Hey everyone,
I know it has been a while since I posted anything on the blog but after Ladies Weekend I really didn't have much to post. Sorry...
Well, I wanted to let you know so you could go ahead and mark your calendars - Monday, May 2, 2011 we will have our last FOLD until September. The last several FOLDs didn't have very good attendance so we dropped a few scheduled dates. I think the "newness" wore off. But we thought we would close things out for the summer by having FOLD at The Cheesecake Factory at The Summit. We will meet for dinner at 6:00pm. So make plans now to attend. If we have enough people wanting to leave from Pleasant Grove we can take the church micro-bus - BUT we must know in advance if you are going. PLEASE let me know if you are planning to attend so I can go early and put our name in. I hope you can make it. FOLD is so much fun getting together with the girls, having wonderful food and great conversation. OH...and lots of laughs!!
Love ya,
Julie
Monday, April 18, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Mission Trip - Help Brent Church with supplies
We are trying to help get some supplies together to help Brent Church before he goes on a medical/dental mission trip in March to Panama. Below are items they need:
• Analgesics: Acetaminophen
• Anti-inflammatories – Ibuprofen, Aleve, Motrin
• Children’s Chewable vitamins
• Dental Floss
• Tooth paste
• Tooth brushes (adult and child)
• Mouthwash
If you have any receipts or can create a receipt for them that would be helpful, because if your medicines are detained at customs, we will need that information in order to do the paperwork to get them out.
When you have purchased your items, contact Pattie Church (PCHURCH@libnat.com) or myself. He needs to have the items by March 5th.
Thank you in advance for your help,
Julie
• Analgesics: Acetaminophen
• Anti-inflammatories – Ibuprofen, Aleve, Motrin
• Children’s Chewable vitamins
• Dental Floss
• Tooth paste
• Tooth brushes (adult and child)
• Mouthwash
If you have any receipts or can create a receipt for them that would be helpful, because if your medicines are detained at customs, we will need that information in order to do the paperwork to get them out.
When you have purchased your items, contact Pattie Church (PCHURCH@libnat.com) or myself. He needs to have the items by March 5th.
Thank you in advance for your help,
Julie
Monday, January 24, 2011
The latest 411!!!
I hope you are all having a wonderful day despite the nasty rain/drizzle outside. Can you say YUCK????
Well, we are at 39 and counting. That's 39 days from Ladies Weekend - March 5, 2011. Can you believe it? Wow, not me. So much to do, so many people to invite!! Have you made your list of those you want to invite? Have you purchased YOUR ticket??? Don't forget the price goes up after February 1st!! Tickets are on sale in the foyer every Sunday and in the church office. I am so excited about the day God has in-store for us! If you are not familiar with Babbie Mason and her music, go to her website, www.babbie.com, and listen to some. Wow is all I can say.
Some of you may not know who Corrie Adamson is - she is a young lady who lives in the Birmingham area, is a Wardrobe Consultant/Personal Shopper, and appeared on The Bachelor (Season 14 with Jake). She has a wonderful testimony of a life of purity before, during, and after the show; and how being on the show has changed her life.
Lisa "Roxanne" Holifield is no stranger to Birmingham and the airwaves in Central Alabama. For years she could be heard on Magic 96 but more recently (2 weeks now) she is the morning show co-host with Russell P. Wall on WDJC. Their show "Roxanne and Russell" is on from 5am to 10am Monday through Friday. She is a delight to listen to and has a hunger and passion for God that radiates across the airwaves.
I hope you are making plans to come AND to bring friends, family, coworkers, people that you run into at the school, ballpark, nail salon, hairdresser, dentist office, doctor's office, post office, the grocery store, restaurants around town, etc. This day is not going to be about the food, the decorations, the gift, the door prizes - this day is going to be about receiving a word from God and drawing closer to Him through the spoken word from these three ladies, the music sung, the fellowship of others, and the open Word of God.
Okay - other things to make note of - the next FOLD is Monday evening February 7th at P.F. Chang's at The Summit at 6pm. These are wonderful times that we can sit around a table and share, laugh, and love on one another. Let me know if you can join us! If there are enough people that would like to ride the bus from the church we'll have someone drive it to The Summit. If not, we'll all meet there.
Last April we took a group of ladies to Women of Joy in Sevierville, TN. It was a wonderful trip and a few people said they wanted to go again this year. Well, it turns out there is only a handful that I know of that want to go. If you are one of them, please let me know asap!!! It is April 8-10, 2011 in Sevierville. The speakers are Donna Gaines, Liz Curtis Higgs, Becky Tirabassi, and Thelma Wells. The music will be led by Charles Billingsley and a special concert by Casting Crowns on Saturday night.
