Purpose of Presbyterian Women Forgiven and freed by God in Jesus Christ, and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we commit ourselves: to nurture our faith through prayer and Bible study, to support the mission of the church worldwide, to work for justice and peace, and to build an inclusive, caring community of women that strengthens the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and witnesses to the promise of God’s kingdom. Presbyterian Women Meetings & Activities 2007-2008 For 2008/2009, our officers are: President - Ollie Morgan Treasurer - Barb Peterson Communications - Sharon Finley All women of West Plano Presbyterian Church and guests are invited to participate in our 2008 events: Fall Retreat, the weekend of November 7-8 For this special upcoming event Barb Peterson has confirmed that Rev. Jenny Churchman will join us and lead us in another inspirational weekend. Those at the breakfast meeting were in enthusiastic agreement that she is one of our favorite program leaders and we eagerly anticipate this wonderful event. Friendship Tea & Officer Installation Thursday, May 8 We gathered for this third annual opportunity to invite family or guests and share in the provision of sandwiches, sweet delicacies and a variety of teas. Rev. Polly Williams joined us, and performed the installation of our new officers for 2008/2009. Breakfast Meeting, April 5 We wish to give a big thank you to chef Gary Peterson and his able sous chef Rick Smith for a gourmet breakfast on Saturday April 5th. We had trays full of heavenly cinnamon/raisin french toast, eggs, and sausage accompanied by real Maple Syrup, fruit compote, juice and coffees. Following breakfast we voted on the proposed slate of officers. The whole group then brainstormed several good topics for our meetings in 2008/2009 including: Heritage Farm as a possible Fall or Christmas tour, a play by one of the HS drama groups, and tour of Dallas Arboretum. Due to the regular size of our group we may also consider holding meetings at individual's homes and providing child care for some special meetings. Several mission projects were discussed including supplies for My Friends House (infant care), feminine products for Hope's Door, working with other churches to pack weekend snack packs for low income students to take home on Fridays and to find other donation and volunteer opportunities and advertise them to the whole church for participation. Winter Meeting, January 10 The PW officers provided King Ranch Chicken casserole and all the extras. Caralee Gurney, community educator for Collin County Children’s Advocacy Center, shared details about their new building and its impact on their programming and give us ideas about how we in the community can continue to help with this vital service. A brief business meeting followed Caralee’s program. January meeting 2007 Activities Summary Fall Kickoff Breakfast Saturday, October 6       9:00 am at Poor Richard’s Cafe       2442 K Avenue at E. Park Blvd,(972) 423-1524       (SE corner of K Ave. & E. Park Blvd, in Park Mall Shopping Center) The women of the church met for a casual breakfast. The programming for the rest of the year was discussed - and a fine time was had by all! Presbyterian Women's breakfast, October 6 WPPC Women’s Fall Retreat We had a great retreat on November 2nd and 3rd at Spring Hill Retreat Center in Richardson. About 30 women from WPPC and guests shared a study lead by Laura Niles Finch and created prayer journals for our future use. We enjoyed wonderful hearty soups and tempting desserts and created some hilarious new favorites for those “regifting” items for next year’s White Elephant gift exchange. For our annual service project there were monetary donations and armfuls of new bears collected for the Collin County Children’s Advocacy Center. Seven participants stayed overnight; it was a bit nippy by morning, though all attending enjoyed the activities! Photos by Ellen Morton & Joyce Jones: