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Women's Fellowship

Wednesday, 15 October 2008 15:25 Brian
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On December 6th, the women and young ladies of our church, and their guests, enjoyed a beautiful Christmas luncheon. This second annual event was designed to provide an opportunity to relax and reflect, and to enjoy one another's company, as well as to be filled with the spirit of Christmas. The theme of the luncheon was A Christmas Sabbath: A Rested Soul is a Receptive Soul.

The women entered the Fireside Room and Fellowship Hall, which were bedecked with Christmas decorations, floral arrangements, and Christmas tree centerpieces. Each woman was greeted with a cup of punch and had a chance to visit while listening to the tunes of Christmas carols being played on the piano. After an inspirational message delivered by our own Becky Vortherms, the women enjoyed a delicious lunch prepared by The New England Pasta Company and served by our WACC waiters! While nibbling on a variety of scrumptious Christmas cookies, the women were treated to musical entertainment and a sing-along by the all-women a capella group, OnTap (Rebecca Hardee is one of the members). Each woman took home a Christmas ornament featuring a special word to remind them of God's intentions for Christmas: Peace, Joy, Rest, Glory, Awe, & Wonder.

Thank you to all of our 75 volunteers who made this day so very special (especially our wonderful waiters: Alan Aldag, Craig Nation, Joe Shield, Bob Ohlheiser, Don Foster, Tony Steere, Doug Vagts, Gene Coppa, Rick Shea, and Bill Budde).

This event was such a beautiful expression of everyone's talents and their love for the women of our church.

 

Lori Shield,

Women's Fellowship

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CAPITAL CAMPAIGN REPORT
Much of our work over the last couple of months has been in preparation for upcoming projects.  The committee interviewed three architectural firms and has chosen one to begin "designing" the new lift and the handicap accessible bathrooms.  We should receive those drawings in the next two weeks. In the meantime, a new fire alarm system has been installed and approved by the Avon Fire Department.  Valley Landscape has installed the new sidewalks by the office and nursery school entrances.  In addition, we are working with Connecticut Lighting on the selection of lights to illuminate the entrances and the parking lot. Quotes are being secured for the replacement of the front lawn sign; unfortunately, the sign will need to be completely replaced due to its overall condition.  We are continuing to work on small landscaping projects with the help of some very dedicated members. At our annual meeting in June, we hope to supply everyone with a complete update of our projects, along with drawings and a timeline for the lift project.We started off 2012 by conducting a very successful capital campaign. Over one third of our church family participated as volunteers and we received pledges of over $1,000,000. The donations received this year have allowed us to do the first phase of our driveway repaving, reroof the parish house, and install a new alarm system. In order to complete the remainder of our projects, and to build up funds for future projects, we need to receive the remainder of our pledged funds as soon as possible. If you have not already done so, we ask that you fulfill the 2012 portion of your Capital Campaign pledge. You may also want to look at your 2012 and 2013 tax situation and fulfill your 2013 pledge in 2012. We greatly appreciate your pledges and donations. It has allowed us to shore up our physical facilities and to build a strong foundation upon which can to do God's work. Thank you.

John Carlson