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Outreach and Mission Opportunities at Mt. View Outreach is one
of the most exciting and rewarding areas of
participation at Mountain
View. Many opportunities mean many choices in to how to
be actively
involved in service to others. All members are invited
to suggest ideas
and to use this committee as a resource. We aim to
provide direct
support to those in need as well as advocacy for the
poor, the
oppressed, and the marginalized around the world. For
any of the
opportunities listed below, Trudy Gygi or Bonnie Strand
can be
contacted for further information at 303 494 5025 or mountainviewumc@mtview.org.
Haiti:
Two
Years Later It’s
almost hard to believe that two years have passed
since the devastating earthquake in Haiti. During
those first crucial months,
UMCOR
(United Methodist Committee on Relief) addressed
widespread emergencies,
distributing food, water, and shelter assistance to
hundreds of thousands of
beneficiaries. We conducted needs assessments and
began to devise immediate and
long-term relief and recovery plans in coordination
with other international
agencies and our chief partner, Eglise
Méthodiste d’Haiti (Methodist Church of
Haiti, EMH). Click
here to read the Progress
Report that describes the
UMCOR’s
work in the fields of education, health and hygiene,
shelter and
reconstruction, livelihoods, and capacity
strengthening. 12
million
caught
in
Africa
food crisisUMCOR is working with partners ACT Alliance, Church World Service, and Global Medic in Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia to provide food, clean water, and shelter for those who have been displaced and are living in refugee camps because of drought and hunger in the Horn of Africa. The drought, considered the worst in 50 years, is affecting 11 to 12 million people.
Adopt-a-road Mountain
View has adopted Baseline road
between Cherryvale and 76th for the Boulder County
Adopt-A-Road program. Groups
of volunteers pick up trash along the
road a few times a year. To help with the clean-up
contact Glen Strand (glen.strand@comcast.net).
For
more information: Adopt-A-Road
procedures. Boulder Homeless Shelter Meals Various
groups within Mt. View prepare and
serve meals at the Boulder Homeless Shelter once/month.
Contact Kay
Lathrop (lathropk@comcast.net).
For
more
information:
Boulder
Homeless Shelter.
Bridge House (formerly Carriage House Community Table)
Evening meals are served at no cost to anyone who comes. Mt. View hosts a Bridge House warm dinners every Wednesday evening, including driving our church van to gather those who need transportation. Volunteers from Mt. View greet guests, set up, prepare, serve and clean up on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Contact Trudy Gygi (mabelgygi@yahoo.com) or Kay Lathrop (lathropk@comcast.net). Bridge House is the new name for the long-standing organization called the Carriage House Community Table For more information: Bridge House.
Community Food Share This
is a continuous food drive that focuses
particularly on canned meats, fruit, peanut butter and
other high-need
non-perishables. Donations can be left in the grocery
cart in the
Narthex, near the front entrance. Contact June Huss (junekhuss@aol.com)
or Liz Sims (esims956@hotmail.com).
For more
information: Community
Food Share.
Clothing Drives Mt.View collects gently used clothing year-round, sorts the clothing and donates it to:
In addition to donating gently-used clothing, we welcome help at periodic clothes-sorting parties. Contact Brenda Mehos (bmehos@comcast.net).
ECHO House, a project of Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA) ECHO
House, an EFAA project, provides
homeless families with temporary housing. Mt. View
maintains and
supplies paper goods, cleaning supplies, etc. for one
apartment.
Contact Diane Schumpert (mountainviewumc@mtview.org). For more information: EFAA ECHO House.
Family-To-Family During
Advent, Family-to-Family provides
specific new gifts selected by individual clients. If
you want to help
organize this year’s activities, contact Kay Lathrop (lathropk@comcast.net). For more information: Family-To-Family.
Habitat for Humanity Habitat
can provide local opportunities for
the professional and the beginner. Adults
as
well as youth ages 16 and older are welcome to help
build homes.
