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MCC of Corpus Christi

E – Newsletter

September 10, 2010

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This Week

Soda Machine Survey: The vending machine team would like to know what you think. Please take the survey located at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CTV9RBZ

The Board of Directors of MCC of Corpus Christi voted to remove Lisa B. Lancaster from her position as a Board member in an executive session on September 8, 2010. After a series of events and counseling, this decision was deemed necessary according to the by-laws. Lisa is still a very valued Member of MCC of CC and her services in ministry areas of the church are invaluable and greatly appreciated. If you have any questions or concerns about this matter, please direct all enquiries to the Clerk of the Board at clerk@mcccorpuschristi.org.

Coming Soon

Congregational Meeting: The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held Sunday, October 31^st, 2010 in the Sanctuary at MCC of CC. All members are requested to attend this meeting. This year we will be electing 3 Board Members, a Lay Delegate and an Alternate Lay Delegate.

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 is going strong! 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.

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 from Small-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: Luke 12, Greed, arbitrator, tithe, survey, Skype, network. 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

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Metropolitan Community Churches
Tearing Down Walls. Building Up Hope.

In This Issue

Worship and Plenary Videos General Conference 2013
GC 2010 Evaluation
2011 PAD Conference
Resources to Download

DOWNLOAD THE GC PROGRAM BOOK AND NEWSLETTERS

You can view and download the complete General Conference 2010 Program Book on our website. Click here to see it now.

Did you miss the daily conference newsletter that featured highlights from each day of conference?

If you missed any of the daily newsletters you can now view & download them on the General Conference website.

Check it out by clicking here.

LOVING OURSELVES INTO LIBERATION

2011 PAD CONFERENCE

The People of African Descent Conference will be in Washington, DC at the Fairmont Washington from May 19-21, 2011.

We invite everyone to attend the 7th MCC Conference for People of African Descent, our Friends and Allies. Come and let us imagine together the power of love to inspire us into our best selves and lives as we explore our theme "Loving Ourselves into Liberation."

More details on registration and programming coming soon at:

http://www.mccpad.org/

GENERAL CONFERENCE EVALUATIONS

We can't thank you enough for attending General Conference 2010 and helping us make this such a great conference.

Your feedback is very important to us in planning for future conference and events. We want to hear what made General Conference great for you or what we can improve for the next conference?

You should have received an email with a link to our online evaluation form around the 20th of July. If you did not receive that email, you can still click here to complete the online evaluation.

If you prefer to write to us and tell us about your experience at conference, you can do so by sending an email or mailing us a letter.

conferences@mccchurch.net

Conference Team
Post Office Box 1374
Abilene, Texas 79604

Your evaluations and letters will be kept confidential. Let us know if you would like a phone call or email back regarding any concerns you may have. Thank you so much!

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GENERAL CONFERENCE VIDEOS NOW AVAILABLE TO VIEW FOR FREE!

Worship services at MCC's 24th General Conference featured amazing speakers and musicians from around the world. We want to make sure nobody misses out on these worship services so we're making them available to view and download for FREE!

Click Here to visit MCC's Video On Demand web page where you can view and download General Conference 2010 worship videos for free.

Do you want to order a set of all the DVD's? You can order a complete set of all worship services and plenary sessions at our online store. Click Here for more information.

CHICAGO FOR GENERAL CONFERENCE 2013!

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MCC, we're gonna paint the town & all that Jazz!

That's right, the host city for the 2013 General Conference will be the world-class city of Chicago!

Chicago has unparalleled sophistication, class, and style. Fine dining, world-famous museums, legendary entertainment, shopping, and much more throughout the city. Come and discover why so many visitors fall in love with the city every year. For more information on all that Chicago has to offer, visit www.choosechicago.com and start planning your trip today!

Our host hotel will be the Fairmont Chicago. The hotel is located across the street from Millenium & Grant Park and within walking distance to The Art Institute of Chicago, The Magnificent Mile, Navy Pier and so much more. There simply could not be a better location in Chicago for our conference!

All of this and so much more than you can imagine for the exact same rate we had at the 2010 conference of $125 per night for single to quad occupancy.

Stay tuned to our newsletters and website for more information in the coming months.

CONFERENCE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD