SAVE THE DATE! Upcoming SFM Events:
“PRAYER ALIVE IN 45”:
A weekly “touch base” with Sonflower Ministries to spiritually connect for prayer support for others, yourself, and Sonflower Ministries. The motto for this ongoing outreach is “P.U.S.H.”, which means “Pray until something happens!” 6:45 to 7:30 PM EST—45 minutes. Begins Thursday, September 25 through year end.
To register for PRAYER ALIVE IN 45, please TEXT the following info to: Mary Lucy Holliday at 404-312-4142: Your first and last name; Your Mailing Address including City, State, and Zip Code, Your Cell Phone number including Area Code, and your Email address. Upon receipt of your Texted registration info, you will receive confirmation as well as the Zoom code for the meeting.
Coming soon... "A PATH THROUGH PAIN"
How FAITH can deepen and how JOY can grow even through what you would have never chosen. For anyone going through grief, loss, hurt, or trauma, this study, “A Path Through Pain”, guides students through their pain toward healing.
A Thursday Evening Zoom Bible Study and Mentoring Program (TEZBSAMP) COMING IN 2025!
FALL 2025 RETREAT
“MASTERPIECE” Women’s SFM Retreat #61 held October 31, November 01, to November 02, 2025 in Cleveland, GA. See retreat info for details and how to register.
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 NIV
“MASTERECE”
FALL RETREAT #61
October 31—November 02, 2025
Strong Rock Camp and Retreat Center
Cleveland, Georgia
In the foothills of the
Beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus
to do good works, which God prepared
in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 NIV
Ladies!
Whether you are single, married, widowed, or divorced…whether you are 18 or 81…whether you are a career woman, a carpooling mom, a carefree senior, or a busy woman who just needs a break…
This Retreat is for You!
”HEART STRONG”…Powerful Retreat Program:
PRAISE AND WORSHIP LEADER SUSAN SHEWBRIDGE, skilled vocalist, pianist, and rhythm guitarist. An anointed recording artist who has written and recorded her own music. She has been the SFM Praise and Worship Leader since 1995. With beauty, talent, charm, and grace, Susan was crowned Ms. Senior Georgia in 2022. She is a gorgeous and very gifted grandmother who loves the LORD and her family!
LISA KENNEDY is the Director of Worship Arts at SFM. She has recorded a CD “My Alabaster Box”. Lisa is also a gifted music teacher who has tutored several award-winning students. Lisa is the soloist for SFM Zoom Conferences and Team Meetings. She has been the Worship Leader for churches in Georgia as well as South Carolina. Lisa has the gift of service as well as an anointing of evangelism and compassion for others.
JULIE SMITH and BENITA PAULSEN: Two gifted singers in Christ with two voices harmonizing praises before the LORD. Known as the "Sonflower Singers", this anointed singing duo shares music and messages that will touch your heart and glorify the LORD.
Keynote Speakers:
ANN-MARIA BENTON She is an anointed minister, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and transformational speaker. Ann-Maria serves in her local church and also ministers in prisons. Born in Antiqua, West Indies, Ann-Maria is married to her soul-mate husband, Willie, and they have three adult sons.
Through her own traumatic struggles and victories, Ann-Maria is anointed as a biblical teacher to share truth from God’s Word. Her messages bring healing, help, hope, encouragement, and transformation. ANN-MARIA'S MESSAGE: “Transforming Truths”
MARY LUCY HOLLIDAY is the Co-Founder, CEO, and Executive Director of Sonflower Ministries. At SFM, she is lovingly called “Mama “Lucy” by women she has mentored and nurtured in God’s Word. Mary Lucy will share a journey that took her 35 years, but the answer was there all along. So many women today are looking for love in all the wrong places. Because some women are carrying heavy burdens that God never intended for them to carry, they do not see God as a loving Heavenly Father. Mary Lucy’s message will be “The Goodness of God”.
TEACHERS:
LEANNE HORNSBY is the Chaplain for Sonflower Ministries. She has been called by God to be an encourager. She has a passion for sharing Jesus with women in crisis – incarcerated, struggling with addiction, homeless, abused. Leanne has led a Jail Ministry for many years as well as an outreach at a Women’s Shelter and a substance abuse treatment facility. She is a Bible teacher, mentor, and speaker at Ladies’ Conferences. LEANNE’S MESSAGE IS: “Heart Strong”.
WANDA E. STRICKLAND is a seasoned Bible teacher who loves to study God’s Word. Many years ago, she received a call from God to minister to hurting women, and serves as the Director of counseling at SFM. Her call to minister to women came as a result of her life…a life she testifies as being “crushed, broken, and re-molded by the Master Potter”. Wanda’s honest testimony of family dysfunction and abuse will be a witness of God’s mercy and grace. Wanda’s Message: “Empty Arms Empty Promises”.
