Fill the Hole

We began 2010 by reading the book The Hole in Our Gospel. The main premise of this book is that the church in general tends to forget about the part of the Gospel that involves reaching out and helping others. In response to The Hole in Our Gospel, we have spent the last several weeks during Lent trying to “fill the hole.” Our efforts will continue beyond the Lenten season, and you can be a part!

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Spring Into Missions

Join us for our Local Missions Day, "Spring into Missions" on Saturday, April 24! United Methodist churches all over the country will be doing similar projects that day as a part of the Change the World event. We are planning to have 15 to 25 projects that we will do on this great day. We need lots of volunteers (both youth and adults) who have a willing spirit and can pull weeds, trim a hedge or paint, putty or hammer with supervision. We also need people who can lead a team. Sign up to help on Check-In online or in next Sunday's bulletin. More info...

On-Going Opportunities to "Fill the Hole"

Throughout the season of Lent, we "filled the hole" for people in need. (Not sure what "the hole" is? Click here to read about the book The Hole in Our Gospel.) Lent has come to an end, but we will have on-going needs that you can fill any time. We will be keeping various needs in front of you, so watch for them in E-News and Sunday's bulletin.

Current top needs (updated 04-13-2010):

• Funds (any amount is needed) to help our neighbors in need with their electric bills.  Make checks payable to the church, with Benevolence Fund, on the memo line.  Contact Trudy Hughes at trudyh@fumcg.org. 

• A "shining star" terminally ill student at Colleyville-Heritage High School needs a desk top computer. She cannot support the weight of a laptop. Contact Lindsay Schaeffer Student Advocate Services Counselor, CHHS 817-305-4783.

• Provide funds (any amount is welcome) for a student in need at Timberline Elementary to attend a Leadership Summer Camp. Total cost of the camp is $795. Her teachers are also helping her to raise money. Make checks payable to the church with " Timberline Student Camp" on the memo. Contact cindyr@fumcg.org.

• Serve on a team of people who will do on-going laundry, housekeeping and GRACE grocery shopping for a neighbor in need. Contact Lezleigh Kleibrink at lezleigh_k@yahoo.com.

• Serve on a team of people who will work on minor car repairs for neighbors in need. Contact Rich Whitlock, rdubs9603@yahoo.com.

• Provide funds for ongoing housecleaning for a couple with health issues. Make checks payable to the church with "neighbor housecleaning" on the memo line. Contact Trudy Hughes at trudyh@fumcg.org. 

Here are some needs we know will be on-going:

Support all of our local missions ministries (God Can, Project Read, Weekend Food, etc.) 

Donate Box Tops for Education (clipped from commonly-used products) to Cannon Elementary. Click here for a list of products from which you can clip Box Tops.

The Texas Center for the Visually Challenged badly needs your old computers. They are refurbished and equipped with special software that speaks to the users, then shipped all over the US. If you have an old computer to donate, Dick Guckel will gladly pick it up and deliver it for you. Contact Dick at 817-488-2005 (home), 682-553-8226 (cell) or  captain.dick@verizon.net. 

Questions about where you can help? Contact Volunteer Coordinator Bev Campisi at beverlyc@fumcg.org or 817-797-4936.