COMPOSITION OF A LOCAL PWOC BOARD

For your reading pleasure. ::snort:: Seriously, this is good stuff to know and is FRESH from the NEW PWOCI WOMEN'S MINISTRY MANUAL! I'm going to start posting small bites for your prayerful consideration.

1. The composition of the board is based on the needs of the local installation; not every installation will have every board position.

2. A full board – known as the Joint Board – is composed of selected officers and appointed ministry team leaders (formerly committee ―chairs or chairpersons). {Betsy, you don't have to be a Prayer Chair ever again. ::grin::}

3. The selected officers, who make up the Executive Board, may include the following: President, 1st Vice President-Spiritual Life, 2nd Vice President-Programs, Administrative Coordinator and Financial Liaison.

4. The ministry team leaders may include the following (listed in alphabetical order): Historian, Hospitality, Leadership Selection, Outreach/Inreach, Participation, Praise and Worship, Prayer, Publicity, Retreat/Special Events, Titus II Advisor(s), Watchcare/Nursery Liaison, Women’s Ministry Coordinator(s) (a new position as of the 2009/2010 local term of office) and any other deemed necessary by the President and the Board.

5. When a local PWOC cannot or does not wish to fill all of the above positions, the first three positions they should fill are President, Administrative Coordinator and Spiritual Life (in that order). The board can then assign the tasks that they deem necessary from other positions to the appropriate officer.

Note: A group is not considered to be a PWOC unless it has at least two officers.

Note: In start-up or very small PWOC groups, the President and Administrative Coordinator may be selected by the PWOC Chaplain and then any other Executive Board officers appointed by the President.

Ladies, I believe that God is doing great things in our midst. Our numbers are higher than Emma ever remembers them being(12 - 20). We have a consistent age range from 19 - Seasoned Citizen. Greater than numbers, we've had FUN studying the Word together and we've become sisters and friends. I don't believe God is going to quit working in PWOC at Goodfellow because of PCS rotations and schedules. He's bigger than that. Ask God to birth HIS vision for PWOC at Goodfellow in your heart. Please make next year's leadership a matter of prayer - even if you don't attend chapel and only come up for PWOC. The selected leadership is important to the future of PWOC.

As you can see....the Executive Board does need at least two women who are active participants in the chapel. If you are one who is being tugged, pray about it, discuss it with your family, and contact De'Etta. If you do NOT attend the chapel...there are still lots of ways you can serve in PWOC. Please ask God if there is some way you can help the group next year. Maybe you'll commit to arriving early and setting up chairs, or maybe you'll arrange for refreshments freeing Emma up to take on another task, maybe you can volunteer to give a testimony or lead a Bible Study....teach a craft class or plan a Ladies Road Trip....

Choosing Joy! De'Etta

Just For Fun

Happy Valentine's Day from Tim Hawkins.

Tim is a Christian comedian. This is a clip from his "I'm No Rock Star" dvd.

Choosing Joy! De'Etta

Praying for Selection Process

In Protestant Women of the Chapel our Executive Board/leaders are "selected" each year.

Please be in prayer about who the Lord may be calling to lead GAFB PWOC next year. The Executive Board consists of: President, 1st VP Spiritual Life, 2nd VP Programs, Secretary. Positions can be combined. This year I (De'Etta) served as both President and Spiritual Life. To step into leadership on the Executive Board you need to be an "active participant" of PWOC and a chapel attendee.

If you don't see a position that you are pulled to, remember that there are other positions that are appointed each year: Titus 2, Newcomer, Prayer, Hospitality, Web Contact....you do not need to attend the chapel to minister in these positions.

If you are interested in serving next year, please pray first. Talk to your family second. If you receive a green light from both, contact me and let me know you are interested.

Choosing Joy! De'Etta

Game Night

God dropped an idea for a local PWOC event into Debbie's (VP Programs) heart as she listened to a hilarious story about flu, goats and flu pants during the International Convention in Dallas,TX.

On 6 January the women of Goodfellow PWOC were treated to a potato bar and game night. We were all encouraged to come and relax...in our flu pants. This was a great way to kick off 2009.

Thanks for your leadership and service, Debbie! It was a fantastic evening.

Choosing Joy! De'Etta

Christmas Tea

Ladies, I owe you an apology! I am having trouble keeping up with life these past couple of months. Two months after promised...here are photos from the PWOC Christmas Tea. It was a joy for Arielle and I to host you this year in our home. We don't get to do "girly things" very often around here. ::snort::

Look who has been growing this year...

Young Ladies....Arielle & Erica

Middle Aged Ladies... Emma & Joyce

Mandy likes....
Debbie likes...

Bobbie Jo - intent on some good-natured evil...

We laughed. We cried. We shared memories and food. We gave gifts and stole gifts. It was a nice moment of calm in the middle of a busy season. Thanks to all who participated.

Choosing Joy! De'Etta

Four Chaplains Day

A priest, a rabbi, two ministers. All chaplains. Brothers, as they shared the same FATHER.

Today is Four Chaplains Day. We'd never remembered this day until we began attending military Chapels.

Before boarding the USAT Dorchester, Chaplain Poling had asked his father to pray for him, "Not for my safe return, that wouldn't be fair. Just pray that I shall do my duty...never be a coward...and have the strength, courage and understanding of men. Just pray that I shall be adequate."

On February 3rd, 1943, at 12:55 in the morning, the USAT Dorchester, carrying 902 servicemen took a torpedo mid-ship and began taking on water rapidly. Panic and chaos was rampant aboard the ship as men sought to save their lives pushing and shoving to find a place in one of the lifeboats.

The following excerpt from Home of Heroes says it much more eloquently than I.

"In less than half an hour, water was beginning to flow across the deck of the sinking Dorchester. Working against time the Chaplains continued to pass out the life vests from the lockers as the soldiers pressed forward in a ragged line. And then....the lockers were all empty...the life jackets gone. Those still pressing in line began to realize they were doomed, there was no hope. And then something amazing happened, something those who were there would never forget. All Four Chaplains began taking their own life jackets off....and putting them on the men around them. Together they sacrificed their last shred of hope for survival, to insure the survival of other men.... most of them total strangers. Then time ran out. The Chaplains had done all they could for those who would survive, and nothing more could be done for the remaining...including themselves.

Those who had been fortunate enough to reach lifeboats struggled to distance themselves from the sinking ship, lest they be pulled beneath the ocean swells by the chasm created as the transport slipped into a watery grave. Then, amid the screams of pain and horror that permeated the cold dark night, they heard the strong voices of the Chaplains. "Shma Yisroel Adonai Elohenu Adonai Echod." "Our Father, which art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done."

Looking back they saw the slanting deck of the Dorchester, its demise almost complete. Braced against the railings were the Four Chaplains...praying...singing, giving strength to others by their final valiant declaration of faith. Their arms were linked together as they braced against the railing and leaned into each other for support, Reverend Fox, Rabbi Goode, Reverend Poling, and Father Washington. Said one of the survivors, "It was the finest thing I have ever seen this side of heaven." "

You can find out more about this story by doing a simple google search of "The Four Chaplains."