Getting Excited

I'm finally feeling better (thanks for the suggestions) and am really looking forward to the upcoming weeks. We got a huge "green light" on a project we'd like to do that will really improve our Children's Ministry and we'll be announcing those plans at our PARTnership Party on Oct. 27th. There's a couple of other big announcements that we'll share then too so if you're a PARtner, you'll want to clear your schedule so you can plan on being there and I'm not kidding about that.

Excited about this weekend too. It's the second Saturday of the month and that means time for Second Saturday Service. This month we're helping out another local ministry put on their first ever 5K run to help bring attention (and solutions) to poverty in our areas. Yes, there are people living in poverty right here in Pitt County! If you didn't sign up, you can just show up anytime between 8 and 3 and I'm sure they'll find something for you to help with. Most everything happens near Moe's off of Red Banks Road. CLICK HERE for a map.

Then I'm really stoked about Sunday because we're not doing church, instead we're going to BE the church. We told people who were there last week what was going on but some might just be finding out about it now. Basically, we're saying that the church has left the building. We'll still meet at 10:10, and once people get there, they'll get a worship CD that they can play in their car while they're driving away to their location. They'll either go to one of our sites where we're doing a $1 carwash (meaning we wash a car and then give people $1) or a beautification project (meaning trash pickup).

People who were there last week picked up a bag that had a list of what to bring in it. If you didn't get one, you can choose. If you want to wash cars for a while, bring brushes, sponges, buckets, hoses, nozzles, towels, squeegeez, etc. and if you plan on picking up trash bring gloves, buckets, garbage bags, vests (or wear bright colors) etc.

We'll tell people to finish up by around 11:45-12:00 and head back to the Boys and Girls Club for lunch - provided by Cubbies in Winterville (burgers and hotdogs). I've heard some great stories of people who've begun to understand what it means to notice people and love them through simple acts of kindness. Sunday's just another opportunity to do that in our community. I'm pretty confident that most people will come and BE the church in the community and not consider it a day off of church. Should be great. Don't miss out.