Page 9 - Contact Winter 2017

Women are traditionally known
as the homemakers and together,
I believe, we can make High Kirk
feel more like home!
The countdown is on again for our next Women
Together Weekend Conference: Blessed.
The spaces are all booked, deposits are paid,
planning for the content of the sessions is
underway and prayer continues. It was such an
encouragement and answer to prayers that all the
spaces were booked within a short time of the first
announcement and the committee didn’t need
to cajole or arm twist. Many who had been on the
last weekend not only rebooked but encouraged
others to come!
There were a number of highlights from the
previous conference, most of which we hope will
be repeated: personal stories shared; Cindy’s
teaching; Friday night icebreakers; traybakes;
Eilidh Patterson; gift bags; prayer room; lots of
laughter; hotel; everyone mixing well.
We are a very enthusiastic committee, passionate
about organising a weekend which firstly women
enjoy and come back to tell their friends about,
with plenty of opportunities for laughter and fun
as well as Biblical teaching and challenge to go
deeper with God.
Personally, I love women’s weekends. I’ve been
involved in running an annual weekend in my
home church for over 10 years and, while it’s a
much smaller church, the difference it makes to
relationships and how it improves the sense of
community has been remarkable.
My home church, where I belonged for over 30
years was home. I knew everyone and everyone
knew me! Even after four years I still struggle to
feel at home in High Kirk; I would happily slip out
of church and avoid coffee time, if I could! I’m sure
I’m not the only one. However, Norman’s sermon
series early in the year: Home, echoed my desire
for High Kirk to feel like home (surely it isn’t only
in a small church where this can happen?); where
I can be myself, not a water colour version of me.
Women are traditionally known as the
homemakers and together, I believe, we can
make High Kirk feel more like home!
As a committee, our hopes for this weekend are
that those who have booked will be able to get
there; that our speaker will both encourage and
challenge us about what it means to be blessed
and that there will be fun and laughter and
conversation, with friendships made and
strengthened so that we can bring something of
that back to our homes and church when
we return.
Wendy Delaney