Photos from the Women's Spring Brunch '09!

The Women's Spring Brunch was a beautiful and delicious success! Thank you to everyone who came and brought guests...Out of the 125 women who came, 52 were guests - that's 42 %! Everything was beautifully decorated in pink and brown and the food was wonderful! We especially loved the sweet assortment of husbands and sons that served us! Thank you to the many hands that made the brunch a great outreach event. Vicki Tiedi, our speaker, creatively shared the similarities between a box of assorted chocolates and the savory selections of friendships in our lives. We learned the Lord brings people into our path for the specific purpose of helping one another along in our journeys. Vicki also clearly shared our need for the greatest, truest Friend of all - Jesus. Enjoy the photos and be sure to visit our events photo gallery for more...

Let's Have Coffee! Tuesday, April 28 @ 7 pm

It's time for another Let's Have Coffee! Please come to the Apple Valley Panera Bread Tuesday, April 28 at 7 pm for a fun and relaxed time to connect with other ladies from SSEFC. Let's Have Coffee! is held on the last Tuesday of each month from 7 to 8 pm or so (no children please). Look for a sign on a table indicating our group. Mark your calendars now for the next meeting date: May 26. Please be intentional about inviting others to join in on the fun! Thank you and hope to see you there!

April 19 - Last Sunday to Buy Brunch Tickets!

This Sunday the 19th is the last opportunity to buy tickets for the Women's Spring Brunch. The brunch will be held on Saturday, April 25th at 10 am at SSEFC. This is a great event to bring a friend, coworker, neighbor, family member,....who needs to hear the gospel message. With humor and wit, Vicki Tiede will be sharing a wonderful message of friendship and Christ's love. Please pray for this event as it is quickly approaching and be sure to invite someone to come with you. Tickets are $12 for SSEFC attendees and $10 for guests. The food will be ordered in advance, so if you want a meal at the event you must purchase your tickets by the 19th. You will be served a delicious egg bake with fruit and, of course, chocolate! Look for a beautiful pink decorated registration table in the church foyer area after each service on the 19th. We look forward to seeing you at the brunch!

An Attitude of Gratitude

If you heard Pastor Coe's sermon last Sunday (4/5), than you might know about "the homework assignment" he gave out. Over this week, we were encouraged to keep a gratitude journal. Wouldn't it be nice to share some of our gratitudes with each other? A blog is a great place to share ideas so let's use this creative "lady space" to express some of these things that we are grateful for. Here's how:

Click on "Comments" below this post and follow the directions to create a comment and then go ahead and share something that you are grateful to the Lord for. Perhaps you have a brief story, Scripture or quote to share. We would all love to hear from you. Feel free to comment on another comment and so on. Let's be creative, let's share and let's interact on this "assignment" together.

Below are a couple quotes from Linda Dillow's book, Calm My Anxious Heart: A Woman's Guide to Finding Contentment, that the ladies from the Tuesday morning Bible study are going through. Maybe these will offer inspiration...Thanks for participating!

"Two women looked through prison bars. One saw mud, the other saw stars...Each of us has a choice about how we look at life: We can focus on the mud or lift our eyes and see the stars. Every woman has circumstances that appear to be prison bars. God wants you and me to learn to be content in our circumstances now, not just when they improve." (29)

"If we are to find contentment in the midst of trial and uncertainty, we must accept our situation as being purposely allowed unto our lives by a personal and loving God." (173)

Get Your Spring Brunch Tickets! April 5 & 19

The calendar says it's Spring - even if some days it doesn't feel like it - and that means the SSEFC Women's Spring Brunch is almost here! The fast approaching date is Saturday, April 25th at 10 am. This post is a reminder to invite a guest if you haven't already, to be praying for this event and to purchase your tickets. Tickets will be on sale again this Sunday, April 5th and then again on the 19th (not on Easter Sunday the 12th). Look for a pink and brown decorated table in the foyer area of the church after each service. See the post below for more details....Thanks for your prayers and hopeful participation in this wonderful outreach opportunity!