A silent auction and a poetry reading by Deanie Burke of Clinton will highlight the Oct. 15 luncheon of the Christian Women’s Connection. This month, guests are encouraged to wear hats, with prizes given for best hat and glove combinations in categories ranging from Victorian tea party to creative modern, like a garden hat paired with grill gloves.
Please bring auction items for the silent auction early, if possible. Items can be a good used white elephant, or a baked or hand-crafted item.
Make your reservation for the luncheon by Friday, Oct. 11, by calling Shirley Rucker, 417-321-0013. Cost of the lunch, catered by Melinda Dehn, is $14 and includes a hot entree, salad, bread, dessert and coffee or tea. CWC luncheons are held in the First Assembly of God Church fellowship hall. Use the back door of the church, 1506 E. Ohio, which faces the intersection of Highways 7 & 13. All are invited to attend the luncheon, which starts at 11:45 a.m. The program ends by 1 p.m.
Christian Women’s Connection lunches are held on the third Tuesday of the month. The September CWC luncheon featured speaker Diane Kelce, who told how she was led to apply for the job of executive director of Door of Hope, a pregnancy resource center. Door of Hope offers a large selection of parenting classes for men and women. Tables were decorated in a back-to-school theme, with books, class supplies and pots of chrysanthemums, which were the door prizes.
