Every Tuesday, about 10 women from the church meet at 3:00 for a Bible study. There are many similarities, and yet many differences, from a typical women’s society meeting at my previous home church in Hamilton. We either meet in a classroom at Adoration, or we do an “action”, going to a member’s house for the afternoon. The meeting begins with singing and prayer, Bible reading, and there is a lady who does a little essay/message halfway through the meeting. The singing is loud and repetitious, and most of the ladies do not have song books, but know the songs by heart. It is very encouraging. Also, there are many separate times of prayer in between songs for different people, places, situations, rather than one prayer for all of them together. For example, the opening prayer is often for God to bless our meeting, then we will sing, then a prayer for confession, then sing, then a prayer for the family who’s house we are visiting, message, prayer for the ladies present, sing, then a prayer for Adoration church, school and staff and supporters in Canada, then more singing, and a closing prayer to end the meeting. The ladies really enjoy these meetings, and hospitality is very important in having others over to your house.
