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Missions at FPC
The FPC Annual Alternative Christmas Gift Market is coming Sunday, October 3 !
SERRV International Fair Trade craft items and some tea/food products will be available for purchase that day and catalogs will be available for placing an order.
* * * The "First Sunday" Food Pantry collection of non-perishables for St. Vincent's House has resumed! The collection basket is by the church kitchen. * * * 2010 Outreach Fund Ministry Grants Acting on the deliberations of the Mission Outreach Fund Board, the Missions Ministry on August 1, 2010, recommended for Session approval the awarding of grant funds to the following applicants in the amounts specified: Bolivar Peninsula Community Outreach $4000 Start-up of thrift shop to help sustain the initiatives
East End Preschool $4000 Complete playground with tricycle path
Gulf Coast Big Brothers-Big Sisters $4000 Grandparents raising grandchildren program
Gleanings from the Harvest $4000 Expansion of warehouse
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) $5000 Start-up of thrift shop for sustaining, and supported client employment
Pregnancy and Parenting Support Center $5000 Purchase of educational materials for expectant and new parents
R House, Inc. $4000 Upgrade of kitchen appliances (Bill Biggs agrees to consult)
St. Augustine Episcopal Church of Galveston $3000 Construction of community garden, in stages as they have the funding
St. Vincent’s House $4000 Food pantry augmentation and Thanksgiving dinner
Salvation Army $5000 Purchase of 20 single beds
Seafarers Center of Galveston $4000 Completion of cost of exterior painting
William Temple Foundation $4000 Expansion and upgrade of kitchen (Bill Biggs agrees to consult) Total $50,000
* * * Online Mission Resource of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) - "God's Mission Matters" - is available at www.pcusa.org/missioncrossroads Included are... lessons from the day: lessons from the Bible and true-life mission stories: parables that matter, matters of the Word, short mission matters; tools you can use: matters from pop culture, my story matters, recommended articles & books, an online forum to react to the monthly podcast * ; ways to bear more fruit: hearing stories from mission workers about guiding principles for mission practice, Scripturally-based reflection; an opportunity to share your own stories; a God's Mission Matters Toolkit for deeper study & reflection. * A podcast is an audio file you download online to listen to on your computer or MP3 player. The Toolkit is also available for printing. * * * Local Missions: Our FPC Salvation Army Monday Night Dinner The teams can use more volunteers ! Food is purchased by FPC volunteers, prepared by volunteers in the late afternoon in the Salvation Army kitchen, then served at 5:00 p.m. (Salvation Army staff are around to help.) First Presbyterian has long supported the Salvation Army (located on Galveston Island at 23rd Street & Broadway) with weekly dinner teams that purchase, prepare and serve meals on Monday evenings. January 2010 marked the beginning of the 12th year for our weekly Monday evening dinner teams. Each team serves one Monday per month. Can you help? Contact the church office 409.762.8638 * * * The Outreach Grant Fund Ministry of First Presbyterian.... As an act of stewardship, the First Presbyterian Church created an Outreach Fund Ministry using interest earned from Trust. Funds. Grants for the development and support of innovative and inspiring outreach programs are awarded annually. An Outreach Fund Ministry was formed as a sub-committee of the Mission Committee to receive, review, and make recommendations on worthy proposals. Members of our church are involved in many community organizations and priority is given to proposals from these organizations. For more OFM information, please click here: * * * Galveston Seafarers' Ministry 31 gift boxes were packed for the Galveston Seafarers' Ministry by the children & youth of FPC Galveston during December & delivered the first of January. The boxes were delivered to a ship bound for Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua & Ecuador. This is a copy of the thank you letter we received. * * * Post-Ike donations
Many thanks go out to individuals & churches, who have contributed financially or through other donations to First Presbyterian or to East End Preschool & Kindergarten.
