Missions News & Events

MISSIONS NEWS & EVENTS

SUMMER MISSION TRIP OPPORTUNITIES

FOR ADULTS & FAMILIES

SAGER BROWN – The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Sager Brown Depot in Baldwin, Louisiana.
• June 24 -29: Sager Brown Team, all ages (limited to 25 participants)
• July 15-20: Sager Brown Team, all ages (limited to 25 participants)

COSTA RICA –This trip is in partnership with Rice and Beans Ministries and includes food ministry, VBS, sports ministry and construction.
• Tentative dates are July 14 – 21 (limited to 25 participants)

THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS FEBRUARY 27TH

WITH APPLICATION & DEPOSIT DUE BY MARCH 5TH.

Click here to email the Missions Office.

MISSION/EVANGELISM SUMMIT

GOD OF INTIMACY AND ACTION: A DAY WITH DR. TONY CAMPOLO
2/25/2012
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Christ UMC Sanctuary

The Mission-Evangelism Conference is an annual event that calls those together who are passionate about learning practical lessons in the areas of evangelism and missions in the local church. Dr. Campolo addresses the importance of our own connectedness to God and its effects on how we share that love-message with the world.

Registration is $10 per person and includes lunch.
For more information call the Missions Office at 601-914-7108
or to register online go to http://www.mississippi-umc.org/events/detail/1005.

TRADE A FEW HOURS TO FEED THE HUNGRY

STEWPOT SATURDAY MEALS –PROVIDING & SERVING A MEAL (10:00 A.M. – 12:45 P.M.)

A great opportunity for Sunday School classes, small groups or a group of friends to serve by providing the noon meal for Stewpot Community Services on the following Saturdays in 2012:

April 14
June 9
August 11
December 8

CLICK HERE TO EMAIL THE MISSIONS OFFICE.

STEWPOT WEEKDAY MEALS

Volunteers are needed to serve the weekday meal from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. any one (or several) of the following dates:

April 2 - 5

November 5 - 8

CLICK HERE TO EMAIL THE MISSIONS OFFICE.

FOOD PANTRY

ITEMS NEEDED AT THIS TIME

canned meat, sugar, flour, cereal, corn meal, dried beans, grits, mac and cheese

Please leave your items in the Mission Collection Carts.

looking for a way to trade a few hours to help someone?

Imagine growing closer to God and each other in 2011! Imagine our entire Christ Church community practicing 5 spiritual disciplines together! Imagine personal and community renewal! God created us to serve and Jesus modeled humble service when he lived on earth. Serving helps break the bondage of a self-centered life. Imagine the difference we could make in our church, in Jackson and around the world if all 5000 of us traded a few hours in Jesus’ name in 2012!

To assist you in the 5th practice of investing the equivalent of 2 weeks (80 hours) in ministry or mission service, please take a few minutes to review the following list of opportunities to serve in our community.

The contact information for each mission partner is listed below or you may contact the Missions Office at 601-914-7108 or email missions@christunitedjxn.org for more information.

CHASTAIN MIDDLE - SCHOOL ADOPT-A-SCHOOL PARTNER: Monday – Thursday
• Mentoring students (Noon – 1:00 p.m.)
• Prayer partners needed for teachers and the school
Contact: Nancy Lockhart at 601-898-3009

BETHLEHEM CENTER: Monday - Thursday for one hour each day
• Read to and with a child one day per week, Monday through Thursday from 3 to 4 p.m.
Contact: Barby Grace at 601-981-1102

NORTHTOWN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER: Monday - Thursday for one hour each day
• Read to and with a child one day per week, Monday through Thursday from 3 to 4 p.m.
Contact: Nina Redding at 601-956-6958

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS: Monday – Thursday, one hour sessions
• Read to and with a child one day per week, Monday through Thursday from 3 to 4 p.m.
Contact: Nina Redding at 601-956-6958

GLEANERS: Monday - Friday
• Drive to collect food in mornings and/or afternoons
• Volunteer to help weigh, label, and package food
Contact: Henry Burge at 601-853-4621 or Gleaners at 601-956-4740

