The Committee for Mission & Outreach will meet on Monday, June 12 at 7 PM in the Fireside Room.
Memorial Day Peace Vigil
Central Laboral de Graton May 7
Easter Candy Sales
Mitten & Hat Tree
Shoebox Ministry
International
Craft Sale
School Kits
Rebuilding Together
See's Candy Sales
Habitat for Humanity Garage Sales
Seeds of Learning
Recycle Ink Cartridges
Spanish Classes
On Sunday May 7, following the church service, the Mission & Outreach Committee is hosting the steering committee of the Central Laboral de Graton. Working to provide a place for the day laborers to gather and for customers to call and reserve workers with specific skills, has taken much hard work and many years of planning. According to Terry Winter, “We are looking for individuals (especially those with technical skills) to advise us or to work along side of us to complete the work we need to do on the site: fence and deck building, electrical work, landscaping, etc..” They could also use donated or at cost materials. The Community Church has supported many worthwhile building projects and the Graton Labor Hiring Hall is another worthwhile community project. For more information please contact Nancy Mathews-823-0429 or Nancy Dempsey- 823-3970.
And please join us on May 7 in the Fireside Room following worship to learn more about the Central Laboral de Graton.
There will be a 10 AM prayer vigil and call for peace in the Middle East on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29 at The Community Church of Sebastopol. Please mark your calendars and take the time to join in this important gathering. Watch for more information in the Sunday bulletin.
Helping Our Service Men & Women
From a column in the PD comes a request for school supplies for school children in Iraq. Army Lt. Eric Spencer stationed in Baghdad says that there is a great need for school supplies and he and his unit will deliver to the children what ever supplies are sent. Eric is a graduate of Cardinal Newman High and has made this request through his father, Mike. If you would like to help you may contact Mike at roscoe_max@yahoo.com or ship directly to 1LT Eric Spencer B Co. 3/67 AR, 4ID Unit41503 APO AE 09390-1503
We would also like to start a chain of support for Community Church Members or their relatives and friends in the military. The support would be in the form of letters and packages with good wishes, goodies or items like the request made by LT Eric Spencer. To begin, please provide the address to the church office to be published in the monthly newsletter. With these addresses, our church members, groups, or committees can bring a little bit of the home front to our friends in the military serving far away.
Shoebox
Ministry
Mitten & Hat Tree
Thanks go to all of you who participated in our Mitten & Hat Tree and Shoebox Ministry for 2005. We delivered 284 items from our tree – a variety of socks, gloves, scarves, slippers, hats and blankets. And 99 shoeboxes were delivered for those who find themselves without a place to call home this winter. All the men's shoeboxes were delivered to the Homeless Service Center and they distribute them to the homeless shelters in Santa Rosa. The women's and child's shoeboxes were taken to The Living Room, a support center for homeless women and their children. The many hats, scarves, gloves, socks and donated clothing were shared between The Living Room and The Family Support Center. They were all very appreciative of what the members and friends of Community Church have done for them this Christmas season. Thank you for your continued support in our efforts to help those most in need.
International Craft Sale in October 1, 2006 in the Church Courtyard
We will be having our annual Craft Sale on Sunday, October 1, 2006. Handcraft items from Third World artisans, distributed by Ten Thousand Villages, will be available for you to purchase. Ten Thousand Villages is an organization of the Mennonite Central Committee that pays artisans a fair market value for their wears that are sold by churches and other non-profit agencies. As a mission project, our Mission & Outreach Committee will sell the craft items and return all of the proceeds to Ten Thousand Villages. Plan join us after church on October 1, 2006 to shop for family friends, and yourself!
Habitat for Humanity
Working in Sonoma County
Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County will begin building two homes in partnership with the community of Sebastopol and the Homeowner Partners in August of 2006. All funds for the homes will be raised locally, and most of the labor will be provided by local volunteers.
The focus on the houses will be Green Building. Habitat for Humanity has won an award from the City of Santa Rosa for building green on its current project in the Roseland District. Habitat will partner with the community to build an additional two affordable houses in Sebastopol starting in winter of 2007. For more information, call 707-578-7707.
