Cover art byNancy Barbour

Second Presbyterian Church214 Mountain Avenue, SWRoanoke, Virginia 24016

540-343-3659www.spres.org

“Goodnight stars,goodnight air,goodnight noises everywhere .”

From Goodnight Moon

by Margaret Wise Brown

ConnectedIn Christ

Thirteenth Annual GALS GatheringNovember 6th and 7th, 2015

Alta Mons Retreat CenterShawsville, Virginia

GALS is blessed to welcome Rev. Elizabeth N.H.Link as our retreat leader again this year! Eliza-beth has served as Associate Pastor for ChristianEducation at Second since August 2011.

Her childhood was spent in Greer, SC, and nowshe loves living in Roanoke. Our Valley feedsher love of the outdoors with opportunities for hik-ing and cycling. She also enjoys spending timeat her family’s lake house in SC.

Elizabeth attended Presbyterian College andthen Union Presbyterian Seminary. In May 2013,she married Chris Link. Elizabeth’s other lovesare Boston Terriers Penny and Berk.

Elizabeth will explore “Connected In Christ.” Sheinvites us to “come discover signs of hope andpromise that connect us as women in search ofliving water for our faith journey today.”

GALS Gathering History

2003 Virginia Bethune A Merrie Heart2004 Virginia Bethune A Merrie Heart II2005 Jennifer Makin A Homecoming2006 Ginger Evans Discovering Our Spiritual Gifts2007 Ginger Evans “Who We Were . . . Who We Are

. . . Who Calls Us to Be”2008 Susan Rinehart Stillwell “Calm My Anxious Heart”2009 Rev. Amy Starr Redwine Praying Your Life2010 Rev. Dr. Betty Pugh Mills Family: The Cradle of Theology2011 Rev. Dr. Betty Pugh Mills Advent: Active Waiting . . .

What Are You Waiting For?2012 Rev. Dr. Nancy Morris Journeying2013 Rev. Elizabeth Link At the Well2014 Rev. Donna Hopkins Britt Going Apart to Pray2015 Rev. Elizabeth Link Connected in Christ

With appreciation to . . .

Our retreat leader ~ Elizabeth Link.

Our waiters ~ Fred Genheimer, Dick Hodges, Pegram Johnson,and Cecil Kelley.

The church staff ~ Phil Boggs, Sally Gravely, Karen Markham,Stacy Moore, Glen Powers, and Patty Rucker.

More helping hands ~ Ellen Anderson, Ed Armentrout, LauraArmentrout, Tori Armentrout, Nancy Barbour, Susan Carter, LuannFitzpatrick, Teresa George, Bonnie Johnson, Judy Kniskern, RuthRobertson, Cathy Shoulders, Beth Smith, Deborah Vaughan, andBeth Vaught-Jenkins.

And the GALS GATHERING Team ~ Chasity Fitzpatrick, KathyGilchrist, Linda Shiner, and Cindy Waters.