A Taste of Classes Coming in January... 2014

As Silver Refined (Kay Arthur) - Anita Chung
Believing God (Beth Moore) - Sue Mitchell, Tannis Melvill Oberten
Body by God - Dr Dustin Whitney, Dr. Riley Klassen
Building and planning a family Conference - Karen Hartung
Compassion Care - Wendy Lowe, Jutta Wittmeier
Justice Cafe - Jen Plosz, Jenn Massig, Carmen Wittmeier
Lies Women Believe and the Truth that sets Them Free (Nancy DeMoss) - Megan Burwash, Roxanne Elenko
Living with your Heart at Rest - Cindy Martin
Quiet Time with the Father - Angela Stockert
Studio Art - Monica Beckett 

................................watch for more details.

Wrap It Up - December 5, 2013

Women of Heart fall semester wrap-up will take place on Dec 5. Thursday
Free childcare
from  9-11 a.m.
Free brunch.
Centre Street Church
Central Campus Chapel - West Entrance
3900 - 2nd St. NE

Wendy Lowe from the Calgary Pregnancy Care Center will be our guest speaker.

Join us in blessing the CPCC by collecting the following items for them on the 5th:
- homemade baking in a freezable container
- gift cards (Tim's, Walmart, Safeway)
- new baby boy clothing items

No Classes October 24

Due to the Global Leadership Summit happening at Centre Street Church that week.

Class Postponed

The Compassion Care class will be postponed until the next semester in January

Floor Plan of CSC Main Campus

*Including Classroom Assignments*

Classroom Assignments

Class	Facilitator	Volunteer /Snack Day	Location
Believing God – Beth Moore	Sue Mitchel	Oct 31	Rehearsal Room
As Silver Refined – Kay Arhur	Anita Chung Roxanne Elenko	Oct 3	Theatre A
Justice Cafe	Carmen Wittmeier Jenn Massig Jen Plosz	Nov 7	Conf C
Body by God	Dustin Whitney	Oct 10	Maranantha
String n' Things	Christy Fowler	Oct 17	Galleria
Alpha	Erin Brooks Karen Tarras	Nov 28	Juice Bar
Galatians	Chelsea Manuel	Nov 21	Theatre C
Power of Praying Wife – Stormie Ormatian	Jill Melle	Sept 26	Theatre B
Compassion Care	Wendy Lowe Jutta	Nov 21	Conf B
Quiet time with the Father	Angela Stockert	Nov 14	Chapel

Special Dates to Notes

September 27

First Day of Classes n' Coffee Break

October 24

Offsite Event - watch for further details

December 5

Wrap It Up Brunch

December 12

Volunteer Appreciation Event

January16

Winter Semester Registration Brunch

What to Expect Each Week

9:00 am - 9:30 am

Sign in at desk/kiosks

Bring children into childcare

Help yourself to tea. coffee, etc.

9:15 am - 11:00 am

Class time

11:00 am

Pick up children

11:00 am - 11:30

Coffee break and snacks in chapel

Volunteers with Benefits

Did you know that if you volunteer in Childcare for Women of Heart on a Registration Brunch event - you get a guaranteed spot in the class of your choice? Click the link to Terra and find out more.

Our team of consistent childcare attendants work to provide a safe place for children and volunteers to experience God's love together. We appreciate these consistent servers by offering a gift of $25/week. If you know someone whom we could bless as we are blessed, please connect with us for more information. Terra McKinnon

Everyone Welcome - Kick-off Registration and Brunch

What to Expect this Thursday at Women of Heart

(9:00 am - 11:00 am)

9:00-9:30

Sign in and deliver children at the desk/kiosks in the Chapel lobby

Help yourself to tea, coffee, etc.

9:20-10:30

Brunch buffet in the Chapel begins

Facilitator presentations and registration instructions

10:30-11:00

Registration 

11:00

Pick up children 

Fall Classes

Class Descriptions for Fall Semester

String ‘n’ Things – Stitching With Intention
Facilitator: Christy

Please join us this semester as we knit and crochet prayer shawls. This ministry will be a prayer-filled experience as we create meaningful shawls for those requiring prayer over them. As we stitch and pray together, we will be sharing the love of the trinity and infusing the love the Holy Spirit fills us with in our handiwork  If you don’t know how to knit or crochet you will be taught, as the shawl you will be creating can be as simple or as complex as you like. 

Galatians
Facilitator: Chelsea

In this class we will study Paul's letter to the Galatians.  We'll be using Galatians For You and Galatians: Gospel Matters (both authored by Timothy Keller) as our guide but it won't be necessary to purchase or read either book - just bring your Bible!

