[amc] Re: Women's Group this Thurs.( May 4) is at Heidi's house -just this once!
- From: Janice Friesen <janicef@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 11:31:15 -0500
Heidi,
This sounds like a great idea and maybe too important to try to throw
together in two weeks or maybe some of the ideas can be incorporated this
year....
Writing from rainy and cloudy Chicago! Just got here.
Janice
On 5/1/06 9:24 AM, "Heidi Xiong" <heidi.ratzlaff.xiong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I sincerely appreciate the concern about overburdening those who just put
> together the Youth Sunday and
> I deeply apologize to Garland and the worship committee for not respecting
> the significant forethought and effort that goes into making this wonderful
> church happen.
>
> My particular inspiration (while shortsighted and self-serving) had been to
> include the holiday of Mother's Day into the service in a way that is
> universal and inclusive (a rememberance of our mothers as a connection to
> our ancestors/heritage) and to downplay the traditional excluding message of
> motherhood as a limiting criteria for celebration and participation.
>
> My concept would be to show that we, each of us, "mother" and nurture others
> around us, whether we have children or not, whether we are man or woman.
> And this connection to each other forms the network that gives life meaning.
> This could be a beautiful stand-alone ceremony sometime, I regret only that
> I did not have this idea sooner, but perhaps it can wait for next year.
> Still, we could perhaps add an element to the upcoming service or save it
> for another occasion.
>
> Heidi
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <carrie@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Heidi Ratzlaff Xiong" <heidi.ratzlaff.xiong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 10:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [amc] Women's Group this Thurs.( May 4) is at Heidi's
> house -just this once!
>
>
>> Heidi (and others reading this email),
>>
>> I'm looking forward to women's group at your home this week...although I
>> do feel a bit strange since something called "Carrie's shower" is on the
>> agenda=)
>>
>> I did want to throw in my 2 or 5 or whatever cents about the Mother's Day
>> service...
>>
>> Celebrating mothers as women leading worship is a wonderful idea, though I
>> am not prepared to change the entire service. Having already sat through
>> a long meeting discussing services from the beginning of Lent through
>> Pentecost, I feel I have already ivested significant time in the planning
>> of the original service.
>>
>> I am also aware that the hymns have already been chosen. However, I am
>> sure there is room for adding/subtracting/substituting some of them.
>>
>> It has been discussed that a hymn sing will probably happen on the 5th
>> Sunday in July per interest as well as concern that not enough people
>> would be able to enjoy the service led by the women of the church due to
>> summer travels. Garland also showed great interest in the women leading
>> the service in October - or whenever the next 5th Sunday is. I don't
>> think we would be limited to Mennonite heritage.
>>
>> So, while I am interested in helping if I can, having our group completely
>> lead the service or change the already planned service is more than I am
>> prepared to take on.
>>
>> See you soon,
>> Carrie
>>
>> Quoting Heidi Ratzlaff Xiong <heidi.ratzlaff.xiong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>>> Hello Women of AMC,
>>> Yes, it's official! This week's meeting is at my house, 6920 Hansa Loop,
>>> 78739 (directions below) and my phone is 512-565-1436.
>>>
>>> On the agenda: We will be planning two things, Carrie's Baby Shower (June
>>> 1, right?) and our Women's Group contribution to upcoming worship
>>> leadership.
>>>
>>> I stand by my suggestion to take leadership of the Mother's Day Sunday
>>> (May 14), but at the time of my suggestion I did not realize what a
>>> wonderful amount of energy had just gone into planning today's Youth
>>> Sunday (which was a resounding, uplifting success.)
>>>
>>> So whether it is feasible will depend on the interest of the rest of us.
>>> (Email me before Thurs'. meeting if you will be in town in two weeks and
>>> interested in participating in some way.) I have several ideas that
>>> would make it meaningful for each of us, since each of us, woman, man and
>>> child, has a mother and is grateful to many other women and mothers in
>>> our lives.
