Registration for the Bloomery Retreat (starting this Sunday)

Join us as we cultivate friendship with Jesus and other ladies at "The Bloomery: Where women blossom in faith and friendship". Together we will experience an enriching array of activities and devotions and freshen our hearts with bouquets of fun!

Date : Saturday August 28th, 2010

Venue : GPCCC Youth Room

Time : 9 am - 4 pm

Cost : $15 (includes lunch & journal)

Childcare : $5 (regardless of number of children)

Registration is open from this Sunday 7/25 thru 8/22. We will have a sign-up table in the breezeway each Sunday. You can also email Amy Lee (AmygmLee at Yahoo.com) for registration.

Community Service Project July 17th

Patchwork Sisters will be helping out at St Vincent de Paul's central kitchen on Saturday, July 17th, from 8am to 11:30am. St Vincent de Paul is a non-profit organization commited to serve the poor and the needy. This central kitchen is located in south Phoenix, and prepares over 3500 meals a day for their own five charity dining rooms, plus food needs of 17 other non-profit agencies. This will involve chopping, slicing and dicing veggies, and opening cans etc -- we will not be cooking. There are seven spots left for this adventure. Please sign up by emailing Grace at gracewkwu@cox.net or you can call her at 480-988-6214 if you have any questions.

June Community Dinner

(From Janet Chen)
Have you recently moved to Phoenix from another state?
Lived here for years, but looking to meet new friends?
Can't remember the last time you enjoyed a hot meal with another adult (besides your spouse)?

You are cordially invited to enjoy a relaxing evening of food and fellowship. On June 19 (Sat), Patchwork Sisters will be hosting a community dinner for those seeking friendship with other sisters. You will not need to bring anything, just an appetite! Nursing infants are welcome.

Community dinner are generally limited to (10) women per host home. Based on the response, we will be adding host homes as needed.

Please consider attending this event and/or inviting a friend/neighbor. You may sign-up by emailing or calling Janet. Or contact us at patchworksisters at gmail.com.

Saturday -- June 19
6- 8 pm
Host Home: Janet Chen (Gilbert)

Summer Sunday School

We'll meet in B207-208 from 11:00 am to 12:25 pm. Come to discover the Feasts of the Lord recorded in Leviticus 23 and see what their significance are to our walk with Jesus Christ. Meanwhile, do find time to read Leviticus 23, Hebrews 8 & 9.

Annual Retreat: The Bloomery

(From Amy Lee)
Last year, the Patchwork Sisters held a Heartspa retreat and those who came had a wonderful & blessed time. This year, we are going to have another 1 day retreat.

Do join us as we cultivate friendships with Jesus and others at The Bloomery: Where women blossom in faith and friendship. Together we’ll experience an enriching array of activities and devotions, and freshen our hearts with bouquets of fun!

The retreat will be held on Saturday August 28th, 2010 at GPCCC. We will begin at 9 am and finish at 4 pm. Do save this date and invite your unchurched friends to join us at The Bloomery.

In the meantime, we are soliciting for help in various areas from registration to decorating to helping out in the garden stations. If you would like to help, please contact me.

May Fellowship

Patchwork Sisters Ministry will be presenting some Mother's Day brooches to mothers this Sunday. Please look out for a table of beautiful flower brooches. While stock lasts.
In honor of our own mother and as a treat to all mothers amongst us, the Patchwork Sisters Ministry invites you to a sweet time of fellowship and interesting craft over a cup of tea.

You will meet to talk, laugh and interact with one another while creating a beautiful Mother's Day fabric brooch for your mother, yourself or a friend.

You are welcome to invite a friend or two to join in the fun. It will be held at Liang Lee's home on 5/1 from 1:00pm - 3:30pm. If you haven't received the Evite, please contact us at patchworksisters at gmail.com.

2010 Touching Hearts Mentoring Program

(From Liang-Lee Loi)
Greetings to each one of you in the name of our Almighty Jesus Christ. I am pleased to announce that this year's mentoring program will run between May 2nd and October 31st (both dates inclusive). Some of you may have heard about the program over a period of time. It is now official. The Introductory Meeting will be held on April 25th, Sunday, between 1:30PM and 3:30PM.

To quote Janet Thompson, author of "Woman to Woman Mentoring", "Mentoring means using the wisdom that comes from life experiences to help others who are encountering similar experiences in their lives. Christian mentors share how God guides and supports, counsels and consoles, in good and bad times."

Please pray for this program and also pray for God to reveal to each of us on how we can be a part; whether in the capacity of a mentor or to be mentored. Please pray also for those you know who are interested in the program. I look forward to seeing you at the Introductory Coffee this 25th, from 1:30pm to 3:30pm, in Room CO206 at GPCCC.