"The
Twelve Days of
Christmas" Tea
Saturday,
December 3
12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Our theme this year is ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’! We are sure you will enjoy the entire program!
The tea this year is hosted by Tara Messieh and her sister Kathy
Marshall in memory of their mother. You are sure to recall the dazzling display of decorations in Friendship Hall last
Christmas. Those were provided by Tara. You will be delighted to know she is once again putting her amazing talent to work.
The ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ is a popular secular Christmas song believed to have come to us from France.
It’s a clever love song. There are also legends about its being a device for Christians to remember basic tenets of
our faith. What we know is true about the actual 12 days of Christmas is they are the time of celebration on the
Christian calendar between the birth of Jesus and Epiphany. Epiphany celebrates the arrival of the magi or wise men.
Jesus was a toddler when the wise men arrived to worship Him.
Traditional nativity manger scenes often depict the infant
Christ along with His parents, the shepherds, an angel, and the wise men, capturing the entire 12 days of Christmas
in a single tableau.
You are invited to display your own personal nativity scenes for this special event!
If you have a nativity scene you would allow us to display, along with the many others, during the Tea,
please contact Donna Phillips. We will be arranging several long tables to display these special nativity scenes.
This year we are using lovely china tea cups and saucers provided by Tara Messieh rather than borrowing
Christmas china from our ladies.
There will once again be a special activity reserved just for the children during our program.
Paid reservations for the Tea begin Sunday, November 6, and will be available until we reach our capacity of 200.
Ladies’ reservations are $10 each, girls 18 and under may attend free, but everyone needs a reservation.
See the ladies in the covered walk-way between worship services and after the 10:30am service for your reservation
or visit the Church office.
Our Purpose
Forgiven and
freed by God in Jesus Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we
commit ourselves:
To
nurture our faith through prayer and Bible study,
To
support the mission of the church worldwide,
To work
for justice and peace, and
To build
an inclusive, caring community of women that strengthens the
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and witnesses to the promise of
God's Kingdom.
Hope's
Women Contribute:
Donations
of new items needed by the Winter Haven Women's Resource
Center
Funding,
preparing, and delivering of baby gift baskets to Hope's
newborns
Local
Church Women United (CWU) sponsorship and participation
Annual
Christmas gift purchases for the Senior Orphan Organization
Annual
Christmas gift purchases for children represented on the Hope
Deacon's angel tree
Annual
sponsorship and Christmas gifts supporting two young girls who
attend boarding school in India
Small
groups that meet monthly for fellowship, Bible study,
devotions, and service (suspended during June, July, and
August)
Where
faith is nurtured and growth takes place through worship,
study, and friendship
Where
women reach out to others
Join
a circle today!
The
His Girls Bible Study meets the first Wednesday of every month
at 1:30 p.m. in the Church Parlor. Contact Judi Randolph at
(863) 324-9207.
The
Girlfriends circle (for young mothers) meets the second Wednesday of each month at 9:15 a.m. in
Room 234 of the Education Building. Contact Cyndi Bloom at (863)
514-3859.
The Morning Glories circle meets the first Tuesday of every month at 10:00 a.m. in the
Church parlor. Contact Nancy Reddout at (863) 318-9868.
Circle of Friends meets the first Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m.
for dinner. Contact Jeanie Madaus at (863)
326-6056.
The Willows of Hope widows social group meets the second
Sunday of each month at 11:30 a.m. in the Sunset Room.
Contact Lila Ptak at (863) 318-9171.
Our theme this year is ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’! We are sure you will enjoy the entire program!
The tea this year is hosted by Tara Messieh and her sister Kathy
Marshall in memory of their mother. You are sure to recall the dazzling display of decorations in Friendship Hall last
Christmas. Those were provided by Tara. You will be delighted to know she is once again putting her amazing talent to work.
The ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ is a popular secular Christmas song believed to have come to us from France.
It’s a clever love song. There are also legends about its being a device for Christians to remember basic tenets of
our faith. What we know is true about the actual 12 days of Christmas is they are the time of celebration on the
Christian calendar between the birth of Jesus and Epiphany. Epiphany celebrates the arrival of the magi or wise men.
Jesus was a toddler when the wise men arrived to worship Him.
Traditional nativity manger scenes often depict the infant
Christ along with His parents, the shepherds, an angel, and the wise men, capturing the entire 12 days of Christmas
in a single tableau.
You are invited to display your own personal nativity scenes for this special event!
If you have a nativity scene you would allow us to display, along with the many others, during the Tea,
please contact Donna Phillips. We will be arranging several long tables to display these special nativity scenes.
This year we are using lovely china tea cups and saucers provided by Tara Messieh rather than borrowing
Christmas china from our ladies.
Paid reservations for the Tea begin Sunday, November 6, and will be available until we reach our capacity of 200.
Ladies’ reservations are $10 each, girls 18 and under may attend free, but everyone needs a reservation.
See the ladies in the covered walk-way between worship services and after the 10:30am service for your reservation
or visit the Church office.
Join
a circle today!