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Devotions Coffee House Talent Show Rummage sale T-shirts Barbecue! Herb Sale Formal Tea Party Projects The team |
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WHERE
We're going to Belize, a small Central American country, south of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula and east of Guatemala. It is about 1300 miles from here as the crow flies. A map of the area is shown above. Learn more here. We'll be staying at Jaguar Creek. You can learn more here. We'll be working in Armenia. You can learn more here. We'll be passing through (and working in) Belmopan, the capital of Belize. More here. |
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DEVOTIONS
Coordinator: Dave Mullins Team: Chuck Hadden Charica Collins Stations of the Cross Pope John Paul II created a version in which all of the Stations were taken from Scripture. Those who wish to take on this discipline may want to pick one gospel in which to follow the story. Imagine the scene as you read and pray. The Stations are: (1) Jesus prays in the Garden Matthew 26:36-36; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-46; John 17:1-26 (2) Jesus' betrayal and arrest Matthew 26:47-56; Mark 14:43-52; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:1-12 (3) He is condemned by the High Priest Matthew 26:57-68; Mark 14:53-65; Luke 22:54-55, 63-71; John 18:13-24 (4) Denied by Peter Matthew 26:69-75; Mark 14:66-72; Luke 22:56-62; John 18:25-27 (5) Jesus tried before Pilate Matthew 27:11-14; Mark 15:2-5; Luke 23:2-5; John 18:29-38 (6) The Soldiers mock Jesus Matthew 27:27-31a; Mark 15:16-20a; John 19:2-3 (7) Jesus takes up his cross Matthew 27:31b-32; Mark 15:20b-21; Luke 23:26-32; John 19:17a (8) Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26 (9) Jesus meets with the women of Jerusalem Matthew 27:55-56; Mark 15:40-41; Luke 23:49 (10) Jesus is crucified Matthew 27:33-37; Mark 15:22-26; Luke 23:33-34; John 19:17b-27 (11) Jesus on the Cross Matthew 27:38-44; Mark 15:27-32; Luke 23:35-43; John 19:18 12) Jesus speaks to John and Mary his mother John 19:25b-27 (13) The death of Jesus Matthew 27:45-54; Mark 15:33-39; Luke 23:44-48; John 19:28-30 14) Jesus burial Matthew 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42 |
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COFFEE HOUSE TALENT HOW
Come to the evening Coffee House Talent show on Saturday, March 1st, at 7:00 PM ! One of the uncommon items for auction: 
Click for full-size (Attend to learn more about this thing; clue is "Eau de Lavende") Your evening will include a silent auction, a Coffee House Talent Show, a presentation of wine, Sangria and cheese. A donation of $5 will get you in the door. Join us in the Fellowship Hall on Saturday, March 1st at 7 PM to support the Belize 2008 mission trip. |
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RUMMAGE SALE
This Belize fund-raiser is coming up fast - Saturday, February 2! It's a "Renewing Our Resources" Rummage Sale. Now is the time to clear out the attic, cellar, or your favorite storage place for a giant multi-family rummage sale with all donations going to the support of Belize Mission Trip 2008. The Rummage Sale will be held in Room 102 from 8 a.m. until 12 noon. Whatever you can part with, let us sell it - clothes, jewelry, furniture, tools, toys, and pictures, whatever! Bring your treasures to Room 101 ASAP! We will also need coat hangers and plastic bags. We will pick-up large items for you. Just call Debbie Bostick (after 5 p.m.) at 482-6470. See you early on February 2 for a cup of coffee and a fresh baked goodie. |
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THE T-SHIRTS
It's tradition to have a t-shirt to go along with a mission trip. It's also a good opportunity for some fund-raising. Of course, if you have a t-shirt, you need to decide what to put on it. And then -- even worse -- you need to decide what color to make it. Jaguar Creek has graciously agreed to let us use the art that appears on their t-shirts. We also should have the PCUSA logo somewhere and the names of our co-sponsoring churches. After working with Melody White from the Farragut Church, here's what we've come up with: 
The back of the shirt will have the Jaguar Creek logo with text beneath it identifying the trip and the churches involved. This will be big, filling the entire back of the shirt. It will be digitally printed rather than screened, so it'll be soft rather than a big stiff block of ink. The front of the shirt will have the PCUSA seal in navy blue and red, about 3 inches wide over the left breast pocket. 
You'll notice that both of these images are displayed on a sky blue background. The printing process we'll be using requires a light background. Sky blue, ash gray and white are the most likely candidates. A recent poll on this page (in which 4 of us participated) indicated that sky blue and gray were popular choices. To keep things simple, and because blue is more interesting than gray, let's go with the sky blue. We plan on selling these shirts for $20 each, which will give us a mission profit of roughly $10 per shirt (in quantity). We'll be placing a preliminary order for 24 shirts soon, to have examples to show to our congregations. We need 150 additional orders to get the bulk discount that will allow us to clear $10 per shirt. If we sell that many shirts, we will have generated $1700 toward our mission goals! |
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A BELIZE BARBECUE!
Wednesday, January 30, come, celebrate our Spring mission to Belize! Chefs Sandy Rohwer and Susan Sharp will be working with Nadean Jones from Belize to create a dining experience for you with a Central American flavor! Join us in the Fellowship Hall between 5:15 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. Donations will be accepted with a gracious heart! :-) The menu will include grilled marinated chicken, pork medallions, rice and beans, mixed vegetables, Belizean potato dish, plantains, homemade tortillas, and delicious homemade bread pudding. The Mission team will be there to enthusiastically tell you other fund-raisers! |
THE BELIZE HERB SALE
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A FORMAL TEA FOR THE BELIZE MISSION TRIP
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PROJECTS
The service projects we'll be involved in while we're in Belize include:
A fascinating short video about them is here. |
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THE TEAM
Here are the team members: |
| Paul Akers | Elizabeth Andrews | Anne Backus | Catherine Backus |
| Emily Backus | Charica Collins | Chuck Hadden | Dale Hadden |
| Ashley Hadden | Jane Hayden | Lauren Johnson | Lynn Kszos |
| Jessica Kszos | Matt Murrill | Dave Mullins | Drew Mullins |
| Syd Murray | Nancy Myer | Robin Parker | Barbara Reeve |
| Mike Sale | Erin Scheuer | Joanie Scheuer | Mike Skytta |
| Sue Skytta | Dan Terpstra | Peggy Terpstra | Sarah Terpstra |
| Ben Terpstra | Olivia Wood |
