The Committee for Mission & Outreach will meet March 17, 2008 at 7 PM in the Fireside Room at the Community Church.
New Orleans Bound Easter Candy Sales ReStore in Santa Rosa
Paper or Plastic? Habitat for Humanity in Sebastopol
Thanks to you, Habitat Pledge Fulfilled Recycle Inkjet & Laser Cartridges
New Orleans Work Group June 2008
We have the dates for our Mission & Outreach 2008 New Orleans Work Group! We will be going June 15-21 and we need willing workers to come along. Applications are available now in the church office. Participants must be at least 16 years old by the time we go. Mark the dates on your new 2008 calendars and join us for an amazing experience.
A note from the Minister for Disaster Recovery: As of October 17, 2007, the South Central Conference Disaster Ministry has hosted 213 groups with 2,473 people. The groups have come from 36 states and 5 foreign countries to work in disaster relief. They have logged 62,059 hours of work valued at $1,117,062! What a great blessing to the people of New Orleans.
Two of those groups have been from our church! Here's your chance to make a difference in the lives of those in need and it will make a difference in your life as well!
Do
you love prowling the aisles at home improvement stores, enjoy fixing things, or
just want to help recycle building materials while fueling low-income housing?
ReStore needs you! Sales, display, cleanup of donations, merchandising and all
other activities rely heavily on volunteer efforts. Be a part of Sonoma
County's energetic recycler of new and used building materials, tools and
appliances.
Volunteer opportunities abound at ReStore, Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County’s fundraising home improvement store. With spring on the way, we are looking to ramp up our volunteer program and need your help. We offer professional and weekend warriors a chance to help build a sustainable foundation for Habitat of Sonoma County, and for the environment as a whole.
Volunteer opportunity includes, but are not limited to:
 | Cleaning of the store and new items |
| Organizing/Shelf Stocking |
| Assisting with pick-ups and deliveries |
| Donation screening and receiving |
| Minor repairs |
| Data Entry |
| Promotions |
| Special Events |
We ask our volunteers to commit to a 4 hour shift, with 3 different shifts available each day. Shifts for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are: 9am-1pm, 11am-3pm, and 1pm-5pm; and Saturday shifts are 9am-1pm, 10:30am-2:30pm, and 12pm-4pm. Our pick-ups and deliveries are on Tuesdays, so we also need people able to lift a 50 lb minimum for those shifts. .
If you are interested in volunteering please call the ReStore Manager, Brent Billings, at 568-3228, 24 10th Street in Santa Rosa or visit www.sonomacountyhabitat.org/restore for more information.
A Word to the Wise from Mission & Outreach
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We cannot all equip our homes With brand new energy stars. For some, a hybrid can’t be bought With salaries like ours. |
And paper ones are not too good. They must be strong and so They’re made of mostly new paper – Recycled content’s low. |
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We cannot quit our jobs ‘cause We commute too many miles. And yet we know the earth is going Through many climate trials. |
And they don’t break down in the dump Cause that takes oxygen. And when they’re covered up with dirt It’s anaerobic then. |
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But hark! There is one little thing - A different grocery sack To make our carbon footprints shrink And put us right on track! |
And in the making of both kinds Pollutants must be used. And then our streams and air and earth Are sorrowfully abused. |
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We can supply ourselves with those Reusable bags we see In every store where we buy food So cheap they’re almost free! |
And both must travel many miles From where they’re made and then We’re back in carbon-laden land And using gas again! |
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Because if we use plastic ones Recycling has a catch. Plastic comes in several types - Their resins have to match! |
So when we’re at the check stand and They ask us whether either We want paper or plastic? Our answer can be “neither!” |
Janet Minton
Thank you for your support in 2007
Thanks go to all of you who participated in our Mitten & Hat Tree and Shoebox Ministry. We delivered more that 300 items from our tree – a variety of socks, gloves, scarves, slippers, hats and underwear and wrapped shoeboxes filled with much needed items. All the men's shoeboxes were delivered to the Homeless Service Center where 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.
Thanks also for the donations of warm blankets, jackets and sleeping bags. The Homeless Task Force distributed these items to the area shelters to help during this especially cold weather.
October 7 in the Courtyard
Thank you for your support of the International Craft Sale! $3,217.50 was sold and the entire amount returned to Ten Thousand Villages to continue support for Third World artisans. Thank you again for your support and we look forward to our big sale in November 2008!
Candy Sales to Benefit Local Habitat Builds
Mission & Outreach will have some wonderful See's Chocolates - just in time for Easter! Look for the candy table after worship on March 9 & 16 and help support our local Habitat builds and treat yourself at the same time!
The Sebastopol builds are up and running! Find out how you can work on site at www.sonomacountyhabitat.org. Volunteers are needed for the Faith Build and the Women’s Build, both on Johnson Street in Sebastopol.
Volunteers are invited to help build, assist in the office, work in the ReStore, serve on committees, and help with special projects that benefit the organization. Time commitments vary; some volunteers dedicate every day of the week and others spend just a few hours each month working on projects or in the ReStore. As a volunteer for Habitat, you can choose to volunteer as little or as often as you would like. All of these positions are a tremendous help that directly or indirectly result in the construction of simple, decent homes
Habitat for Humanity
The Family Resource Committee is looking for speakers for our Family Education Program. Habitat offers classes to new Habitat families as they transition into homeownership. Some suggested topics for classes include: yard care gardening/ landscaping, pet care and decorative painting and wall treatments. If you have expertise in one of these areas, or you have an idea and would like to teach a class, please call Darlene at the Habitat office (707) 578-7707 ext. 104.
Our classes are fun, informative, and a wonderful way to give to your community. This is an opportunity to share your experience with others. We hope you will join our team of mentor teachers.
Community Church fulfills $5000 Pledge to Habitat!
Once again, the congregation of the Community Church has stepped up to the plate (or candy dish?) with tremendous support for the Mission & Outreach See’s candy sales to help fund our Habitat for Humanity pledge. The Easter candy was a sell out and we are pleased to announce that with your generous help, the Community Church of Sebastopol has fulfilled our Habitat for Humanity Faith House build pledge of $5000. The faith build Habitat project will begin this summer in Sebastopol and information will be available soon on how you can participate in the actual construction project
Recycle Ink Jet & Laser Cartridges
Recycle your inkjet and laser cartridges at church! Mission & Outreach is now collecting your empty cartridges to help support Habitat for Humanity and their local build in Sebastopol this summer. Bring your empty inkjet and laser cartridges to the church office and help Mission & Outreach recycle and raise funds at the same time! In just over one year we raised $900 for SOL just by collecting empty cartridges – let’s top that as we collect for the Sonoma County Habitat for Humanity.