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News and Information About Presbyterian Women
and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
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Gathering Fun
We do hope you are planning to attend the PW 2015
Churchwide Gathering! It is a great way to renew old
friendships and make new ones! It will be held June 18–
21 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. And here are just a few
other reasons you should attend:
4 Hear from Horizons Bible study authors and
PW leadership.
4 Learn about what's new in mission and justice
work for Presbyterian Women.
4 Join in worship with hundreds of sisters in
the faith.
4 Shop the Presbyterian Bookstore and other
vendors who offer merchandise that speaks to
people of faith.
4 Witness the installation of the 2015–2018
Churchwide Coordinating Team.
If you haven't received a Gathering registration book-
let (mailed with the November/December 2014 issue
of Horizons), download one at www.presbyterianwomen
.org/gathering. It contains descriptions of plenary
speakers, educational opportunities, and all of the
programming highlights you'll need to plan and register
for the event.
If you're still not convinced, find someone in your
congregation who has attended the Gathering and find
out why she loved it!
Meet the Gathering Challenge
Will you meet the Gathering challenge? Bring the most
women from a congregation, presbytery or synod and be
recognized! Think you might be the youngest attendee?
Oldest? Came with the largest contingent? Created the
most stylish logo item?
We'll be collecting data on our Gathering superlatives.
Come to the PW/Horizons area at the Gathering and tell
us about yourself. Watch for the announcements about
the best, newest, farthest, most loyal and more in Hori-
zons (September/October 2015), Daily Horizons at the
Gathering and at www.presbyterianwomen.org
/gathering.
Mission Highlights at the Gathering
Bring a 12" x 12" scrapbook page highlighting your
mission(s)! Please include pictures and text telling us
about your projects. On the back of the page, please
include:
• church, presbytery or synod name
• contact person name, email and phone number
• a signed release for individuals in the photos (avail-
able at www.presbyterianwomen.org /gathering)
We will digitize the pages and share them as an
online mission scrapbook. Drop off your scrapbook page
at the CCT booth in the Activities Hall.
Only one page per congregation. Presbyteries and
synods may submit up to three pages. Questions? Con-
tact Jane McGookey, mcgookey@gmail.com.
Get creative for the Gathering!
Are you crafty? If so, visit the Gathering web pages
and download the Gathering logo and/or Minnie
the Moose art (Minnie is our Gathering moose-
cot) and handcraft your very own gifts while
sharing the word about the Churchwide Gather-
ing (June 18–21, 2015, Minneapolis)! Visit
www.presbyterianwomen.org/gathering
for logos and more! You can even use the
logo to have your own Gathering shirt made.
Have a cute idea you would like to share? If so, con-
tact Carissa Herold at carissa.herold@pcusa.org.
Carissa isn't particularly crafty so please describe how
you made your t-shirt, fan, suncatcher, hair clip, etc., in
a very easy-to-understand-and-replicate way, and
she'll see your idea is shared with PWs from east,
west, north and south, and all points in-between.