After 51 years the Fort McPherson PWOC will no longer meet due to the base closure. Go light your world. Go make disciples. Go in peace.

The Finale

Spring Kick-Off and USO Info

Hello PWOC Sisters,

Due to the inclement (and treacherous) weather, it saddens my heart to tell you that we have to cancel the PWOC kickoff for THURS, JAN 13, 2011. We will shift everything to January 20th and come out next THURS to fellowship and reconnect with each other after a long break! I miss you all so much and look forward to getting back together.

WE DO HAVE A FEW NEEDS...

We have been blessed with the opportunity to serve at the USO again but it is on JANUARY 18, 2011 - TUESDAY. That will sneak up on us quickly.
Can you possibly HELP OUT with a donation of food for this event?
NEED: pulled pork and chicken BBQ - if you can assist with that, can you let us know as soon as possible and bring it to chapel either this weekend or Tues morning (by 8am)?
NEED: sides of brownies, potato salad, coleslaw and rolls.

We also have room for volunteers. Would you like to go on Tues, January 18, to the airport USO to HELP OUT? Not only can we serve the food but we can also be greeters. Greeters can be there from 7:30a-2p and servers from 10-2p. Greeters can share the time with others (if you can only be there for 2-4 hours in the a.m., someone else can do the afternoon time).

Let me or Donna know as soon as possible if you have interest in attending the USO as EITHER server or greeter. We can take about 6 people to the event and possibly more.

Be safe out there - actually - just stay home!

Call me with any questions.

Serving Him by Serving Others,
Lorene

2011 is here!!

Hey PWOC Sisters,

The Spring Kickoff: 13 Jan from 11-1pm, there will be food, and our guest speaker is Patti Gordon. It's going to be a great time!!

If you ordered a PWOC BRAC shirt and have not yet donated money for them, be sure to submit checks to Donna at the Kickoff. We appreciate your donations for these great PWOC shirts!

UPCOMING EVENTS: Mark your calendars and sign up to help now!

18 Jan - Serving lunch at the Airport USO. We will be making BBQ.

17 Feb – We will be going to the Antiquity Center (NO REGULAR PWOC)

24 Feb – Savannah Street Mission Outreach

15 Mar – Serving lunch at Airport USO

We will see everyone on January 13, 2011! Have a wonderful New Year Celebration and we look forward to getting together in a few weeks.

PWOC Board!!!

International Conference

It's almost here!!!
Get ready to be blessed and to be changed by the Holy Spirit of God!!
We welcome Him into our lives and expect His move among us!!

Service Projects

This year, our local PWOC has been committed to outreach projects. Three of our lovely friends served lunch to soldiers and their families at the airport USO. We have also been collecting items for shoeboxes and will send them to children around the world via Operation Christmas Child. Also be ready to donate clothing and other household items for the Savannah Street Mission.

Be blessed as you serve God and others!!

Fall Kick-Off was WONDERFUL!!

Fort Benning was a W.I.L.D. time!!

For more information about the Leadership Development programs going on in Protestant Women of the Chapel International, please see the pwoc.org website!

Salt and Light (1 of the 3 theme songs) - pause playlist first - then rock out and praise God!!

PWOC International 2010 Vision Video

The PWOCI executive board announces its 2010 vision video which can be found online.

You can also see it here. You'll have to pause the music on our playlist in order hear the message.

International Conference is back in Dallas this year!!

NEW THEME IS RELEASED!!

Please be sure to see all of the new theme information on the website, pwoc.org. The resources include a DVD from the PWOCI Executive Board! Enjoy - and be very blessed.

Spring Retreat Photos

Many spring plans!

Spring Program -- March 25th -- Melinda will take us through what it was like for Jesus' last week on earth. Come prepared to get a better understanding of the significance of Passover in the perfect timing of Christ's crucifixion.

No PWOC on April 8th.

Spring Retreat! Friday night through Saturday afternoon, April 16-17, at the Evergreen Marriott Conference Center at Stone Mountain Park! Our speaker will be "Beauty Secrets of the Bible" author and speaker, Ginger Garrett. Sign-up deadline is April 1st.

