For all the ladies!  This Friday night @ 7.30p in 130 Jackson.  Invite your friends and come hang out, eat delicious cupcakes, and hear what God has in store for REACH this year!  Email Kristal if you’d like to come.

Ladies! The details are set for this summer’s women’s bible study.

We’ll be doing Beth Moore’s newest study, “Esther: It’s Tough Being a Woman”

Day & Time: Tuesdays from 7-9pm
Location: Jax (downtown)

Book Cost: $14.95 (make checks payable to NLCF)

For more information or directions to Jax, email Wendy.

NLCF’s annual women’s retreat will be held on Saturday, March 28 from 9am-5pm. The theme this year is “Can You Hear Me Now?” and is centered around being connected to God’s voice.

Cost is $10 and includes continental breakfast, Olive Garden lunch, afternoon tea, and a day full of worship, music, fun, and teachings. There will be an afternoon relaxation and connection time as well as 3 main sessions and some breakout options.

Location: Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2101 Shadow Lake Rd., Blacksburg, VA (directions)

RSVP: reachretreat@nlcf.net

Attention all ladies who consider themselves part of the downtown congregation: Reach is hosting a Happy New Year’s Brunch this coming Saturday (Jan. 24th) from 9:30-11:00am.

Feel free to come and go as you please — the time is meant to be informal — just a chance to hang out, catch up, meet new people, and celebrate the new year.

Location is houseofchinn (aka Wendy Chinn’s house at 502 Owens St., Blacksburg, VA).

Email Wendy (wechinn@vt.edu) if you have any questions or if you’d like to RSVP so she can guess better at how much food to prepare. RSVP’s aren’t necessary but can be helpful.

Hope to see you DT ladies out on Saturday!

Ladies! We’ll be having our summer bible study on 7 Monday nights from 7-9pm at houseofchinn (Wendy Chinn’s house!)

The dates are as follows:
Jun 2, 9, 16, 23 & Jul 7, 14, 21
Jun 30 = off (4th of July week)

We’ll be doing the 7-week “Stepping Up: A Journey Through the Psalms of Ascent” study written by Beth Moore. This detailed study of Psalms 120-134 engages participants in unique opportunities for personal reflection and worship while exploring the background/writer of each.

Just as a song or poem can express feelings of fear, doubt, hope, and joy, these 15 psalms model how study participants can voice their own petitions and praises to our God, who is always available and ready to hear us. The study explores the background of each psalm and psalmist, the majority of which were written by David.

A typical week will look like this:

• 7:00 arrive & mingle over snacks
• 7:15 begin discussion (over homework, what we’re learning, and what’s going on in life)
• 7:50 prayer time
• 8:00 start video
• 9:00 finish

Books will likely cost $13 and checks can be made out to NLCF. If money is an issue, let Wendy know and we’ll work something out.

If you want more info, or are interested in joining and need directions, e-mail Wendy to get on the e-mail list.

Join other ladies (and some yummy food) at a brunch on Saturday, April 19 at 10:00am.

Will be held at Suzanne Woodward’s house. Contact Amy for details and if you need a ride.

Sponsored by Reach, the women’s ministry of [nlcf].

12:30 p.m. Saturday — meet on steps of squires.
hiking a trail at mountain lake that has a great view and a cool stone sitting area at the top.
30-minute hike up, not too terribly strenuous, but loads of fun.
should be back around 3:00 p.m.
contact reach@nlcf.net for more info.

[nlcf]‘s annual women’s retreat: February 22-23

Mark your calendars now for Friday, Feb. 22 @ 6:00pm – Saturday, Feb. 23 @ 3:30pm.

Location: Harvest Baptist Church, Blacksburg, VA
Click here for directions.

Cost: $12

Registration fee includes snacks and dessert Friday night, breakfast and lunch on Saturday. It also includes supplies and a book by author Michelle McKinney Hammond.

To register, e-mail Jeanette.

Details: At the retreat, you’ll be blessed by times of praise and worship, times to meet and interact with other ladies, times of personal reflection and rest, as well as inspiring teachings from peers. The focus this year is on living IN love, which means not just loving God out of duty, but learning how to be in love with Him. We will challenge ourselves to search out the love songs in His Word, to see Him as the master romancer, and to trust Him with all that we have. By doing these things, we will take risks in ways we never have before and learn what it means to truly be in love with our Savior.

If you have questions, please email reach@nlcf.net.

Join us to make one-of-a-kind cookies and enjoy the classic movie ‘Gone With The Wind.’ We’ll be providing several types of cookie dough bases and have plenty of mix-ins so you can create your own treat to enjoy during the movie. We’ll also have milk, coffee, hot tea and lemonade to refresh us as we enjoy the movie and hang out together.

Meet at the Woodward’s house at 7:00pm, or for a ride, meet on the steps of Squires at 6:50pm. If you want to drive, directions are posted below. We’ll start the movie promptly at 7:30! Feel free to come late or leave early, we’d love to have all you ladies stop by!

Address: 1705 Westover Drive, Blacksburg, VA (Google Map to this address)

Directions: From Downtown, head towards N. Main and turn left on Prices Fork Rd. Then, go down and turn Right on University City Blvd. Hang a Left on Glade Road at the Light (Between Volume Two Bookstore and Kroger). Go straight down Glade road, and after passing over 460, take the 2nd right onto Westover Drive. Follow Westover, around a sharp curve, until you see a gray house on the left-hand side with the street number 1705.

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