March Meeting

March is a busy month, not only does Daylight Saving time begin, but Easter is early this year.  Spring starts on March 20th and many children will be out of school for spring break.  With all everyone has going this month I hope that you will make some time for our March WOSJ meeting.

This month we are so pleased to have as our guest speaker Joe Carson.  He will be sharing with us about good nutrition and excercise.  Usually this is the type of teaching and information you would expect to hear in January when we make those New Year resolutions to try harder to lose those extra pounds and shape up for our health.  I say it is never to late to start.  Of course, the sooner the better.

Joe is a high-energy, very personable 34-year old with a compelling story and multiple professional certifications.  His own success story is nothing short of remarkable.  He believes in the life-changing power of good health, proper nutrition and fitness.  Joe is Barbara Hood’s personal trainer and we all can see how well she has improved her health by taking off those extra pounds and has strengthened her body with good nutritional habits. 

Joe has promised to keep the information simple and short.  He will be both interesting and informative.  You won’t want to miss this meeting!

Since the meeting is not a must for women’s interest only, we have opened the meeting to include men and youth.

Please sign up at the WOSJ’s table located in the foyer starting March 2nd after the second service .

Remember your Secret Sis and continue to shower her with cards of encouragement.

I pray that you all will have a blessed Easter, starting with Holy Week!  You are blessed to be a blessing.

AND NOW:

The Lord bless you and watch, guard, and keep you;

 The Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you;

 The Lord lift up His [approving] countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually).

Numbers 6:24-27 (Amplified Bible)

JANUARY 29TH MEETING

What a blessing!   Two meetings in one month.  We had a great time on the January 8th with Marie Rawlings as our speaker.  Now on the 29th we have a double blessing to have Duane and Sue Kershner speaking to us about Roca Blanca.  

 To read more about this exciting mission that St. James is very active in go to their website  http://www.rocablanca.org/.    AND come to our WOSJ meeting on Tuesday January 29th, to hear Duane and Sue go into depth of what God is doing in the lives of the Mixteco, Chatino, and Zapateco people!. 

The dinner meeting will be in the dining hall starting at 6:30 pm, and of course Chris is catering.  The menu is Tortilla soup, mexican salad of a sort, chips, dessert, with a Mexican theme throughout.

This is an excerpt from their website….”Located in the state of Oaxaca in Southern Mexico, Roca Blanca is a multifaceted mission base where God is at work daily. With 155 different language groups, and 40 “unreached” people groups, Oaxaca offers you the unique opportunity to minister in the area with the highest concentration of “unreached” people groups in the Western hemisphere.    Along with being a base established to reach out to the people of Oaxaca, Roca Blanca also contains a bible school, a music school, a trade school, a medical clinic, a high school, and a prayer house. People from all over the U.S. and Mexico have come to serve the Lord in this Pacific Coast paradise.”

Tickets will be available in  the Nartex on Sunday morning.  Be sure to reserve your space for dinner.  If you are unable to come for dinner you can arrive around 7:15  for the speaker’s presentation. 

Women of St. James….HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Tuesday Jan. 8th 2008 is our dinner/meeting with our speaker Marie Rawlings.

If you signed up in December for the dinner which was postponed because of the ice storm, your ticket is still valid.

Anyone that wants to make dinner reservations for the meeting may purchase your ticket  in the foyer between the services.   Or if you want to forgo the dinner and arrive for the speaker’s presentation please be here at approxiately 7:15 pm.

Jan. 29th we will have our Jan. meeting with our speaker being Sue and Duane Kershner.  More info on that dinner meeting coming up. Watch the Sunday bulletin.

As usual, dinner is 7.50 and reservations for dinner and child care (if needed) must be made in advance. Or come at 7:15 pm for the meeting/fellowship only.
Come and join the SJ Women’s fellowship.

Come be blessed and be a blessing!
Hope to see YOU there.

BIG ICE STORM !

Due to the BIG ice storm that hit,  WOSJ had to postpone the December meeting with Marie Rawlings until a later date.  The new date is January 8th, 2008.  We will have more information later, so be sure to keep checking the website for updates. 

We still have the Secret Sis ministry ongoing.  You can bring your gifts and cards this Sunday or drop them off to the church office during the week .  Be sure to have the name on the gift in plain sight And attached securely.  Last year some name tags fell off and gifts did not get to where they belonged in time. 

If you have cards by themselves you can place them in the Christmas baskets with the other cards. 

A great big thank you ALL  for participating in the Secret Sis ministry and loving on your secret sis with cards and notes all year.

Remember the activities at the church, the  Christmas eve candlelight with special music, and the watch-night prayer service  to  praise God for all the blessings  in  the year 2007 and to bring the 2008 New Year in with prayer. 

And finally, everyone have a very Blessed Christmas and Happy New Year.

DECEMBER MEETING INFORMATION

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends celebrating and giving thanks for how loving and giving our Lord is.

 And now, we are getting ready to celebrate our Saviour’s birth…..something we should be celebrating everyday of our lives. He is wonderful, all the time!

