Branded: Western Women's Ministry Theme

Take a few ideas for a small meeting or take several for a larger event.
These are suggestions for you to build upon. Be creative...Julia

Branded For Christ
Women's Ministry Theme

Western theme revolving around being "branded" or identified with Christ.

Alternative Theme Titles

Wanted: Women of God
Happy Trails To You!
Round Up Your Friends
Saddle Up For Some Fun
Howdy Friends!
Western Night

Theme Verse Suggestions
"That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke,
in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights
in the world." Philippians 2:15
"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost
which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not
your own? "T 1 Corinthians 6:19

Devotional Suggestions
Branded by Julia
Devotionals by Julia

Color Scheme
No Suggestions

General Decorations
Decorate using lots of western items.
Use Oil lamps, candles, White Enamelware, wagon wheels, saddles, horse shoes, western tin stars, coils of barbed wire and rope, barrels, hay bales.
Display Westernwear - cowboy shirts and gear, cowboy hats, cowboy boots,westernbelts,western belt buckles.
Tie bandannas to posts, columns, railings, etc.
Use Cactus Plants (real or fake).
Make cacti cut outs out of paper or felt.
Make boot cut outs out of paper or felt. Embellish.
Make cowboy cut outs out of paper or felt. Embellish.
Purchase Western Decorating Supplies.

For The Tables
Mini Straw Bales - Decorate with silk sunflowers and ribbon.
Use rope to wrap around vases. Start at one end, dot it with hot glue, and wrap up in a spiral. Cut end and adhere with hot glue.
Small Cactus Plants (real or fake)
Small arrangements in mason jars. Use bandannas to tie around the jars. Fill with sunflowers or wildflowers.
Old time lanterns and candles.
Roll silverware up in bandannas.
Use tin cans for candle holders. Tin punch them if desired.

Focal Point
Mural - Make a mural of a horse. Could use as a backdrop for photos.

Games and Ice-breakers:
Wanted Game
Icebreakers Index

Music
Sing Campfire Songs.
Happy Trails To You! (Evans/Rogers)
(check online for the Official Roy Rogers Website)

Favors
Bandannas.
Western key chains.
Make small goodie bags out of bandana material. Fill with wrapped candies. Tie up with twine.
Make your favor tags with "A Cowboy Blessing" -- you could change it to "cowgirl"

A Cowboy BLESSING
May Your Belly Never Grumble,
May Your Heart Never Ache.
May Your Horse Never Stumble,
May Your Cinch Never Break.
Favor Index.

Just For Fun
Send out "Wanted" Invitations
Dress up in Western gear.
Use a dinner bell (triangle) to announce the "chow".

Doorprizes
Roy Rogers/Dale Evans videos/dvds
Any western item
Westerntype jewelry
Doorprize page

Skits
CLM Skit Links

Food Suggestions
Serve barbecue food.
Serve "Trail" Mix.
Use bandannas to line bread and silverware baskets.
Use Western Recipes (Check online for sources.)

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