'course:'the'tanker,'now'far'away.'
I'had'wet'shoes'as'I'started'back'up'the'path'to'the'monastery,'but'I'had'an'answer,'too.'Our'efforts' at'prayer'are'not'unavailing.'Our'pleas'are'registered' in'heaven'and'God’s'redeeming' power'is'in'motion.'The'effect'has'just'not'reached'the'surface'of'things'where'our'land<bound' eyes'are'watching.'
Thank#You,#Father,#for#answers#that# in#their#time#come#cresting#forth.# by'Elizabeth'Sherrill
Beginning&Balance:&&$'906.53
Ending&Balance:&$'1469.87
Food'Pantry'item'of'the'month:''Cereal''''''''Always'needed:'• Juice'(approx.'64'oz)'any'kind'of'juice• Cooking'oil'(vegetable'or'blended)'small'bottles• Cereal'– any'type,'any'size• Canned'fruits'– any'size
Upcoming' dates'to'remember:• PEVA'Fall'Gathering'@'Denbigh''
Presbyterian'Church,' Newport' News;'Oct'10'
• Winter' Shelter'18'– 25'November• Thanksgiving'Baskets;'sort'donate'goods,'assemble
baskets,'help'carry'to'recipients' cars'– 21'&'22'Nov• Circle' 8'Elegant'Tea;'April'30,'2016• BPC'Spring'Gathering;'April' 16,'2016• PEVA'Summer'Gathering,' Massenetta Springs;'
9–12'June'2016• BPC'Fall'Gathering;' September'10,'2016
Pew'Rack'duty:'Oct'– Circle'6,'Nov'– Circle'8,'Dec'– Circle'10
Benevolence'in'the'spot'light
Crisis&Pregnancy&Center&of&Tidewater is'a'Christ<centered'organization'with'a'calling'to'reach'out'to'women'and'families'involved'in'crisis<related'pregnancies'by'offering'real'help'for'the'present,'hope'for'the'future,'and'healing'from'the'past.'CPC'was'founded'through'the'corporate'effort'of'a'few'churches'and'several'individuals'in'the'Tidewater'area,'all'of'whom'felt'a'strong'calling'to'help'women'facing'unexpected'pregnancy'by'providing'educational'information'and'practical'support'in'a'caring'environment.'All'financial'support'is'from'private'funding.'
Information'about'it’s'history,'ways'to'help,'current'needs,'items'frequently'in'short'supply,'etc.'can'be'found'at'the'following'link:'http://www.cpcfriends.org/index.aspx?parentnavigationid=21098
Circle'Reports
Circle' 2:'Did'not'meet.
Circle' 3,'Ruth:'7'members'were'present.'Hostess'&'Bible'Study'Moderator:'Louise'Wombolt.'Louise' will'assume'circle'treasurer'
responsibilities' from'Margaret'Shanks.'Libby'Graves'conducted' the'business'meeting'and'discussed'much'of'the'information' from'the'moderator’s'meeting'minutes'and'the'September'Newsletter.' Lucy'Ellin Page'will'send
care'letters'and'gift'cards'to'college'student' Chad'Wentz'attending' TCC.
Circle' 4,'Esther:''11'members'were'present.'Hostess:'Susie'Fulcher.'Undaunted' Study'Moderator:' Amanda'Long.'2'new'members;'Jill' Mitchell'and'Debbie' Sparks.'Introductions' were'made.'An'explanation' of'the'PW'General'Fund,'Least'Coin,'Sunshine'Fund'and'Food'Pantry'contributions' was'provided.'Discussed'items'from'Moderator’s' meeting'minutes'and'the'September' Newsletter.'Amanda'provided' an'overview'of'our'PW'year,'5'study'lessons,'3'service'events'and'a'Christmas'potluck' Extravaganza!'Prayer'Concerns:'Kim'and'son'Luke,'Susie’s'Aunt'Hazel'in'hospice,' friends' and'family'of'Rhonda'Jernigan'who'passed'away'11'Sep.
Circle' 6:'10'members'present.'Hostesses:'Donna'Place,' Dawn'Burns' and'Em Chapman.'Bible'Moderator:'Jean'Reid.'Everyone'seems'pleased'with'this'year's'Horizons' Bible' study.'Ladies'volunteered' for'pew'duty'in'October.'Discussed'three'service'projects' for'the'year,'distribution' of'PW'funds'and'upcoming' events'listed'in'the'newsletter.' Everyone'signed'a'card'for'college'student,' Sydnie'Allen,'and'an'engagement'card'for'Sarah'Williamson.
Circle' 8:'13'Members'were'present.'Hostess:'Connie' Zuidema.'Connie'Zuidema and'Beth'Montoya'were'thanked'for'making'the'breakfast'casseroles'for'the'PW'Fall'Gathering.'Discussed'the'videos'of'the'authors'of'the'study'books'for'this'year'and'how'this'year’s'Horizon' study'looked'good'even'though'studying'Undaunted.'Corrections' to'last'year’s'directory' were'made.'Signup'sheet'for'meetings,'hostesses'and'facilitators' for'the'year'was'passed'around.This'year’s'college'student' is'Addison'(AJ)'Walters'who'is'attending' Christopher' Newport' University.'Discussed'that'the'PW'Newsletter' would' be'sent'out'electronically' again'this'year'and'the'directory' would'be'electronic' or'could'be'purchased' for'$1'a'copy. One'goal'for'PW'this'year'is'for'each'circle'to'participate' in'three' service'projects.' Talked'about'PW’s'budget'and'that'two'of'the'benevolent'groups'were'no'longer'solvent'and'how'replacements' may'be'found'or'the'funds'redistributed.' The'PEVA'Fall'Gathering' will'be'at'Denbigh'Presbyterian'Church' on'Saturday,'October' 10.'Discussed'how'the'suggested'donation' to'PW'was'$45'for'this'year.''We'decided' that'our'circle' tea'would'be'Saturday,'April'30,'2015. Prayer'concerns: Evan'Walsh,'Baby'George'Crawford,' Jo'Elsberg,'Maggie'Tinn,'My'Baby'Brother,' Alan'Buckner,' Grace'Armistead'and'the'fires'in'California.
Circle' 10:'8 Members'were'present.'New'Member:''Becky'Wheeler.'Hostess:'Rose'Ann'Wehr.'Bible'Moderator:'Kathy'Duncan. Discovered'1'more'book'is'needed,'reviewed'treasurer’s' report' and'various'collections.' Noticed' that'the'church' calendar'for'meeting'time'is'incorrect,' Jane'will'talk'to'Linda'to'get'it'corrected.' Talked'about'the'food'pantry'and'discussed'Woman'of'Faith'nominee.'Scheduled'the'following' community'service'projects:'October' –Food'Pantry,'November'– items'for'the'homeless,'December' – Angel'Tags.'Members'who'have'served'the'community:'Dee'– makes'Panera'Bread'run,' Louise'and'Rose'Ann'volunteered'to'read'during' Church'Women'United’s' Fall'event.'Jane'volunteered' for'clean'up'after'Church'Women'Union'Fall'event.
