MCC of CC Enews 4/21 - 4/28

MCC of Corpus Christi

E – Newsletter

April 21^st – April 28^th 2010

www.mcccorpuschristi.org

This Week

Attention singers—Please contact Cheryl at 452-2155 if you are interested in starting a church choir.

Potlucks—On Sunday, April 25, we will have potluck.  Please bring whatever you would like to share with others in the way of food.  All food is greatly appreciated!!!

New Members' Class—On Sunday, April 25 we will have a new members' class.  Please meet with Pastor Carol during fellowship to talk about the history of the Metropolitan Community Church and what is involved in membership here.

PFLAG Meeting—On Tuesday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the building at the back of All Saints Episcopal Church at 3026 S. Staples will be the monthly PFLAG meeting.  PFLAG is an organization that helps parents and family members of transgender, bisexual, gay and lesbian people.  This meeting is open to everyone.  For more information, please contact Elizabeth at (361) 227-4752.

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.  All Nominations must be received by this Sunday, April 26^th.  Thank you!

 

Coming Soon

Cell Phone Recycling! - We will be sending off a batch of old cell phones May 3rd.  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.

Annual Awards Banquet – The 3^rd annual Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 1^st, 2010 at MCC of CC.  The suggested admission price is only $1 per week, or $52.  This promises to be a fun filled night with excellent food.  See Pastor Carol or the Mortgage Retirement Committee for more details.  All proceeds will go to the Mortgage Retirement Fund.  Please do not allow the suggested price of this event prevent you from coming.

Annual Awards Banquet – The Doors will open at 5:00 PM.  Dinner will be served at 6:00 PM. At 7:00 PM, we will start the award ceremony and Talent show.  Anyone who wishes to participate in the talent show is welcome to do so.  You can sign up with Andy or Bobby the night of the show.  Dinner will be Chicken Cordon Bleu or a delicious alternative for those who do not eat meat. 

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.

Name Tag Design Contest--We are having a design contest for our new name tags.  There are blank name tags on which you can draw your design.  These designs will be collected on May 2, and we will then determine which design we will use for our name tags.  Between now and then we will not be creating more name tags.

Food Pantry Build Out--Come grubby to church Sunday May 2nd.  We are in need of volunteers on Sunday May 2nd for food pantry duty.  No physical requirements necessary.  We will be organizing the middle back and moving freezers and refrigerators from the back-back to the middle back.  Come and enjoy some great fellowship and hard work for God.  Please contact Chris at 876-4007. 

Committees—On Sunday, May 9 after worship we will have a discussion of committees.  Please come and share your ideas about what committees we need to be forming here at MCC of CC.

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 Coastal Bend Detention Center in Robstown.  The website for donating money is:  www.commissarydeposit.com  You will need his number in order to donate to his fund.  It is:  810030069.  You can also write to him.  Thank you!!!

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.

Bible study is at 6:30 every Wednesday night. 

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, April 18, we received $378. toward 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!

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: Easter, Resurrection, Celebrate, empty tomb, 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! 

From the Fellowship

From: Charlene Bisordi [mailto:charleneb50@aol.com]
Subject: Survey for Leadership Awards

Hello from the Lay Ministry Council! The link below is to a form for the nominations for the Laity Awards to be presented at General Conference. Please help us by distributing this to the denomination.  Thank you!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LMC_awards

 

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MCC of CC E-news 4-14 to 4-21

MCC of Corpus Christi

E – Newsletter

April 7^th – April 14^th 2010

www.mcccorpuschristi.org

This Week

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 4:30 and the rally begins at 5:00 p.m.  If anyone is interested in speaking or going, please contact Pastor Carol.

Board of Directors meeting—On Sunday, April 18^th at 1:00 p.m. will be our next Board of Directors meeting.  Everyone is welcome to come and observe. 

Coming Soon

Potluck—On Sunday, April 25, we will have a potluck.  Please bring whatever you would like to share with others in the way of food.  All food is greatly appreciated!!!

New Members' Class—On Sunday, April 25 we will have a new members' class.  Please meet with Pastor Carol during fellowship to talk about the history of the Metropolitan Community Church and what is involved in membership here.

