June 2023
1ST THURSDAY CONNECT
Our next monthly women’s gathering, 1st Thursday Connect, is June 1. This is the finale for the 2022-2023 season, the final Amen.
Dinner will be a giant salad bar! Greens, dressings, bread, and dessert will be provided. Please bring a small bowl of some kind of salad topping to share. It could be anything from meats, veggies, fruits, nuts, pickles, olives, seeds, cheeses, artichokes, capers, beets. Get creative!
June 1, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
New Life Church West Linn, downstairs
Livestream available at 6:40 p.m.
RSVP for June’s 1st Thursday Connect on the church website
After dinner, we will have teaching from 1 & 2 Timothy to conclude our reading of those books in May. Fun “Amen” activities will follow. We will also be giving out a summer study called “Amen” which covers the big story of scripture.
Invite a friend, RSVP, bring a salad topping, and join the fun on June 1!
Save the Date
It’s not too early to start thinking about fall! Women’s Ministry will kickoff the 2023-2024 season with a day retreat on September 23 at Hopkins Demonstration Forest. Save the date and plan to join us for REFRESH: Transforming Prayer.
Thank You
A huge thank you to the 2022-2023 Women’s Ministry leadership team! They have given hours of time to love and lead and plan and shop and cook and study and prepare and set up and clean up and communicate and pray and so much more. Thank you to Amy Crooks, Gay Haugen, Sierra Edmonds, Sandi Saxe, Cindy Shaw, Alina Gauthier, Lisa Hartung, and Emily Trosen. Thank you for using your God-given gifts to serve and bless us all.
LINKS
Below are links to articles, books, podcasts, and music that might be of interest or help on various topics. Resources are curated but may not always reflect the views of New Life Church. Enjoy!
Amen: The Story of Scripture from Eden to Eternity—@ The Daily Grace, the summer study we are offering.
The Story of Scripture—Hand Motion—Music Video—from The Village Church, Flower Mound. Fun for kids and grownups, too.
Potential Dangers of ‘Applying Scripture to My Life’—@ The Gospel Coalition.
Studying the Bible is not Code Breaking—@ Knowable Word.
The Forgotten Habit: Fellowship as a Means of God’s Grace—@ Desiring God.
7 Things About the Bible I Wish all Christians Knew—@ Logos by Michael F. Bird.
Flee the Gospel of Me—@ Desiring God.
Wise Women Build Homes: Motherhood’s Lasting Influence—another @ Desiring God.
Store Up Today for Tomorrow’s Crisis—another @TGC.
Discovering the Gospel in Every Book of the Bible—short videos with Tim Keller.
Jon Guerra’s ‘Ordinary Ways’ is a God-Centered Masterpiece—an article on the new album Ordinary Ways.