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

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Western theme revolving around being "branded" or identified for 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
  
• Branded In Christ 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, western belts, 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
• Western type 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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