MCC of
E – Newsletter
March 31st – April 7th 2010
This Week
Holy Week Services—We will be holding special worship services on Thursday, April 1 at
Easter Egg Hunt—On Sunday, April 4, anyone who would like to come early and hide Easter eggs for the children to find is invited to do so. Shhhhhh!!! Don't let them know. We will hide the eggs in the sanctuary before worship and the Easter egg hunt will start as soon as worship is over.
Special Easter offering--During worship on Easter Sunday, April 4, we will take up a second offering so that worldwide representatives can attend the General Conference of the Metropolitan Community Church. Many of these leaders are doing some of the most difficult, even dangerous work, in some of the most isolated conditions. The additional training and support that they will receive by attending Conference will make a huge difference in our worldwide MCC ministry effectiveness. Please give as you are able.
Cell Phone Recycling! - We will be sending off a batch of old cell phones next week. 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.
Coming Soon
Splash Day—On Sunday, April 11, after worship we will have a meeting to discuss our plans for Splash Day. Please come and share in the exciting new things we are doing!!!
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
Board of Directors meeting—On Sunday, April 18th at
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
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
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
Bible study is 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, March 28, we received over $360. toward our general fund. With these donations we were able to pay all our bills as of this date. Thank you so much for your generosity!!
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. 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? Since this is Lent, try these: Lent, Temptation, Fasting, Prepare, Sunday, Prayer, and Locher Food Pantry. You never have to buy anything for MCC of Corpus Christi to get the credit. Happy searching!
Goodshop.com: Goodshop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 37 % of each purchase to your favorite cause! More than 1000 great Stores including Old Navy, Dell, Expedia, Best Buy, eBay, Macy's, and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with Good Shop and every time you place an order, you'll be supporting your favorite cause. Be sure to put MCC of Corpus Christi in the "Who do you support?" box. And if you download the toolbar from http://www.goodsearch.com/nonprofit/metropolitan-community-church-mcc-of-corpus-christi.aspx you will ensure MCC of CC gets credit from every store available when you shop online!
This week only, if you download and install the toolbar, GoodSearch will donate $1 to MCC of CC. That link is http://www.goodsearch.com/nonprofit/metropolitan-community-church-mcc-of-corpus-christi.aspx click on the example tool bar and then click download and follow the onscreen instructions.
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