PFLAG Meeting—On Tuesday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the building at the back of All Saints Episcopal Church at 3026 S. Staples will be the monthly PFLAG meeting.  PFLAG is an organization that helps parents and family members of transgender, bisexual, gay and lesbian people.  This meeting is open to everyone.  For more information, please contact Elizabeth at (361) 227-4752.

Cell Phone Recycling! - We will be sending off a batch of old cell phones May 3rd.  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.

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 3^rd annual Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 1^st, 2010 at MCC of CC.  The suggested admission price is only $1 per week, or $52.  This promises to be a fun filled night with excellent food.  See Pastor Carol or the Mortgage Retirement Committee for more details.  All proceeds will go to the Mortgage Retirement Fund.  Please do not allow the suggested price of this event prevent you from coming.

Committees—On Sunday, May 9 after worship we will have a discussion of committees.  Please come and share your ideas about what committees we need to be forming here at MCC of CC.

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

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.

Bible study is at 6:30 every Wednesday night. 

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.  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!

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: Easter, Resurrection, Celebrate, empty tomb, 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! 

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MCC of CC E-News 4-7 to 4-14

MCC of Corpus Christi

E – Newsletter

April 7^th – April 14^th 2010

www.mcccorpuschristi.org

This Week

Thanks to Howie! – Pastor Carol's Easter sermon is now posted on YouTube! Use this link -   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8QY8eNs_cw

Movie Night – On Saturday, April 10^th at 7:00 p.m. it's movie night.  We will be watching a 2009 animated flick about an American astronaut who lands on a planet and wants to get back home.  Note the new time:  7:00 p.m. (We really do have this movie this time!)

Potlucks—On Sundays, April 11 and April 25, we will have potlucks.  Please bring whatever you would like to share with others in the way of food.  All food is greatly appreciated!!!

Coming Soon

Cell Phone Recycling! - We will be sending off a batch of old cell phones May 1st.  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.

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 4:30 and the rally begins at 5:00 p.m.  If anyone is interested in speaking or going, please contact Pastor Carol.

Board of Directors meeting—On Sunday, April 18^th at 1:00 p.m. will be our next Board of Directors meeting.  Everyone is welcome to come and observe. 

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 3^rd annual Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 1^st, 2010 at MCC of CC.  The suggested admission price is only $1 per week, or $52.  This promises to be a fun filled night with excellent food.  See Pastor Carol or the Mortgage Retirement Committee for more details.  All proceeds will go to the Mortgage Retirement Fund.

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 9am.  Yes, in the morning!!!  Come and increase your peace.

Bible study is at 6:30 every Wednesday night. 

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, April 4^th, we received over $147. for the UFMCC's Be a Gem program.  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. There is no annual fee and there is an introductory 0% financing.  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? Try these: Easter, Resurrection, Celebrate, empty tomb, 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! 

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MCC of CC E-news 3/31-4/7

MCC of Corpus Christi

E – Newsletter

March 31^st – April 7^th 2010

www.mcccorpuschristi.org

This Week

Holy Week Services—We will be holding special worship services on Thursday, April 1 at 7:00 p.m.  This will be our annual Maundy Thursday service.  On Friday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m. we will have our Good Friday Service.  Please plan on attending.  Because of these two special services, there will not be a Wednesday night Bible study on Wednesday, March 31.

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 4:30 and the rally begins at 5:00 p.m.  If anyone is interested in speaking or going, please contact Pastor Carol.

Board of Directors meeting—On Sunday, April 18^th at 1:00 p.m. will be our next Board of Directors meeting.  Everyone is welcome to come and observe. 

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 3^rd annual Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 1^st, 2010 at MCC of CC.  The suggested admission price is only $1 per week, or $52.  This promises to be a fun filled night with excellent food.  See Pastor Carol or the Mortgage Retirement Committee for more details.  All proceeds will go to the Mortgage Retirement Fund.

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 9am.  Yes, in the morning!!!  Come and increase your peace.

Bible study is at 6:30 every Wednesday night.  There are now two parts to the Bible Study.  For those who wish to continue studying the book:  How to Want What You Have, half of the Bible Study will be devoted to this book.  If you want to discuss a daily Lenten meditation, that material will be available as well.  We continue to enjoy a meal together afterwards.

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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