I think that is it for now. I hope you all have a fabulous day and I'll see you Sunday!
Julie
Well, we are at 39 and counting. That's 39 days from Ladies Weekend - March 5, 2011. Can you believe it? Wow, not me. So much to do, so many people to invite!! Have you made your list of those you want to invite? Have you purchased YOUR ticket??? Don't forget the price goes up after February 1st!! Tickets are on sale in the foyer every Sunday and in the church office. I am so excited about the day God has in-store for us! If you are not familiar with Babbie Mason and her music, go to her website, www.babbie.com, and listen to some. Wow is all I can say.
Some of you may not know who Corrie Adamson is - she is a young lady who lives in the Birmingham area, is a Wardrobe Consultant/Personal Shopper, and appeared on The Bachelor (Season 14 with Jake). She has a wonderful testimony of a life of purity before, during, and after the show; and how being on the show has changed her life.
Lisa "Roxanne" Holifield is no stranger to Birmingham and the airwaves in Central Alabama. For years she could be heard on Magic 96 but more recently (2 weeks now) she is the morning show co-host with Russell P. Wall on WDJC. Their show "Roxanne and Russell" is on from 5am to 10am Monday through Friday. She is a delight to listen to and has a hunger and passion for God that radiates across the airwaves.
I hope you are making plans to come AND to bring friends, family, coworkers, people that you run into at the school, ballpark, nail salon, hairdresser, dentist office, doctor's office, post office, the grocery store, restaurants around town, etc. This day is not going to be about the food, the decorations, the gift, the door prizes - this day is going to be about receiving a word from God and drawing closer to Him through the spoken word from these three ladies, the music sung, the fellowship of others, and the open Word of God.
Okay - other things to make note of - the next FOLD is Monday evening February 7th at P.F. Chang's at The Summit at 6pm. These are wonderful times that we can sit around a table and share, laugh, and love on one another. Let me know if you can join us! If there are enough people that would like to ride the bus from the church we'll have someone drive it to The Summit. If not, we'll all meet there.
Last April we took a group of ladies to Women of Joy in Sevierville, TN. It was a wonderful trip and a few people said they wanted to go again this year. Well, it turns out there is only a handful that I know of that want to go. If you are one of them, please let me know asap!!! It is April 8-10, 2011 in Sevierville. The speakers are Donna Gaines, Liz Curtis Higgs, Becky Tirabassi, and Thelma Wells. The music will be led by Charles Billingsley and a special concert by Casting Crowns on Saturday night.
I think that is it for now. I hope you all have a fabulous day and I'll see you Sunday!
Julie
Thursday, January 6, 2011
YIKES!!!!
Well, we are trying to get ready...ready for Ladies Weekend 2011 and we need YOUR help! We have hit the ground running in order to prepare for the big day - March 5th. Yes, that's less than two months away!!! Can you say YIKES???
Let me give you an update - we had a bit of a "set-back" this week. Brenda Ladun has had to back out of speaking at Ladies Weekend due to a scheduling conflict with a family thing. So, we are currently discussing some replacement possibilities. Hopefully we can announce that very soon. To help us get the word out and get everything done, we need YOUR help. On Sunday night, January 16th at 7:00pm after the evening service we will have a brief meeting in the Fellowship Hall. This meeting is for anyone and everyone - anyone that might have questions about the event and everyone that would like to help make this event the best Ladies Weekend possible. We will run through the plans of the weekend, answer any questions and then allow you to sign up to help from selling tickets, decorating tables (all alike), to helping with registration. Spread the word about the meeting and plan to attend. If you aren't able to attend, PLEASE contact me with any questions or to volunteer to help.
F.O.L.D. - we have decided to abbreviate our F.O.L.D. schedule due to lack of attendance. We were scheduled to have lunch this next Monday at Mellow Mushroom but we won't be getting together. What we have decided to do is to have a lunch and a dinner once a quarter. We feel like this will make it feel "more special." So, the next F.O.L.D. dinner we will have is February 7th at P.F. Chang's and March 7th we will have lunch at Taziki's in Mountain Brook Office Park area. So, mark your calendars and plan to meet us for dinner on Feb. 7th and lunch on March 7th.
To let you know what we are working on for future plans...we are tossing around the idea of having a "Home Ec. 101 Day." Still rough, but we were thinking of having someone come to talk to us about "coupon-ing" and then having small how-to classes on baking, cooking, planning menus, basic sewing skills, etc. Look for this in August (maybe).