Contact Dave Beaty (David@theBeatys.net).
For
more
information:
Flatirons
Habitat for Humanity.
Jail Ministry Used
paperback books are collectedfor the
Boulder County Jail. Place
your donations
in the box labeled "Jail Ministry" in the Narthex, or
contact Connie
Balazs (brbalazs@comcast.net).
Kid’s Hope This program engages our Mountain View members by pairing the church with Creekside Elementary School, a nearby school with a population including significant numbers of English Language Learners, Free/Reduced Lunch students, and Special Education kids. We are seeking 10-15 Mountain View persons as mentors, each making a one child, one hour/week, one year commitment. This makes an important difference emotionally and academically in the lives of these needy children. Contact Tula Roberge (troberge@q.com). For more information: Kids Hope.
Mini Mission "Trips" Each summer, Mountain View offers a week-long set of opportunities to serve locally. The purpose of this “mini-mission trip” is to replicate the experience of a hands-on mission trip experience for folks who cannot travel away from home. We have helped in Community Food Share gardens, EFAA housing, Bead for Life distribution center, Mother House, Catalyst High School and many other local agencies.
Mother House Mother
House was established in 1982 in
Boulder to provide a safe haven for pregnant women who
are at risk. All board and
staff members are Christian, and
the home operates under Christian principles. Mt View
supports Mother
House through individual donations and volunteer
activities. Contact Kay
Schroeder (maxkay@prodigy.net). For more information: Mother House.
Restorative Justice Restorative
Justice is a complement or
alternative to our conventional justice systems. Every
month, Mountain
View hosts the County’s restorative justice program for
juvenile
shoplifters. In addition, MV members support Restorative
Justice
activities throughout the Boulder community. Contact
PJ
Hyrnik
(pjhrynik@comcast.net). For more information: Boulder
County
Restorative
Justice.
Share-A-Gift During
Advent, Share-A-Gift collects new and
gently used clothing and toys for distribution to the
children of these
families. Opportunities to clean, repair and sort toys
begin in
November. There are also opportunities to work at the
distribution
location, translate for non-English speaking parents and
wrap gifts.
Contact June Huss (junekhuss@aol.com)
or
JoAnn
Joselyn (jjoselyn@earthlink.net).
For
more
information:
Share-A-Gift.
NATIONAL
Boulder United Methodist Mission Partners (BUMMP) Mt.View
is one of a group of fourteen area UM
churches that provide mission opportunities jointly.
BUMMP has existed
for 35 years, beginning with projects such as building
chicken coops to
allow persons in Haiti to be self-supporting. Local
opportunities often
include "fix-it" or construction tasks. Recently, BUMMP
facilitated
mission teams to Alaska and Louisiana, among others. Contact Don Wisdom (donwisdom15@yahoo.com).
For
more
information:
BUMMP.
Blood Donations Mt.View
members are encouraged to donate
blood through Bonfils Blood Center. When
you
donate, indicate that you are donating in the name of
Mt. View United
Methodist Church, Group 82. Contact Chuck or Elaine
Morrison (c2ware@comcast.net).
For more
information: Bonfils
Blood Center.
Family Mission Trip (summer) This rewarding trip is open to all families with kids 8 yrs old and up. It is a week long adventure that allows us to help others in need while teaching children values like compassion and social awareness. Contact Larissa Hoffman, 720-854-5970 for more information.
INTERNATIONAL
Adopt-A-Doc / APSAR In2005, BUMMP coordinated the continuation of a rural hospital construction project in Bolivia, with multiple medical team members who supplied a pharmacy and treated patients. This project involved 60 persons over a period of six weeks. Their work continues to support rural medicine in Bolivia through Mt View’s financial and prayer support to Adopt-A-Doc. Contact Arnie Scheer (arnoldscheer@estreet.com).
