Presbyterian
Women
in
the
First
Presbyterian
Church
of
Strasburg
is
a
part
of
AREA
III
of
the
Presbytery
of
Donegal,
which
is
made
up
of
all
Presbyterian
Women’s
organizations
in
Lancaster,
York,
and
Chester
Counties.
The
Presbytery
of
Donegal
is
divided
into
six
AREAS.
AREA
III
CHURCHES:
TOWN
NAME
OF
CHURCH Lancaster
Bethany
Lancaster
First
Lancaster
Highland
Nottingham
Little Britain
Paradise
Leacock
Quarryville
Chestnut
Level
Quarryville
Middle Octorara
Strasburg
First MEMBERSHIP:
All
women
of
the
Church
are
considered
members
of
the
PRESBYTERIAN
WOMEN
OF
STRASBURG,
which
is
involved
in
the
program
of
PRESBYTERIAN
WOMEN.
Active
members
are
divided
into
CIRCLES
for
STUDY,
FELLOWSHIP,
and
SERVICE.
All
women
are
encouraged
to
be
active
Circle
members.
However,
all
women
may
assume
responsibility
through
prayer,
service
and
giving.
GATHERINGS:
CIRCLES
hold
nine
monthly
meetings,
September
through
May,
at
the
time
and
place
decided
by
the
members
of
each
Circle.
STRASBURG
PRESBYTERIAN
WOMEN
GATHERINGS
(all
Circles
combined)
are
held
two
times
a
year
-
in
May
and
October.
OUR
GIVING:
As
Paul
told
the
Corinthians,
our
giving
is
an
expression
of
our
thanks
to
God.
All
women
may
contribute
to
our
ON-GOING
work
(or
CELEBRATION
OF
MISSION)
for
MISSIONS
through
our
monthly
Circle
offerings.
Twice
a
year,
we
have
an "opportunity" to
contribute
to
two
major
special
offerings
-
a "BIRTHDAY
OFFERING" in
May
and
a "THANK
OFFERING" (CELEBRATION
OF
CREATIVE
MINISTRIES)
in
November.
These
are
for
special
projects
in
mission
which
could
not
be
funded
by
the
limited
resources
of
the
regular
budget.
PRESBYTERIAN
WOMEN: Structure
of
the
Organization
RUTH
CIRCLE: 2nd
Monday
Evening
MARY
CIRCLE: 4th
Monday
Evening
REBECCA
CIRCLE: 4th
Tuesday
Afternoon
MARTHA
CIRCLE: 3rd
Tuesday
Evening
SARAH
CIRCLE: 3rd
Wednesday
Morning
DEBORAH
CIRCLE: 4th
Monday
Evening
PRESBYTERIAN
WOMEN
OF
STRASBURG Meets: Monday,
October
4, 2004
Spring Gathering
Date to be
Announced
PRESBYTERIAN
WOMEN
IN
THE
SYNOD
OF
THE
TRINITY Meets:
June
17,
18 & 19,
2004
at
Waynesburg
College,
Waynesburg,
Pa.
PRESBYTERIAN
WOMEN
IN
THE
PRESBYTERY
OF
DONEGAL Meets:
September
18,
2004
(Saturday)
at
First
Presbyterian,
Strasburg,
at
9:30am
This
Fall
Resource
Gathering
includes
all
Women’s
groups
in
the
Presbytery
of
Donegal
-
Lancaster,
York
and
Chester
Counties.
This
year’s
event
will
be
held
at
our
church.
Meets:
April
23,
2005
(Saturday)
at
Central,
Downingtown,
at
9:30am.
PRESBYTERIAN
WOMEN
NATIONAL
MEETING Meets
once
every
three
years.
The
next
meeting
will
be
held
July
8-12,
2006,
at
the
Convention
Center
in
Louisville,
Kentucky.
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