Hi ladies!

Are you ready for Bible Study to start up again? Hopefully you all are saying YES!!!

It is hard to believe how fast the summery is flying by. My momma used to say, “don’t wish your life away ‘cause time goes by faster and faster as you get older”. Boy, was she right - again!

Happy to announce that the 2026 Fall Session will begin on Thursday; September 10 and we will have our Bruncheon on November 12. This schedule gives us 9 weeks to study God’s word together and a final week to enjoy food and fellowship.

I have been praying this summer that you’ve been talking with God about how He’s leading you to use the gifts and talents He has given you. Hopefully, the assessment Kitty shared with us during our Spring Session helped you start to see your strengths more clearly. Maybe He has already answered your prayers and you are taking steps to become more involved in your church or your community. Or, maybe He is nudging you to become more involved with our TGC Bible Study. In order to help you continue to consider the possibilities, I will be sending an email to all ladies with a Word document outlining the leadership and volunteer roles and responsibilities that contribute to the success of our Bible study. I hope you will reach out to me to discuss how you can become more involved.

I am thankful for our Fall Lesson Leaders and that we have already had a very successful planning meeting. Once topics and dates have been confirmed for each leader, we will update our Current Session Schedule on the website so that you can see leaders and topics by date. While the Fall session is set for Lesson Leaders, I would love to speak with you if you have an interest in being included in this leadership group. Please review the job duties and reach out to me or a current Lesson Leader for more information.

So happy that a number of our Small Group Leaders will continue their role in Fall – thank you! My sincere appreciation and thank you to those who have served in this role before but have decided to return in the Fall as a member of a small group! I am praying that two (2) or three (3) of you will raise your hand to fill a few empty spots in this leadership position. Please review the document I referred to earlier that will be sent via email. I look forward to discussing this leadership role with you. Listen for the Holy Spirit to call you. If He doesn’t, I will!

Robbie Paine. with her husband Bill, has agreed to take the leadership role of setting up Village Hall for us each week. As you will note in the job duties, this requires some physical labor and having a spouse available is very helpful. Please review the volunteer role for this team and let Robbie know (828.606.4480) if you and your spouse would like to be a part of making sure our room is set up so that we can enjoy our time together each week. A heartfelt thank you to Anne Powell and her husband, Mike, who have faithfully served in this role for as long as I can remember. Anne will continue to bless us through her involvement in Bible Stuy, but has prayerfully decided it’s time to “retire” from this particular responsibility. Her dedication has been a gift not only to me, but to Lisa before me, and we are grateful for the love and care she has poured into this role.

Robin Hurwitz has agreed to lead the set-up of our sound and presentation equipment each week. She would love to show others how this is done and have you join her team. Information is included in the job duties I am providing regarding this role. Please contact Robin (706.308.6020) if you would like to be a part of her team. Special thank you to Celeste Lindsey for taking on this new role during our Spring Session. She and her team, which included Robin, exceeded my expectations in getting us ready each week!

As with our Spring session, I would like for two (2) ladies to volunteer to be Greeters. Please review the job duties and let me know if you are interested. We are a large group and this is a vital role in making sure our ladies feel welcome!

Thank you to Christy Britt (website administrator), Beverly Griffin (small group table packets and name tags), Cathi Crawford and Sue Dillon (Meals on Wings), Marianne Mann (card and flower ministry), Pam Heslep (weekly lunch coordinator), Lisa Godwin (brochure design and distribution), and Carol Durham and Karen Hickey (Bruncheon Hostesses) for continuing in their important roles during our 2026 Fall Session.

As you see, there is a lot already going on to prepare for our Fall Session. I look forward to seeing you in September and I will continue to pray that You will feel the Holy Spirit encouraging you to say, “Use Me”!

Cindy 🙏🏻💕