GOD’S WORD BECOMING
REAL… TESTIMONIES
TESTIMONIES from women who have overcome many hardships and trials. From all stages and walks of life, these women have been broken vessels who trusted the hands of The Master Potter
TONI McCOLLUM: With an empathetic heart for the hurting, Toni shares the importance of making good decisions. As a busy, hard-working executive in the automotive sector, a stepmother to three adult stepchildren and six step-grandchildren, she finds time for yard work, for brewing her own kombucha, and for enjoying her two “canine kids”. It’s all in the planning. But she never planned for the tragedy of losing the only son she had birthed. The disastrous loss of Toni’s teenage son has pierced her heart with sorrow but has also given her new eyes to see others in pain, to hear their loss, and to share with them the same comfort God has given her. Toni’s Message; “Decisions”.
KATIE WILLIAMS is a young, vibrant, and excited Christ Follower. She knows she is one of God’s miracles. To track with this busy 36-year-old who is an active single mom to a 14-year-old son, you might catch up with her while she is fishing, kayaking, hiking, or enjoying her pets…one dog and 4 cats. Her love of the LORD draws her for prayer, worship, and Bible study. Katie is sincerely grateful for her personal relationship with the LORD Jesus Christ. She knows and testifies that God spared her life from the dark despair of drugs and alcohol. She knows that she is alive today because God has a redemptive purpose for her life. Katie's message: “From My Anguish to His Anointing.”
Workshops Offered at the Retreat
“The Freedom of Forgiveness”: Leanne Hornsby
“The Anguish of Anger”: Wanda E. Strickland
“Forever Lost, Forever Found”: Kelley Coxaj
“New Life in Christ” Stacy VT Damico
RETREAT DETAILS AND REGISTRATION:
ARRIVAL TIME is any time between 10:30 AM and 11:00 AM on October 31, 2025. Lunch will be provided for you. No late arrivals will be received past 8:00 PM on October 31, 2025.
RETREAT BEGINS with Friday dinner, which will be served at 5:30 PM in the Dining Hall. Sorry no dinner will be saved for late arrivals.
DEPARTURE: We will dismiss at 3:00 PM on Sunday, November 2, 2025.
COST: $239.00 Each PRE-PAID - Price includes 2 Nights Lodging, 7 Meals, Snacks, Registration Fee, and Retreat Materials.
ATTENDEE REGISTRATION FORM
Please complete this registration form, detach, and mail to:
SONFLOWER MINISTRIES (SFM)
2940 Johnson Ferry Rd., Suite B-338
Marietta, Georgia 30062-8361 USA
“MASTERPIECE” FALL SFM RETREAT #61, October 31 to November 2, 2025
COST: $239.00 Each PRE-PAID - Price includes 2 Nights Lodging, 7 Meals, Snacks, Registration Fee, and Retreat Materials.
Retreat Registration:
Sonflower Ministries (SFM) Thursday Evening Zoom Bible Study and Mentoring Program Do you find yourself on the treadmill of works asking, “How good is good enough?” Are you…
“Tired of Trying to Measure Up?” This life-changing book is written by:
AUTHOR: Jeff VanVonderen for Christians who live under a deeply ingrained mental code of expectations and rules that shame them and drain them of spiritual strength.
DO YOU OFTEN WONDER?
Why do I feel so guilty? Where's the"abundant life" God promised?
Why is it so hard to relax, even when I know I need to rest?
Why does my religious activity leave me feeling unfulfilled and lonely?
If you resonate with any of these questions, this workshop is for you. It won't teach you how to change your behavior or even to try harder. This is a workshop based on the Word of God that will help you to unmask the lies that have kept you on the works treadmill striving for acceptance. This workshop points the way to freedom through the cross of the LORD Jesus Christ. (Galatians 2:20)
CO-TEACHERS FOR THIS WORKSHOP: Wanda E. Strickland, Director of Counseling for SFM and woman of faith who loves teaching truth from the Word of God, and Mary Lucy Holliday, Founder, CEO, Executive Director and anointed teacher of Sonflower Ministries.
COST? There is no charge for this workshop (For women only), but you must register by sending a text to: Mary Lucy Holliday which includes: Your full name, your mailing address including zip code, your cell phone. (TEXT 404-312-4142) Upon receipt of your registration, registrants will receive a confirmation text as well as the weekly Zoom code for this workshop.
FRIENDS? Yes, you are welcome to invite your friends to register for this workshop.
BOOK: Each student is requested to purchase their own book. Available on Amazon.
DATES AND TIME FOR CLASS: 7:15 PM to 8:30 PM EST. (Class dates listed below)
- Follows the “Prayer Alive in 45”
- Sept. 25
- Oct. 2, Oct. 9, Oct. 16
- Nov. 6, Nov. 13, Nov. 20
- Dec. 4, Dec. 11
This workshop follows the “Prayer Alive in 45” held from 6:30—7:15 PM EST.
IF YOU ARE SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED…THIS IS THE WORKSHOP FOR YOU! INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO JOIN YOU!