Ladies, if you are a member of Faith Lutheran, you are a member of Women of Faith. You are welcome to attend every meeting and event. Please pray about the gifts God has given you and volunteer to help a committee. You will not only get the good feeling of accomplishment, but the great feeling of fellowship with other Christian women.
Women of Faith have four fundraising events each year: Three rummage sales (January, May, and September)
and the annual Fall Fair.
Women of Faith uses these funds to help a variety of causes, at Faith Lutheran Church as well as in the community, nation, and world. These funds are also used to support of all of the committees listed below.
The annual Prayer Breakfast is held in March, the Christmas luncheon in December, and the spring luncheon (and election) in May. Board meetings are at 6:00 p.m. on the first Monday of each month. (no meetings are held June, July, or August and the Spring Luncheon and the Christmas Luncheon are considered business meetings)
Officers:
President: Janine Relyea
Vice President:
Secretary: Laura Hess
Treasurer: Nancy Umbaugh
Women of Faith Committees:
Birthday Card Ministry Committee: Chair: Judith Gonnerman
This committee sends Birthday cards to all of the ladies in the congregation. Their goal is to add a bit of Christian love and caring to a ladies special day.
Fall Fair: Chair: A new chair presides over this event every year.
Every member of Faith Lutheran works on this whole church event. Women of Faith handle the finances and co-ordination.
Finance Advisor:
This committee prepares the budget for the fiscal year. Currently this job has been assigned to the President and Treasurer of the Women of Faith.
Food Pantry: Chairs: Sue and Don Zickert, Carla Sesola, and Marjorie Bean
These committee members purchase food, with funds from Women of Faith’s fundraisers, which they sort into bags to be given to those in need. The food purchased is supplemented by the food that is donated by the congregation.
Gift Case: Chair: Donna Van Bommel
This committee orders supplies and staffs the gift case on Sundays and during the Faith Fair.
Hospitality: Chair: Arline Reilly
This large committee of ladies is responsible for the food that is served after funerals, at LWML luncheons, fair meetings and on many other occasions at Faith. Ladies purchase or make food at home and they serve and clean up after the event.
New Members: Chair: Mary Ann Stothard
This committee welcomes and assimilates new members.
Nursery: Chair: Nikki Smith
This committee oversees the nursery staffing and supplies.
PEPPI: Chair: Laura Hess
This committee overseas the collection and delivery of needed items to this Head Start school in Belle Glade.
Rachel Circle: Chairs: Carol Turk, Beth Keith and Angie Sissom
This committee enjoys fellowship while making crafts (especially the annual Faith Angel) for the Faith Fair. They also make the baptismal banners.
Rummage Sale: Chair: Connie Luneke
This large committee is responsible for advertising, collection, set-up, staffing, lunches for workers, and clean up for all three rummage sales.
Sunshine Secretary: Chair: Monica Trautsch
The Chair sends get well and sympathy cards to all Faith members.
Women in Mission: Chair: Monica Trautsch and Deaconess Kathy McCoy
Administrator of all * LWML activities at Faith.
*LWML stands for Lutheran Women’s Missionary League. This is an international body this is concerned with mission, education, inspiration, and service. The first Sunday of the month, our Women of Faith Treasurer collects the offerings from the Mite Box in the narthex. All of these mites are added together with other churches LWML‘s mites to support millions of dollars worth of worthy projects world-wide.
Mission Statement of The Women of Faith
The mission of the Women of Faith is to assist each woman of Faith Lutheran Church in affirming her relationship with the Triune God so that she is enabled through regular worship and Bible study to use her gifts in ministry to people locally and throughout the world.
Serve the Lord with gladness. – Psalm 100:2 3/09
Respectfully Submitted: Janine Relyea, President