Offerings and Mission

One of the cornerstones of PW life is involvement in mission. Mission might mean participating in a mission project or donating money to an offering that funds mission projects around the world. These resources can help you promote and participate in mission.

• Offerings Overview
• Birthday Offering
• Thank Offering
• Fellowship of the Least Coin
• Together in Service

Offerings Overview

PW Celebration Giving Brochure

When members of PW gather, there is often a "let's do something about it!" feeling.  Doing mission the PW way provides many different opportunities for giving and receiving.

• Mission Pledges
• Birthday Offering
• Thank Offering
• Honorary Life Membership
• Recognition & Memorial Gifts
• Leadership Endowment Fund
• Fellowship of the Least Coin
• Church Women United
• Denominational Emphasis
• Mission Opportunities Program
• Global Mission Partnerships

PW mission pledge envelopes

Presbyterian Women Celebration Giving mission pledge envelopes are used by the entire church for collecting the mission pledge. 

$1.00; package of 100
Item #PWR05103

Birthday Offering

Birthday Offering Envelopes

Free; package of 25
Item #PWR-02-501

English bulletin inserts

Help promote the Birthday Offering with bulletin inserts featuring the recipients for 2009. Pack of 20—10 each of two designs.

$3.00/pkg
Item #PWR-09-450

Spanish bulletin inserts

Help promote the Birthday Offering with bulletin inserts featuring the recipients for 2009. Pack of 20—10 each of two designs.

$3.00/pkg
Item #PWR-09-455

English bulletin cover

Help promote the 2009 Birthday Offering with bulletin covers featuring the art and scripture on the front; recipients on the back; blank inside, size is 8 1/2" x 14". Pack of 25.

Free
Item #PWR-09-452

Spanish bulletin cover

Help promote the 2009 Birthday Offering with bulletin covers featuring the art and scripture on the front; recipients on the back; blank inside, size is 8 1/2" x 14". Pack of 25.

Free
Item #PWR-09-456

Poster

Help promote the 2009 Birthday Offering with this poster featuring the art, scripture and recipients for 2009. One side in English, one in Spanish. One per church.

Free
Item #PWR-09-454

Placemat

Help promote the 2009 Birthday Offering with this placemat featuring the art, scripture and recipients for 2009 as well as frequently asked questions. One side in English, one in Spanish. Pack of 25.

$4.00/pkg
Item #PWR-09-453

Promotional packet

Includes Birthday Offering dedication service (English/Spanish), history/FAQ, thank-you letters (English/Spanish), DVD, order form (with overview of current recipients) and samples of promotional items — poster, placemat, bulletin cover and inserts (in English and Spanish). One per church.

Free
Item #PWR-09-451

Book

Messages of Reconciliation and Hope: 75 Years of Birthday Offerings, 1922–1997 by Catherine Stewart Vaughn

$12
Item #PWR-00-507

English dedication service

Help promote the 2009 Birthday Offering with this dedication service in English.

Spanish dedication service

Help promote the 2009 Birthday Offering with this dedication service in Spanish.

English dedication service inside bulletin cover

Help promote the 2009 Birthday Offering with a dedication service printed inside a bulletin cover (English). Prints on legal-size paper (8.5’’ x 14’’).

Spanish dedication service inside bulletin cover

Help promote the 2009 Birthday Offering with a dedication service printed inside a bulletin cover (Spanish). Prints on legal-size paper (8.5’’ x 14’’).

Thank Offering

2009 Thank Offering resources

Some parts of the 2009 Thank Offering packet are available for download

Overview of projects funded/Minute for Mission (English)
List of recipients
Thank you letters (English)
Thank you letters (Spanish)
Dedication Service (English)
Dedication Service (Spanish)
History and FAQs
Order Form
Creative Ways

Thank Offering envelopes

Presbyterian Women Thank Offering Envelopes are for use by the entire church to support Thank Offering grants. Pack of 25.

Free
Item # PWR-07-479

Thank Offering coin/bill boxes

Making giving easy! Distribute the redesigned Presbyterian Women Thank Offering coin box to your circles, Sunday school classes, even families and enable the support of the Thank Offering! Pack of 10.

$5.00
Item # PWR-07-482

2009 Thank Offering placemats — bilingual (English/Spanish)

Promote the 2009 Thank Offering of Presbyterian Women in English- and Spanish-speaking congregations with this bilingual placemat that features the 2009 Thank Offering recipients and answers to frequently-asked questions. Pack of 25.

$4.00
PWR-09-478

2009 Thank Offering bulletin cover — English

Promote the 2009 Thank Offering of Presbyterian Women in your congregation with bulletin covers featuring the offering, scripture and images on the front, recipient information on the back; blank inside; size is 8 1/2" x 14". Pack of 25.

