Seven ways to recognize ministries of women

Since Mary first announced Jesus' resurrection, women have had a key part in giving witness to the Gospel, and in building up the church.

Your congregation can celebrate the witness of women in your community with the following ideas.

	Display historical photos of women of your congregation with captions
	Hold a tea or other celebration to honor older women of the congregation. Invite the women to prepare brief stories of vignettes about their ministries within the congregation and those of the women who went before them. Publish these stories in your church newsletter.
	Ask your pastor to note the contributions of women of the congregation in sermons, and prayers
	Assign confirmation students to interview older women of the congregation and learn about their early participation in its life. Tape the interviews and build an oral history archive.
	Conduct adult forum sessions abouth the historical contributions of women to building up the church and sharing the Gospel.
	Offer a Bible study on the witness of women. Invite participants to discuss the ways women have witnessed to them and nurtured their faith.
	Celebrate in worship the dates of the first women ordained in churches around the world.