Missions
Custer Road United Methodist Church defines mission projects as "programs of ministry that reach out beyond our church family to help people less fortunate than ourselves and to serve our community, our nation, and our world in the name of Jesus Christ."
SAMARITAN INN URGENT NEEDS: We need volunteers to provide the following:
Milk & Eggs Delivery - Purchase and deliver 20 dozen eggs and 20 gallons of milk to the Inn at the beginning of the week in December.
Breakfast Foods Collection - Collect and/or purchase breakfast foods and deliver to the Inn the first of the month, Oct.-Dec. 2010.
Contact Shelley Sacarello at 972-335-1903 to volunteer or for more information.
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS SIGN-UPS: Sundays, Aug. 8, 15 and 22. Have a huge impact on a young person's life with a very small time commitment to mentoring through Big Brothers Big Sisters, either the school-based program or the community-based program. Stop by the mission area in Fellowship Hall to visit Roy Hunger. You can contact him at 972-491-7723 or roywhunter@gmail.com. Visit www.bbbsnt.org for more information.
PISD SCHOOL-AGE PARENT PROGRAM: Sign up to mentor school-age parents in order to keep these kids in school and teach them to be responsible parents. Men and women are welcome to mentor. The program also needs donations of diapers, gift cards and new or gently used baby items such as car seats, baby clothing, maternity clothing and formula. Stop by the Mission Information Center in Fellowship Hall on Sundays, Aug. 8, 15 and 22, for information. Contact Laura Farley, 972-964-6902.NURSING HOME MINISTRY OPENINGS: Both IHS/Park in Plano and Heritage Manor have openings. Groups are needed to play Bingo with the residents. All you need to do is provide prizes, usually just quarters ($10-15). Children are welcome. IHS/Park in Plano, 2-3 p.m., Nov. 27. Heritage Manor, 2:30-3:30 or 4 p.m., Sept. 25 and Jan. 2011. Contact Heather Jackson, 972-529-2120.
MEXICO MISSION TRIPS: Custer Road UMC, in partnership with Juntos Servimos (Together We Serve) has engaged in mission trips to Matamoros, Mexico, for several years now, building and painting houses, making home medical visits with doctors, playing with children, visiting the Children's Home, delivering food and supplies, etc. Below are a list of 2010 mission trip dates. Anyone is welcome on these trips - most trips are limited to 15 people per trip. The cost is $295-$345 per person plus airfare (includes food, lodging, rental van and supplies). Those going on the trip fly from Dallas to Harlingen on Thursday afternoon and return Sunday evening (unless otherwise specified). If cost is really an issue, inquire about scholarships. For more information, contact Alisa Allen.
September 23-26 Team members needed. Cost $525.
October 21-24 Full
November 11-14 (Aggie vs. Longhorn Trip) Leader and team members needed. Cost $525.
Youth Family Mission Trip, Dec. 27-31: This trip is for youth (sixth through twelfth grade) and their families and is only $225 per person, due to driving down in rental vans. If you want a missional memory your family will never forget, reserve your place now by contacting Suzanne Gajdica.
CHICKS WITH STICKS WHO CARE: Meet first and third Mondays at 12:30 p.m. Chicks with Sticks will not meet the 1st Monday of July due to Independence Holiday. Knit or crochet baby hats (including Christmas hats) for Newborns in Need, wool helmet liners for Citizen S.A.M., a military organization, and cotton chemo hats for Texas Health Resources Radiology Dept. Items are due by August 16. Make on your own or at meetings. Contact Tammy Hogan. Read the May Chicks with Sticks newsletter HERE.
Volunteer! Click HERE for volunteer opportunities or contact Director of Missions Stephanie Mills at ext. 239.
