Women’s Ministries STEPPIN UP…AND S EPPIN DOWN EPPING UP…AND STEPPING DOWN
VICKI MARSH WM President
meetings, that I should go to the Family Bible Conference each year, and I should read the ARP Magazine. Although it was a “little bit” out of my comfort zone, I prayed about it and decided that I would “step up.” I am so glad that I did! Retreat and it was great. I met so many women from other churches who shared their ideas about what was happening in their churches.
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lthough my idea of Circle was ladies dressed up and sit- ting in a circle, I attended my
church friend URGED me to try it. To my surprise, we were not sitting in a circle, no one was dressed up, and we had refreshments! The Bible study was great, and I enjoyed the fellow- ship–I had been wrong about what circle was! Later, I was asked to serve as the
Circle leader. As a high school gym could handle the position. I learned that communication was an impor- tant part of being a circle leader–re- minders of the meetings, what scrip- ture would be covered, and what our project of the month would be. We had a very active Circle and
sponsored some great projects, such at the local Boys and Girls club (our church later began to do a VBS there, Trunk or Treat, and had other activi- ties) and donating clothing to a local middle school (where we later began a mentoring program). One day, a lady at another ARP
church in our area called to ask me if I would consider being the Spiritual Life chairperson on our Presbyterial Board. When I asked what I needed to do, she said I would attend board
Finally, I got the message that my gift from God might be leadership. My two favorite mottos are “If God leads you to it, He will lead you through it” and “If you feed them, they will come.” I tell all ladies when I call to ask them to serve training.” You just have to be willing to “STEP UP”! When you are asked, trust that God will be there guiding you along the way. Ministries. This year, the Julia Hardeman Rhodes Award was presented to Su- added in the hallway and back room of Synodical Hall. We have purchased a new refrigerator for the kitchen (the old one was 32 years old!). At Synod, we - - and Oasis. We approved the purchase of new outside doors and blinds for the windows at Synodical Hall. We had a great ARPWM Annual Meeting in July (Thank you Gillian for planning that event), Leadership Training, the Silver Tea was hosted by Cumberland Valley Presbyterial and raised one of the biggest amounts for Synodical Hall in recent history. At the FBC, we had sessions on the Psalms, World Witness, “Mama Bear Apologetics”, and “Simple but Strategic will be held November 7-8 at Bonclarken to celebrate 150 years since the ARP past forty years, I could not possibly list all of the wonderful ladies that I have met, all of the experiences that have been mine and how much my life has been step–it is well worth it!
On December 31st, I will “step down” as President of ARPWM for 2025. It has been my honor and privilege to serve with the ladies on our board. They are all willing to help with anything.
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