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January 2008NO CWU BOARD MEETINGNO TFOC (Task Force On Courts) Meeting
February 2008CWU Board Meeting 3rd Friday, Feb. 15, 2008 - 9:30 am at Third PresbyterianTFOC 2nd Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008 from Noon to 2:00 pm at Third Presbyterian March 2008World Day of PrayerFriday March 7, 2008 Theme: "God's Wisdom Provides New Understanding"Our celebration will begin at 10:30 am. The site of this year's event is Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, located at 141 Adams Street, Rochester, New York 14608. Please note: This is a "Brown Bag" Lunch Event. However, CWU will provide Desserts and Beverages for all. Just above a photo from Our 2008 World Day of Prayer Celebration.
Click here to read about past celebrations. CWU Board Meeting for March 2008 ONLY: 2nd Friday, March 14, 9:30 am at Third Presbyterian TFOC 2nd Thursday, March 13, 2008 from Noon to 2:00 pm at Third Presbyterian
April 2008EIA Initiative - Education, Insight, ActionFriday, April 4, 2008Part I of EIA Initiative - (Education) Celebration Meeting Time: 9:30am to 12:30pm Place: Aldersgate United Methodist Church - 4115 Dewey Avenue Theme: "Jesus, Children & Beyond the 3 R's" Registration fee: $3.00 per person
CWU Board Meeting 3rd Friday, Apr. 18, 2008 - 9:30am at Third Presbyterian TFOC 2nd Thursday. Apr. 10, 2008 from Noon to 2:00 pm at Third Presbyterian May 2008May Friendship Day/EIA Initiative - Education, Insight, ActionCome Join us for an Evening of Fellowship and Fine Dinning! Friday, May 2, 2008 starting at 5:30 pm, at 12 Corners Presbyterian Church, located at 1200 South Winton Road.This year's May Friendship Day celebration will serve as the opening prayer to our second 2008 EIA Initiative Meeting. There will be a Live Performance by the Glimpse of Heaven, Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Children's Choir, Directed by Donnell Johnson. Following the Worship Service we will discuss our Part II EIA (Insight).
For Reservations, please contact the CWU Office at 342-2790 no later than Wednesday, April 23 2008
CWU Board Meeting 3rd Friday, May 16, 2008 - 9:30am at Third Presbyterian TFOC 2nd Thursday, May 8, 2008 from Noon to 2:00 pm at Third Presbyterian June 2008EIA Initiative - Education, Insight, ActionFriday, June 6, 2008 Part III of EIA Initiative (Action) Place: Brighton Town Park - 777 Westfalls Road Time: 9:30-12:30 Theme: Jesus, Children & Beyond the 3 R's: Resolving Conflict, Reducing Violence Guest Speakers: Teisha Maldonado, School Coordinator - Student & Family Support Center East High School and Debra Tandai, Assets Coordinator, Fairport School District. Registration fee: $3.00 per person
Program Planning Meeting: "TBA" at Third Presbyterian TFOC 2nd Thursday, June 12, 2008 from Noon to 2:00 pm at Third Presbyterian CWU Office is closed from Friday, June 27 until Monday, August 18, 2008 NO CWU BOARD MEETING
July 2008CWU Annual Yard Sale - Friday, July 11 to Sunday, July 13CWU will hold its 2nd Annual Yard Sale at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, 141 Adams Street, during the Corn Hil Festival. If you would like to donate items to our Yard Sale, please drop them off at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church on Friday, July 11, 2008 from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm; please ask for Mary Ann The actual Yard Sale will take place on Saturday, July 12 from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm and again on Sunday, July 13, 2008 from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. For more details , please contact the CWU Office at 342-2790.
TFOC 2nd Thursday, July 12, 2008 from Noon to 2:00 pm at Irondequoit UCC CWU Office is closed for the ENTIRE MONTH of July NO CWU BOARD MEETING
August 2008CWU Family Fun at the Red Wings - Friday, August 8SAVE THE DATE: Come join us for a night of sport's fun, fireworks and fellowship. Tickets are $6.00 per person. The Rochester Red Wings will face off against the Indianapolis Indians in their quest for the Championship. The game will start at 7:00 pm and will concluded with a fantastic fireworks display. To Purchase Tickets: Please send a self-addressed stamped envelope with a check or money order made out to Church Women United to the CWU office. Mail to: Church Women United, 644 Titus Avenue, Rochester, New York 14617, NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2008. Remember to include a note indicating how many tickets you would like to purchase. Your ticket(s) will then be mailed to you once your order has been processed Hope to see YOU There!