December 11th will be the next WOSJ dinner/meeting. As usual, it will start at 6:30, so come early to reserve your seat. Reservations are required for both dinner and if you need child care for your child.         

We are featuring this month, our own, Marie Rawlings. She has told me how much she wants to share with the women of St. James how God showed His love through the “going home preparation” of her husband Ralph, . If you think you have not experienced God’s love, you won’t want to miss Marie sharing how she experienced God’s love. You won’t want to miss it anyway!   Watch for more information in the Sunday bulletin’s to come.         

December will be our first meeting with everyone that has a Secret Sis, so please do not forget to bring your Secret Sis a little special something for Christmas. Love on her and show her she is special. And, keep the cards and notes going to her, several times a month.  Gifts only at the special  times, like Christmas, birthdays, and anniversary. It is the thought that counts, not the gift giving. Let’s make this a successful year for the Secret Sis, not just for us as the receiver, but also, so many others will want to join the  next year.         

Watch the Sunday bulletin and check out our webpage http://wosj.wordpress.comfor information and/or changes that might come up regarding the WOSJ.  

Thank you all for participating and supporting this ministry. It would not “be” without you. I appreciate all that willingly help and serve. My committee is wonderful and I thank each of you for your service for the Lord.         

I pray you have a Blessed Christmas, with joy in the Lord, unspeakable joy that only He can bring to your heart. Show love to one another, not just by gifts, but by our actions. Support your church through this love in HIM.

Sandy Fingerlin, 252-2694

Website blog…www.wosj.wordpress.com

SEPTEMBER HAPPENINGS!

September is fast slipping by us! (at least for me)  I wanted to remind us all of the WOSJ September meeting on the 18th.  We are so blessed to have Karen Jensen as our guest speaker.  Check out her website www.karenjensen.org  and I am sure you will be as excited as we are and will want to come hear her. 

Chris will be catering this month’s meal and we don’t want to miss that, however if you must miss the meal,  please come at 7:15 to hear our wonderful speaker.  We will meet at 6:30 pm at the far west end of our current sanctuary/fellowship hall/dining room/living room area.  Tickets for the meal will be available before, between and after services on Sunday.  Childcare is available but please reserve early so that we will be sure to have enough childcare helpers.

Another neat happening at St. James UMC  (despite the fire and disruptions it has caused) is the 24/7 Oklahoma Centennial Year of Unbroken Prayer that will be starting Sunday September 9th and running through Sunday September 16th.  On Sunday the 9th we will receive the torch from the Tulsa Harvest Church and keep it during the time of our prayer watch.  Then on Sunday September 16th we will hand the torch over to Heritage United Methodist Church as they beging their week of unbroken prayer.

Check out the website http://www.tulsaprayer.com.   There is still time for you (if you haven’t already) to sign up to pray or become a Captain.  What a priviledge to be able to pray for our city, city leaders and for our church. 

Be sure to Check out the Prayer Wall at the church and should you have a prayer request you can write it on a post-it note and stick it to the wall.  Someone during this week of prayer will be praying for that prayer request.  It can be anonymous request or you can sign your name. 

Reminder for Ministry Opportunity……..This month (September) we are starting an “Adopt a Plate” program which means you have an opportunity of sponsoring one or more of the “guest” at each dinner/meeting.

The cost for the “Adopt A Plate” is $7.50 and this cost usually comes out of the offerings that are given that evening.  Most  of the time it does not cover the costs involved.  So, we are asking that you will consider getting involved by “Adopting a Plate”.  There is no limit to how many plates you may may adopt. 

Spiritual Helps……..One of my favorite websites is a bible online resource that I use.  I received permission from them to link their site to ours and really hope that you will check it out.  It has bible reading as well as devotions.  The site is:  http://www.bible.org/

We can be contacted at wosj07@yahoo.com

 

 

ADOPT A PLATE

The Women of St. James (WOSJ) Ministry depend on the offerings from the family of Saint James Church.  This month (September) we are starting an “Adopt a Plate” program which means you have an opportunity of sponsoring one or more of the “guest” at each dinner/meeting.  We usually have 10 or more guests and their meal is complimentary.  These guests can include the speaker for the evening and their guest, the servers (to say thank you for helping), and includes the youth helping serve the tables.  The youth earn service points from Jesus University when they participate in serving in WOSJ.  Guests are also people that are involved in the entertainment for the evening, as well as any new persons visiting WOSJ for the first time.

The cost for the “Adopt A Plate” is $7.50 and this cost usually comes out of the offerings that are given that evening.  Most  of the time it does not cover the costs involved.  So, we are asking that you will consider getting involved by “Adopting a Plate” for these guests.  There is no limit to how many plates you may may adopt. 

WOSJ is a self-supporting ministry within the St. James UMC relying totally on the offerings to this ministry.  We truly are blessed by your giving.  Even though you will not be awarded anything but a “thank-you” from the WOSJ, we know that our heavenly Father will see your  generous giving heart and will bless you.

You may contact us at:  wosj07@yaoo.com