Presbyterian Women’s Association

The April 2 meeting began with each lady introducing herself, as we were thrilled to welcome some new faces to our meeting. Thirteen women were in attendance, and Fran Hoffmann graciously moderated again. We then signed an Easter card for former Pastor Dick Thompson and his wife, Judy, who reside in Maine.
We discussed the Fellowship Tea, which will be held on Friday, May 4 at 2:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall.

Carol Gabella will send out invitations to the other Goshen churches, and Jean Strong will take care of all the decorations. All ladies in our church are more than welcome to attend. We ask that if anyone can bake something, please do so. We plan to set up the hall on Thursday, May 3 at 6:00 p.m. and hope that some of our strong Presbyterians will help us get the tables out and set up the room. Please come if you are able. Those ladies from our church who plan to attend the tea on Friday are asked to come at 1:30 p.m. so that we can do all the last minute preparations and welcome our guests. Please mark your calendars and join us for a wonderful afternoon of fellowship with the women of Goshen. Fancy hats are optional!

We will be calling on you to help at the Memorial Day bake sale, which will be held on Friday, May 25 in Church Park. For many years, we have put on a wonderful sale, and our church ladies are known as some of the best bakers in the area. The bake sale is on the same day as the rummage sale, so you can help sell baked goods and also visit the sale for bargains. Again we ask that several strong people help us set up the tables and tents the night before. We plan to do this at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 24. Please mark your calendars and lend our ladies a hand in this worthwhile project.

The Spring Fling will be held at Glen Arden on Sunday, June 3 and will honor one or two women in our church. Past honorees will have chosen this year’s Woman of the Year after church in April. We invite all women of the congregation to come out and share a wonderful meal and celebrate all women in our church. The price is $25 per person, and information will be in the bulletin in the next few weeks.

Please come and join us, and if you want to bring a friend or neighbor, that would be fine.
We concluded the meeting with a short discussion about a July picnic at Gina Gruber’s home in Warwick.

We had a fabulous time last year and hope many will come this year as well. This will be discussed more at the next meeting, which is on May 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the parlor. Please come and join us. We really are a fun group of ladies. We look forward to seeing you there.

Wendy Paffenroth