Women's Ministry

Women's International
Conference--
Women at the Well

By Kenda Turner

CINCINNATI, Ohio—The 2002 Women’s International Conference, with the women of Cincinnati as hosts, will take place Nov. 15 to 17. The theme is "Women at the Well."

The conference will take place at Hueston Woods Resort Center, a rustic retreat nestled in Hueston Woods State Park, five miles from Miami University in College Corner, Ohio, and an hour’s drive from either Cincinnati or Dayton.

The setting will be conducive to the weekend’s focus, which is to offer women an opportunity for reflection and spiritual intimacy with Christ as well as fellowship with each other. Jesus said: "Whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life" (John 4:13).

The weekend will be a time to experience spiritual benefits that are often symbolized by the characteristics of water: cleansing, renewal and a time of refreshing in our walk with Christ.

The conference starts Friday, Nov. 15, with check-in beginning at 3 p.m. Dinner will be followed by a message from our keynote speaker, Naomi Beard. Ms. Beard is a minister at large, frequently speaking at conferences and seminars in the United States and abroad. She is former director of Women’s Ministry at the Church on the Way (Foursquare Gospel), pastored by Jack Hayford, a college professor and a speaker with a passion for equipping women. She is also a pianist, composer and vocalist, with a dynamic worship ministry.

Saturday’s schedule includes the keynote message by Ms. Beard, a message from Tammy Tkach, WCG’s Women’s Ministry director, and possible workshops and a hike in the surrounding woods. An additional highlight will be the development of friendship teams, which are designed for additional sharing time and prayer.

Saturday evening will include praise and fellowship around a warming bonfire, with the added treat of roasted marshmallows and a perennial childhood favorite: smores. Sunday’s schedule includes a praise and worship service, a message by Sheila Graham, and the Lord’s Supper.

Registration can be completed by filling out the accompanying registration form or by contacting Mary Koch (maryk@zoomtown.com). The cost, which includes registration, five meals and two nights lodging and activities, is $165 each for four sharing a room; $180 each for three sharing a room; and $215 each for two sharing a room. Make checks payable to Local Church Activity Fund—Erlanger. Please note that space is limited, so plan to register early.

Confirmation packets will be sent upon registration, with further details of the conference schedule and directions to Hueston Woods. For those traveling by airplane, plans are underway to provide transportation from the Cincinnati or Dayton airport to the site by church volunteers, for a minimal fee.

Our hope is that this Women at the Well conference will provide a time for women to draw from the Source of Living Water, and that each will experience an overflowing measure of strength and peace, joy and hope, love, reconciliation, forgiveness, and friendship by coming to the Well. "Indeed, the water I give her will become in her a spring of water welling up to eternal life." Won’t you plan on meeting us at the well?

CHRIST AND THE SAMARITAN WOMAN AT THE WELL—
Mural by Jean Charlot reproduced with the permission of
the Jean Charlot estate.

International Women’s Ministry Retreat

Sponsored by the Worldwide Church of God

Hueston Woods, College Corner, Ohio, 45003

Nov. 15 to 17

"But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life." (John 4:14)

REGISTRATION FORM

Name (Last)                                   (First)                                   (Middle)

Address

City State / Province Zip / Postal Code

Country                             Home Phone                               E-mail

Sharing with: (Mail applications together)

1)                                   2)                                     3)

__Please assign me a roommate with three others

SPECIAL NEEDS:  __Hearing impaired __No steps __Wheelchair accessible __Sugarfree treats

Other:

COST PER PERSON: Includes: Registration fee, five meals, two nights lodging, activities and seminars.

Occupants Before June 30 July 1- Aug. 31

4 per room $165 per person $185 per person

*3 per room $180 per person $200 per person  *2 per room $215 per person $235 per person

*Limited Availability

DONATION: I would like to help others attend. Amount donated: $_________

TOTAL ENCLOSED: $________

PAYABLE TO: LCAF—Erlanger c/o Mary Koch,
                                        2656 Van Deren Drive
                                        Lakeside Park, Kentucky, 41017

E-mail: maryk@zoomtown.com Phone contact: 1-859-426-1535

All retreat funds must be payable in US dollars. No applications can be accepted after Sept. 1.

 

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