Wednesday, April 14, 2010

MCC of CC E-news 4-14 to 4-21

MCC of Corpus Christi

E – Newsletter

April 7thApril 14th 2010

www.mcccorpuschristi.org

This Week

Day of Silence—On Thursday, April 15 at TAMU-Kingsville there will be a march and rally to commemorate the national day of silence.  The march will begin at 4:30 and the rally begins at 5:00 p.m.  If anyone is interested in speaking or going, please contact Pastor Carol.

Board of Directors meeting—On Sunday, April 18th at 1:00 p.m. will be our next Board of Directors meeting.  Everyone is welcome to come and observe. 

Coming Soon

Potluck—On Sunday, April 25, we will have a potluck.  Please bring whatever you would like to share with others in the way of food.  All food is greatly appreciated!!!

New Members' Class—On Sunday, April 25 we will have a new members' class.  Please meet with Pastor Carol during fellowship to talk about the history of the Metropolitan Community Church and what is involved in membership here.

PFLAG Meeting—On Tuesday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the building at the back of All Saints Episcopal Church at 3026 S. Staples will be the monthly PFLAG meeting.  PFLAG is an organization that helps parents and family members of transgender, bisexual, gay and lesbian people.  This meeting is open to everyone.  For more information, please contact Elizabeth at (361) 227-4752.

Cell Phone Recycling! - We will be sending off a batch of old cell phones May 3rd.  If you have an old cell phone that you no longer need or want, bring it to church Sunday.  It does not have to work and does not have to have a battery with it.  We will receive anywhere from $0.50 to $35.00 for each cell phone we recycle.  And it is better for the environment since they will not end up in a landfill.

Awards Nomination Forms— forms to nominate people for an award to be presented at the Annual Awards Banquet are available on the table in the sanctuary.  Please fill them out and turn them in to Lisa or Sharon. If you can't find Lisa or Sharon, put them in the Suggestions Box.  Thank you!

Annual Awards Banquet – The 3rd annual Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 1st, 2010 at MCC of CC.  The suggested admission price is only $1 per week, or $52.  This promises to be a fun filled night with excellent food.  See Pastor Carol or the Mortgage Retirement Committee for more details.  All proceeds will go to the Mortgage Retirement Fund.  Please do not allow the suggested price of this event prevent you from coming.

Committees—On Sunday, May 9 after worship we will have a discussion of committees.  Please come and share your ideas about what committees we need to be forming here at MCC of CC.

This Month

Toilet Paper: Please bring Toilet Paper to church with you!  We are collecting these items to give to the Food Pantry patrons who need them.  Thank you!!!  As always, grocery bags are greatly appreciated!!

Ongoing

Movie Night – On the 2nd and 4th Saturday night of every month, we will gather at the church to watch a movie.  If you have a suggestion for a movie to watch, See Howie or Lisa or write it on the clipboard.

Transgender Support Group—A monthly transgender support group meets here.  Each third Saturday of the month, our Transgender brothers and sisters are invited to come and learn more about who we are as people of faith.  This is a closed meeting and all participation is confidential.  To learn more about the group please speak with Lisa B. Lancaster.  She will be glad to assist you.

The Christ-Centered Prayer group: A prayer group focusing on quiet listening is held on Fridays at 9am.  Yes, in the morning!!!  Come and increase your peace.

Bible study is at 6:30 every Wednesday night. 

Sound System: Would you like to assist with the sound system or the PowerPoint presentation (Especially when Tom and Andy are out of town)? Please see Pastor Carol, Tom, or Andy to sign up.  Tom, Andy or Howie will train you before you're expected to fly solo.

T shirts:  We are selling T-shirts for $10 each.  The sizes run fromSmall-3x to raise money for the Conference fund. See Andy or Pat. They make a great gift. We have 2 styles available, ask to see them! 

Facebook group pageOur church now has a "Facebook" group page.  A good place to post church photos, prayer request, events, etc...  The possibilities are boundless.    Login to Facebook and search for MCC of Corpus Christi

MySpace page: MCC of CC has a MySpace page!  Find us at http://www.myspace.com/mccofcorpus

MCC of CC Blog! This newsletter is posted in a blog each week.  Go to http://mccofcc.blogspot.com/  We are also posting UFMCC notices there.  This week, 4 items were added.  One of these 4 is below in the "Fellowship News" section of this newsletter.

FINANCES

As it says in Mark 12:42-44: A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on."

Just FYI: Our Bookkeeper, Andy Wilcox, says we need approximately $1028 each week to keep current with all of our bills.  Andy also says "Thanks for making my job easy by your generous donations!"

Donate online! -If you have a paypal account, simply send money to treasurer@mcccorpuschristi.org.  If you do not have a paypal account, you can use your credit card at https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Y8BQY6ARBK9C4

Support MCC of CC with your everyday purchases! Turn your everyday spending into meaningful donations. With our custom credit card, cash donations for every purchase you make—plus a $50 first purchase bonus—will be donated to MCC of CC. There is no annual fee and there is an introductory 0% financing.  Go to https://www.cardlabconnect.com/mccofcc to apply or learn more!

Good Search--Did you know? Each time someone does a search using Good Search, a charity gets 1 cent.  If you put MCC of Corpus Christi in the "Who do you GoodSearch for?" box, MCC of Corpus Christi gets that penny.  You can set Good search as your homepage and/or default search engine.  You can also download and install a Good Search toolbar to ensure MCC of Corpus Christi gets donations when you buy online!  Visit http://www.goodsearch.com/nonprofit/metropolitan-community-church-mcc-of-corpus-christi.aspx for more details!

Need some suggestions to search? Try these: Easter, Resurrection, Celebrate, empty tomb, Sunday, Prayer, and Locher Food Pantry.  You never have to buy anything for MCC of Corpus Christi to get the credit.  Happy searching!

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