The Sycamore View Women’s Ministry
Women OF the word
WOW events:
4/21/24 Restore Day WoW Service Project: We have approximately 17 college students we want to encourage and are making boxes for! Please bring snacks that do not melt, gift cards, or school supplies prior to this date and place them in the designated box in the lobby prior to Sunday April 21! Let Pat Sutton know if you can meet at the church on Restore Day (April 21) to pack boxes after service!
4/23/24 Book Club: ‘Prayer in the Night’ by Tish Harrison Warren. This book was recommended by Anna Moser in her lesson on “Hope” a few months ago. We will meet in Judy Lillard’s home on April 23 at 6:30. Mark your calendar for a night of community – great discussion, delicious snacks, and a chance to get to know SV women better. Get your book now! Check the calendar here or the flyer here for more details.
Homeless meal sign-up now on SVCC WoW Facebook page or you can click here.
Don’t forget about heart groups! Contact Kathy Moss (F1go) about heart groups.
Check out the new podcast hosted by Anna Moser!
The WOW MINISTRY TEAM Mission!
Spiritual growth
Reaching out & connecting with every woman at Sycamore View
Opportunities for leadership
Learning new things
Improving physical and mental health
Having fun
WOW Ministry Leadership Team
Front row Left to right: Jennifer Kisner-Johnson, Yuan Harris, Carolyn Harris, Kathy Moss, Jackie Thomas
Back row left to right: Suzanne Jones, Kristin Chapman, Pat Sutton, Lynn Bowie, Charlotte Bradsher
Not pictured: Becky Moore, Carissa Burdette, Jill Knight, Latesha Coleman, Paula Spears, and Susie Espinosa
“So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.”
Spiritual Growth & Development
Participate in upcoming Bible classes or click the links below! We care about connecting women to God’s word!
Part of Pat’s summary from March 2024 Matthew 24 ‘How Jesus Became King’ sermon:
7 things to remember:
Disciples are to be faithful and attentive.
The present is not permanent.
Present distress is worth enduring through whatever the cost because of the reward.
God will overcome anything that stands in his way of establishing the kingdom.
Rome (or substitute any nation) is not the future. The reign of Jesus is the future.
The church keeps going because the resurrected Jesus is driving it.
How we wait impacts how we live.
“So you must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
WOW Book Club
April 2024’s book will be ‘Prayer in the Night’ by Tish Harrison Warren. This book was recommended by Anna Moser in her lesson on “Hope” a few months ago. We will meet in Judy Lillard’s home on April 23. Mark your calendar for a night of community – great discussion, delicious snacks, and a chance to get to know SV women better. Get your book now, see details here.
Get Connected Here!
Below you will find helpful links and resources to better connect in the church!
“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way, you will fulfill the law of Christ.”
Galatians 6:2
Many of you attended Andrea Bishop’s breakout on loneliness at the 2024 retreat. And some of you listened to her recent webinar. If you didn’t get to listen to the webinar or you would like to have a hard copy, see the links below:
Other inspirational sources:
SVC Women’s Facebook Page
Be a part of our Facebook group! Find information on upcoming events, family news, prayer requests, and doses of encouragement. The privacy setting for the group is on private for all our protection. Search “SVCC WoW Women’s Ministry” and request to join! We can’t wait to get you added!
SVC Blessings Page
The Sycamore View Blessings Facebook group is for SVC families to share their blessings with each other. You are welcome to give away appropriate items or list them for sale. Search “Sycamore View Blessings” and request to join!
F1 Go
An app that is our church directory! Need help remembering names? It comes with pictures! Connecting is easy with F1Go! Get the app and make sure you are added! Email Donna Davenport at DDavenport@sycamoreview.org
Prayer List
Do you love the blessing of praying for others or are you in need of prayer? We send out emails a few times a week to support and encourage one another. Email Donna Davenport at DDavenport@sycamoreview.org
Heart Groups
Email Pat Sutton if you would be involved in a Heart Group Giraffelover1949@gmail.com.
Life Groups
Interested in joining a life group? Life groups are a great way to connect, serve, and grow spiritually! Click here
See our Service and Fellowship Opportunities!
PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH
“I remember my affliction and my wandering,
the bitterness and the gall.
I well remember them,
and my soul is downcast within me.
Yet this I call to mind
and therefore I have hope...”
Lamentations 3:19-21
WoW cares about connecting women to resources and help for physical and mental health! Below are some books chosen by our members who have had these struggles so that it may help you!
Charlotte Bradsher recommends…
‘What to Do Until the Psychiatrist Comes: How to Counsel Yourself and Others’ by Bob Phillips
“This book is written by a licensed family counselor and licensed minister who tells real life stories about the problems that we all face in this time of pressures and temptations. The goal of this book is to provide practical counseling that will help you and others regain a healthy view of life.”
Liana nixon recommends…
‘Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts’ by Jennie Allen
“I’m sure just about everyone has experienced what I like to refer to as the runaway negative thought train. Jennie Allen’s book is encouraging and inspiring with practical tips – as she points us toward the One who knows our every thought and tells us that it is possible to take our thoughts captive. (2 Cor. 10:5)”
PAULA SPEARS RECOMMENDS…
‘The 40-Day Sugar Fast: Where Physical Detox Meets Spiritual Transformation’ by Wendy Speake
“This book provides daily devotionals to help you realize that “He is enough” and that you have addictions that stand between you and Him. By fasting from things of the world, such as sugar, you can awaken a hunger for Him. I have read the book twice and learned something each time and I especially like that is provides Biblical references and a prayer at the end of each day’s devotional.”
KATHY MOSS RECOMMENDS…
‘Mark of the Lion Trilogy’ by Francine Rivers
“These books made me see what the Christians faced during the first and second centuries under Roman rule. The attitudes displayed by the Christians and their responses are something to aspire to and emulate even if it is fiction.”
Pat Sutton recommends…
‘Atomic Habits’ by James Clear
“Want to get rid of a bad habit or develop a new habit? Clear gives you “clear” methods for either breaking or making a habits. This book has been extremely helpful making my daily routine more efficient. Great book!“
Lynn Bowie Recommends…
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ by J.D. Vance
“J.D. Vance explains how his life began in poverty and turbulence and what he had to do to beat those difficult circumstances and rise to success.
Vance highlights how family support improves potential for success. He also describes how American culture is in crisis – especially poor, white, Americans, even those making efforts to move into middle class life. They are never fully capable of leaving their legacy of poverty and its social ills behind.
Hillbilly Elegy is about the struggle of upward mobility.”
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"“He must become greater; I must become less.”
John 3:30