CHINESE CULTURAL INITIATIVE: See below for specifics
• Help with English as second language classes, Wednesdays at Noon
• Become a friend
Contact: Glen Swan at 601-605-5777

ELIMINATE POVERTY: Minimum of two meeting per month
• Become an Ally to a family in need
Contact: Missions Office at 601-914-7108 or email missions@christunitedjxn.org

GOOD SAMARITAN CENTER: Monday – Friday, some Saturday work days
• Help sort donated items
Contact: Missions Office at 601-914-7108

HOPE HOUSE: Fourth Thursday of each month, 4:30 – 6:00 pm
• Provide & serve evening meal to 20 – 25 residents
Contact: Paige Stowe at 601-992-2774

HOSPICE MINISTRIES: Monday mornings or as needed
• Make flower arrangements for the patients’ rooms or help with gardening projects
• Train as a grief counselor
Contact: Bob Jones at 601-992-2774 or for grief counselor training, Hospice Ministries at 601-898-1053, ext. 258

MEALS ON WHEELS: 2nd Thursday & 4th Wednesday & Thursday of each month
• Help deliver or prepare food for 24 individuals
Contact: Robbie Carmichael at 601-977-0535

MUSTARD SEED: First Wednesday of each month (except June 8), 2:30 p.m.
• Help with monthly “Birthday Bash” for the Seedsters
Contact: Jana Smith at 601-957-1280 or Suzanne Laird at 601-957-6266.

STEWPOT COMMUNITY SERVICES: See individual bullet items for specifics
• Help with special projects & events at Shelters as needed (Billy Brumfield shelter for men, Matt’s House for women & children & Sims House for women & children)
• Purchase, prepare, and serve the Saturday meal on April 14, June 9, August 11, October 13 or December 8
• Serve the weekday meal from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. any of one (or several) of the following dates - January 23 - 26, April 2 - 5, June 11 - 14, & November 5 - 8.
• Distribute food at the Food Pantry from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. - waiting for 2012 schedule
Contact: Missions Office at 601-914-7108 or email missions@christunitedjxn.org

SUSANNA STITCHERS: 2nd Saturday of each month
• Help cut material, iron, or sew
• Deliver completed gifts
Contact: Roanoke McDonald at 601-853-8823

LOCAL WORK MISSION: As needed
• Assist a needy (handicapped, elderly, or low income) individual, family, or ministry with needed carpentry, plumbing & other repair projects
• Assist with disaster-related projects
Contact: Joe McCoy at 601-992-1710

MISSION TRIPS: Spring Break & Summer
• Participate in various mission trips, regional & international
Contact: Missions Office at 601-914-7108 or email missions@christunitedjxn.org

GARAGE SALE: September 8, 2012
• Participate in Planning Committee
• Contribute non-clothing items for the sale
• Help sort and price items for the sale
• Help on the day of the sale
• Help load unsold items for delivery to the Good Samaritan Center
Contact: Missions Office at 601-914-7108 or email missions@christunitedjxn.org

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: December, 2011
• Provide or serve food and beverages
• Serve in shift work (carpentry, painting, landscaping)
Contact: Monte Luehlfing at 601-981-1317

GRACE HOUSE: Thanksgiving and as needed
• Provide Christian fellowship
• Help with special events
• Join the residents and other church members for the annual Thanksgiving Day lunch sponsored by Christ UMC
Contact: Jonathan Hill at 601-957-9655

GUARDIANS OF JUSTICE (CASA): Christmas
• Provide Christmas gifts for children in the Hinds County Court system
Contact: Missions Office at 601-914-7-108 or email missions@christunitedjxn.org

MISSIONS E-NEWSLETTER

MISSIONS COLLECTION CARTS

Mission Collection Carts are available to collect any items you wish to donate. Items will be donated to local shelters, food pantries and ministries.

To get more information or to offer your service for any of these missions or special events, please complete the “Call to Action” info on the attendance form in the bulletin, stop by the Mission table in the Great Hall, visit the church website, call the Missions Office at 601-914-7108 or email missions@christunitedjxn.org.