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Caring & Women’s Ministries
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I have a new favorite poem. It’s by Judy
Brown.
What makes a fire burn
is space between the logs,
a breathing space.
Too much of a good thing,
too many logs packed in too tight
can squelch a fire,
can douse the flames
almost as surely
as a pail of water can.
We need to practice building open
spaces
just as clearly as we learn
to pile on the logs.
It’s fuel, and absence of the fuel together,
that make fire possible,
let it develop in the way that’s
possible when we lay logs in just the way
the fire wants to go.
Sometimes I think I’m helping out the Holy Spirit by adding
things to my life. Sometimes I think that if I ‘put another log
on the fire’ it might make me a stronger person. Sometimes I
think that I’m not doing enough to pursue Christ.
And then, when I stop to take a breath, stop to pray, I
find that being still is what fills and fuels my faith. Isn’t that
interesting?
One of the ways I have found to build open space in my life
has been to participate in ‘showing up’ for Spiritual Disciplines.
This month, we’ll be exploring some of those disciplines:
Prayer, Worship, Meditation and Bible Study. When I show
up to worship, I am often surprised to find open space.
Breathing space. Space where the fire of the Holy Spirit can
be kindled.
I hope it is so with you.
Pastor Brandi Drake,
Pastor of Caring & Women’s Ministries
“…do not quench the Spirit…”
1 Thessalonians 5:19
MONDAY Women’s Lunchtime Study:
Join us Mondays at noon in the Parlor.
Contact Beth Peelle at 203-856-7092 or
.
Women! Tuesday Morning Happenings:
New for Spring!
Women- If you’ve been wanting to attend
Bible Study on Tuesday mornings, but have
been shy to jump in mid-stream, April is a
great time to come. We’ll be starting new
topics at both 6:15 and 9:30.
6:15 am: April 2-June 9
in the Parlor. We’ll
be working our way through the Beatitudes.
Join us early as we look toward scripture for
insight and strength. I’ve never left one of
these studies without an ‘ah-ha’ for the week!
9:30 am: April 2-May 21
in Horton Hall. This
group will spend six weeks on the topic of
prayer. We’ll gather together for worship,
teaching and small group discussion. I am
excited to see what Christ will do in our
midst as we explore various aspects of prayer
together. Register online or contact Lori at
or 203-655-1451
ext. 44.
Moms of Young Adults Book Group:
We meet two Tuesdays each month 11:30
a.m.-1:00 p.m. in NPC’s SHAC. We are
studying
Unglued
by Lysa TerKeurst. For
questions and sign-ups, please call leaders
Linda Russell (203) 536-6110 or Claudia
Roux (203) 253-6795.
Moms of Teens Parenting Book Group:
Please join us on Thursdays at 12:00 noon
in the SHAC. Led by Lisa Isherwood and
Seana Turner. We have chosen a book called
“
Parenting Is Your Highest Calling: And Eight
Other Myths That Trap Us in Worry and Guilt
”
- Leslie Leyland Fields. We look forward
to seeing you then! Bring a friend! For
registration and book, please contact
Marlene Moffett at 203-655-1451, ext. 49
or email
.
Questions? Email Seana (
) or
Lisa
.
Women’s Ministry Studies
