A Year of Connection: Celebrating the “New” Joyful Servant and Website

It is hard to believe that it has been a year since we revamped our LWML CNH website and began publishing the Joyful Servant (our LWML CNH Newsletter) monthly instead of quarterly! With over 350 subscribers, we thank you for reading, sharing, and being part of this growing community.

Our newsletter is now integrated into our website. It is full of interesting news from our Leaders, Zones, and Groups and inspiring blog articles on many different topics.

In just one year, we have heard from many of our LWML CNH Leaders, followed the plans for our upcoming district Convention, and shared many articles about Zone/Group activities. We have built up a library of blog articles covering topics such as:

• Finding our passion for LWML
• Exploring our new website Part 1 and Part 2
• Connecting Across Groups
• Convention Highlights from Omaha, NE
• News from the “Just As I Am Retreat” in San Juan Bautista, CA
• Activities any Group Can Try
• Resources from LWML
• Keeping a Journal
• Updates for Voting Delegates (for the upcoming Convention in Sacramento)
• Encouragement to meet our Mission Grant Goal
• And much more!

Over the past year, the Communications Team has intentionally built a rhythm and variety of content designed to inform, inspire, and connect women across our district. Our current article categories—ranging from News and Updates and Local Group Highlights to Inspiration, Resources, Grants, and Mission Opportunities—provide a strong framework for sharing the life of LWML CNH.

As we look ahead to our second year of the Joyful Servant, we want to hear from you—not so much about changing categories, but about the topics that matter most to you within them.

Would you like:

• More practical ideas you can use right away in your group?
• Deeper stories behind mission grants and the lives they impact?
• Encouragement for leadership, faith, and service in different seasons?
• More spotlights on local groups, zones, and creative ministry ideas?
• Helpful resources you can bookmark and come back to?

Your input helps us shape future articles, so the Joyful Servant continues to reflect the voices, interests, and mission of women across our district—now and in the year ahead.

Please take a few minutes to complete the short survey below and help guide what we share in the year ahead.

What began as a refreshed website and newsletter has become a shared space for connection, encouragement, and mission across LWML CNH. Thank you for reading, sharing, and being part of this growing community—this newsletter truly exists because of you.