Can you provide a meal?

SSEFC Women’s Ministries has a new approach in place to serve families in our church that are in need of assistance with meals. The new method is a web-based system provided at mealtrain.com. A need has developed for a family in our church, so please click here if you are interested in picking a day to prepare and deliver a meal. This link will take you to the site where you can create an account and log in. The site is easy to navigate and once you are logged in, you will clearly see the dates available to bring a meal and any important info/instructions listed on the right side. Thank you for considering to serve our church family in this way. Please feel free to forward this request to others by clicking on the "white envelope" below.

If you would like to be contacted when other needs arise, please email Pat Bennett at meals@ssefc.org. If you know of a need, please contact either the church office or Pat Bennett directly to get the communication started. Thank you!

Next Book Club: Thursday, Feb. 17 @ 7 pm

Why book club? The books? I enjoy reading without a book club. New authors? I can always browse the library shelves to get new ideas. The people? That’s it! The laughter, the friendships, the sharing – that is why I go to book club!

You are invited to join us any time. The next book club meeting is Thursday, February 17, 7 pm at Ring Mountain Café in Eagan. We will be discussing Embrace Me by Lisa Samson. This edgy, thought provoking story is about forgiveness. An interesting assortment of characters should lead to a great discussion.

Other upcoming dates are March 31 when we will discuss All the Tea in China by Jane Orcutt and May 12 when we talk about our Easter selection Three Days by Melody Carlson. Copies of all book club selections are available in the church library. Hope to see you at book club and friends are always welcome too!

A Welcome Brunch for Marie King!

What a wonderful blessing to have Pastor David King and his sweet wife, Marie, at SSEFC! Ladies, mark your calendars now for a special welcome brunch for Marie on Saturday, February 12 at 10 am in the Journey Room at SSEFC. Please come for a great time of fellowship and an opportunity to get to know Marie better!

Interested in Women's Ministry?

Join us Tuesday, February 1 to talk about the upcoming year and how you can get involved. Contact Sue Peters via the church directory for more information and for meeting time and place.

Next Book Club: Thurs. Jan. 27 @ 7 pm

The next SSEFC Women’s Book Club meeting is at Ring Mountain Café in Eagan on Thursday, January 27 at 7 pm and it will be a mission focused discussion. Women missionaries, Cheryl Conrad and Shelly Kieffer, are planning on joining us that evening. We will be discussing My Hands Came Away Red by Lisa McKay and sharing other missions-related books that we have enjoyed. Contact Sharon Moore with questions and if you need help acquiring a copy of this book. Remember to be thinking about and praying for friends you can bring along to Book Club. Hope to see you there!

Women's Bible Study Opportunities for 2011

Ladies, there are 2 Bible Study opportunities available to you at SSEFC:

1. The Women's Tuesday morning Bible Study will start up again this coming January 11, 2011 for a NEW session. We will meet at 9:30 am in the Journey Room to kick off our new session and introduce our new study Becoming a Woman of Simplicity by Cynthia Heald. The cost of the book is $8.00. Childcare is available from birth through Kindergarten. Newcomers are always welcome. Just come to the study on the 11th to register or you can register online. Call Stephanie Buckland at 952-686-2839 with questions.

2. Mondays (1st & 3rd) evenings of the month. Meet at 6:30 pm in room E255. We will be continuing our study of Jerry Bridges' book, The Practice of Godliness. You may register online or just show up. Please join us - anytime! No childcare available. Contact Mary Dahlen or Bernie Finne with questions.

Both studies run through April. Make 2011 a year to go deep into God's Word! See you at Bible Study!

A BIG Christmas Thank You!

THANK YOU! There was such an outpouring of love demonstrated at SSEFC's recent Women's Christmas Social for the women of Dakota Woodlands! Because of your generosity we filled 100 gift bags which included a Bible and other goodies. AND we were able to purchase $250 worth of gas gift cards to give as well. Please continue to pray for these precious women and for other opportunities to be a blessing to others in our community.

Book Club Meeting Thursday, Jan. 6 @ 7 pm!

The SSEFC Women's Book Club is meeting this Thursday, January 6, 2011 at 7 pm at Ring Mountain Cafe. We will be discussing The Unfinished Gift by Dan Walsh. Come for a great time of discussion, laughs and fellowship and to check out what our Book Club is like. Bring a friend!

An additional book club meeting will take place on Thursday, January 27 at 7 pm at Ring Mountain to discuss a missions book. Hopefully, some of the missionaries that will be visiting SSEFC during missions week will be able to come to our meeting. We will discuss My Hands Came Away Red by Lisa McKay and also share other mission/missionary books that we have read. Start thinking about books you have enjoyed and come share a synopsis with the group. This includes fiction and non-fiction, biographies, historical, etc. Please contact Sharon Moore with questions and/or if you would like to purchase a copy of My Hands Came Away Red for $3.00.