WINTER 2015

Women in Ministry Helping the Women of Corrales to Connect and Grow

Celebrate!

Meet and celebrate each other. Enjoy a casual potluck salad meal and learn about what makes your sisters at Corrales Church tick. Celebrate is an informal monthly get-together, formerly known as “ladies night out.” Ladies Tea on Sunday, Dec. 14 It is an opportunity to connect with your sisters in Christ, and sit Ladies age 15 and up, please join us on Sunday afternoon, around the kitchen table and December 14 for a beautiful winter tea. Mahea, Lydia and discuss what is going on in your life, as you enjoy the company of friends have put together a delicious mix of warm tea and finger new friends and old. foods to delight. There will be a special literary presentation by one of our own ladies. We will meet at Stephanie N.’s house at Bring the kids – they will enjoy spending time with their church 11 Paseo C de Baca Road in Corrales. Evites will be sent out. buddies, too. If you don’t get one, never fear! Just email, text or call

At Ginny F.’s house Monday Stephanie to reserve. [email protected] or 509-540- night, once a month – keep an eye 6323. If you have a fancy cup and saucer, please bring it along. out for dates each month in the bulletin or on the online church calendar. Save the Date! Call (505) 400-2855 5 days of Celebrate ! Mother-Child Tea Coming Soon January 5, 6:30 pm March 15 Put on by the social At Ginny F.’s Bring your committee. An house. See to left youngster for some amazing chance to for details. (505) fancy dress up and share in the 400-2855 delicious bonding Christmas spirit time. More details with your Corrales to follow. church family.

THE LOREM IPSUMS WINTER 2016 Christmas Memories By Ramona Evans The memories and traditions around Christmas are as diverse as the Corrales church congregation. We come together during this season to reflect on the greatest gift of all – Christ. Dr. Robert and Donna Mahea Dodd Zamora “Christmas is a very joyful time in England. The Mahea remembers her family would always magic of Christmas makes people cordial and sing a special Hawaiian song while holding thoughtful,” remarked Robert Zamora, remembering hands on . She grew up on the island of Oahu, speaking both English his time teaching at Newbold College 40 miles east of and the Hawaiian language. “Eating London. “We enjoyed having students over for apple together was more important than gifts,” she cider and biscuits in our home,” added Donna. They recalls. “For our Christmas luaus, we recalled visiting great cathedrals and men on corners enjoyed poi (taro root), aku (her grandfather roasting chestnuts. To this day, the Zamoras’ was a fisherman and provided the fresh fish similar to tuna), and lau lau (meat wrapped daughter provides English “Crackers” yearly. “On in spinach leaves and cooked on hot rocks Christmas day our family gathers round the table, we buried in a hole on in the ground.) “We cross arms, holding the ends of the tubes filled with didn’t have many trees on the island that tiny mementos. Everyone pulls and then the loud looked like Christmas trees, so we often used cracking sound - “POW! - our artificial, even aluminum trees for Christmas.” begins with a loud bang!”

Molly Evans Growing up in the North Valley of Albuquerque, Molly says that even though their family was poor, they managed to have a small live tree with actual candle-lit decorations. Each child was given only one special gift. “Our family would get together to fill small bags with oranges, apples, and nuts to distribute to the children at church,” Molly recalls. “For our family holiday gatherings we made empanaditas (fruit turnovers), biscochitos, pole, and red chile , always red!” To this day, Molly continues the tradition of giving by being involved in the Corrales SDA church giving tree. Molly and friends fashion red paper envelopes and tie them to the tree. Into these envelopes, members can make gifts to support Sandia View Elementary.

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