>>>
>>> I think that Mother's Day Sunday is a particularly fitting Sunday to
>>> contribute to for our group. I also have personal reasons for wanting to
>>> make this year's special, since I so much appreciate right now my own
>>> mother's contributions to my life.
>>>
>>> Regarding future dates, July 30th will conflict with many vacations. The
>>> 5th Sunday in October is also on the table, but this is traditionally
>>> Reformation/Mennonite Heritage Sunday which lends itself too easily to
>>> dour reflections on martyrdom and repression. I would suggest that our
>>> group choose another date that is more cause for celebration of the
>>> feminine.
>>>
>>> Also, on Mother's Day, we can rely on Garland to preach, but if we chose
>>> the week thereafter (May 21) we would have to fill the meditation as
>>> well.
>>>
>>> Talk to you all soon,
>>> Heidi
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Heidi Xiong
>>> To: amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: 4/30/2006 7:53:16 AM
>>> Subject: [amc] Women's group next Thursday
>>>
>>>
>>> I'd like to volunteer to host this week/month's Women's meeting at my
>>> house this Thursday, May 4, begining 6:30-9:00+
>>> I know that it is not a central location (SW Austin) but it would only
>>> be this once (: and I may have a hard time getting to a meeting held
>>> elsewhere.)
>>>
>>> Plus!... I have woken up with some really exciting idea for having us
>>> women of AMC organize and lead the worship service for this Mother's Day
>>> coming up in two weeks. It would be awesome, I assure you. (Of course we
>>> should also snap up a booking for the 5th Sunday in July, which could
>>> also be fabulous (in a non-boastful, humble way, of course.)
>>>
>>> Today, however, I really look forward to Youth Sunday.
>>> See you,
>>> Heidi
>>>
>>> P.S. In case my house works for this Thursday's Women's Meeting, the
>>> address is 6920 Hansa Loop, 78739
>>> and my phone is 512-565-1436
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Holly Herr
>>> To: Garland Robertson
>>> Cc: Austin Mennonite Church
>>> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 11:01 PM
>>> Subject: [amc] Re: Women's group next Thursday
>>>
>>>
>>> This Thursday is our "certificate" ceremony for the people in my
>>> program, so I'll have to miss our women's group. I'm bummed.
>>>
>>> Holly
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/29/06, Garland Robertson <lauralarue@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Ladies....
>>> I just realized that I will out of town on the first Thursday of
>>> May which is our scheduled women's group at our house.
>>>
>>> I have a couple of ideas and want to ask what you think about
>>> them. First, would you all like to meet at a restaurant or place like
>>> "Soup R Salad"...or "Susie's Chinese Restaurant" ... or "Luby's"...
>>> instead of someone else hosting at their house? These places I mentioned
>>> are on Anderson Lane (Luby's is on Steck & MoPac) which is the main road
>>> behind where we live so it might be central. OR someone could volunteer
>>> to host this month OR have another idea for a place to meet.
>>>
>>> Also....we need to talk about Carrie's shower which I will host at
>>> our June meeting. Carrie has given some great suggestions of things she
>>> needs for her little one and I will send that list out in a separate
>>> e-mail.
>>>
>>> Then, if you saw Garland's e-mail, we need to talk about hosting
>>> one of the 5th Sunday services. Marilyn mentioned she has a reading she
>>> could share for the "sermon" and others have also mentioned some ideas
>>> that sound interesting. If that has changed please let me know...since
>>> we haven't talked about this in a while.
>>>
>>> So, as you can see there is a lot to discuss. I will miss being
>>> with you but I have to admit I'm pretty excited about being in Houston
>>> with my sister who is flying down from Virginia. It's our 'sister's
>>> weekend.'
>>>
>>> Please let me know what you think of my ideas and if someone has
>>> different suggestions please feel free to express them.
>>>
>>> Blessings,
>>> Laura
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --- Garland Robertson
>>> --- lauralarue@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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