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Mission Of Hope Haiti: Meal Packing Event
We are partnering with Mission of Hope to host a Meal packing event on September 18th, 2022, in our Activities Building. During this event we will pack 50,000 Meals over the course of two shifts that will be sent to feed children in Haiti. This is a community event and all Churches or Community members regardless of affiliation are encouraged to attend this event and help make a difference to the children of Haiti. If you would like to sponsor a meal box, they are $65/box containing 216 meals. Checks can be made to Athens First UMC and dropped at church office. Please mark with Mission of Hope in memo line. |
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Shepherding our Angel Tree Families
I am looking for a few people who might be interested in calling 2 Angel Tree families a few times during the year to invite them to join us for VBS, our Easter egg hunt, Trunk or Treat, and maybe movie night if you think they may like to. They are families who live in Athens, and have elementary or pre-school age children. These will be families that did participate in our Angel Tree party this past December. Please contact me if you are willing to serve. Sandy Abadie Bus Drivers Needed If you have a CDL you can drive it; if you don't have a CDL, the church will help you obtain one. Call the church office if you can help in this way. (903-675-5161) Help Needed with Visitation We need people to help welcome our Sunday visitors the following week with a personal visit. Take a visitor’s packet with some homemade goodies. This is a very short visit with NO entry into the home. Contact Geri Moran (903-675-5863) or Julie Blythe (903-675-7344). |
The Food Pantry Needs a Few Good (Strong!) Men
Several men are needed to help unload at the Food Pantry on Thursdays and Fridays. It will only take 1.5 hours each day to get the food unloaded and into the building. We also need a couple of men with pickup trucks who can go to Tyler on Thursday to pick up food and to drive to Save-A-Lot in Athens on Friday. Please call Linda Horton if you can help with either of these tasks.
Her numbers are: 903-469-3400 & 903-203-2909.
Bake a Birthday Cake
United Methodist Women host a birthday party each month for teachers at MCLC. A cake is taken to the Center on the last Thursday of the month in honor of teachers who celebrate birthdays that month. If you can help by baking a cake, call the church office (903-675-5161).
Lunch Buddies
You are invited to participate in a volunteer program at Bel Air Elementary School and Athens Intermediate School. Lunch Buddies is a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in the life of a child. Volunteers may eat lunch once a week , using this time to encourage and mentor a first, second, third, fourth or fifth grade student. Lunch Buddy volunteers would participate in a short, one-time training, and then be assigned to a student. There is no financial obligations and no outside responsibilities for this program. Volunteers simply eat lunch with a child each week. You may sign up on the required forms in the church office.
Several men are needed to help unload at the Food Pantry on Thursdays and Fridays. It will only take 1.5 hours each day to get the food unloaded and into the building. We also need a couple of men with pickup trucks who can go to Tyler on Thursday to pick up food and to drive to Save-A-Lot in Athens on Friday. Please call Linda Horton if you can help with either of these tasks.
Her numbers are: 903-469-3400 & 903-203-2909.
Bake a Birthday Cake
United Methodist Women host a birthday party each month for teachers at MCLC. A cake is taken to the Center on the last Thursday of the month in honor of teachers who celebrate birthdays that month. If you can help by baking a cake, call the church office (903-675-5161).
Lunch Buddies
You are invited to participate in a volunteer program at Bel Air Elementary School and Athens Intermediate School. Lunch Buddies is a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in the life of a child. Volunteers may eat lunch once a week , using this time to encourage and mentor a first, second, third, fourth or fifth grade student. Lunch Buddy volunteers would participate in a short, one-time training, and then be assigned to a student. There is no financial obligations and no outside responsibilities for this program. Volunteers simply eat lunch with a child each week. You may sign up on the required forms in the church office.
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The Nurture Committee is in Need of Drivers
There are times when someone is needed to drive one of our members or friends to the doctor. The church can provide mileage reimbursement if it is needed. The Nurture Committee asks that you consider this “home mission” and call the church office to add your name to the list. So, when the need arises, we will have a list to draw from. |
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The Methodist Singers
A group from our church gathers twice a month to sing at our area nursing homes. Nan Mann is the pianist.
The schedule is:
First Monday of each month - 10 am at Park Highland Nursing Center
Last Monday of each month - 10 am at Athens Helping Hands, Inc and 11 am at South Place Nursing Center
If you want to be a part of this group contact Patty Curtis at 903-675-8251 or Mary Jennings at 903-675-8451.
A group from our church gathers twice a month to sing at our area nursing homes. Nan Mann is the pianist.
The schedule is:
First Monday of each month - 10 am at Park Highland Nursing Center
Last Monday of each month - 10 am at Athens Helping Hands, Inc and 11 am at South Place Nursing Center
If you want to be a part of this group contact Patty Curtis at 903-675-8251 or Mary Jennings at 903-675-8451.
