Change the World 2012
Once again, Bear Creek is joining with other United Methodist congregations around the world to Change the World by doing community service projects. Be a part of this amazing effort. On Saturday, May 12, we will sponsor a team to support the National Letter Carrier’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive. Five people are needed from 1-2 pm with another five to seven needed to join them from 2-6 pm at the Bothell Post Office. On Saturday and Sunday, May 19th and 20th, Bear Creek has two projects going at Acres of Diamonds in Duvall. From 10-2 pm on Saturday and 12-4 pm on Sunday, we will be working on a landscape project and an interior painting project.
Sign up at the Service Fair Sunday, May 6th. Participants will receive a Change the World T-shirt. You can also sign up by contacting Chris Aakre, John Lambert, or the church office.
One Weekend, Two Days, Three Opportunities to Serve
On the weekend of May 14 & 15, 2011, we participated with churches across the country and around the world in service projects intended to better the lives of people in our neighborhood and beyond. Church is more than coming to worship on Sunday mornings. This was a chance, as a congregation, to take church outside the building to places where it is really needed! Three of those places are Acres of Diamonds, the Stamp Out Hunger National Letter Carriers Food Drive, and the CROP Walk.
Acres of Diamonds serves homeless mothers and their children, providing low-cost, transitional housing at a facility in Duvall. They had recently put in a concrete pad as a play area and basketball court for kids that stay there. It was up against a bank that needed a retaining wall. A crew worked on both days (14 on Saturday and 10 on Sunday)to complete the wall and do some general yard work.
On Saturday, we helped process almost 34,000 pounds of food at the Bellevue Hopelink collected by the The National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.
Finally, on Sunday, a team participated in the Redmond Woodinville CROP Hunger Walk to raise money to help those who are hungry around the world.
The goal for the weekend was participation by the whole congregation and over 50 people joined in while others supported with donations and prayers.
Thank you!
