Women

The women of Covenant find many ways to love God, love others, and serve in the world.

Please join us for fellowship and food
Monday, February 27, 6pm, in the Fellowship Hall
Bring:  SOUP -OR- SALAD (to serve 4-6)
Dessert and Drinks provided
Come and fellowship with us and welcome Vicki Cape and Liz Payne to the leadership team
Please consider DONATIONS to the kitchen fund.  Funds are very low.
Women’s Ministry Leadership Team: Vicki Cape, Liz Payne, Patty Pruitt, Barb Radde, Middie Thompson, Frieda Howell

April 20-22nd at Guntersville State Park Lodge. Watch for more details!

A group is going to make simple jumpers and short pants for orphanages in Third World Countries. Volunteer cutters, sewers, and ironers are needed. Call Martha Lehmann at 256-721-9846 if you would like to help. ALSO, if you have any cotton or cotton/blend fabric suitable for this project that you would like to donate, leave it in the box outside the Library door.

We are a group of moms seeking to reach our kids’ hearts for Christ. We meet Thursday mornings from 10am-noon in room 202 on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays and in various homes on the other weeks. We’ll be refreshed through relationships, food, Bible-based book discussion, and prayer. Childcare will be provided twice a month. The other weeks will be more informal and kids will hang out with us. The $20 cost goes toward babysitting and purchasing books. We have moms with children ages newborn to 7th grade. Whatever the age of your child, we’d love for you to join us!
RSVP to Leigh Ann
Children are a gift from the Lord. Psalm 127:3

This group of women continues to act as a vital part of making Covenant a warm, welcoming place in which to worship. They have a heart for hospitality and fellowship.

Chair: Frieda Howell
Co-chairs: Vicki Cape and Liz Payne

These ladies meet twice a month to study God’s word, share what they are learning, and pray for one another. The 2011-2012 study is Beth Moore’s Breaking Free: The Journey, The Stories. The group meets from 9-11am in room 103. Mark your calendars for Sept 16 and 30, October 14 and 28, November 11, December 9, January 13 and 27, February 10 and 24, March 9, 23, and 30.

The Crafters are a group of women who meet monthly, on the 4th Tuesday from 11am-1pm in room 102, to work together on various craft projects.  Some bring lunches; most bring some hand work. We share techniques and patterns and encourage one another not only in our craft, but also on our journey.

Members are adept at many different forms of handiwork. Some knit or do crochet; others prefer sewing. There are many levels of expertise. Those with more experience help others with problems they may encounter in their work.  Experts have been invited to teach their craft at several meetings. One teacher taught knitting to those wanting to learn and offered tips to those more experienced.

One of the Crafters first projects has become an annual effort—outfitting used dolls with new clothes and blankets to donate to Second Mile for their Christmas shop.  Another project furnishes caps—knit, crochet, and polar fleece—for Ben Mathes’ Rivers of the World ministry.  A new project is making small tote bags for the mission team to give away during their trip this fall.  Some crafters knit small white cloths from soft cotton yarn, which can become a keepsake after drying baptismal water from an infant’s head.  We furnish handmade caps for the deacons to give to Covenant’s new babies.   Perhaps our biggest project is knitting or crocheting prayer shawls, which are given to those who are sick, need encouragement, or just to know that they are loved.

As a crafter works on each shawl, she prays for the recipient, if that person is known—specifically, but if not, that the shawl will bring comfort, encouragement, or whatever is needed to the one who will receive it.  We trust that God knows—far better than we—what the shawl will mean to the recipient.

If you enjoy crafts of any kind and would like to join our fellowship, you’re invited to join us.  Call Janet Szofran, Martha Lehmann, or Nell Roberts for more information.

This group of primarily (but not exclusively) women meets on the first Friday of each month to discuss a book, chosen by the group, which has spiritual content. They meet in room 102 at 9:30am. All are welcome, whether you have read the book or not!

Upcoming books:
Feb 2012 – Tramp for the Lord, Corrie Ten Boom (224 p.)
Mar 2012 – Sarah’s Key, Tatiana de Rosnay (320 p.)
Apr 2012 – Tattoos on the Heart, Gregory Boyle (240 p.)
May 2012 – The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver (232 p.)
Jun 2012 – The 19th Wife, David Ebershoff (514 p.)
Jul 2012 – (2012 Independence Day weekend)
Aug 2012 – The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett (816 p.)
Sep 2012 – She: The Old Woman Who Took Over My Life, Katherine Tucker Windham (112 p.)
Oct 2012 – Abba’s Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging, Brennan Manning (192 p., rev. ed.)
Nov 2012 – People of the Book, Geraldine Brooks (400 p.)
Dec 2012 – A Simple Path, Mother Teresa (240 p.)
Jan 2013 – Leaving Gees Bend, Irene Latham (240 p.)
Feb 2013 – Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese (560 p.)
Mar 2013 – Quest for Justice: Defending the Damned, Richard S. Jaffe (336 p.)
Apr 2013 – What Matters Most, Luanne Rice (496 p.)
May 2013 – Say You’re One of Them by Uwem Akpan