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MCC of Corpus Christi

E – Newsletter

July 14^th to July 21^st 2010

www.mcccorpuschristi.org

This Week

Special Guest Speaker! – this Sunday, Pastor Mick Hinson from MCC San Antonio will be our guest speaker.  Pastor Mick is also the South Texas Network Leader.

 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

 

Coming Soon

On Monday July 26th - At the food pantry
1.  Nutrition class at 1:00 - 3:00 pm Exciting new class on cooking the food provided by the Dale Locher Food Pantry
2.  Forms assistance 1:00 - 3:00 pm  Assistance in filling out forms, TANF, Food Stamps, CHIP /Children's Medicaid, Adult Medicaid and Women's Health Care, Long Term Care, Medicaid Eligibility for the Elderly and People with Disabilities (MEPD)
3.  AIDS testing from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm.

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."

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 or Alertpay account, simply send money to treasurer@mcccorpuschristi.org or click the appropriate button below.  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.

For Paypal payments: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=RHQY9482AWDZC

For Alertpay Payments: https://www.alertpay.com/checkout?BDVBfXhteHJleXVjdGUqQUFVXnZHRWw3fHQvamVpTmt9NXJxd0ZMQWhteGd5aHN2dGN0ZQA=

If you do not have and would like to have either a paypal or Alertpay account, click the link you are interested in below and MCC of CC may get a commission:

Alertpay (preferred by editor, personal preference): https://www.alertpay.com/?Yxe%2fZIRsrFbS%2ffeN3AfnxQ%3d%3d

Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/us/mrb/pal=MP5445LVSFMNY

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!

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FROM THE FELLOWSHIP

Tearing Down Walls.   Building Up Hope.     Moderator of Metropolitan Community Churches Applauds Release of 1st Ever U.S. Domestic Strategy to Fight HIV/AIDS and Calls for Continued Faithfulness in Ending the Global Pandemic     Office of the Moderator Metropolitan Community Churches For Immediate Release: 14 July 2010   Today, on behalf of Metropolitan Community Churches {MCC}, I join my voice to those of our many allies in the fight against HIV/AIDS, in welcoming the long anticipated release of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy {NHAS} for the United States.    This strategy represents not only the fulfillment of a Presidential promise to the American people, but a step forward in the battle for a world without AIDS, because it models a type of leadership that values scientifically-based progress over the continued prevalence of myth, stigma and fear that has characterized so much of this nation's and the world's approach to addressing HIV/AIDS.     Our denomination is long tenured in the AIDS response, having been on the front lines of activist movements and serving as an oasis and refuge for both people affected by and living with HIV/AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic.  President Obama has demonstrated a new and welcomed willingness to tackle the types of stigma and discrimination that currently block prevention, treatment, care and support services among those most at risk for HIV infection and those living with HIV/AIDS, including our gay brothers and members of African American communities.   While lauding this historic and visionary step forward, I want to also recommit the time, energy and spiritual fortitude of MCCs across the globe to making sure that the noble efforts outlined in this new strategy become reality in the United States and inspiration for the wider world community. --- The Scriptures remind us not only that people without a vision perish, but also that faith without works is dead.    We are the "church alive" and must now, today, recommit ourselves to the vision of a world without AIDS.    Too many people have already died and too many more are newly infected each and every day.  Currently 2300 people in 12 states in this country alone are on AIDS Drug Assistance Program {ADAP} waiting lists, and another 1000 will shortly be added.  That shortfall pales in comparison with the numbers around the globe who cannot access care and life saving treatments.    The goal of ending discrimination and reducing disparities in access to treatment and care, a key platform in the new NHAS, will only be reached when programs like ADAP are fully funded in the United States, and no one is ever again made to wait for the medications needed to save their lives now.  And that goal must become not only a parochial benchmark, but the world vision of all people of faith.    I am deeply grateful for the courage and leadership President Obama has demonstrated today, and ... as we celebrate the promise the President's strategy represents, and the championing of evidence-based approaches in education and treatment, let us also firmly resolve to remain faithful to doing all we can as individuals and communities to not only end AIDS here but everywhere.    +Nancy The Rev. Elder Nancy Wilson, Moderator Metropolitan Community Churches   This statement prepared in conjunction with The Moderator's Global Justice Team, The Rev. Pat Bumgardner, Chair. To view the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy, go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/AIDS-Strategy.

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/ and http://www.structurereview.mccchurch.org/

 

 

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