I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me. -Matthew 25:36
SCHOOL SUPPLY COLLECTION: July 25-Aug. 20. When you buy supplies for the new school year, consider buying extra items to donate to the Plano School Supply Project. The project began in 1986 at Resurrection Lutheran Church of Plano and handed out over 3000 packets in 2009. Items we are collecting are: 1"-3" binders, loose-leaf notebook paper, spiral notebooks, folders with brads, pencils and glue sticks. Bring donations to the donation shelves in Fellowship Hall. Contact Kim Brown.
HEAD START GHC HEDGEHOG COLLECTION: Sundays, Aug. 1, 8 and 15, order a hedgehog for $10 for children in the Head Start program at Meadows Elementary. Provide Grace, Hope and Care to children in our community. If you would like to make a financial donation, make checks payable to CRUMC, indicate "Head Start Hedgehogs" on the memo line, and send it to the church office or put it in the offering plate. Contact Becky Luckie, 972-496-3113.FOOD DRIVE: Aug. 15-29. Donate rice, pasta, dried beans, canned fruits and vegetables, dry milk, cereal, canned and box dinners, and peanut butter. Donations benefit the Plano Food Pantry. Cash donations, used to purchase perishables, will benefit Plano Food Pantry and God's Food Pantry. Make your check out to CRUMC, designate it for the Food Drive and place it in the offering plate. Contact Suzanne Betterley.
CELL PHONE/SMALL ELECTRONICS RECYCLING DRIVE: This is an ongoing mission. Bring working and non-working cell phones, ink jet cartridges, iPods, Blackberries, handheld gaming devices, digital cameras and digital video cameras to collection boxes at the Welcome Center in the Narthex, the church office, or donation shelves in Fellowship Hall. No film cameras or other types of electronics. Proceeds benefit the Collin Country Adult Clinic. Contact Stephanie Mills.
COUPON DRIVE: Benefits American military personnel and their families by helping them afford food from military commissaries. Bring your unwanted manufacturer's coupons (clipped or not) to the red, white and blue box in Fellowship Hall labeled "Military Coupon Project." Coupons close to expiration date are acceptable. Do not bring coupons that are restaurant or store specific. We are also looking for volunteers willing to help with the processing and packaging of the coupons on a monthly basis. If this sounds like a good project for your Sunday school class, children's project or small group, contact Taci Kistler, ext. 242.
BED START/FURNITURE DRIVE: Gently-used beds, comforters, linens and furniture, as well as monetary donations to purchase new beds. Our biggest need is for bunk beds, followed by full-size beds and lastly, twin-size beds. Any size bed and type of furniture is needed. Make checks payable to Custer Road United Methodist Church and designate for the Bed Start Mission. Contact Doug Nickols at 214-929-1342 to make arrangements to pick up beds or to volunteer to make deliveries/pick-ups. This is an ongoing mission.
CAMPBELL’S LABELS FOR EDUCATION: Campbell's product labels for the Head Start program, and in return they receive free educational supplies. Campbell’s, Franco-American SpaghettiOs, Prego, Swanson, Pace, V8 and Pepperidge Farm. Clip the front label (including the UPC code) on cans, the UPC code on frozen products and the lids on Campbell's ready-to-serve soups, Prego Pasta Sauces (46 oz. and larger only) and Pace Products (rinse lids first!). Bring to mailbox on donation shelves in Fellowship Hall, or send to Stephanie Mills in the front office.BOX TOPS AND TYSON LABELS: Box Tops for Education will benefit the Head Start Program. Tyson product labels will benefit the Custer Road Christian Day School, which receives $.24 per label. Free school supplies or money for educational items are the result of the label collection. Bring to mailbox on donation shelves in Fellowship Hall, or send to Stephanie Mills in the front office.
The Rev. John Baldwin, Associate Minister Missions / Student Ministries, ext. 227
Stephanie Mills, Director of Missions, ext. 239
Serve God by serving others. It is our Christian duty to help those in need. As James 1:22 says, “Be doers of the word and not merely hearers.” Along the path of doing our Christian duty, I pray that your participation in acts of kindness will be just as meaningful for you as they are for the people you are helping.
Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. -2 Corinthians 9:10