We are looking for mission projects for us to do as a Women's Minisrty - if you have any ideas, please let me know. Ideas tossed around were Sav-a-Life, Children's Hospital, Grace House, Jessie's Place.
Okay, that's all for now.
See you Sunday - and remember...spread the word about the meeting next Sunday night January 16th after the evening service in the Fellowship Hall.
Love ya!!!
Julie
Let me give you an update - we had a bit of a "set-back" this week. Brenda Ladun has had to back out of speaking at Ladies Weekend due to a scheduling conflict with a family thing. So, we are currently discussing some replacement possibilities. Hopefully we can announce that very soon. To help us get the word out and get everything done, we need YOUR help. On Sunday night, January 16th at 7:00pm after the evening service we will have a brief meeting in the Fellowship Hall. This meeting is for anyone and everyone - anyone that might have questions about the event and everyone that would like to help make this event the best Ladies Weekend possible. We will run through the plans of the weekend, answer any questions and then allow you to sign up to help from selling tickets, decorating tables (all alike), to helping with registration. Spread the word about the meeting and plan to attend. If you aren't able to attend, PLEASE contact me with any questions or to volunteer to help.
F.O.L.D. - we have decided to abbreviate our F.O.L.D. schedule due to lack of attendance. We were scheduled to have lunch this next Monday at Mellow Mushroom but we won't be getting together. What we have decided to do is to have a lunch and a dinner once a quarter. We feel like this will make it feel "more special." So, the next F.O.L.D. dinner we will have is February 7th at P.F. Chang's and March 7th we will have lunch at Taziki's in Mountain Brook Office Park area. So, mark your calendars and plan to meet us for dinner on Feb. 7th and lunch on March 7th.
To let you know what we are working on for future plans...we are tossing around the idea of having a "Home Ec. 101 Day." Still rough, but we were thinking of having someone come to talk to us about "coupon-ing" and then having small how-to classes on baking, cooking, planning menus, basic sewing skills, etc. Look for this in August (maybe).
We are looking for mission projects for us to do as a Women's Minisrty - if you have any ideas, please let me know. Ideas tossed around were Sav-a-Life, Children's Hospital, Grace House, Jessie's Place.
Okay, that's all for now.
See you Sunday - and remember...spread the word about the meeting next Sunday night January 16th after the evening service in the Fellowship Hall.
Love ya!!!
Julie
Monday, December 6, 2010
Merry Christmas and a busy new year!
Hi everyone!! I can't believe it has been almost 2 months since I updated the blog. I'm so sorry. It has been a busy 2 months. Whew!
Let me just give everyone a run down of what is coming up! I hope you have your running shoes on...
TONIGHT is F.O.L.D. - Dinner at Dale's Southern Grill in Vestavia Hills at 6:00pm. if you are planning to join us, please email me, text me, or call me (305-8709) and let me know. I want to make sure we have plenty of room for everyone!
Journey Through Bethlehem is this week - Wednesday through Sunday evenings. Make plans to come and bring family and friends. BUT PLEASE come any night but Sunday night. We want to spread the joy and Sunday is usually the busiest night.
Ladies Weekend 2011 - Tickets are on sale NOW! We have tickets wrapped and ready to put under the tree! If you have a friend, family member, teacher, etc. that you are trying to find something to give them for Christmas but they seem to have it all or they are just plain difficult to buy for...well, purchase them a ticket to Ladies Weekend!! Or if your husband or boyfriend needs some ideas of something to get YOU for Christmas, suggest buying YOUR ticket to Ladies Weekend. Mark your calendars now for a wonderful day of Worship and God's Word - March 5, 2011. Babbie Mason, Corrie Adamson and Brenda Ladun will be with us for a day you won't want to miss. Tickets are $25 until February 1st and $35 after February 1st.
Ladies, it is my prayer that you slow down and treasure every moment of Christmas this year. Beth Moore spoke this past Saturday at Deeper Still on Luke 2: 19 and 51 about how Mary treasured Jesus' birth and his adolecent years and those moments. I want to slow down and treasure each moment that God gives me this year with my family and friends. I wish I had my notes from Saturday so I can give you the six points she gave us Saturday. Maybe I will post them another day.
I'm sure I've missed something but I'll catch it another day...
I love you all and I treasure you!
Julie
Let me just give everyone a run down of what is coming up! I hope you have your running shoes on...
