St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
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ST. PAUL'S VOLUNTEERS

LOG IN YOUR MISSION HOURS! 
We know that many of you offer yourselves to many worthwhile ministries and charities in the community---many of our congregants work on cancer charities and Bike to the Bay, etc., so we want to acknowledge the ways in which you are carrying Christ's message of hope to the world. Wouldn't it be wonderful to know how many hundreds of hours the people of St. Paul's spend serving others? What a celebration that will be!

Enter Your Mission Hours Here
 
 
 
 

Outreach

St. Paul's has a strong history of Mission and Outreach. Although we may not be a mega-church we are mega-mission minded for we know that we are called to be the hands and feet of Christ in the world. We invite you to be a part of our Outreach Ministries!

 
  
 
September Pak-A-Sak
September 5th- Please bring your non-perishable foods, on the first Sunday of each month, to the church for the Neighborhood House food closet for our M.O.T. brothers and sisters. 
WITNESS ABOUT PAK-A-SAK:  I decided to begin to "tithe" my weekly grocery budget for Pak-a-Sak. If I spend $100 on groceries, $10 of that goes to Pak-a-Sak. I know that if I use coupons and watch the specials and what I purchase, I can make a difference in a family's life. I have also been appalled at how much food we waste-food that our family just throws out! So in the coming weeks we are keeping watch on what we waste-and pledging for one week NOT TO LET FOOD SPOIL OR GO TO WASTE.  I always say I am going on a diet-what better way for us to watch our diet than to give a portion of our "calories" to a family which is having a tough time right now!
 
 
 
 
 
UPCOMING OPPORTUNITY!!!
At our Annual Conference this year we had the opportunity to pledge “ingredients” for UMCOR kits. Over the course of the Fall we will collect 500 hand towels and 1000 reusable wipes. These supplies will be taken to the 2011 Youth Rally for the kids to put into kits. Please begin adding these items to your regular shopping routine so that we can meet our goal!
 
 
United Methodist Volunteers in Mission
June 14, 2010
A note from Tennessee Conference Disaster Response Coordinator Jason Brock:

Currently we are in transition from cleanup to rebuilding, expecting to need teams from late summer through the next 18 months to 2 years.  Across 28 declared counties, we are expecting upwards of 2,400 long term recovery cases, many involving construction. We are currently putting together our team info packet, team size, age restrictions, forms, etc. for rebuild teams.  However, interested churches can go ahead and make an initial inquiry to DisasterResponse@tnumc.com and we'll provide them an initial registration form to get on our calendar.  We will post periodic information at http://tnumcrelief.blogspot.com/ and will soon have an email newsletter available.  Our disaster phone line is 615-695-2765.  All disaster communications should be sent to our DisasterResponse@tnumc.com email address so copies of correspondence are shared among the Conference Disaster Response Team.
If you are interested in this ministry please contact Pastor Karin.
 
YOU—just one or two persons--CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE in our world.  What do 2 flannel receiving blankets; one square yard of plastic; a bar of soap; a single edge razor blade; 3 pieces of 12 inch string; a pair of rubber gloves; and a gallon zip lock bag have in common? They are the contents of an UMCOR BIRTHING KIT. These items are used around the world for birthing babies.
 
25 cents a day feeds a child at the UMCOR feeding station in Mpasa, Congo, which is part of the “connection” of our Annual Conference. Do you have 25 cents a day to spare? Then you could be feeding a child. A child who deserves life.
Recently a friend and her sister chose to assemble some of these kits. My friend's sister sent out an email to 59 of her friends saying, "Kits are being made and sent to Haitian women about to deliver babies.....If you have had children, you probably remember your delivery at a hospital in a climate controlled atmosphere. Most likely your husband or loved one was with you to offer support. It seemed like doctors and nurses were in and out of your room much too often checking on you and your baby via the fetal monitor. If you were chilly, warm blankets were brought to you. The nurses asked, 'Are you comfortable? Would you like more ice chips?' You probably even had a TV. Now imagine giving birth in Haiti." My friend and her sister gathered donations and supplies and assembled 140 Birthing Kits by Mother's Day - not only making a difference to their sisters in need, but raising awareness among their friends and family. Go to UMCOR’s website at http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/ to find ways to assist YOUR sisters and brothers in the world.
 
 
Thanks to Dave Corby, Janet Miller and June Anderson
for delivering the water to Silver Lake School!
 
MISSISSIPPI TORNADO RELIEF
NASHVILLE FLOOD RELIEF
Make your donations to Advance #901670 US Disaster Response 
 
CLEANING BUCKET SUPPLIES
are also needed! Go to www.UMCOR.com for the list of supplies!
 
 
Pastor Karin and Co-Lay Leader Heidi Allen attended the Festival of Homiletics in Nashville the week of May 16. During that time, they, along with 3,000 other clergy and laity, will spend at least one afternoon doing recovery in the disaster-affected areas. Have you considered going on a church-sponsored mission trip in which we as the Body of Christ help our brothers and sisters in crisis? Now is the time to pray about the possible ways in which you can change the world in Nashville.
 
 
Habitat for Humanity Update:
Pass the Hat for Habitat! Bring your loose change to church and we will pass the hat to go into the Habitat Fund!
 
