Invitation from Hays Hills!

We received an invitation from the Women’s Ministry Special Events Coordinator at Hays Hills, Kelsey Jakubauskas,

inviting the MBC ladies to their Taste of Christmas on

Fri., Dec. 3, 6-10 p.m.

Tickets are $12; dinner is at 6:30 p.m. Reservations due Wed. Dec. 1.

Guest speaker: Mindy Ferguson of Fruitful Word Ministries (fruifulword.org)

Tickets can be purchased and held as “will call.”

MBC Ladies' Coffee @ Texican THIS SATURDAY

Message from Elizabeth Bruton:

Dear Friends,

This Saturday will be our monthly get-together. However, we will have one adjustment: this month we will meet at 9:30 instead of 10:00. This adjustment is to accommodate the Christmas music rehearsal which Nikki has scheduled on that same morning. As is our custom, this will be the last time we meet in 2010. In November and December, the timing of the meetings falls in the thick of their respective holidays. In January, we will start back at our regular 10:00 time.

Sorry to say I will not be with you this month, but have some extra salsa for me. I will be at an out-of-town brunch for my daughter's bridal shower. But I'll be seeing you around church.

Love you all,
EB

awww thanks

A HUGE thank you to our family at MBC for coming out in droves to have pancakes and support/love on their MBC Ladies' Ministry.

You guys mean so much to us & we are so thankful for the support!!

Over $400 raised!! Thank you, sweet Lord, for your provisions. :)

Come EAT!

MBC Pancake Breakfast

SUNDAY

September 12th.. serving from 0800-0915.

Be there - or be square :)

Reminder..

Remember!

Our Pancake Breakfast is right around the corner. It isn't THIS Sunday, but NEXT Sunday! Phew! It came quick!

See you any time between 8 and 9:15 Sunday SEPTEMBER 12TH! Donations much appreciated -- this will directly benefit our Womens' Ministry at MBC.

If you would like the official evite emailed to you, comment with your email and I'll forward it on to you STAT.

Thanks!

Saturday. Ladies Coffee at Texican.

Ladies Coffee! This Saturday!

Here is a note from Elizabeth Bruton, the lovely MBC lady who is leading our coffees:

Dear Friends,

This is just a reminder that our monthly get-together will be this coming Saturday, but NOT at the usual time. Nikki Birdsong planned a choir "new music" workshop which will begin at 10:30. Therefore, the Ladies' Coffee has been moved up to 9:30 so that those of us in both groups can attend both events. This would be a good time for any of you who have been thinking about joining the choir to jump in and learn new music along with the rest of the us. You are all welcome.

Looking forward to seeing you at 9:30 on Saturday.

Love ya,
EB

UPCOMING Pancake Breakfast!!

Ok, now friends! I'm excited to let you know about our next MBC Ladies' event...

Sunday, September 12, we will be hosting a Pancake Breakfast in the Gym at MBC. It will benefit the Ladies' Ministry (going toward such things as scholarships to ladies' events, meals, and cooking supplies for those in need). The meal has no charge,

however donations are much appreciated.

Menu:

Pancakes

Sausage

Coffee

Milk

Juice

OH! Don't forget - the MBC cookbooks will be available for sale at the breakfast, so you'll want to be sure and grab one!!

PURE 2011 is coming to Hyatt Lost Pines Resort..

Just in case any of you are interested:

This event is coming up in 2011.

First 50-Women to Register...
Enter to Win Hotel Package for Two!

Registration for PURE 2011 in Austin, Texas is underway! Don't miss this opportunity! Take advantage of our $195 Reduced Rate and register today!

PURE is an awesome opportunity for women to come together for a weekend of solid biblical teaching, relevant breakout sessions and awesome praise and worship! So far PURE has hosted four events around the country. In early 2011, we will return to the Texas Hill Country for an amazing weekend of teaching and ministry! The Hyatt Lost Pines Resort will undoubtedly provide the perfect setting for women to enjoy an amazing weekend. Mark your calendars and invite your friends today! PURE 2011 is the perfect girlfriend's getaway designed to give you the time you so desperately need to go deeper with God and connect with other inspiring women!

$195 Early Registration for PURE 2011 is underway! Invite a friend today and click HERE to register today!

PURE 2011 Main Speaker
Lysa TerKeurst

Lysa TerKeurst is a wife, mother of five and a nationally-known speaker.
She is an award-winning author of 11 books including her latest, "What Happens When Women Say Yes to God."
As president of Proverbs 31 Ministries, Lysa has led thousands to make their walk with God an invigorating journey. She and her ministry team encourage more than 300,000 women through their daily online devotional.
Lysa has been featured on Focus on the Family, Family Life Today, Good Morning America, Woman's Day Magazine, O Magazine and on the Oprah Show.

You can find out more and follow Lysa's blog at:
http://lysaterkeurst.com/

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Ladies' Coffee

Don't forget!!

This Saturday, July 24th, at 10 AM --

Join the Ladies of MBC at Texican Cafe ( <---- click on link for info/directions) for coffee. Order breakfast if you like, but be sure and fellowship with some of the most lovely gals in town! We can't wait to see you there!

Not able to make it this week? No worries! Join us each month on the 4th Saturday at 10 AM.

familiar scent..

Lately, Stevie and I have had a pile of lumber sitting behind our house, waiting for it to turn into a deck. Each time I walk past it, I smell the delicious scent, and it reminds me how much I loved going with my dad to hardware/lumber stores when I was little. I have always loved the smell of lumber...

That gets me thinking, though! Jesus was a carpenter -- I wonder if the smell of wood made him smile. I wonder how much he loved the feel of it ... how much pleasure did he take in creating each piece of furniture, ladder, etc??

I smile as I sit here and think, "this is something I must have in common with Jesus.."

I'm blessed to know that God took joy in creating me. That He knew me before I was formed in the womb... before the idea of 'me' ever occurred to my parents.. He saved me from the scrap pile and turned me (...not just me - all of us!!) into a masterpiece.

Thank you, God for crafting each of us into creations with purpose!

Check this out!

If any of you know me well (or even just peruse my blog) you know that I LOVE music. That is one way that God very much speaks to me.... I have Hillsong playing overhead as I sit here typing! :) So, when a song moves me, I love to share that song with friends.

Christy Nockels' latest album is full of light and depth at the same time.

I

Love

It.

Pure and simple - I DO! haha

This song has especially blessed me as I've played it eleventy-billion times over the last couple weeks... I hope you'll check it out!

For now, enjoy the lyrics:

Christy Nockels

By Our Love

Brothers, let us come together
Walking in the Spirit, there's much to be done...
We will come reaching, out from our comforts
And they will know us by our love...

Sisters, we were made for kindness
We can pierce the darkness as He shines through us...
We will come reaching, with a song of healing...
And they will know us by our love!

The time is now
Come Church arise...
Love with His hands
See with His eyes...
Bind it around you,
Let it never leave you,
And they will know us by our love...

Children, You are hope for justice,
Stand firm in the Truth now, set your hearts above
You will be reaching, long after we're gone,
And they will know you by your love!

Welcome

We are so so glad you've found us!! This is a new outlet of the Ladies' ministry at Manchaca Baptist Church in Manchaca, Texas. Our hope is that you will utilize our blog to keep up with the events of our group - news and updated events coming soon! For now, dwell on this word from Proverbs 31:

²⁹ "Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all."

³⁰ Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

³¹ Give her the reward she has earned,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

We love you all and cannot wait to serve God with you!