Patchwork Sisters Monthly Lunch

You are invited to Patchwork Sisters monthly lunch on Sunday, August 28th in Room B208. This month, we'll have Sister June Lin share with us her testimony. Lunch will be Asian Noodles with Asian dessert.

Community Service - Thank You

Thanks to all of you who participated and prayed for our service at Sunshine Acres today. We brought a shorter version of our Bloomery treat to a group of young girls and we hope that it will help them with their walk of faith.

At the end, the girls made a beautiful pot of flowers for their staff. It was a joyful event for all of us!

Patchwork Sisters Sunday School Summer Class

Summer is here and we are ready to start another quarter of studies. Based on the book, Jesus Said To Her, by Skip Moen, we will study one bible verse each week that will describe Jesus interaction with different women throughout his ministry. Come prepared to get a fresh perspective on sometimes familiar passages.

First class starts on June 5.

Women's Brunch

Remember the 2009 HeartSpa and the 2010 Bloomery Retreats? What about 2011?

Well, the Patchwork Sisters committee has decided to alternate the Day Retreat with Women's Brunch. So, this year we will have the WOMEN'S BRUNCH instead of a Retreat on Saturday, May 14th in the Fellowship Hall from 10 am to 12:30pm.

We will unveil the theme and introduce the speaker when we open for registration.

Meanwhile. please save the date.

Patchwork Sisters Corporate Prayer

In less than a month, we celebrate Resurrection Sunday. The Lord’s sacrifice and love is amazing. On behalf of the Patchwork Sisters ministry, Kathy would like to invite you to a time of corporate prayer with other women at GPCCC on 4/8/11. We will have worship, praise and prayer the first hour followed by fellowship the second hour.

Date: April 8, 2011, Friday
Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Chinese Language School Office (Room B104)

For those concerned about childcare, there is Babyland and AWANA during this time. If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Quan.

Community Service - February 26

From Grace:

We have an opportunity, on February 26, to serve those less fortunate than we by helping in the central kitchen of St Vincent de Paul, a non-profit organization with a mission to serve the needy and the poor. Their central kitchen, located at 420 W Watkins Rd in south Phoenix, prepares over 3500 meals a day for their own five charity dining rooms, plus 17 other non-profit agencies. These charity dining rooms serve the homeless and the near homeless. We will not be cooking, but we will be chopping, slicing and dicing veggies, opening cans and sorting foodstuff etc. We are scheduled to be at the kitchen on Saturday, February 26, from 8am to 11:30am. I will need 10 ladies to sign up for this project. Let’s meet at 7:05am at our church office parking lot and carpool up there. I guarantee it will not be as hot as the last time we were at their kitchen! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Christmas Cookies Exchange

My dear Sisters in Christ, many of us have been blessing one another during the Christmas season by way of exchanging Christmas cookies with each other.

We would like to keep this Patchwork Sisters tradition. So, will you bake some cookies, bring them on Sunday, December 12 at 12:30pm (right after Sunday School) to the Breezeway (due to space constraint in C102 we have a table in the Breezeway for this purpose) for a joyful time of sharing. If you don't bake or do not have time to bake, store bought cookies are welcome too.

If you still have containers from previous year, please bring it. Otherwise, we provide paper plates and plastic wrap. If you would, please bake a little more so we can prepare some special gifts.

Pam Bakas will help to coordinate this occasion. Please contact Pam or myself if you have any question.

Shirley Wan

on behalf of Patchwork Sisters Ministry