Reply #26: Belles of St. Mary's [View All]

[GliderGuider]

On a related topic, I heard about a women's group at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Battle Creek, MI, who developed a calendar similar to the one in the movie Calendar Girls. They're selling it as a fundraiser to rebuild their church steeple and for breast cancer research. I ordered a half dozen for Christmas and I encourage you to support them, too.

I got an e-mail from one of the volunteers (Miss March, as a matter of fact) who said: "Our sales are going very well and we have received many letters of appreciation for our project, as well as some very uncomplimentary ones from those who think it’s a disgraceful, pornographic calendar. Letters to the editor of our local newspaper have come in thick and fast. We’ve caused quite a controversy here in the staid Midwest, but we’ve had a lot of fun with it."

These women have courage. They're proud, mature members of their community who are not ashamed of the body God gave them. And it's a lovely, artistic project!

I'm glad they're shaking things up. It sure beats bake sales and quilt raffles for increasing breast cancer awareness. Two of the women are cancer survivers. Please consider buying a calendar or writing a letter of encouragement.

http://www.stthomasbc.org/stmarys1.htm