TONIGHT is F.O.L.D. - Dinner at Dale's Southern Grill in Vestavia Hills at 6:00pm. if you are planning to join us, please email me, text me, or call me (305-8709) and let me know. I want to make sure we have plenty of room for everyone!
Journey Through Bethlehem is this week - Wednesday through Sunday evenings. Make plans to come and bring family and friends. BUT PLEASE come any night but Sunday night. We want to spread the joy and Sunday is usually the busiest night.
Ladies Weekend 2011 - Tickets are on sale NOW! We have tickets wrapped and ready to put under the tree! If you have a friend, family member, teacher, etc. that you are trying to find something to give them for Christmas but they seem to have it all or they are just plain difficult to buy for...well, purchase them a ticket to Ladies Weekend!! Or if your husband or boyfriend needs some ideas of something to get YOU for Christmas, suggest buying YOUR ticket to Ladies Weekend. Mark your calendars now for a wonderful day of Worship and God's Word - March 5, 2011. Babbie Mason, Corrie Adamson and Brenda Ladun will be with us for a day you won't want to miss. Tickets are $25 until February 1st and $35 after February 1st.
Ladies, it is my prayer that you slow down and treasure every moment of Christmas this year. Beth Moore spoke this past Saturday at Deeper Still on Luke 2: 19 and 51 about how Mary treasured Jesus' birth and his adolecent years and those moments. I want to slow down and treasure each moment that God gives me this year with my family and friends. I wish I had my notes from Saturday so I can give you the six points she gave us Saturday. Maybe I will post them another day.
I'm sure I've missed something but I'll catch it another day...
I love you all and I treasure you!
Julie
Monday, October 11, 2010
LOL
Well, it's another Monday and many wonder "what is there to laugh about?" (The title...LOL{Laugh Out Loud}) Well, I was just looking on Facebook and saw the lastest post on Anita Renfroe's wall. For those who don't know who Anita Renfroe is, she was the HILARIOUS comedienne who was at the Women of Joy conference some of us went to last April. I've even looked into having her come to First Baptist. Anyway, she posted some new clips she has done lately for Kraft Recipes; they are called, "You Gotta LOL." I watched them and thought I would share them with you. There are 5 short videos in all. LOVE THEM!
www.kraft recipes.com/yougottalol.aspx
I hope you enjoy them as much as I did and get a good laugh - exactly what we all need on a Monday.
If you were able to be at church yesterday, I hope you picked up the latest Women's Ministry brochure. It has lots of information in it that you will want to know!!! If you didn't get one there should have been some in your Sunday School boxes or you can see me and hopefully I'll have some extras with me. :)
Okay...we're about to hit the busiest time of the year. I won't ruin your day and tell you how many shopping days are left until Christmas; because honestly, I don't want to know either. But put some things on your calendar:
Awakening - October 24-27
Joash Project commitment day - October 31
Fall Festival of Fun - October 31
FOLD lunch - November 1 at Niki's West (noon)
Craft Fair - November 19 & 20
An Evening with Larnell Harris - November 28
Deeper Still - December 3 & 4
FOLD dinner - December 6 at Dale's Southern Grill in Vestavia (6pm)
Journey Through Bethlehem - December 8-12
Ladies Weekend 2011 - March 5
I'm sure I've forgotten something so make sure you get a ministry brochure.
Love you all and we'll see ya Sunday!! Julie
www.kraft recipes.com/yougottalol.aspx
I hope you enjoy them as much as I did and get a good laugh - exactly what we all need on a Monday.
If you were able to be at church yesterday, I hope you picked up the latest Women's Ministry brochure. It has lots of information in it that you will want to know!!! If you didn't get one there should have been some in your Sunday School boxes or you can see me and hopefully I'll have some extras with me. :)
Okay...we're about to hit the busiest time of the year. I won't ruin your day and tell you how many shopping days are left until Christmas; because honestly, I don't want to know either. But put some things on your calendar:
Awakening - October 24-27
Joash Project commitment day - October 31
Fall Festival of Fun - October 31
FOLD lunch - November 1 at Niki's West (noon)
Craft Fair - November 19 & 20
An Evening with Larnell Harris - November 28
Deeper Still - December 3 & 4
FOLD dinner - December 6 at Dale's Southern Grill in Vestavia (6pm)
Journey Through Bethlehem - December 8-12
Ladies Weekend 2011 - March 5
I'm sure I've forgotten something so make sure you get a ministry brochure.