"Galatians is all about the gospel - the gospel all of us need throughout all of our lives.  It's dynamite, and I pray that its powerful message explodes in your heart as you read this book." - Timothy Keller

As Silver Refined by Kay Arthur
Facilitators: Anita and Roxanne

What do you do when life doesn't turn out like you planned?

When disappointments smash their way into our lives, we may want to scream, "How could God let this happen?"

But what if God didn't just "let it happen"? What if the things we call disappointments are really His appointments - events He is using to make us more like Christ? What if our circumstances are actually the flames of His grace, intended to burn and melt away the undesirable elements in our lives, leaving us pure and radiant -like refined silver?

You can be defeated by life's unavoidable disappointments or you can become stronger because of them. 

Justice Café
Facilitators: Carmen, Jennifer and Jennifer

Join a grassroots movement! This action group will continue to raise social awareness about cultural distortions of body image and sexuality, from internet pornography to the ads posted at “family friendly” malls. Our mission is to empower parents and educators to raise a generation of empathetic children who value innocence, recognize inner beauty, and advocate for others. Last semester, we created a presentation to educate parents on the media’s impact. Now we need to reach a larger audience.

Our group will entail a regular discussion/education time related to the topic of sexuality within our society and its effects on us, and then do strategic planning to get our message out. If you are a person passionate about this topic and want to learn more about how to make a change, this class is for you! We need internet surfers, current events enthusiasts, aspiring bloggers, administrative types, marketers, educators, artists, researchers, 

prayers--or those who simply care about children. HELP IGNITE CHANGE!

The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian
Facilitator: Jill

Life is so busy with our kids, our jobs, and our to-do lists, that sometimes our husbands get left in the dust. Please consider joining me on this journey of lifting our husbands up to God in prayer. Today's challenges and pressures can make a fulfilling marriage seem like an impossible dream. Yet God delights in doing the impossible if only we would ask! Everyone woman who desires a closer relationship with her husband will appreciate this refreshing look at the power of prayer in marriage.

Believing God by Beth Moore
Facilitator: Susan

I'm excited as I begin this new Bible study series with Beth Moore. It's called "Believing God". Beth wants us to understand that life as a Christian is far more than just believing Jesus died for our sins and being forgiven. God wants to walk out each moment of our day with us. As we grow in the faith of believing this, and seeing and experiencing this, we just keep entering deeper and deeper into the amazing reality of God-with-us.

The classes will have a DVD part, and then a time for discussion and prayer. There are two ways you can approach this class. There is a wonderful work book designed to lead you in a personal bible study and reflective prayer and journal time. I would urge you to ask God to arrange time for you to fit it in, but there is NO guilt or shame if you don't do the book or miss chapters. Different stages and days of our lives are crazy with interruptions and demands and GOD KNOWS and accepts you at your stage. So, you can feel very free to just be inspired by listening to the DVDs each week without homework.

Body by God
Facilitator: Dustin

Registration for this class is now closed.

Designed to teach participants God's laws of health and healing so they are able to take control over their health and re-build the temple. Participants will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to walk in health. Topics discussed for preventative health care, family nutrition, fitness, toxicity, nerve supply and stress management. Sessions will include meal planning, 12-minute group fitness, Lose 20 lbs in 30 day challenge and Shop with the Doc training. Dr. Whitney shares the experience he has gained from working with thousands of families to create this life-changing workshop series. This program is designed to give you the time, the energy and discipline necessary to fulfill God's BIG WHY for your life and win your race. 

Quiet Time with the Father
Facilitator: Angela

Remember your intimate times with Jesus before a husband and kids? Are you desiring to get back to that sweet place with The Lord even with a busy household? Take this time to have your "quiet time with The Father"; pray, read your Bible journal and walk with other women who are seeking the same thing. We will be using the devotional Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God by Mary E. Demuth to encourage and prompt us in our quiet time throughout the week. Take advantage of this time without the rest of the family to get back to intimacy with God.

Alpha
Facilitators: Erin and Karen

You may have seen ads on TV recently that start with “Question everything.” Without explaining a lot the ad concludes with an invitation to find an Alpha group. This truly describes Alpha – a place where any question is worthy of asking and searching for answers. “Is there more to life than this? Why and how do I pray? Does God heal today?” The Alpha course looks at these and other questions, providing a practical introduction to the Christian faith. Alpha at WofH offers a format of 90 minutes that will include a fun connecting mixer and time to view a short video followed by discussion.

Compassion Care

Facilitators: Jutta and Wendy

Class Postponed until next Semester (January)

When others are hurting or facing difficult circumstances, how can you come alongside and be truly helpful. This group is about developing the skills to be effective doers of compassion. How do you listen and draw people out to connect on real issues. What is helpful to people in crisis, in grief, struggling with depression. People have complicated lives and they need people who will journey with them. Nothing is more healing for people than caring companions during difficult seasons. A caring helper can often be as helpful to an individual as a trained professional. This course will help you improve your caring skills.

