MCC of CC E-news 6/16-6/23

MCCof Corpus Christi

E – Newsletter

June 16^th to June 23^rd 2010

www.mcccorpuschristi.org

This Week

TRE Show to benefit the Locher Food Pantry – On Saturday, June 19^th, TRE will be holding a show at the hidden Door to benefit the Locher Food Pantry.  The show is scheduled to begin at 10:30 PM.  All performers are welcome and music needs to be turned in by 9:30. The theme for the show is Food! Come on out and tip the performers to help raise funds for the Locher Food Pantry.

Teddy Bears—We are collecting Teddy Bears for the Homicide Survivors Group.  They will be given to children who are victims of any crime.  The Teddy Bears need to be here by Sunday, June 20.

General Conference Forum: June 20^th, Andy, our Lay Delegate, will be holding a General Conference Forum to inform everyone of the issues to be voted on at this year's conference.  This forum will be immediately after service during Fellowship time. For a preview of the material, visit http://www.generalconference.mccchurch.org/?page_id=1401 and http://www.structurereview.mccchurch.org/

Board Meeting – The next meeting of the Board of Directors will be at 1:00 PM on Sunday June 20^th. Everyone is welcome to come and observe this meeting.

Calling all baseball fans - We have a great opportunity to come together as a fellowship.  On June the 20th the Hooks ball park is having Faith and Family night.  We would love to come together as a church body and go to the game.  Reserved tickets are $8.00 and general admission is $3.00. If you are interested please see Lisa B. Lancaster or Pastor Carol so we can get an idea of how many are interested and be able to collect the $8.00 for those that wish to be on the reserved list. Please contact us by Friday the 18th.  There will be a Christian band playing before the game.

Annual Awards Banquet – The committee needs new members to be appointed at the June Board meeting this Sunday.  If you are interested in serving on this committee, see Tom or Pastor Carol.

Prison Ministry—We have a golden opportunity to do what Jesus told us to do.  In Matthew 25 we are told that if we visit those in prison, we visit Jesus.  If anyone is interested in learning more about this exciting new ministry, please contact Pastor Carol.

Raffle—We have the tickets for the raffle for the Olivia Caribbean Sun Cruise for two.  Each ticket costs $5.00, or you can purchase 5 tickets for $20.00.  The drawing date is July 2.  You do not need to be present to win.  The proceeds benefit our church as well as the MCC general conference fund.  Please see Sharon or Andy for tickets.

Attention singers— Please contact Cheryl if you are interested in singing in a church choir.

Saturday night out reach - Praise God for the growing attendance and a special thanks to Chris P and Cliff G for their contributions that helped make the 6-12-10 event a success !!!!

Coming Soon

We will be having guest speakers on June 27^th and July 4^th as Pastor Carol will be at conference from June 23^rd through July 3^rd.  Come show our guest speakers that we truly are a vibrant growing community of Faithful believers in Corpus Christi.  June 27^th will be Chaplain Jenny Russell and July 4^th will be Rev. Pat Farnan.

 Many men many voices is coming to MCC of Corpus Christi!!!

This 7 session class is intended for those who have sex with men and may be at risk for AIDS.  There is transportation, food and a stipend available.  Please contact Manuel for more information.  Sessions are from 6 to 8 pm each of the following Mondays:  July 19^th, July 26^th, Aug. 2^nd­, Aug. 9^th­, Aug. 16^th, and Aug. 23^rd­.  Manuel   will be at MCC Sunday after the service on   June 27th  to meet with  anyone who is interested.

Manuel Garza

Project BESOS Outreach Educator

Coastal Bend AIDS Foundation

Office: 361.814.2001 ext.114

Cell: 361.510.0743

www.cbaf.org

www.cbaf.org/3MV

 

 

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

Bible Study! – The Bible Study has been restarted! Wednesday Evenings at 6:30 PM folks will gather at the church to study the Bible.  Come join us to increase your knowledge of the scriptures.

Inmate requesting a letter—Michael Treakle is in the Houston Detention Center.  He would love to hear from you.  Thank you!!!  His address is:  Federal Bureau of Prisons--Michael Harold Treakle reg. #43148279--P.O. Box 474701--Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001

Movie Night – On the 2^nd and 4^th 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.

