On Sunday evening, August 26, members of Jesus MCC’s Homeless Ministry and their guests attended Horizon House’s annual fundraiser, “Tackling Homelessness,” sponsored in part by Colts player Hunter Smith. The event was held at the Colt’s training facility, and featured a performance by the Christian rock group, Connersvine, Hunter Smith’s band. Several other Colts players, including Jeff Saturday and Dallas Clark were on hand to take pictures with people and to sign autographs.

But one of the highlights of the evening came when Joe Slaughter of Herff Jones got up to speak and present the Community Partner Award, which was given to Jesus MCC’s Homeless Ministry. (Herff Jones received the award in 2006.)

Homeless Ministry leader Charlotte Egler receives the Community Partner Award from Joe Slaughter of Herff Jones.

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Fellowship Galactica kicks off September 6 at David Wene and David Squire’s home. We’ll meet to watch an episode of Battlestar Galactica, and use that as a springboard for discussion about spirituality, morality, religion, and life in general.

We meet at 7:00 pm on September 6, 13, and 27, then on the first and third Thursdays in following months. Pick up a flyer at the info kiosk at church on Sunday, or contact Dave Wene at davidwene@hotmail.com for directions.

1. Where are we in the search process?

We posted the position of Minister of Congregational Care on May 27 and the application period closed July 8. Applications are now being evaluated and interviews conducted. Nine applications were received from a wonderful array of candidates, some from our church, but most from across MCC and other denominations.

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The Missions Board has scheduled our first-ever Missions Trip! Volunteers from Jesus MCC will be traveling to the Navajo Nation in New Mexico October 20-27, 2007 to share the love of Christ through completion of service projects. Clear your calendars for this monumental event!

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On August 26, at the 9:30 am and 11:00 am services, we will be celebrating our amazing children and youth! The celebration will include:

• Offering a prayer of blessing for our children, for our Children’s Church team, and for all the people in our church who are a part of the public and private educational system,
• Children and youth will participate in the worship service, and
• Third-graders will receive Bibles.

If you have a third-grader, please fill out the form in Sunday’s bulletin or email us with your child’s name and your name. We want to identify all of our third-graders so we can be sure they all receive a Bible.