All women of Rehoboth are invited at any time to join this organization which meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM in the fellowship hall. The women here at Rehoboth are very busy doing fundraisers for the needy, gathering food for the hungry, gathering needed items for our military, making quilts and layettes for Lutheran World Relief, cooking funeral dinners for family members, making college boxes for our college students, attending Synodical Cluster Events, praying for others, and hosting two annual banquets just to name a few. God gives each of us talents. Let us use our gifts to bring honor and glory to His holy name.

Women of the ELCA Spring 2008 Newsletter
Women of the ELCA Winter 2008 Newsletter

2007-2009 SWPA SWO OFFICERS

Marilyn Foringer
President of the SWPA Synodical Women's Organization

2008 Designated Outreach Project- for SWPA Women of the ELCA is the Women's Center of Beaver County. This will begin in January.

Items to be collected:

For the Spring Cluster Meeting (Apr 26): Black women's hair care products; bath & body gift sets; hair brushes; nail polish & remover; slipper socks; journals; sewing kits and manicure sets. Deadline April 23.

For the Annual Convention (May 9-10): new underwear (all sizes); new nightshirts (women-one size fits all); new socks; gift cards (K-Mart and Wal-Mart); pre-paid phone cards and sweat shirts (assorted sizes). Deadline May 8.

For the Retreat (Sep 12-14): Food items- prepared sauces (spaghetti); drink mixes, crackers, coffee, sugar, Creamora, tea bags, cereal, peanut butter & jelly, canned spaghetti and macaroni & cheese.

For the Fall Cluster Meeting: Paper products - toliet paper, paper towels, Kleenex, new towels & wash cloths; new kitchen towels & dishcloths; spiral notebooks, and batteries (all sizes).

2007 Designated Outreach Project- for SWPA Women of the ELCA is A Childs Place at Mercy.  A Childs Place provides a service to the community to allegations of child abuse and neglect.  They are advocates for the rights of children.  There is an Ingathering of the following items needed:  socks and underwear in various children’s sizes.  For babies:  mini diaper bags with enough for two days. The congregation is encouraged support this project. 

2008 Women's Weekend Retreat is already scheduled! Mark your calendars for September 12, 13, and 14, 2008 for a faith-filled weekend. The theme this year will be: Refresh Your Faith - Come to The Waters of baptism. We hope to see many of you there!

2007 Women's Weekend Retreat at Lutherlyn took place on September 14-16th.  Linda Penfield served on the Planning Committee and Heather Goncz and Donna DuPont were responsible for the music.  We had a nice turnout from Rehoboth and a wonderful experience was had by all. See any of the following people to find out what a great time this was: Linda Penfield, Heather Goncz, Donna DuPont, Sally Patton, Lorrie Kuny, Julie Whalen, Marilyn Foringer, Heike Drees, Eileen Ford, Lori Shoup, and Norma Baker.

2008 Spring Cluster 1 event/meeting will be held on April 26th at Trinity Lutheran Church in New Brighton. The theme is "Act Boldly: Serve God Joyfully with Your voice and Your Hands." The Rev. William Henry, Jr. will be leading the Bible study. Gwen Steiner will be there with a Fair Trade and Global Mission table, from which items may be purchased. Patsy Costanza will present "Angels and their Guidance". An angel exchange table will be available. Cost is $5.00 per person. Reservations are required. Deadline to sign-up is April 20th.

The Women of the ELCA 2007 Fall Cluster 1 event/meeting was held on October 27th at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 819 Washington Avenue, Monaca. The theme was "Act Boldy through the UPS and DOWNS OF LIFE". The cost of lunch was $5.00 per person. A sign-up sheet was in the narthex. Deadline to sign-up was Sunday, October 21st.

2007 Spring Cluster Event was held on Saturday, April 21st at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, in Ambridge. The theme was "Act Boldly" and "Balanced in Christ" and is based on Isaiah 42:3. The day included a bible study with communion which followed, women of the bible fashion show, silent auction to benefit World Hunger, and collection of ingathering items. Members attending were:  Norma Baker, Donna DuPont, Marilyn Foringer, Anne Kruest, Rose Livingston, Sally Patton, Shirley Radish, Betty Sanders and Delora Smedley.

2008 Annual Convention - The Southwestern PA Synodical Women's Organization (SWPA SWO) will hold their annual convention on Friday evening, May 9th and Saturday May 10th at the Bishop Connare Center in Greensburg (formerly known as the St. Joseph Center). The theme is "Pray Boldly" and the Theme Verse is "Pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." Thessalonians 5:17-18     Norma Baker and Linda Penfield will be attending.

2007 Annual Convention - The Southwestern PA Synodical Women’s Organization (SWPA SWO) held their annual convention on Friday, May 18^th and Saturday, May 19^th at St. Joseph, Greensburg. Norma Baker attended as our delegate and Linda Penfield attended as alternate/visitor. Our own Marilyn Foringer was elected President for a two-year term. Congratulations, Marilyn! Our prayers and support are with you.

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