PREP - Conference Leaders' Meeting
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Lelia Schlabach (guest from Phoenix, left) joins a spontaneous sing-along Norma Sanchez, Calif.; worship leader Pam Risser, Pennsylvania; Claudia Middleton, Calif.; and Carolyn Heggen, Oregon, at the piano.
PREP 2009, "Flowers in the Desert," focused on Sister-Care with input from board member, Carolyn Holderread Heggen. Held February 27-28 at Trinity Mennonite Church in Phoenix, Arizona, MW USA hosted with Pacific Southwest MW. Attendees exchanged names to be prayer partners for the coming year. |
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Each February, Mennonite Women USA invites conference MW leaders from across the United States to an annual resource gathering and networking retreat--PREP-Preparing, Resourcing, Encouraging, and Praising.
| A highlight of the week-end was a tour of the Phoenix Botanical Garden seeing desert flowers and the Chihuly glass display. |
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Neta Kimel, PSW host, with Rhoda Keener, MW USA executive director. |
Linda Goering, Western District; Rebecca Wenger, North Central, photographer; Luanne Horst, Franklin. |
Carolyn Holderread Heggen, MW USA board |
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Conferences at PREP 2009:
Atlantic Coast
Central District
Central Plains
Gulf States
Franklin
Lancaster
Mountain States
North Central
Ohio
Pacific Northwest
South Central
Virginia
Western District
MW USA board:
Carolyn Holderread Heggen |
PREP attendees 2009 |
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Charlotte Lapp (Atlantic Coast) with Norma Sanchez (Pacific Southwest at 2009 PREP. |
Rosalie Grove (Central District), Ind. networks with Funmi Olarewaju (Ohio) at 2008 PREP in Pennsylvania. |
Beatrice Salazar and Doris Diener (Southeast) Florida, attend PREP in Kan., 2006. |
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| HISTORY of PREP Resource Gathering Meetings
2009 - "Flowers in the Desert"-asked the question, why Sister-Care, with speaker Carolyn Holderread Heggen; discussed pros and cons of electronic communication with Shane Hipps, pastor, Trinity Mennonite Church. (Phoenix, Arizona)
2008 – “A Caring Presence”–explores Mennonite Women in the congregation –caring (for self and others); Cheryl Hollinger speaker on mentoring, report on Sister-Care in Franklin and Virginia (MCC Welcoming Place, Akron, Pa.)
2007 – “Listening with Love”–the importance of our stories with Joan Boyer and MW USA staff; the idea of Sister-Care introduced (Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, Hesston, Kan.)
2006 – “Seeing Ourselves as Spiritual Leaders”–the Circle of Women and Four Spiritual Generations– Prayer shawl Sister-Link (Bay Shore Mennonite Church, Sarasota, Fla.)
2005 – “Leading from Within”–Lee Schmucker gave input; groups worked on updating governance (Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, Hesston, Kan.)
2004 – “Importance of Two”–Naomi and Ruth and building a team. More Sister-Link stories (MCC Welcoming Place, Akron, Pa.)
2003 – “Balancing Mary and Martha” with drama by Brenda Glanzer Lilliston–Sister-Link stories (Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, Hesston, Kan.)
2002 – “Letting Go and Holding On”–Self care for leaders with bread baking–Bible story, The woman at the well–the idea of Sister-Link was introduced (Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, Hesston, Kan.)
2001 – “What is our Mission?”–Mennonite Women and Canadian Women in Mission were restructuring into separate national organizations, guest speaker Susan J. Jantzen (Bethel College Mennonite Church, Newton, Kan.)
2000 - "A Look at Leadership"-with input from Dottie Jantzen (Bethel College Mennonite Church, Newton, Kan.)
1999 - "Reflections on Lydia-the Worshipper, the Listener, the Receiver" (Bethel College Mennonite Church, Newton, Kan.) |
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