The Bulletin Board
Welcome to the Christ
Church-Family Promise Bulletin Board! Please call the Christ
Church office (732-671-2524) or the Family Promise Day Center (732-495-1050)
with any questions or for further information.
Next week, September 21, the
Outreach Committee will host a "Bakeless Sale" to benefit Family
Promise of Monmouth County. What's a Bakeless Sale? No baking,
no buying, no calories, no cholesterol, help families! Simply write a
check to "Family Promise-MC" or drop some cash into the "Bakeless
Sale" envelopes. Members of the Outreach Committee will be on
hand Saturday and Sunday to accept your donation.
Christ Church will next host
our brothers and sisters in Christ through Family Promise from September 28
- October 4.
Call or email the church to find out how you may help in this
important ministry! Volunteers, a current guest list for this rotation
and updates are posted below for your information.
Family
Update
September 1, 2008
Shannon and Chester and their
children Chester III (12) and Brianna (9)
Lillian and her daughters
Ruth (16) and Victoria (born 11/07)
Rosa and her daughter
Svetlana (18)
Veronica and Noemi and their
children d'Angelo (born 9/07), Mariah (14), and Joe-Nathan (11)
Family News:
Bobby and Sterling, who are
currently staying with family, had their baby boy!! Robert Boyle IV, called
'4', was born Sunday August 10. 8 lbs 2 oz, healthy and beautiful.
Furniture
Donations
Family Promise's furniture
donation program has helped ten families move into fully furnished
apartments in the past year! Thank you to everyone who has made this such a
tremendous success.
If you have gently used
furniture or household items that you would like to donate please contact
Nora at the Family Promise daycenter Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm. The
phone number is 732-495-1050 and her email address is Nora@familypromisemc.org
Clothing, bedding and large appliances (washers, refrigerators, etc) cannot
be accepted. Because of the cost of hiring the mover there must be a full
truck to have a scheduled pickup. You can, however, arrange to drop off your
items at the storage unit. Please have the furniture disassembled at the
time of donation and be sure that all needed hardware pieces are included.
Volunteers
Needed for New Branch of FP
Family Promise is in the
process of developing a second network in the southern portion of Monmouth
County. Needed are individuals who are interested in helping to get this
second network off the ground. Committee members will make phone calls to
potential host church decision makers for appointments, participate as part
of team to talk up Family Promise at the churches, make follow up phone
calls, etc. If you are interested or would like more information please call
Tara Maffei at 732-495-1050
Always Needed
People frequently ask what they can donate to help the guests in
Family Promise (IHN). There is an ongoing need for simple hygiene and
appearance items, such as gentle body soap, shampoo and conditioner, body
lotion, women’s cosmetics, disposable shavers, shaving cream, women’s
feminine hygiene products, and also children’s toothpaste, infant and
children’s Tylenol or Motrin, teething gel such as Orajel or infant
Anbesol, sippy cups with lids, and lunch boxes. Gift cards for Payless Shoes
in $15 increments and Target gift cards in small increments are also useful.
(Tara Maffei, Family Promise Director, accompanies the guests on shopping
excursions) Items donated can be dropped off at the Day Center (Carr Ave.
& Kennedy Way, Keansburg) or in the Christ Church office.
Welcome to Christ Church, Middletown