Bread Program / Bread for the World Bread
for the World is a collective Christian
voice urging our nation’s decision makers to end hunger
at home and
abroad. Two Mt View members bring their bakery leftovers
to Mountain
View on Sundays and donate part of a free-will offering
to Bread for
the World. Letter-writing support is encouraged. Contact
Dave Askey (davidaskey@me.com).
For more
information: Bread for
the World.
CROP Walk and Blanket Sunday Church
World Service (CWS) provides emergency
assistance to suffering people throughout the world.
Mt.View
participates in CROP Walk, a walk where participants
gather pledges and
raise money for CWS hunger ministries, and Blanket
Sunday where a $5
donation buys a blanket for someone in need. For CROP
Walk, contact
Keith Brown (KBrown@northmetrofire.org). For Blanket Sunday, contact
Glen Strand (glen.strand@comcast.net).
For
more information: Church
World
Service.
Christmas Stockings This is a once/year opportunity to contribute to a special holiday "extra giving" fund for our Covenant Missionary. Look for the stockings and Christmas cards between church services throughout December. For more information, contact Glen Strand (glen.strand@comcast.net).
Covenant Missionary Relationship This
United Methodist program matches
missionaries with local churches who will "covenant"
with them in
support of their ministry. Mt.View supports Mozart
Adevu, the
Africa Regional Coordinator for the Sustainable
Agriculture and
Development Program for the United Methodist Committee
on Relief
(UMCOR). His main focus is providing leadership in
training of farmers
identified by local churches and conferences in six
African
countries. In April 2011, he reported that his
ministry will have
a strategic focus on Sierra Leone in the coming
years. For
more information: UMC
Missionaries.
Fair Trade Products To
help provide a sustainable wage to those
who grow our coffee and tea, Mt. View serves products
that are
fair-trade certified. We also make information available
on how to
purchase fair trade products for home use. Contact
Bonnie Strand (bonnie.strand@apecsinc.com).
For
more
information:
UMC
Fair
Trade.
Grocery Card Sales King Soopers and Safeway gift cards are offered for sale on Sunday mornings. As a result of our volume purchases and our non-profit organization status, we receive a 5% discount on these purchases from the grocery stores. This difference is used to fund Mt.View Outreach activities. Purchase cards with checks or cash between services in the narthex, or contact Glen Strand (glen.strand@comcast.net).
Margaret Becker (Marbeyat) School One of our Mt View Members, the late Margaret (Peggy) Becker, worked tirelessly in Honduras for the benefit of poor children. As a result, the first private Christian school in Honduras was named in her honor. It offers a bilingual curriculum for pre-school through 8th grade children and serves some 150 youngsters. Mt View provides financial support to the Marbeyat School.
Support for UMCOR The
United Methodist Committee on Relief,
UMCOR, is often one of the first agencies on the scene
of disasters,
and one of the last to leave. UMCOR manages United
Methodist relief
projects all over the world. We support the work of
UMCOR not only
through monetary donations, but also by periodically
providing Health,
Sewing Kits, School and Layette Kits, and mission teams.
For more
information: UMCOR.
AND MANY MORE
We are committed to supporting the mission-related interests and passions of our members.
Christ's Carousel (children through Grade 5), Crossfyre (youth), United Methodist Women and United Methodist Men All of these age and/or gender-specific groups conduct outreach activities. Leaders within these groups can provide current information.
Worship Lifting Up Christian Work in the World Outreach activities are highlighted each year in worship opportunities such as One Great Hour of Sharing (benefiting UMCOR), Peace with Justice Sunday and Mission Sunday.
Following are some of the other Outreach programs sponsored by members of Mountain View United Methodist Church. The list below is not all-inclusive, as our members continually find new ways to serve their community and react to need both locally and around the world.
Additional volunteers in all these areas are always needed and are most welcome. Where your passion takes you, we can find a need. If interested, please contact the church office. Phone 303-494-5025 or email mountainviewumc@mtview.org.
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