Habitat for Humanity Warehouse Sales
Open Fridays & Saturdays 10-2
Looking for some fabulous lighting appliances for your home? Would you like some decorative tiles at a discount? These items and much more are available at the Habitat for Humanity Warehouse Sale now open every Friday and Saturday from 10 AM to 2PM at the corner of 10th and Cleveland Avenues in Santa Rosa. Come by early and check back often as more donated items are prepared for sale each week by the volunteers at Habitat for Humanity. Would you like to buy, donate materials or be a volunteer? If you can volunteer to help staff the sales, please contact Jack Blankenship at 799-7952.
School Kits for Church World Services
Thank you for your support with this annual project - we were able to send out 38 complete school kits to help the children of Afghanistan start their 2005-06 school year! Look for information our next Church World Services project coming your way soon.
Rebuilding Together will be working on housing projects in Sebastopol in the fall. This organization helps low-income homeowners – especially the elderly, disabled and families with children make much-needed repairs to their homes. Watch for more details. Volunteers are needed to serve on the executive board and/or help with the building project the spring of 2006. The group is also accepting applications for possible work sites in the West County area. Visit www.rebuildingtogether.org for more information.
2006 Seeds of Learning Mission Trip
Nicaragua Mission Trip Fundraiser
HELP BUILD A CLASSROOM
Your donation will “purchase” a Lego block to build one classroom, helping our volunteers go to Nicaragua with Seeds of Learning to build an actual classroom. Please indicate below which brick(s) you wish to purchase, attach payment, and watch the classroom get built!
Please make checks payable to Community Church with a note in the memo line “Nicaragua Bricks.” You may drop your purchase in the collection plate; leave it in the church office or mail to the Community Church of Sebastopol, P.O. Box 579, Sebastopol, CA 95473. Thank you!
Church members will be traveling to Nicaragua to help build a much-needed classroom. Each volunteer will need to pay over $1700 to cover airfare, lodging, meals and building materials for the school.
Donate as little as $5 or even $50. We will take your donation and “buy” building bricks. These bricks will be represented by Lego blocks of differing sizes. As bricks are purchased, the Bell brothers will “build” a classroom while we watch!
Thank you very much for your support! If you would like more information about the 2006 Mission Trip to Nicaragua, contact David or Suzanne White at 823-9717 or visit Seeds of Learning at www.seedsoflearnig.org.
There may still be room to sign up for the Seeds of Learning All-Church Mission Trip to Nicaragua from June 10-June 20, 2006. The cost for the trip is $1050 plus airfare and we have a variety of fundraisers in the works to help bring the cost down for each participant. Please call David or Suzanne White for more information at 823-9717.
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Bricks I Wish to Purchase |
Bricks Required |
Cost per Brick |
Total |
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4 |
$5.00 |
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54 |
$10.00 |
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10 |
$15.00 |
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107 |
$20.00 |
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5 |
$25.00 |
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3 |
$30.00 |
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7 |
$35.00 |
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4 |
$50.00 |
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Recycle Empty Ink Jet & Laser Cartridges
Leave your empty inkjet and laser cartridges in the cardboard box in the church office and Mission & Outreach will be able to turn them into cash to help fund the 2006 Seeds of Learning Mission Trip. Please bring the cartridges in a sealed plastic baggie and Mission & Outreach will take care of the rest.
Help raise funds for the multi-generational Mission Trip and help keep the environment clean by dropping off your empty inkjet cartridges! What could be easier! So far over $900 has been generated from your empty cartridges. For a list of accepted empty cartridges, please see the list in the church office or call Karin in the office at 823-2484.
Spanish Lessons in preparation for the trip will resume in January, beginning January 9 & 23 from 7-8 PM in Fellowship Hall. Subsequent classes will be held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month.
See’s Candy Sale
for Seeds of Learning – Nicaragua
Mission Trip
Mission & Outreach will be selling See’s Easter Candy after church on April 2 & 9 to help fundraise for the 2006 Seeds of Learning Mission Trip. Treat yourself and help support the 2006 SOL Mission Trip to Nicaragua – buy chocolates!
