Duck United Methodist Church: Duck United Methodist Church:
Dear United Methodist Friends,
United Methodist Communications is working to provide timely and relevant information about how The United Methodist Church is responding to the tragic earthquake in Haiti and how United Methodists can support these efforts. United Methodists have had a long-standing relationship with Haiti through the Methodist Church of Haiti. The United Methodist News Service has already posted stories on the tragedy and will have ongoing coverage about United Methodist mission teams that are in Haiti, response efforts by the United Methodist Committee on Relief, and what local churches are doing to provide aid. Stay tuned to http://www.umc.org/haiti for more information. Support for relief efforts can be made to Haiti Emergency, UMCOR Advance # 418325. 100% of gifts to UMCOR through the Advance support the designated project. United Methodist Communications 810 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203
Carl’s Request :
The devastating earthquake in Haiti requires our immediate attention and support! Carl has arranged for the following drop off points for emergency HEALTH KIT supplies for the MERCI HAITI RELIEF EFFORT :
Mann’s Grocery Store
Next To >>> Bethany UMC – Wanchese
Rev. Jerome Smith
101 Old Wharf Road
Wanchese, NC 27981
(252) 473 – 5254
Windsor UMC
Rev. David Woolsey
408 South Queen Street
Windsor, NC 27983
(252) 794 – 2112
(You can bring them to church Sunday0.
Please ask/encourage your congregations to collect the following HEALTH KIT supplies and arrange for their delivery to the two drop-off points in the immediate future.
Mission Support: Disaster Ministries Kits
Please do not include any religious, political or patriotic notes or emblems in any kit.
Items listed in color are the most urgent needs.
UMCOR Health Kit
1 hand towel (15”x25” up to 17”x27”)
1 bath-size bar of soap in original wrapper (3 oz. and up)
1 washcloth
1 toothbrush (single brushes only in original wrapper)
1 hair comb, large & sturdy (not pocket-size)
1 large tube of toothpaste (no sample or travel sizes). If there is an expiration date, it should be 1 year from today’s date.
1 nail file or nail clipper (no emery boards or toenail clippers)
6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages
Wrap the brand new items in the new hand towel, tie it with string or yarn, and place inside a sealed, one-gallon plastic bag with a zipper closure.
. . . . Thank you!
Darlene
Room in the Inn is a mission project that DUMC first participated in last year. It is a County wide project supported by individual churches on a weekly basis during the coldest months of the year. The project is to take homeless people off the street and bed them down in church for one week. They are brought to the church by van at 6:15 PM and fed dinner at 6:30. they normally retire at 8:00 PM. They have bag lunches prepared after dinner and rise for breakfast at 6:30 AM. The van takes them at 7 AM back to the daily pickup spot.
DUMC is scheduled to be involved from Sunday evening 24 January until breakfast on 31 January. Our requirements are listed as follows:
Provide breakfast for seven days. DUMC provides the food for breakfast preparation. Requires folks (1-4) to arrive at the church in time to serve breakfast at 6:30 AM sharp.
Provide dinner for seven days. Requires a family/small group to prepare and serve dinner at 6:30PM. The cooks will provide the food for dinner and will eat with the guests. Bag lunches will be prepared following dinner. The dinner cooks will put out the food and help with preparing the lunches if necessary. Lunch food will be provided by DUMC.
Evening hosts. A family/friends will be at the church around 5 PM to greet the guests and have dinner and socialize until 8 PM. Detailed responsibilities will be provided.
Overnight hosts. One person from 8PM-1AM and another from 1AM-6AM. A couple may take the entire night. There will be a roll away bed in the choir office. Detailed responsibilities will be provided.
It took about 74 DUMC members to pull this off last year. It is a very rewarding experience and we will need your help. Signup clipboards will be passed next Sunday. You may call Mac McDanel 261-3832. to volunteer. There will be additional points of contact for UMW, UMM and circil of friends following a meeting Wednesday evening.
"What you do for the least of these, you do it unto me" Jesus
The Care Ministry provides assistance to our Duck Church families at times of illness or hospitalization, birth of a baby, or death in the family. The Care Ministry Caller serves for one month and contacts volunteers (Servants) to help meet the needs within the church family. Please consider serving God through this Ministry. We know you will be blessed by your service. Please contact Sharon Little, Care Ministry Leader e-mail: slittleobx@gmail.com; phone 255-0011 for additional information and let her know if you would like to be a Caller or Servant or both.
Duck United Methodist Church is currently seeking individuals to help with the recording, switching of cameras and monitoring of the AV equipment during the 8 & 10 AM services. It is very
simple to operate, requires no previous
experience, and is a vital part of our
community outreach. By the way,
neither Bob Furr or Ned Keim are
leaving... they are just sometimes out
of town on Sunday.
Contact the church office at 261-1525 if
you would like to help your church
reach out to our communities.