Fall Classes 2013 - so far...

1) Believing God - Beth Moore
2) As Silver Refined - Kay Arthur
3) Galatians
4) Justice Cafe
5) String 'n' Things
6) Alpha
7) Power of a Praying Wife - Stormie Omartian
8) Compassion Care
9) Body By God
10) Quiet Time with the Father

keep checking back for more info
Registration Brunch - Thursday - September 19, 2013 -
9:00-9:30 a.m. sign in and deliver kids
           (free childcare for preschoolers in our secure children's area)
9:15-9:30 a.m. coffee and mingling in chapel - near west entrance
9:30-10:30 a.m. brunch/meet the facilitators
10:30-11:30 a.m. registration in chapel
11:00 pick up kids...

New Theme for 2013-2014

Faith from God is trusting in Jesus and expressed as love.
(Hebrews 12:2, Romans 5:1, Galatians 3:26, Galatians 5:6b)

Watch for upcoming class choices!
And a stylish theme logo...

Passport Full of Goodness

Celebration tidbits:

Servants Anonymous Society received the funds needed to keep Safe House open for another year! Thank you to Bonnie for taking our collection of books to the sale...

All books will be sold at the 11^th annual Book Drive and Sale on Friday June 7, Saturday June 8, Sunday June 9, 10-5 daily, as well as Friday June 14, Saturday June 15, Sunday June 16, 10-5 daily at the Outpost tent, Crossroads Market, 1235 26 Ave SE. Admission is $2

Proceeds from the book sale support Servants Anonymous Society of Calgary and the Calgary Herald’s Educational Program.

Live Streaming of Hope's Funeral

http://new.livestream.com/FoothillsAllianceChurch

Funeral for Miss Hope...

Hope's funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 25th, at Foothills Alliance Church in Calgary, Alberta, (333 Edgepark Blvd NW) at 1:00 p.m.  There will be a private visitation on Friday night at 7 p.m.


In lieu of flowers, donations to heartbeats.ca would be gratefully appreciated. Thank you.

We are working on having the funeral service streamed live on the internet but we're not sure, at this point, if it's possible.

We would be honoured by your attendance at Hope's funeral as we remember her short but impactful life.  She has changed our world and we know that many of you feel the same.


Thank you for keeping Shawn and Amy and Sadie and the rest of their families in your prayers during these extremely heartbreaking days.

Passport Full of Goodness

PASSPORT

May 30, 2013
Goodness Showcase

9:15-11:15 a.m. West Entrance Chapel
Centre Street Church Central Regional Campus
3900 - 2 St. NE

Free childcare
Free brunch

Join us to fill your Passport Full of Goodness as we Shine our light so that others may see the Good Deeds that Bring glory to God our heavenly Father!

Class Room assignments and Volunteer Dates

Here's a glimpse of one of the charts that helps Women of Heart function!


Take note of your class room assignment and your volunteer date - your facilitator will remind you!

Class	Facilitator	Volunteer /Snack Day	Location	# in class	Room Needs
Breaking Free – Beth Moore	Sue Mitchell	May 16	Theatre B		DVD & TV, 2 round tables/ 12 chairs
Double Edge Sword	Anita Chung	May 23	Theatre C		1 Round Table and 8  chairs
Justice Cafe	Carmen Wittmeier Jenn Massig Jen Plosz	May 23	Conf C		Table/ Chairs/ Internet access
Living with your Heart at Rest	Cindy Martin	May 9	Maranantha		7 rectangle tables U shape around podium/ 20 chairs
String and Things	Christy Fowler	May 16	Galleria		Table and Chairs
Galatians	Chelsea Manuel Deborah Carnduff	May 9	Conf B		Table and Chairs
Spring Potpourri	Verna Ratzlaff	May 2	Chapel		2 Round Tables and Chairs West side Chapel
Gospel of Mark	Carla Rae Shaw Erin Brophy	May 2	Juice Bar		Table and Chairs
Childcare	Terra Mckinnon		Children’s Ministry – infant to kindergarten	varies	5 breakout rooms secure children’s area
Reception	Lyn Jessee		Chapel Lobby		2 rectangle tables, 8 chairs
Weekly Coffee Break	Jeannette Toews		Chapel		Powerpoint Mics & tech 2 Rectangle tables – South West Chapel/ Banquet Style  10 table/ 80 chairs
Events – Chapel May 30	Jeannette Toews		Chapel		TBA

Spring 2013 – Women of Heart Booking At A Glance & Opportunities to Serve