Can you say Anointed? Holy? Jesus?
That is what last week's experience was! Hear what your brothers and sisters say:
 
A total connection within our church family and Providence College young adults from the time they walked in our door until their final walk out the door, with a bond on both ends that may have changed many outlooks on church.-Cathy Blanco
 
I had my doubts about the kids from Providence staying at our church but I could not have been more wrong. What a wonderful bunch of kids. -Rick Pulling
 
The talent show was so uplifting. The young people from Providence were a joy to be around.--Jackie Connell
 
The enthusiasm of youth and God's love was contagious, and those kids can eat!-Kelly McNelis
 
The students were very friendly, had lots of energy, were interested in the project to be of help to someone in need and were not thinking about themselves.-Alan Martin
 
One of the BEST events St. Paul's has had!  The evening was powerful!  The food, show/participants, and youth from Providence College were indescribably outstanding!  As you said, "anointing"!  --Kenzel Messick
 
It was awesome and so much fun to meet such a great people and get to know them, our trip to goodwill and the dollar tree were quite adventurous!-Ruth Ann Elston
 
Last week was definitely what I would call a "Church Alive" week. Housing the college kids, feeding them, having them participate in our Talent Show, and joining in the Habitat process showed the hands and feet of Christ at work. All ages were joined together as one. Alleluia! Life doesn't get better than this.-Marcia Wheeler
 
I helped feed the youth from Providence College on Sunday night (Feb 28). They seemed to be a great bunch of college students and besides being hungry, they seemed to enjoy talking with "us" older folk.  They were very enthusiastic about the coming week.-Sharon Hunnicutt
 
After conversing with some of the Providence students during the week and watching them perform together at the talent show, I felt a spiritual jolt. It was a wonderful way to weave and breathe life into the church! -Janet Miller
 
The parents of the Providence students should be so proud of their fine young folks as they worked hard all week to make a difference for others less fortunate. What a GREAT group of students! ---Jan Corby
 
Witnessing the talent show on Friday night reassured my faith and showed me that the Saint Paul's family is truly amazing.-Laura Szymanski
 
WOW!!! What a wonderful, Inspirational, faith moving evening!-Ann Baker
 
Breakfast for 20 students--- thirty dollars, a flannel shirt from the Good Will ---three dollars and fifty cents, spending an evening with the ProvidenceCollege kids---PRICELESS!!-Sharan Duren
 
This past week with the PC kids was a week like no other, there was a connection that I have never felt before, Jesus was in the house!-Mark Holden
 
 
Haiti Updates
ONGOING SUPPORT OF UMCOR
Health Kits for Haiti
  • 1 gallon Ziplog plastic bag
  • 1 hand towel (15" x 25" up to 17" x 27". No kitchen towels.
  • 1 washcloth
  • 1 comb (large and sturdy, not pocket-sized)
  • 1 nail file or fingernail clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers)
  • 1 bath-size bar of soap (3 oz. and up)
  • 1 toothbrush (single brushes only in original wrapper, no child-size brushes)
  • 6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages
  • $1.00 to purchase toothpaste
St. Paul's will be collecting the Health Kits on an on-going basis. We have a volunteer who delivered the first batch to Mission Central.  We would also like a volunteer or two to help organize and box up the kits, if you are interested please contact the Church Office.
Chile Support
UMCOR Aid to Chile Financial support can be made to
Chile Emergency Advance # 3021178
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 Giving and Servant Opportunity
 
SUPPORT OUR MISSION TO NICARAGUA
Rescheduled
October 30-November 6, 2010
 
If you would like to support the mission trip to Nicaragua and our missioners, please contact Pastor Karin or earmark your checks payable to St. Paul's with the notation Nica Mission. William Marsh, Ruth Ann Elston will accompany Pastor Karin and nine others to two sites.  Costs are approximately $1500 per person. This will include insurance, housing, food, transportation, entrance/exit fees. We will also need project fees, which could be raised. We will be flying into Managua, and spending the week at orphanage in Leon. Go to this website for info on their ministry www.nicamissions.com. Individual Volunteers through General Board of Global Mission have served here and they have hosted thousands of people on VIM teams. They are located about an hour south of Nagarote, which is where Luis Almondoz's site is.The other part of this trip, in addition to working at the orphanage, will be assessing the site where Luis is for connection into the VIM system.
 
 
 
SABINE PASS, TEXAS
November 7-14, 2009  
If you would like to donate to the SabinePass mission please contact Pastor Karin.
 
 
 
 
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Click here for more information on NothingButNets.net and find out how YOU can help!!! Click here www.NothingButNets.net - to purchase mosquito bed nets for children in Africa. A $10 contribution will pay for an insecticide-treated bed net, getting it to a family in Africa and teaching them how to use it properly.

 
  
Mission Opportunities

in The United Methodist Church....
Here are some resources to help get you started:
 
Missions page on the Peninsula-Delaware Website
 
Volunteer in Missions Projects around the Country
 
UMCOR - United Methodist Committee on Relief
 
United Methodist Women (or Women's Division)
 
UMC General Board of Church and Society
 http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/pp.asp?c=fsJNK0PKJrH&b=849409
 
 

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Please start using GoodSearch.com to search the Internet. Every time you search, once you set up SPUMC as your recipient, money goes to St. Paul’s. The site is powered by Yahoo!, so you'll get the same quality search results that you're used to. What's unique is that they have developed a way to direct money to St. Paul’s with every click. The more people who use this site, the more money will go to St. Paul’s. So please spread the word to your friends and family. Go to http://www.goodsearch.com to find out more!!! After only 1 week, we raised $2.31.  That means GoodSearch was used 111 times on behalf of St. Paul's in just the past week! What goal could we reach after one year if all St. Paul's members used GoodSearch as their search engine?