Church Women United Meeting

Celebrating the inter-generational bonds between women, May Friendship Day 2006 "Signs of Growth"will convene on Friday May 5 at 10AM. The place is Zion United Methodist Church on Highway 76/515 between Blairsville and Young Harris. Sponsored by Church Women United, this annual ecumenical event is an opportunity to worship together as well as to highlight the contributions and gifts of outstanding Christian women in the community. This year's theme explores

the mentoring relationship portrayed in the biblical story of Naomi and Ruth. This service seeks to discern true signs of growth that come from deeper connections and relations between generations. These strenthening bonds nourish and nurture the ability and courage to meet the personal difficulties as well as the larger social injustices that plague women and their famillies locally and nationally.

This service also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Fellowship of the Least Coin, a

world-wide movement based on the power of prayer and the willingness to ser aside just the "least coin "of a country (a penny in the US) to support initiatives that promote peace and reconciliation in families, work places, and governments. With each woman's prayers and pennies, the efforts of the Fellowship grow, touching the lives of other women throughout the world.

Following the service there will be a salad luncheon. Those attending are asked to bring a small salad to share.