Category: Womens Assn - Edmonds Presbyterian Church

Women’s Association

3/26/2026

Five women met at the Pancake Haus for a social hour in place of our usual meeting.
Since a quorum was present we decided to vote for a new treasurer, since our dear
friend Julie Reymore who had volunteered to be treasurer suddenly became ill and
passed away. Linda R was unanimously elected as treasurer for the coming year.

Ruth will continue as secretary and Margaret S will continue as
moderator.

Ruth R is again in charge of preparing Easter Baskets for the
Neighbors in Need Food Bank and has requests for 210 baskets this year.
We plan to meet in the Friendship Hall following church service on Sunday, March 22 to put the first half of the baskets together and will meet again at 10:30 AM on Saturday, March 28 to complete the rest of the baskets. We still need some artificial grass and used or unused tissue paper as well as individually wrapped candy for the baskets.
Cash donations are also gladly accepted as well in order to have enough candy to go
around. The baskets will be delivered to the food bank on Monday, March 30 and
handed out the next day.

Our next meeting will again be at the church at 11AM on Wednesday, April 8, and we
look forward to seeing you there.

Women’s Association

5/29/2025

Our May meeting was held in the friendship hall at the church with seven people attending including Steven Lee from Habitat for Humanities. Lunch was served by Ruth R and Margaret S with dessert of peach pie and ice cream. Mission chairman Ruth R read a short summary of our 11 mission projects with an explanation of their activities. Steven L then informed us of the most recent activities of Habitat for Humanities in Snohomish County and described the screening process for selecting recipients of the houses they build or remodel. The family receiving the house must be stable and able to afford a low cost mortgage and upkeep on the house, which in today’s market requires an annual income of close to $200,000. The family must help with the work being done on the house even though there is also much volunteer labor and technical advice also contributed.

Our next meeting will be at the church on June 11 at 11:30 AM and will be a salad luncheon with each member bringing a salad. At that time we plan to collect contributions for our mission projects. Our goal is to raise over $600 which will be divided among the recipients. All women are invited to attend and to bring a guest. This will be the last meeting before September when we will elect new officers and reveal Prayer Partners.

Women’s Association

4/30/2025

Five women met at the friendship hall at the church for our regular meeting. A delicious lunch was supplied by Julie R. We discussed plans for completing the Easter Baskets for the food bank at Terrace View Church with Pat T, who attends there. Mission chairman, Ruth R is organizing completing 200 baskets at 10 am Saturday, April 12. Arrangements are made to transfer the baskets to the food bank on Monday, April 14 and will be handed out by Julie R, Ruth R and Margaret S on Tuesday, April 15.

Our May meeting will again be at the church on May 14 at 11:30 am and a speaker from Habitat for Humanity is scheduled to be there. We will also discuss plans to raise money to fulfill our mission commitments to 11 charities since Mathew House is no longer in business. Our June meeting will also be at the church and we plan to have a salad luncheon to celebrate summer vacation.

We thank all the wonderful people who have helped with this project by bringing candy and otherwise contributing time and money to the effort. Those of us who handed out the baskets were touched by the happiness they brought to the recipients.

Women’s Association

3/27/2025

The March meeting was held at the Pancake Haus in downtown Edmonds with 6 women attending. Some of the topics discussed were the upcoming potluck lunch at the church on this coming Sunday, March 16, and the Easter Baskets we are making for the Neighbors-in-Need food bank. Some of us plan to attend the Quilt Show at the Monroe fairgrounds on Friday, March 14.

Our next meeting will be at the church on April 9 at 11:30 am. A speaker from Habitat for Humanity plans to come talk about their new plans for this year.

Margaret Smith, Women’s Association Moderator

Women’s Association

1/30/2025

Six women of the church met for a lunch meeting at the Pancake Haus in Edmonds on January 8 to make plans for the year including the 180 Easter baskets we are making for the Neighbors In Need Food Bank.