CWU Office Re-opens on Monday, August 25, 2008 at 9:00 am NO CWU BOARD MEETING NO TFOC (Task Force On Courts) Meeting
September 2008September 2007 Clink here to see highlights from last year's CWU 85th Anniversary Celebration.CWU Board Meeting 3rd Friday, September 19, 2008 - 9:30am at Third Presbyterian TFOC 2nd Thursday, September 11, 2007 from Noon to 2:00 pm at Third Presbyterian October 2008October Day of ReflectionSave the date! Friday, October 7, 2008 at 9:30amTheme: "The Anthony Ticket: From Wilderness to Promised Land" Presenter: Rev. Deborah L. Hughes, Executive Director, The Susan B. Anthony House Place: Hosted at Greece Baptist Church, located at 1230 Long Pond Road. Our current historical election year and this year's 88th Anniversary of the Women's Voting Rights Act provides us with an excellent backdrop for the 2008 Day of Reflection Celebration. With this in mind, please join us as we are lead in a biblical and political reflection, by Rev. Deborah L. Hughes. Come celebrate with us and be renewed. Bring your fiends and a brown bag lunch. The registration fee is only $3.00 per person. As an added treat, there will be an opportunity to tour the Susan B. Anthony House after lunch, at the special entrance price of $5.00 per person, for all those who are interested.
Click here to read about past Days of Reflection. CWU Board Meeting 3rd Friday, October 17, 2008 - 9:30 am at Third Presbyterian TFOC 2nd Thursday, October 9, 2008 from Noon to 2:00 pm at Third Presbyterian November 2008World Community DayFriday, November 7, 2008Place:First Congregational UCC in Fairport - 26 E. Church Street Time: 9:30 am to 1:30 pm Theme: God's Wisdom Sets Us Free" Speaker: Ann Abraham, Trainer, Step-by-Step of Rochester Registration fee:$3.00 per person.
Photo: WCD 2008 Sanctuary House is Honored First Congregational UCC will be our gracious hosts. This is will be a "Brown Bag" luncheon meeting and will look at the struggles in our own lives, and reflect on how we are called to minister to others, especially those in prison. As an act of reaching out, participants are encouraged to bring items for the Women's Health Kit Project, a Prison Outreach of CWU, which is distributed to women at Monroe County Correctional Facility. For a list of items, please contact CWU at (585) 342-2790. So bring your "Brown Bag" Lunch and your friends for a life changing experience.
Click here to read about past Celebrations. CWU Board Meeting 3rd Friday, November 21, 2008 - 9:30 am at Third Presbyterian TFOC 2nd Thursday, November 13, 2008 from Noon to 2:00 pm at Third Presbyterian December 2008Advent Celebration/Annual Meeting and Human Rights DayFriday, December 7, 2008Place: Ogden Presbyterian Church - 2400 South Union Street, Spencerport Time: 9:30 am to 2:00 pm Theme: "Come Lord Jesus!" Bible Study Instructor: Dr. Gail Ricciuti, Associate Professor of Homiletics at Colgate Rochester Cozier Divinity School" Registration fee:$3.00 per person.
Please Note: During this Celebration, the CWU Office will collect cash donations and/or diapers as a part of our Dollar$ for Diaper$ Project. Donations from this CWU Project go to benefit Sanctuary House, a local emergency shelter for women and children.
Monday, December 8, 2008 Time: 5:30pm - Potluck Dinner, 6:15pm - Public Reading of Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 6:45pm - Program Theme: "School to Prison Pipeline" Panelist: Jean-Claude Brizard, Superintendent of Schools, RCSD 2008 marks the 60th birthday of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, an event Co-Sponsored by Church Women United in Rochester and various community-based groups. In honor of this monumental milestone, this year's theme is "Dignity and Justice for All of Us." So "SAVE THE DATE" and watch this site for further details.
TFOC 2nd Thursday, December 11, 2007 from Noon to 2:00 pm at Third Presbyterian |
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This meeting will be held at Aldersgate UMC, 4115 Dewey Avenue. We will close with a "Brown Bag Lunch." Beverage and dessert will be provided.
Brighton Town Park, located at 777 Westfalls Road, is the site for our Annual CWU Picnic and "White Elephant" Auction. Our Auctioneer will be none other than Rev. Sue Forsyth. Bring: Auction Items and Your Own Place Setting for Lunch!! We'll provide Lunch [Vegetable Casserole, Salad, Dessert, and Beverages]. We ask that You make your Reservations EARLY, since the lodge can only 65 people. To RSVP please call Joan at 342-2790 no later May 28, 2008. 
Ogden Presbyterian Church, located at 2400 South Union Street in Spencerport, will be our gracious hosts for this spirit filled celebration and annual meeting. This glorious celebration of hope will provide much need food for the soul and renewal for the spirit. So bring your "brown bag" lunch and a few good friends and join CWU for a wonderful time of fellowship and song, certain to chase away your winter-time blues.