MCC of
E – Newsletter
May 12th –
This Week
Bible Study—Please Note: Our Bible study is on hiatus. If you are interested in the Bible Study, please contact Pastor Carol. We will resume when there are enough people.
Attention singers— Please contact Cheryl at 452-2155 if you are interested in starting a church choir.
An older woman needs our help—A woman who lives at
Splash Day—Splash Day will be on Sunday, June 6 out by Bob Hall pier. It is a fun day of being out in the sun and with other LGBT people. If you are interested in helping out with the church activity that day, please come to a short meeting after church Sunday, May 16th, or contact Pastor Carol.
Board Meeting – The next meeting of the Board of Directors will be at
Dessert Auction – On Sunday May 16th we will have another of our fabulous dessert auctions! Bring your favorite dessert, your check book and your sweet tooth and enjoy the fun and excitement of a live auction! All proceeds will benefit the Conference Fund.
ICE CHESTS—The food pantry needs 3 extra-large ice chests. If these are not donated by Wednesday, May 19, we will have to buy them. Please let us know if you have an ice chest that you can donate.
GoodSearch will donate $1 (up to $5,000 total) for every toolbar that is downloaded between May 19th at
Coming Soon
Movie Night—On Saturday, May 22 at
Splash Day—Splash Day will be on Sunday, June 6 out by Bob Hall pier. It is a fun day of being out in the sun and with other LGBT people. If you are interested in helping out with the church activity that day, please contact Pastor Carol.
Annual Awards Banquet – The committee will need 3 new members to be appointed at the May Board meeting. If you are interested in serving on this committee, see Tom or Pastor Carol.
A Show of Pride – An art show of local artists on the theme of unity and pride will be held at MCC of CC June 12th through July 9th. Information for artists wishing to participate is attached at the bottom of this newsletter. There is no entry fee.
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
Our Assistance is Requested—A man who came briefly to church and helped at the Food Pantry is now in jail. He is requesting anyone who would like to donate to his commissary fund to do so. With this money, he can buy shampoo and salt and pepper and sugar. He would also love to have visitors. If you are interested in visiting him, please see Pastor Carol. His name is Michael Treakle. He is in the
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
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 page: Our 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."
Thank you!!—On Sunday, May 9, we received $1,060. for our general fund. This helps us stay on track with our bills. We greatly appreciate everyone's gifts.
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!
We received the first check for this program in the amount of $50.71. Thank you to the person who signed up for this card!
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: May, Choir, Pizza, Potluck, Movie, Art, and PFLAG. You never have to buy anything for MCC of Corpus Christi to get the credit. Happy searching!
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