ENID, OK - Ecumenical Bible Study and Celebration - May Friendship Day, sponsored by Church Women United of Garfield County, will be at New Hope United Methodist Church, 614 N. Garland, Enid on May 13 with registration at 9:00 am. The Rev. Devon McAnally, Pastor at University Place Christian Church will lead the Bible study at 9:15 a.m. The scriptures are Mark 12:31, First Corinthians 13:4-7. 13, Ephesians 4:2, First John 4:10 and First John 4:7.
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The celebration theme “Kindling New Fires of Love” is taken from Luke 12:49. The focus on how we might extend loving hands and hearts to address the needs of children in our community and the world. Come and listen in the worship service where children’s needs are expressed, and be thinking how you might help meet those needs. The women of University Place Christian Church will lead the ecumenical worship service.
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The Fellowship of the Least Coin Offering will be received. The Ecumenical Bible study and the Celebration welcome everyone. For more information or questions please contact Lynne Bussell 580-233-7061
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History of May Friendship Day
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May Friendship Day dates back to May, 1933, when two independent groups planned luncheons to focus on “Child Health” and “Children of Migrant Families.” The first event was sponsored by the Women’s Council for Home Missions in New York City, and the second one, called “Dedication Day,” was sponsored by the National Council of Federated Church Women, in order to bring the group’s dream of unity into full expression in each local community. Under a variety of names, this event continued and expanded until 1939, when they merged under the National Council of Church Women, which called for an annual observance “to strengthen a growing sense of unity, the joy of Christian fellowship, and the power of Christianity in the day of need.” In May 1945, a few years after the founding of Church Women United, the celebration was formalized as May Fellowship Day. In 1999, the movement of Church Women United changed the name of the celebration to May Friendship Day, as we continue to celebrate unity in our journey toward wholeness in all communities.
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May Friendship Day Celebration
