Hi Folks,
As some of you may remember, we
embarked on the "Reaching New People" project a little over a year
ago to promote our church and reach out to our community with the
love of Christ. The Vitality Team was formed to be the
organizing body of this endeavor.
One of our activities has been
our outreach to folks who park in our parking lot for the Concerts
on the Green. We hand out free bottles of water and offer a
free sign-up for a chance to win a gift card of a local
business. Last summer, it took awhile for folks to even
approach us. It's amazing how suspicious people can be of
"free" things and of church people. But, by the end of
summer, folks were smiling and happy to see us.
We had our first Concert on the
Green give away this past Wednesday, and the atmosphere was totally
different from last year's first events. People were
expecting us!
With the Vitality's Team work and
the Men's Fellowship's Hot Dog sale, we are truly showing our
presence to our community in a positive way, sharing God's love and
light.
However, this work is not only
for the Vitality Team and Men's Fellowship. All the members
of HCCUCC are truly part of this endeavor to show forth God's
presence in our community. It's all our work to be sharing
Christ in our words and actions. It is all our work to invite
people to join us in worship and mission. All members are on
the Vitality Team!!
One way anyone can help is to
donate water for our Wednesday give away. We gave away almost
3 cases this Wednesday alone. Also, we would welcome
donations of $25 gift cards from local businesses.
The Vitality Team is also
sponsoring a LEO (Let's Eat Out) on Tuesday, July 7 at Ruby
Tuesday's. We will be meeting at the church at 6:15 P.M. for
those who would like to carpool and meeting at the restaurant at
6:30 for those who want to meet us there. We are asking that
people consider bringing a friend who is not a church member.
There will be a sign-up sheet in the alcove on July 5. Please
consider joining us for this fun time!
Please contact me if you would
like any more info how we can better reach out to our community
with the extravagant welcome of Christ. This is everybody's
church, and we all have a responsibility to it.
Peace,
Rev. Lucille
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