{"id":157,"date":"2015-07-04T20:04:26","date_gmt":"2015-07-04T20:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.duchessmennonite.ca\/?page_id=157"},"modified":"2026-03-04T11:53:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:53:37","slug":"women","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.duchessmennonite.ca\/index.php\/connect\/ministries\/women\/","title":{"rendered":"Women"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In our women&#8217;s programs, women meet with other women to share common ground and fellowship with one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WMSC<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.duchessmennonite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sewing-Circle-Projector-Slide.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.duchessmennonite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sewing-Circle-Projector-Slide-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1765\" style=\"width:407px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.duchessmennonite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sewing-Circle-Projector-Slide-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.duchessmennonite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sewing-Circle-Projector-Slide-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/www.duchessmennonite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sewing-Circle-Projector-Slide-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/www.duchessmennonite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sewing-Circle-Projector-Slide-1536x864.png 1536w, http:\/\/www.duchessmennonite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sewing-Circle-Projector-Slide-150x84.png 150w, http:\/\/www.duchessmennonite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sewing-Circle-Projector-Slide.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The WMSC (Women\u2019s Missionary Service Commission) at the Duchess Mennonite Church is commonly referred to as the Sewing Circle, as many quilts are churned out of the hands of this group.\u00a0 They put together relief kits for MCC aid, and send quilts and baking to the Annual MCC Sale to raise funds for MCC\u2019s Relief work.\u00a0<strong>Meetings<\/strong>: Wednesdays at 9:30 AM! Bring a bagged lunch. They usually take a break during July and August.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.duchessmennonite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coffee-Time-Projector-Slide.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.duchessmennonite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coffee-Time-Projector-Slide-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1764\" style=\"width:399px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.duchessmennonite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coffee-Time-Projector-Slide-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.duchessmennonite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coffee-Time-Projector-Slide-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/www.duchessmennonite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coffee-Time-Projector-Slide-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/www.duchessmennonite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coffee-Time-Projector-Slide-1536x864.png 1536w, http:\/\/www.duchessmennonite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coffee-Time-Projector-Slide-150x84.png 150w, http:\/\/www.duchessmennonite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coffee-Time-Projector-Slide.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coffee Time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Coffee Time is on Friday mornings, from 10am-12pm in the church basement. Ladies are welcome to come for an informal time of connection. Contact the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.duchessmennonite.ca\/index.php\/contact-menu\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"812\">office <\/a>for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MCC Thrift Store&nbsp;Volunteering<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Every third Friday of the month, women from WMSC travel to Calgary to volunteer for the day, sorting at the MCC Thrift Store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Women&#8217;s Conference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Northwest Mennonite Conference&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Conference is usually held in May every year. Keep posted for more information. You can contact the NWMC office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwmc.ca\/office\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our women&#8217;s programs, women meet with other women to share common ground and fellowship with one another. 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