* * * Jesse Tree: We are involved with and help support the Jesse Tree, a networking & referral agency for social services, officially located at 2622 Market Street in Galveston. Jesse Tree has been operating at Holy Rosary Church since Hurricane Ike, with donations now being accepted at their regular location, 27th & Market Streets. Jesse Tree has a continuing need for monetary support, toiletries for distribution and volunteers to help with food distribution & other projects. For more information on the Jesse Tree go to this website link: * * * AIDS Coalition of Coastal Texas (ACCT): The FPC Mission Ministry periodically provides Thursday Lunch for the local AIDS CCT. * * * The Luke Society operates a free walk-up clinic in the church's parking lot at 19th & Church Streets, each Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m., in conjunction with a free breakfast program. * * * Meals on Wheels: FPC team members deliver hot meals to the home-bound through Edgewater. Contact Bill Bumpus for more information. * * * World Missions: Global Missionaries with connections to FPC Galveston.... * * *
Ask Jean Straatmeyer about her third children's book, "Tales of an African Dog in Texas." Books for $10.00. All proceeds from the books support organizations that work with orphans in Malawi -- Ministry of Hope, Orphan Care in Area 25, and the CCAP Synod Orphanage. * * * Rev. Debbie Chase, a PC (U.S.A.) missionary to Malawi, is a former member of this congregation and last visited with us in March 2006. The most recent newsletter from Livingstonia is posted on the Mission bulletin board in Fellowship Hall. Contact & more info: debbiechaseccap@malawi.net http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/profiles/chased.htm Malawi Facts link and Malawi Info from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) link "Uchizi na Mtende" (Grace and Peace) * * * Annual Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study Find out more about Presbyterian missionaries around the globe! This daily devotional guide features lectionary readings, prayers, and information about Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mission work & missionaries in the U.S. and around the world, as well as information on every Presbytery and Synod. The Yearbook is accessible online at www.pcusa.org/pcusa/cmd/mip/mybtoday.html For information on missionaries of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) see www.pcusa.org/missionconnections * * * Heifer International Heifer International has been a part of our Vacation Bible School program since 1986. Since 1944, Heifer International & its supporters have helped millions of people in over 128 countries become more self-reliant through livestock to raise, training and “Passing on the Gift” to others. To find out more, click Heifer International * * * Alternative Christmas Gift Market: An Alternative Christmas "Fair Trade" Gift Market is held in October, featuring SERRV Fair Trade Crafts. 20% (our proceeds from sales) go to FPC's mission work. Next date is October 3, 2010. * * * Special Offerings: A Presbyterian tradition for almost seventy years, the Christmas Joy Offering is one of the special offerings designated by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Fifty percent of the Christmas Joy Offering receipts are distributed by the Board of Pensions for assistance programs providing support to retired and active church workers, their spouses and families. The other half supports Presbyterian-related racial ethnic education through the National Ministries Division of the General Assembly Council. * * * The annual One Great Hour of Sharing offering is taken by many denominations during the Easter season. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) divides this special offering between..... PC(USA) - Self Development of People PC(USA) - Presbyterian Disaster Assistance The PDA has been active in the Galveston-Houston area since Hurricane Ike. The PDA is also working on the problem of staff attrition - following disasters, churches usually experience a complete turnover in staff during the following 36 months, at a time when stability on continuity is most needed; our pastor, Rev. David Green, is assisting with this PDA project. * * *
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Haiti relief efforts may be made through First Some other donation sites for Haiti, checked & rated, the list provided by the Mission Ministry: www.habitat.org In Haiti, their efforts are to provide both emergency & permanent housing. Rated A- www.unicefusa.org Working to help Haitian children with shelter, feeding, & safe care. Rated A www.heifer.org In Haiti they are working to rebuild lost crop starters & animals. Rated A- www.doctorswithoutborders.org Providing emergency medical care & assisting with disease prevention. Rated ! www.imcworldwide.org stands for International Medical Corps. Rated A+
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For information from Synod of the Sun (the
Presbyterian region
including Texas & Louisiana) on continuing post-hurricane relief
efforts see 
Presbyterian - please designate your gift for "PDA-Haiti." The
offering will go to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.