Saturday, November 24, 2012

November 24 is our monthly 4G Meeting


Hi to all the Girlfriends!

This Monday, Nov. 26, is our monthly Godly Girlfriend Groups Gathering at the church at 6:30 pm. Come a little early, get some refreshments, and share some "girlfriend time" with others. I am looking forward to seeing all of you and am excited to find out what's been happening in your Groups. I will be teaching on "Solving Conflicts in Relationships". So bring your Bibles and books and review your memory verses. I'll see you there!

Livingly,
Cindy

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Our Next Godly Girlfriend Groups Gathering is Monday, Sept., 24!


Good morning girlfriends!

The first GodlyGirlfriendGroupsGathering took place last Monday night!  What a great time we all had!  Here are some of the highlights:

For our "Huddle Up" we came together in a time of worship as Michilyn led us into the presence of God.  I especially loved the "Soaking" song:  a time set apart to let Jesus's love into my soul.  During that song we had options:  just staying in our place meditating or praying;  going over to the white board to write what Jesus is to us; or serving ourselves (or our girlfriends) communion.  It was like a cooling cup of water on a scorching hot day.  Ahhhhh.....worshiping God.  There's nothing like it.

For our "Huddle In",  I taught everyone "How to Memorize Scripture (Without Even Knowing You Did It)".  Believe it or not, everyone did memorize the verse right then and there.  And we still remember it even several days afterwards as it is becoming more and more a part of our lives each day. We got to share our prayer requests with the women at our table and then had a time of prayer, bringing each girlfriend's need before the Lord.  We will continue to pray for them until the next 4G Gathering and can't wait to find out what God did!!

For our "Huddle Out" Chris explained how we are going to have a "Missionary of the Month" to focus on throughout the month and Andrea told us about our first 4G sponsored event:  A Pounding for the Pankratz's on Sept. 30 at 2pm in the Fellowship Hall.  Andrea assured us that no one will be harmed - you bring something to help the Pankratz's refill their pantry and cleaning supplies with things that they had to leave behind in their move.   All the women, young ladies, and girls from the church are invited.

No girlfriend group would be complete without refreshments, so after the meeting we all enjoyed yummy pie and had a delicious time just hanging out with our girlfriends.

Our next 4G Gathering is on Sept 24:  that will be our actual Kickoff.  From then on we will have the Gatherings on  the 4th Monday of the month.  That way your GodlyGirlfriendGroups will meet  each of the first 3 weeks to complete the lesson for that week.  Then all of the 3G groups will come together on the 4th week as the 4G Connection.

Start forming your GodlyGirlfriendGroups.  This would be the time to ask the Lord who He wants you to have in your group.  There are two weeks before the next Gathering, so you can come with your group (or at least a start of your group).  Don't worry if you don't have a group by then, just come anyway.  You actually have until the first week in October to form because that's the first week there will be an assigned lesson for your group to complete.

The Servant Girls (the leadership team) is having fun working, planning, and growing  together as girlfriends and honing the whole Godly Girlfriend plan as the Holy Spirit leads us.  What a blast to just follow Jesus and let Him do what He does so well. The Lord just keeps revealing more and more as we go - widening and broadening and deepening it all - way more than we ever dreamed or imagined!  And we are amazed and humbled that we get to be His servants to bring it all to life!

So mark your calendars:  
    GodlyGirlfriendGroupsGathering: Monday, Sept. 24, 6:30-8:30 pm, in the Fellowship Hall
    The Pounding for Pankratz's :  Sunday Sept. 30, 2pm in the Fellowship Hall
There's room for lots of girlfriends to come and help out in both of these events, so let us know if you have some skills or gifts you'd like to share.

Livingly,
Cindy




Sunday, September 9, 2012

This Monday is the the Kickoff!

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The day is almost here for the first ever
Godly Girlfriend Groups Gathering! 

I want to invite all of you to come on Monday, Sept. 10 and join us in our very first 4G Connection!  You don't have to have a girlfriend or a group to come.  But since it's more fun with a friend, you might want to invite one or two to come along with you.  If you get there at 6:15pm you can get your Proverbs 31 book and binder (it's free) and some decaf coffee or tea.  Then take a few minutes to get to know some of the other girlfriends that have come.  And remember that we have child care and it's free, too.

We will start right at 6:30pm and "Huddle Up" with a time of worship.  Then for our "Huddle In" time,  I will show everyone a way to memorize Scripture without even knowing you did it!  For real!  It's actually painless and afterwards you will be able to remember the passage because it will become a part of your life.  I double-dog-dare you to try it!

After that I'll be giving an overview of  Godly Girlfriend Groups to let you know how it all works and how to form your own Godly Girlfriend Groups. Then we'll have a time of prayer for each other with an interesting way of getting each person's requests so that we can pray for them during the coming month.

For our "Huddle Out" opportunity, Chris Manley will be giving us info on our "Missionary of the Month" so we will know who she is, what she is doing, and how we can pray for and help her during the month.  Andrea will give us a heads up on our first Godly Girlfriend Groups Event for all the women of the church - which you will NOT want to miss!  (I can't tell you what it is - you have to come and find out).  I can tell you that all the women of all ages in the church are invited and it has to do with Kristi, our new pastor's wife!

We will end our evening at 8:30 but  if you would like stick around you can grab some refreshments and have some time to spend visiting before you head home.  It's an evening that is designed to feed your soul with food and drink from the Lord as he draws us closer together with our girlfriends and with Him.  I really hope to see you there!

Livingly,
Cindy






Thursday, August 23, 2012

Progress

Hey there girlfriends!
I'm having lots of fun learning how to put together this blog.  You can now find us at  www.godlygirlfriendgroups.com.  It will send you right to this page.

I am looking forward to our first 4G Gathering on September 10 at 6:30 at the church.  Some of you are already praying for God to lead you in choosing the women, teens, or girls that will be in your Cell Group.  Not sure how to start?  Check out the "Cell Group - FAQs" tab to find out how form your own Godly Girlfriend Group.

I'm praying for each of you to find your girlfriends to meet with.  Remember that Jesus is the first person in every Cell Group, and you all get to join Him!

Livingly,
Cindy


Sunday, August 19, 2012

Godly Girlfriend Groups News


Good morning!  Here is my first official blog for Godly Girlfriends!  Today I started this blog and set up a Facebook page (GodlyGirlfriendGroups) for all of us Godly Girlfriends to have a place to find out what's happening and join in with the 4G Connection of Girlfriends.  So fix yourself a cup of tea, sit back, and have some fun checking out the pages.  Then let me know what is on your heart about Godly Girlfriends.

Livingly,
Cindy