Next meeting will be at 11:30 am on February 12 at the church with a short business meeting and luncheon followed by guest speaker Kim Gorney from Kids in Transition telling us about how they help homeless kids and kids living in cars.

This is the time of year when we start thinking about contributions for our 13 mission projects. Which other projects or speakers would you like to consider? Please call me with suggestions.

Margaret S, Moderator

WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION NEWS

11/25/2024

Five women met on November 13 at the church, held a short meeting and had a delicious lunch of Pizza, salad, and pumpkin pie. We always enjoy having a time together to discuss our plans for the church and our mission.

Ruth R has contacted the Everett YWCA making arrangements for us to adopt a Christmas family. Our planned program of Kimberly MacArthur from Washington Federal Bank speaking on bank fraud is postponed until our December meeting.

Our December meeting will be at the church on December 11 and will be a salad luncheon when each of us brings a salad to share with the group. All women are invited to come and bring a friend.

WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION

9/25/2024

Our September meeting was held in the Friendship Hall at Edmonds Presbyterian Church. Minutes from our June meeting were read and approved. Acting Treasurer Margaret S reported all thirteen mission recipients received $65 from the mission fund after a total of $800 in donations was donated to our mission fund, totaling $845.00. Several Thank-you notes have been received in response

Mission Chairman Ruth R reports Operation Nightwatch no longer does a sock drive in October, even though they still very much appreciate contributions of new white socks all year round. They also need contributions of small toiletries, snack items, coffee and cocoa. She suggests we could do a onetime money collection for them to let them know they still have our support.

We voted to again sponsor a Christmas family, probably composed of a parent and 2 children. Ruth will contact the YWCA to select a family in October. A delicious casserole made by Jean G, a salad and dessert were served for lunch.

We received the sad news that long-time member Mary Chiddix passed away this morning. A condolence card was signed and sent to her family. The family plans a funeral service on October 4th, with viewing at 9AM and the service at 11 AM. There will be a reception in the Friendship Hall following the service. We also plan to send a condolence card to the family of Don Hollingsworth, also a long time member who was very active in the life of this church.

The October meeting will be a luncheon at the Pancake Haus in Edmonds at 11:30 am on October 9.
November meeting will be at the church at 11:30 am November 9 and we plan to have a speaker.
Respectfully submitted by Margaret S, Moderator

WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION

8/27/2024

No meeting was held in August.

Our September meeting will be at 11:30 AM in the Friendship Hall at church. Since this is our last summer meeting please wear your favorite summer clothes and especially wear your favorite summer hat. Prizes will be given to the best outfit. Plans will be made for the coming year including suggestions for speakers and ideas for church projects. Lunch will be served at 12 Noon. All women are invited to attend and guests are welcome.

Margaret S, Women’s Association Monitor

WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION

7/24/2024

Many thank-yous to all who helped us collect $800 for our mission fund, enabling us to send $65 to each of our 13 mission partners.
Our next meeting will be on September 11 at 11:30 am at the church. All women are invited to come to help us plan for the coming year. We are wishing everyone a fun, relaxing summer and hope to see you in the fall.

WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION

6/26/2024

Five women met in the Friendship Hall for our Salad Luncheon on June 12. After discussion we decided to hold all our meetings at 11:30 an each meeting day, either at the church or at a nearby restaurant. Kathy M will no longer serve as treasurer so we are sending her a Thank-You card expressing our gratitude for the gracious way she has helped us in so many ways through the years. Margaret S will carry out the Treasurer’s duties until a new treasurer is elected. Luncheon consisted of a nice variety of salads and cookies brought by Ruth R. Linda R read a poem by Edgar Guest called “The Little Church” as our program.

Mission offerings were collected and will be divided among the 13 charities sponsored by our group. Ruth R wrote an updated summary of each charity we support. This summary will be posted in the friendship hall Bulletin Board and included in the Caller. We plan to give members one more week to add to our collection.

Next meeting will be at the church on September 11, 2024. Here’s wishing everyone a wonderful summer and looking forward to seeing you in the fall.