Free
PWR-09-476

2009 Thank Offering bulletin cover — Spanish

Promote the 2009 Thank Offering of Presbyterian Women in your Spanish-speaking congregation with Spanish-language bulletin covers featuring the scripture and images from the 2009 Thank Offering. Blank inside; recipient information on the back. Size is 8-1/2" x 14". Pack of 25.

Free
PWR-09-477

2009 Thank Offering bulletin insert/Minute for Mission

Promote the 2009 Thank Offering of Presbyterian Women in your congregation with bulletin inserts featuring three of the grant recipients from the 2008 Offering funds. Package of 30 includes 10 each of three different inserts.

$3.00
PWR-09-480

2009 Thank Offering poster — bilingual (English/Spanish)

Promote the 2009 Thank Offering of Presbyterian Women in English- and Spanish-speaking congregations with this bilingual poster featuring images and scripture from the 2009 Thank Offering campaign. Limit one per church.

Free (limit one per church)
PWR-09-484

2009 Thank Offering promotional DVD — bilingual (English/Spanish)

Promote the 2009 Thank Offering of Presbyterian Women with this bilingual promotional DVD. Moving video presentation features images of Thank Offering recipients, music and information about the Offering. Plays on both PC and Mac. Limit one per church.

Free (limit one per church)
PWR-09-486

2009 Thank Offering promotional packet

Promote the 2009 Thank Offering of Presbyterian Women in English- and Spanish-speaking congregations with this bilingual packet of promotional materials featuring recipients, images and scripture from the 2009 Thank Offering campaign. Packet includes: a dedication service, Thank Offering history and FAQs, an overview of the 2009 Thank Offering projects, a video presentation on DVD, thank-you letters and samples of other promotional materials (bulletin inserts, bulletin covers in English and Spanish, a bilingual poster and a bilingual placemat). Limit one per church.

Free (limit one per church)
PWR-09-475

Fellowship of the Least Coin

Fellowship of the Least Coin prayer cards

Fellowship of the Least Coin Prayer Cards are conveniently sized for carrying in a wallet or using as a bookmark.

Fellowship of the Least Coin coin boxes

Collect coins and bills to donate to the Fellowship of the Least Coin in this cardboard container.

$5.00; package of 10
PWR-06-460

Fellowship of the Least Coin brochure

This file may be printed as a two-sided brochure. Fold in the left and right 1/3 of the page when finished printing.

This file may be printed as a three-page brochure.

Celebrating the Legacy — 50 Years of FLC

Celebrating the Legacy, Visioning the Future, Living the Jubilee: Fellowship of the Least Coin at Fifty in celebration of its 50th year, women from around the world describe in their own words their encounter with and commitment to the ecumenical Fellowship of the Least Coin (FLC) prayer movement. Fellowship of the Least Coin invites women from around the world to set aside the least coin of their country as a concrete symbol of their prayers for peace and reconciliation. These least coins support programs addressing a range of humanitarian issues including gender justice; literacy and education; health and social concerns, including HIV/AIDS; violence against women; and poverty.

$10.00
PWR- 06-465

A Legend and A Legacy: An Autobiography of Shanti Solomon

An autobiography of Shanti Solomon, the founder of the Fellowship of the Least Coin movement.

PWR-06-462
$3.00

Many Prayer, One Prayer: Reconciliation and Hope
Through the Fellowship of the Least Coin

Many Prayer, One Prayer tells of the miraculous story of the Fellowship of the Least Coin and the thousands of women from all over the glove who have prayerfully participated and the real impact of this movement for peace and reconciliation. Includes prayers and photos.

Compilation by Lakshim K. Daniel, published by the International Committee for the Fellowship of the Least Coin on the fortieth year of the prayer movement.

$10.00; package of 5
PWR-06-461

Together in Service

Together in Service introductory flier

Free
Item # PWR-05-120

Get the Point Across
Introducing Together in Service

Are you a Presbyterian Women leader? Are you looking for a new mission project for yourself and/or your PW group? Do you want to know more about changes in mission programming for PW?

This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of the newly revised hands-on mission program, Together in Service. A script with additional details is also available.

Together in Service guidebook

Though hands-on service is a great way to show God's love, it's nearly impossible to find one project that fits everyone. Together in Service uses the gifts and talents of everyone, no matter what type of service each person can offer.

This guide offers suggestions for:

• Selecting appropriate projects
• Making the most of mission dollars
• Learning new ways to be partners in mission
• Continuing tradition mission projects
• Sharing mission stories

$5.00
Item # PWR-06-433