Dear friends, The season of Lent is starting on Wednesday, March 5 and then International Women's Day is happening soon after on Saturday, March 8, 2014. This year, think about using the excellent International Women's Day resources from the GWP website to create a women centered worship on Sunday, March 2nd, 2014 and pass out the new GWP Lenten Calendar. Lift up women around the world, celebrate the season … Continue reading Many March Possibilities!
December eLinks
Every once in awhile I look through my copy of A Little Daily Wisdom, which is an inspiring collection of writings by Christian women mystics. This week I was caught by this writing for December by Hadewijch in Poems and Stanzas: "No matter the time of year or the weather, anyone making works of kindness their companion … Continue reading December eLinks
Thank you!
As Thanksgiving approaches, I want to take a moment to express my sincere sense of gratitude for the many ways you, our supporters, have contributed to Global Women's Project over the past year. As the Treasurer of GWP, I am continually heartened and encouraged by your faithful financial gifts which support our Partner Projects around … Continue reading Thank you!
Fall Meeting Wrap-Up – Connecting with Growing Grounds
We don’t often get the chance to visit one of our partner projects, but last month, we did. And what a joy it was. Our fall GWP Steering Committee meeting was held in North Manchester, IN, which meant we got to connect with plenty of Church of the Brethren people (at Manchester University, Manchester Church … Continue reading Fall Meeting Wrap-Up – Connecting with Growing Grounds
Fall Meeting in North Manchester
We're enjoying spending time with each other and doing the good work of Global Women's Project here in North Manchester, IN. Many thanks for Rachel Gross for hosting us all weekend. Gratitude also to Bob Gross for sharing with us his … Continue reading Fall Meeting in North Manchester
September Global eLinks
True confessions: I do not read a regular daily devotion. But today I did. It was about Queen Esther and how she saved her people. What Global Women's Project does is perhaps not as dramatic as how Esther saved her people, but what we do makes a difference - one woman at a time. Every … Continue reading September Global eLinks
Refusing to be forgotten
In virtually every culture women are abused with sex, then shamed to blame themselves for it. These women are showing their faces, telling their stories, reclaiming their dignity and humanity! Surviving Korean “comfort women” have gathered every Wednesday since 1992 in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul as a reminder that they demand to … Continue reading Refusing to be forgotten
Upcoming gathering
In September we'll gather in North Manchester, IN for our semi-annual in-person meeting! We look forward to worshiping with Manchester CoB (and teaching Sunday school) and Eel River Community Church. If you're in the area on Sunday, September 29, please join us! We'll also meet with Growing Grounds, our partner project in Wabash, IN that … Continue reading Upcoming gathering
Women Incarcerated
US jails and prisons are dangerous places for women, who often face sexual harassment and even rape. Our partner project Growing Grounds seeks to empower and equip women to stay OUT of jail and prison, and IN their families and communities. http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/18058-state-sanctioned-rape-in-texas-business-as-usual
Tea Time Celebrating GWP’s 35th Anniversary
Join us for tea Tuesday afternoon, July 2nd at Annual Conference, Asheville, NC. (Stay tuned for more information in our June e-Links) Come celebrate our 35th birthday with us, and celebrate, too, the changes that these 35 years of projects have meant for women.