Love you all and we'll see ya Sunday!! Julie
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Ladies Weekend 2011
Okay...it is official. We have the full line-up of speakers for Ladies Weekend 2011. All of the music will be led by Babbie Mason and she will speak in one of the sessions. The other two sessions will be led by Brenda Ladun and Corrie Adamson. If you are a fan of the ABC television show The Bachelor or The Bachelorette you might know who Corrie is. Corrie was on The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love season with Jake. She is a sweet young lady that lives here in Birmingham and is a fashion/wardrobe consultant. She has a wonderful testimony about being on the TV show, what life has been like since, and how God is using her. She talks about her decision to remain a virgin until marriage and dressing fashionably with modesty. I am very excited about the wonderful speakers for this year.
A little more insight regarding Ladies Weekend: due to tight, economic times for everyone we have decided to make a few changes in order to save money. We will not be serving a breakfast prior to the first session; everyone will be coming from home anyway. We will still have a lunch but it will not be a "Tablescapes" lunch. All the tables will be decorated alike built around the theme and color scheme of Ladies Weekend. We will be providing a "favor"/gift to all attendees and they will be on the lunch tables in the CFLC. The ticket price has not changed; tickets are $25 until February 1 and will be $35 after until March 5th. The committee decided to make the tablescape changes based on several reasons; 1)we want to make this as stress-free as possible 2)we don't want people to have to purchase items that they wouldn't need already 3)it is difficult to find enough people to decorate all of the tables. I hope you understand our decision; we feel like this is a positive change. We want the focus of Ladies Weekend to be on God and how He can bless all that will attend through the guest speakers and the songs.
Tickets will go on sale the first of December in time for Christmas presents. I hope you begin now telling your family and friends about Ladies Weekend. Don't wait until February!
Other announcements:
Don't forget our Discipleship Training on Sundays at 4:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. We started this past Sunday but it is not too late to join us. Debbie Jones is teaching this class. Child care is provided beginning at 4:30pm! Don't forget Children's Choir starts at 5:00pm too.
FOLD is October 4th at 6pm at The Olive Garden in front of the Galleria. The bus will leave the church at 5:30pm. Hope you can join us - it is always so fun!!
Debbie Jones is hosting a Ladies Prayer Group on the Third Thursday of every month at her house at 7:00pm.
If you are interested in attending Deeper Still with Beth Moore, Kay Arthur, and Priscilla Shirer at the BJCC here in Birmingham December 3 & 4 you can purchase the tickets online at www.lifeway.com/event/150/. If you have any questions about that, let me know.
Well, I think that is it for now. Whew...
I don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to Sunday. Don't forget there is no 8:00am service!! See you then, sista!
A little more insight regarding Ladies Weekend: due to tight, economic times for everyone we have decided to make a few changes in order to save money. We will not be serving a breakfast prior to the first session; everyone will be coming from home anyway. We will still have a lunch but it will not be a "Tablescapes" lunch. All the tables will be decorated alike built around the theme and color scheme of Ladies Weekend. We will be providing a "favor"/gift to all attendees and they will be on the lunch tables in the CFLC. The ticket price has not changed; tickets are $25 until February 1 and will be $35 after until March 5th. The committee decided to make the tablescape changes based on several reasons; 1)we want to make this as stress-free as possible 2)we don't want people to have to purchase items that they wouldn't need already 3)it is difficult to find enough people to decorate all of the tables. I hope you understand our decision; we feel like this is a positive change. We want the focus of Ladies Weekend to be on God and how He can bless all that will attend through the guest speakers and the songs.
Tickets will go on sale the first of December in time for Christmas presents. I hope you begin now telling your family and friends about Ladies Weekend. Don't wait until February!
Other announcements:
Don't forget our Discipleship Training on Sundays at 4:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. We started this past Sunday but it is not too late to join us. Debbie Jones is teaching this class. Child care is provided beginning at 4:30pm! Don't forget Children's Choir starts at 5:00pm too.
FOLD is October 4th at 6pm at The Olive Garden in front of the Galleria. The bus will leave the church at 5:30pm. Hope you can join us - it is always so fun!!
Debbie Jones is hosting a Ladies Prayer Group on the Third Thursday of every month at her house at 7:00pm.
If you are interested in attending Deeper Still with Beth Moore, Kay Arthur, and Priscilla Shirer at the BJCC here in Birmingham December 3 & 4 you can purchase the tickets online at www.lifeway.com/event/150/. If you have any questions about that, let me know.
Well, I think that is it for now. Whew...
I don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to Sunday. Don't forget there is no 8:00am service!! See you then, sista!
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