Opportunities to Serve
Posted January 20, 2010
Use you gifts and resources to reflect Christ’s love to the people in our church, in the community and around the world.
Serve at Christ Church
Worship Ministries needs Greeters, Ushers, Chalice Bearers, Altar Guild and Acolytes for the 11 a.m. worship service on Sundays. Come serve the Lord during worship with our growing church family. You will be blessed!
- Contact Brenda Gribbin at 214-291-5023.
- Worship Ministries
Serve from Christ Church
- Allen Community Outreach
Volunteers are needed on Sat., March 6 from 12 – 3 p.m. and 3 – 6 p.m. to help with the ACO Bridal Sale.- Contact Marjorie
- Allen Community Outreach
- Plano Community Home East
Volunteers are needed to assist elderly residents in simple ways such as occasional driving to doctor appointments or the store, doing minor chores around their apartments, or simply calling to say hello.- Contact Joellen Knochel.
- EQUIP
Volunteers are needed to become part of a partnership Christ Church has formed with the Interfaith Housing Coalition to mentor struggling families that are at risk of losing their housing. Training is provided by EQUIP and mentors work in teams. Each team includes one financial/budget mentor and one faith/family issues mentor. Volunteers who have completed Financial Peace University are especially needed. The next training will be offered on February 6.- Contact Marsha Kostus at 214-291-5013.
- Interfaith Housing Coalition
- Meals on Wheels
Drivers for Allen Community Outreach’s Meals on Wheels program are needed. Individuals may volunteer for one day a week every week or one day a month. Volunteers may choose from several routes and leave the ACO Volunteer Office between 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. to deliver a hot meal to homebound individuals. Routes have no more than 10 stops and take approximately an hour to deliver.- Contact Deborah Russell.
- Allen Community Outreach
- Samaritan Inn
Volunteer approximately once every six weeks on Saturday mornings along with other Christ church members who do various chores at the Inn.- Contact Mark Gribbin.
- Samaritan Inn
- Collin County Adult Clinic
Volunteer doctors and nurses are needed at this clinic which provides health care to Collin County residents who have no insurance. The clinic is open on Thursday night from 6 – 9 p.m.- Contact John Ernst at 972-423-4941.
- Collin County Adult Clinic
Serve through World Missions
- Guatemala Stove Team
We are currently seeking men and women for the next stove mission to Guatemala that will be June 12–20. This will be the fourth annual trip to install stoves and water purifiers and train the families how to use them.
More information »
- Peru Mission TeamA Men’s Peru Construction Mission and a Women’s Peru Retreat Mission will take place in the fall of 2010. Details regarding each of these missions are to be determined. If interested, contact Susan Kerr »
Related
Volunteers are needed from 10: 45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. on Fri., Feb. 12 to help serve hot dogs and drinks and distribute food to clients at the 3 year celebration hosted by Minnie’s and The Giving Movement, 3100 Independence Parkway, Suite 217, Plano 75075.
Fall Mission Teams
Posted January 14, 2010
Two missions trips to Peru are planned for this fall. One is for men to serve in construction and another for women to provide retreat opportunities. For more info, contact Susan Kerr at 214-291-5028.
Women’s Ministry Team to Peru
This team will support the leadership of the Anglican Women’s Ministry in the Diocese of Peru as they hold retreats in Lima and Arequipa. We will be the servants of the Peruvian women and will help in a variety of areas: music, decorations, hospitality, sharing testimonies, craft sessions, general support.
The minimum age for team members is 18 and the team is limited to 16 people. Date TBD.
Men’s Construction Team to Peru
This team will work in either Lima or Arequipa performing various tasks from painting and cleanup to heavy concrete and construction work. Teams also provide encouragement to the Anglican clergy of the diocese and the Peruvian community.
The minimum age for team members is 18 and the team is limited to 16 people. Date TBD.
New Wineskins Global Mission Conference
Posted January 5, 2010
Speakers from around the world and Anglican missionaries from many agencies will attend New Wineskins 2010 to inspire and equip cl
ergy and lay leaders, youth ministers, mission mobilizers, and potential missionaries to fulfill our Lord’s Great Commission to make disciples of all nations. Over 1,000 are expected at the sixth New Wineskins for Global Mission conference, April 8–11, 2010, near Asheville, North Carolina. For more information, contact Susan Kerr at 214-291-5028.
Results: Roof Dog Run
Posted October 26, 2009
Thanks to all who made the 2009 Roof Dog Run such a success. The race results are now available from RunOn!’s website:
Building an Orphanage in Arequipa, Peru
The Roof Dogs are a group of local missionaries from Christ Church who feel especially called to minister to the needs of the orphan children of Casas Hogares in Arequipa, Peru. In Arequipa, some dogs actually live on the rooftops of their owners’ homes to serve as protectors over the family. This missionary group has therefore chosen to call themselves the “Roof Dogs” as a way of expressing their love and desire to protect these children.
Casa Hogar San Jose and Casa Hogar Sagrada Familia are the homes of orphaned children ranging in age from 3 to 18. The Roof Dogs visit the orphanages every year and continue to be deeply moved by the love of the Holy Spirit that these children exhibit.
The proceeds from the 2009 Roof Dog Run will be used to build a new orphanage. The Casas Hogares provide shelter, food, clothing and other daily necessities for children who have been abused, abandoned and neglected. They give them hope for the future.
Greetings from Casa Hogar
Posted October 19, 2009
A few of the kids from the Casas Hogares orphanages in Arequipa, Peru give greetings to Christ Church Plano. Meet Margot, José, Manuel and Susana.
Follow up: Project Christmas Orphan
Posted February 9, 2009
Over the past few years, during the month of July, our Missions and Outreach ministry has coordinated a church-wide effort to collect plastic shoeboxes filled with assorted gifts. Each December these boxes are distributed to hundreds of children at orphanages throughout Peru as Christmas gifts.
This past December, Christ Church parishioner Suzy Hemming traveled with Buckner International on the Christmas mission trip to Peru to distribute these boxes.
Suzy shares a unique coincidence and the impact of this ministry effort. Follow the link below to read her story:
How Last Year Led me to Today »