Presbyterian Women (PW) is a church-wide fellowship organization that includes all the women of Fourth Presbyterian Church, seeking fellowship, mission and bible study as sisters in Christ.  PW offers many opportunities for individual spiritual growth and service through Bible study, prayer, mission/witness, and congregational care.  Circles meet the second Tuesday of each month during the school year beginning with a joint meeting in September and ending in May.  Each year, the PW Retreat provides women a chance to form deeper friendships during a Friday evening though Saturday lunch conference. 

Thank Offering boxes will be collected at the November Circle meetings or they may be turned in to the church office.  100% of Thank Offering donations support programs that "relieve pain, provide clean water, alleviate homelessness, provide educational opportunities, promote health, and improve the lives of women and children throughout the world." –Presbyterian Women USA

Donate online: www.presbyterianwomen.org/thank

Each Advent, the Tuesday Morning Breakfast and Bible Study Group and PW sponsor the Community Advent Communion Service.  The service is at noon the first Tuesday in Advent.  The congregation is encouraged to attend and to invite guests.

This year, we have four small groups, “circles”, that will engage in different Bible studies. Take a look at the choices below and decide which group would be best for you.  Circles meet on the second Tuesday of each month.

*Bell Mebane Circle meets at 9:30 a.m. in the Youth Wing (Oct through April).  Kate Churches and Renee Davis are the circle leaders. They will study Cultivate: A Grace-Filled Guide to Growing an Intentional Life by Lara Casey.  Childcare may be available with advance notice through Little Folks of Fourth; please contact Little Folks Director Hope Greene at 864-235-1754 a week prior to circle.

*Circle 2 meets at 10:30 a.m. in classroom 24 (Oct through April). Susan Chisholm is circle leader and Ruth Pollard is Bible moderator.  They will study the book of Ephesians with a study guide by N.T. Wright.

*Circle 3 meets at noon in the Mildred Crymes classroom (Oct through April). Members bring a lunch. Vonnie Vance is the circle leader. They will study Parables from the Backside by  J. Ellsworth Kalas.  

*Circle 4 meets at 6 p.m. inside the Fellowship Hall (Sept through May).  Jan Welch is the circle leader.  They will study Speaking Christian: Why Christian Words Have Lost Their Power and How They Can Be Restored by Marcus J. Borg.  Beth Templeton will lead the study.

Please save the following dates for special PW events coming this year:

*Fall Kick-off Luncheon on Tuesday, September 12th at noon in the Mildred Crymes  Room

*Advent Service on Tuesday, December 5th at noon in the Youth Wing

*Annual PW Women’s Retreat. Speaker Amy Montanez.  February 2-4, 2018.  Kanuga Conference Center

*PW Annual Birthday Luncheon.  Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 at noon in the Mildred Crymes Room.

Want to learn more about Presbyterian Women?  Check out presbyterianwomen.org