Dove Fellowship - June 5, 2010

            Every three months or so we try to meet in the home of one of our church ladies for a time of fellowship.  The lady who hostesses the Dove Fellowship chooses the menu, the activities for the evening, and the devotional topic or the person to give the devotional. Last night, June 5^th, we met at Ariel Gilley’s home. Ariel chose as the theme for the evening, “Marred Vessels in the Potter’s Hands”. She put a lot of work into preparing us for the evening, beginning with handing out invitations to the church ladies two Sundays in advance telling of the theme, the activities, and the menu. Then the Sunday before the Dove Fellowship, Ariel made up little decorative pot-shaped reminders with some questions for us to ponder before coming to the fellowship.

            When we arrived at Ariel’s home, she had prepared a number of nice dishes to go with the sandwiches and desserts that we brought along with us. We began the evening with eating and fellowship. Then we split up into two teams. The one team went upstairs and played games together that Valerie Hatcher had prepared. We had a lot of fun and laughter playing the two games: one game on the order of Pictionary where we molded the household object we were to portray instead of drawing it. In the other game, we drew pictures of the place that we were to describe.

            The other team, Team B, stayed downstairs and decorated clay pots. Diana Psotka did the preparations for this activity, and Casey Knupp helped her. The ladies had a great time and made some lovely decorated pots.

            Following the activity, we all met in Ariel’s living room for our devotional time. Ariel prepared a wonderful devotional on the Potter, our Lord God, and His working in the lives of His creation. She challenged us, as saved ladies, to seek to be holy and pure vessels for the Lord, and for us to allow Him to mold us, even trusting Him in the trials that He permits in our lives in order to make us more useful in His service. Ariel printed out the main Bible verses and the songs that she chose on decorative paper for each of us to have.

            The evening was a real blessing, and a time of refreshment and worship of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

            Consider if you would like to have a Dove Fellowship in your home sometime. It is a great way to express your love and hospitality to your Christian sisters!