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—Thank you for your generosity to our church.  We received $989. toward our general fund on June 13.  All contributions are greatly appreciated.

Just FYI: Our Bookkeeper, Andy Wilcox, says we need approximately $1028 each week to keep current with all of our bills. 

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=HWB7L9PLBXBDJ Cut and paste the link if clicking does not work.

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 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 $50.74.  Thank you to the one 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: Splash, Olivia Cruises, Raffle, conference, and Corinthians.  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! 

FROM THE FELLOWSHIP

Visit these 2 links for information from the fellowship about General Conference.  You can also see more about what is happening at the World Jubilee held in conjunction with General Conference. http://www.generalconference.mccchurch.org/?page_id=1401 and http://www.structurereview.mccchurch.org/

 

Metropolitan Community Churches Tearing Down Walls.  Building Up Hope. Issue Number: Six    MCC Headline NEWS    ______________________________________________________________   Office of the Moderator Metropolitan Community Churches For Immediate Release:  11 June 2010   FROM THE MODERATOR... GENERAL CONFERENCE - WE'RE ALMOST THERE!   Dear Friends: I am asking every MCC church, pastor and member to keep in prayer our upcoming, historic General Conference in Latin America! We are also especially welcoming our brothers and sisters from "the Fellowship," as we continue to work and collaborate in new ways. . . Even if you cannot attend stay connected with us daily, the week of June 28th through July 2nd by keeping an eye to the MCC General Conference Website for regular on-the-ground upates! In addition, the content of our daily Bible Study (brought to you by our Theologies Team) will be online, so you can download it and use it during Conference, or anytime thereafter. Pray for:  revival, renewal, inspiration, for people to hear the call of God on their hearts, for a fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit, for good decisions, for unity in the midst of such wonderful diversity, for laughter and love and joy to abound. Did you know: That our churches in Latin America have grown from 13 worshipping communities in 10 countries in 2007, to 42 worshipping communities in 14 countries and Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic today! Many leaders from these churches and emerging groups will be at our first General Conference in Latin America! We are excited to welcome Lt. Dan Choi, an activist fighting "Don't Ask Don't Tell," the US policy that discriminates against lesbians and gays in the military. Bishop Yvette Flunder will be preaching, and dozens of pastors and leaders in the Fellowship will be on hand to celebrate and learn with us   (Click Here to Read MORE from the Moderator!)     Update from Haiti Relief Journey    From Rev. Tania Guzman... Greetings MCC.  We returned from Haiti to the Dominican Republic this (7 June 2010)  afternoon.   The trip to Haiti was a very challenging one, and even dangerous.  We intended to visit the tent camps to provide tents to families still without them.  ("Tents" in most of the camps refers to shelters made of bed sheets and sticks.  We are providing real tents from MCC.)  While walking thru the first camp, people started to gather around us.  The crowd became so large and pressing that our group was scattered.  Because of the crowd, it was dificult to figure out how to get back to the bus.   The people in the crowd were very angry and very loud.  I could not understand what they were telling me, but they pointed to their stomachs, leading me to believe that they must have been very hungry.   I was escorted to the fire station nearby for protection by Gito, one of our group members.  As the crowd followed me and Gito, others in our group were able to get clear and back to the bus.  Read the rest of Rev. Tania's Report!!!  >>   General Conference is only 17 Days away!  Hope to see you Acapulco!       Recent Seminary Grad Interested in Small Church Ministry? Click the image below!       Clery and Lay Delegates    Click here to download your business packet for General Conference!.   MCC Structure Review    Click here to review the latest updates to the MCC Structure Review Proposal.    The MCC IMPACT is Back!   Click here to check out the latest local church news and excitement!    Email the editor to share what's going on in your local MCC!     General Conference Imagination - Newsletter Archive Pre Conference Institutes       Get in the Know - Click HERE to join Our Mailing List!     For Additional Information...   Kathy Beasley, Communications Director Metropolitan Community Churches P.O. Box 1374 Abilene, TX (USA) 79604 Email: KathyBeasley@mccchurch.net Website:  www.mccchurch.org

 

 

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