SMM Women's Ministry Advent Tea

The Women's Ministry Advent Tea 2008 was a smashing success! We enjoyed a wonderful evening of delicious teas and sweets from Sisters Tea Parlor. Lisa Spurlock provided Christmas music on her harp which added another special touch. Our presenter for the evening was M. Annette Turner, Executive Director of the Archdiocese of Louisville Office of Multicultural Ministries. Mrs. Turner talked about the beauty of Christmas traditions. We hope that everyone who attended will remember how traditions--not the money spent on gifts--will be what our families carry in their Christmas memories. An unbelievable amount of toiletries were collected to take to St. Joseph's. They will be used by children who enter programming there. Please note the new Advent Tea Slideshow. You can see that a great evening was had by all. Finally, many thanks to the women of the SMM Women's Ministry "Tea Board" who helped put on this fabulous event: Angela Springer, Lisa Stumler, Bonnie Chester, Laura Siemens and Bev Wilson.

Please stay tuned to the bulletin for the next upcoming Women's Ministry event--the six week Bible Study, "Becoming A Praying Person".

Upcoming Events

Please remember that Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 7PM, we will be having our annual Advent Tea. We are asking that those in attendance bring a full-sized toiletry item to be donated to St. Joseph's Children's Home. We do ask that you make reservations for this event as it is catered. Please call Carrie in the Parish Office for more information.

Women's Ministry will be sponsoring a six-week Bible Study--"Becoming a Praying Person". The study will be on Friday mornings beginning mid-January. Babysitting will not be available. Please watch the bulletin and blog for more information. What a great way to start off the New Year!

Movie Night

The Women's Ministry had a great time at movie night watching "Moulin Rouge" and having some pizza and popcorn. After the movie, there was a spiritual discussion regarding our Christian connections with the plot and characters. Congratulations to Cynthia for winning the door prize--a great gift box with creams and goodies from L'Occitane. Thank you L'Occitane in Oxmoor Center! We'll be having another movie night in March, so watch out for upcoming information in the winter months. Many thanks to Bev and Laua for coordinating this evening!

Movie Night and Tea Time

Movie Night is coming up! On Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 6:30, Women's Ministry presents "Movie Night". We'll be snacking on pizza and watching "Moulin Rouge". We'll be having a discussion about the movie and our faith afterwards. There's going to be an exciting French door prize! Don't miss it!

Tea, anyone? Be watching the bulleitin, website, blogspot, parish newsletter, school newsletter, Mom's messenger....it's coming--December 10!

Mark your calendars!

(This is my second post on this topic, so we hope it works!) Please mark your calendars for the annual Women's Ministry Advent Tea on December 10, 2008 at 7:00pm. Once again, we hope to create a very special evening for the women of St. Margaret Mary. More information to follow!

Women's Ministry Calendar for 2008/09 Drafted

The Women's Ministry meeting on August 7, 2008 proved to be fruitful as a calendar for activities for the upcoming year was drafted. We say "drafted" because all details have to be worked out. To get your enthusiasm working, here's a summary:

Sept.-Nov.--We'll be holding a Ministry of Mother's Sharing program--day time hours
November--We'll have a movie night
December--Our annual Tea rolls around
January/February--Bible study with possibly day and evening schedules available
March--Movie night
April--We're looking at helping our neophytes, (those who entered the Church at Vigil), celebrate!
May--"Emptying Your Cup" Retreat

We're also hoping to have a cook-out with our families in the summer of 2009.

Good things are happening. We're are looking forward to a wonderful year! If you'd like more information, please call Carrie in the parish office at 426-1588. Check our blog often for updates!

Women's Retreat

Through the "Ministry of Mothers Sharing", Bonnie Chester and Becky Bahr-Finley presented a women's ministry retreat and dinner July 30th on choice-making to a group of twenty women. The three-hour retreat in making healthy, Christ-centered choices covered ideas on slowing down, turning to God and learning how to listen to Christ. The participating women ate, prayed together, reflected in small groups and wrote in personal journals. Throughout the evening, books and reference materials were shared, along with ideas on how to start mindful meditation and how to seek further spirtiual direction. The group came away uplifted and refreshed in the Holy Spirit, aided in their goal of making good choices in their daily lives.
Submitted by: Laura Siemens

Women's Ministry Retreat

On July 30, 2008, SMM Women's Ministry held a dinner and 3 hour retreat. Check back to see how the evening went!