Women’s Mary/Martha WELCA circle

The Mary/Martha Circle of The Women of the ELCA (WELCA) welcomes any woman at Holy Trinity to join us on the first Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. Our mornings include preparing and delivering lunches for the Loudoun homeless shelter, a meeting to discuss outreach service projects, an offering, as well as a time for personal fellowship. Our time together ends with a book study. This year we will be reading Joanna Weaver’s “Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World” as well as an accompanying Bible study.

The Mary/Martha circle started a new year of fellowship and service with a meeting on Tuesday, August 4th.

We were blessed to have had Linda Kimble, Director of Shelter House in Leesburg, at our August meeting. She shared with us the history, scope, and activities of the facility. We will be joining her later in the Fall at the shelter for a first hand look at what is provided for the homeless population in our area. We do know that they are always in the need for inexpensive new pillows, twin sheet sets, small (travel-size) toiletries, boxes of cereal or snacks, and laundry detergent. Please let any member of our circle know if you have any of these items to donate.

This month WELCA-Mary/Martha will be donating boxes of school needs to Frederick Douglass Elementary which will include headphones, lunchboxes, and dry erase boards, markers, and erasers. Future plans will include an October visit to Shelter House, and a November outreach, with the HTLC congregation, to Frederick Douglass of Thanksgiving food boxes and Giant gift cards.

Please include our group in your prayers for a successful year of activities and fellowship!

Blessings,