2010-2011 PWOC Board! Please pray about serving on the closing board of our historical chapter of PWOC. It's a blessing! Executive Board positions are President, 1VP/Spiritual Life, 2VP/Programs, Administrative Coordinator and Financial. Other openings include Participation, Hospitality, Titus 2, Praise and Worship, and Publicity.

Enjoying our Beth Moore Esther study? Suggested donation for the workbook is $15. Offering baskets are at the sign-in table.

Lenten series! Prepare your heart for Easter by attending one or all of this 7-week series held in homes along Staff Row on Thursdays from 9:30-10:45 (before PWOC) through April 1st.

Extra 15 minutes! Starting immediately, PWOC will dismiss at 1:15pm to allow more time for Bible study discussion.

ChapelNext! A new weekly contemporary service meets at 9:19am at Post Chapel. The traditional service will continue to meet at 11am.

PWOC International Conference!! Put this on your calendar: Thursday - Sunday, November 11th - 14th in Dallas, Texas. Priscilla Shirer will be our speaker.

Ya Gotta Love Roll Call!

McPherson won't cry!
McPherson won't cry!

McPherson, we won't cry
because of BRAC.
We'll say goodbye
to our beloved Mac.

McPherson celebrating
50 years.
We'll see you around.
Don't shed a tear.

ChapelNext begins January 31

Jubilee!!!

** Remember that THIS WEEK is the 50th anniversary of the Fort McPherson PWOC. Please join us at 11am at the Post Chapel for our Jubilee Celebration!! **

POC Donna 404.464.2012

The Final Word, by Michael Card

Here's the song I tried to squeak out the other day. Thanks for the grace. Praise the Father for the Incarnation of His Son!! You'll need to "pause" the praise music in order to listen to this song.

You and me we use so very many clumsy words.
The noise of what we often say is not worth being heard.
When the Father's Wisdom wanted to communicate His love,
He spoke it in one final perfect Word.

He spoke the Incarnation and then so was born the Son.
His final word was Jesus, He needed no other one.
Spoke flesh and blood so He could bleed and make a way Divine.
And so was born the baby who would die to make it mine.

And so the Father's fondest thought took on flesh and bone.
He spoke the living luminous Word, at once His will was done.
And so the transformation that in man had been unheard
Took place in God the Father as He spoke that final Word.

He spoke the Incarnation and then so was born the Son.
His final word was Jesus, He needed no other one.
Spoke flesh and blood so He could bleed and make a way Divine.
And so was born the baby who would die to make it mine.

And so the Light became alive
And manna became Man.
Eternity stepped into time
So we could understand.

He spoke the Incarnation and then so was born the Son.
His final word was Jesus, He needed no other one.
Spoke flesh and blood so He could bleed and make a way Divine.
And so was born the baby who would die to make it mine.

I love, love, love this song. Even the first line that goes against my Grammar Nazi tendencies is overlooked when I think about the God of all Creation and Redemption coming to earth to save His own....wow.

Be blessed.

~ mel

JUBILEE!!!

December Already!

Okay, we're eleven days into the month! Which can only mean that Christmas is TWO WEEKS from today!!

Here are a few things going on with our local PWOC and the Post Chapel.

Dec. 13 - Third Sunday in Advent, Worship at 11:00am - Christmas Cantata

Dec. 17 - PWOC - Everyone brings a dish to share for our Christmas meal! Current Bible Study (A Change in Perspective) ends. 11:00am - 1:00pm

Dec. 20 - Fourth Sunday in Advent, Worship at 11:00am

Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7:00pm

Dec. 27 - First Sunday after Christmas, Worship at 11:00am

Jan. 3 - Epiphany, Worship at 11:00am, Holy Communion

Jan. 7 - JUBILEE CELEBRATION - Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of our local PWOC!!
11:00am - 1:00pm. POC Donna, 404.464.2012 for info. We'll start out at the Post Chapel with a luncheon at the Chapel Center.

Jan. 14 - new study begins - Beth Moore's Esther (DVD study)