Friends Women

Friends Women coordinates women’s groups in the individual churches of the yearly meeting area. Projects include the support of a missionary family on a foreign field and partial support of a family in Northwest Yearly Meeting involved in church planting. It also serves as an information link with the work of Evangelical Friends International. Groups within individual churches also have service projects in their local areas, as well as holding fellowship and support meetings.

Fall Retreats

Each year, women gather for retreats at Quaker Hill and Twin Rocks. Go to the Friends Women Retreat page for this year’s information.

Goals

  • To provide Christian fellowship.
  • To provide support through prayer and monetary support to home and foreign missionaries.
  • To provide service and support in our local churches.

Quaker Waggin’s Newsletter

General Information

  • Dues per member: $20.00
    • Send to: Susan Hampton
  • Quaker Waggins subscription: $5.00 per year
    • Send to: Reta Stuart

Officers

Officers for 2009-2010

President: BettyLou Sargent 1301 Fulton St Apt 505, Newberg, OR 97132 – Phone 503-537-2305
Vice President: Joe Lynn Rader, 4266 Great Plains Dr NE, Salem OR 97305-3682   Phone: 503-910-9675
Secretary: Marge McLain, 7877 SE Jefferson St. Milwaukie, OR 97267-4349
Treasurer: Susan Hampton, P.O. Box 921, Rockaway Beach, OR 97136  Phone: 503-538-5962

Area Vice Presidents:

Inland – Sandy Wild: co-ordinator.  5531 N. Santa Maria Dr. Coeur D Alene, ID 83815-8343 Phone: 208-664-6074
Newberg: Linda Giesbers – P.O. Box 4434, Hillsboro, OR 97123-1959  Phone: 503-640-2307
Portland: Marilyn Pruitt:  14890 SW 106th Ave. Portland OR 97224   Phone: 503-372-9585
Puget Sound: RosaLee Steinhorst: 4717 Stikes Dr SE. Lacey, WA 98503-5975 Phone: 360-456-2513
Salem: Caroll Brandt: 8146 Okey Ln SE, Turner, OR 97392-9212 phone: 503-769-3191
Southern Idaho Area – Edith White: 1019 Camellia ln, Meridian, ID 83642-2024 Phone: 208-888-5394
Southern Oregon: Nadine Brood – 1090 NE Chehalem Dr, Newberg, OR 97132-6801  Phone: 541-535-1722
SW Washington: Evelyn Myers: Phone 360-335-1433, 1203 49th St, Washougal, WA98671-6773

Department Clerks:

Literature: Phylis McCracken – 503-362-3802  Address: P.O. Box 15083, Salem OR 97309-2083
Projects: Kathy Carlson – 503-487-6155 Address: 613 W Sheridan St. Newberg, OR 97132-2223
Quaker Waggins Editor: Reta Stuart – 503-537-2636 address: 1100 N. Meridian St Apt 14. Newberg, OR 97132-1186
Assistant: Maribeth Hampton
Retreat Directors: Bev Chapman PO Box 1181, McCall, ID 83638  Phone: 208/634-2083
YM Banquet: Denise Gilbert (1023 Johnsont St, Oregon City, OR 97045 Phone: 503-764-5474

Reading

Each member is encouraged to read nine books out of at least five of the following categories: Spiritual Growth/Christian Living, Quaker History and Doctrine, Missions, Christian Fiction, Biography/Autobiography.

Friends Women Projects for 2009-2010

Giving has been down this past year and with current economic conditions being what they are, and in an effort to keep our goals attainable we are cutting back this year.  Below are the projects for 2009-2010.

  • $500 – $1,000 Women’s ministries in Morocco. Betty Kelley is teaching quilting at a women s association and has been asked by two different handicap centers to travel to their areas to teach the staff and mothers of these centers how to do simple crafts that they can sell.  This helps them become self sufficient and enables them to purchase medicine for their children.  One place is Medilt, and the other is Layoone.  The money would be for traveling to these centers and purchasing supplies.  We hope to be able to repeat these trips.
  • $1,200 Nishan handicap center in Medilt and Layoone, Morroco. Medication for children.  The sooner the children get medication, the less seizures, more brain function and better chance of recovery from birth defects that lead to cerebral palsy.
  • $500 for English teaching materials. Christy Neifert will be teaching two English classes to members of the New Covenant Church in Haifa.  This will not only increase and improve their opportunities for employment, but also allow them to take Bible classes that are intermittently offered in Haifa or to pursue a degree from Nazareth Evangelical Theological Seminary.  The funds are for her materials.  The students purchase their own.
  • $2500 Teaching Abroad Team mid-year retreat. The Teaching Abroad team greatly appreciates the money you have raised for their mid-year retreat.  This is a very big deal as it allows them to get away and recharge the batteries.  It is also an expense that TA can’t do very well by itself.  So adding this again would be wonderful.
  • $300 Karen Swenson Retreat. Karen teaches in Hungary and does not get to attend the China retreat.  We would like to help her attend another retreat or Christian conference for teaching.

Total Goal: $5500

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