The Ivy Vine

Volume 3, Issue 3, Fall 2007

Ivy Creek United Methodist Church

674 Woodlands Road

Charlottesville, VA  22901

434-973-4793

http://www.ivycreekumc.org

Church Committees

Wonder who to go to when you want to pass on a suggestion or information to a particular committee?  Wonder no more!  Members of various church committees for 2007 are listed below.

Church Council:  Patty Milici (chair), Gary Cornwell , Gary Myers, Don Tuttle, Keith Gearhart, Jack Kilgus, Bob Pattison, Dale Crutchfield, Sue Smith, Betty Wingfield, Travis Blalock, Pat Toms, Brian Hyde, Leigh Anne Schiebel

 

Trustees:  Dale Crutchfield (chair), Patsy Owens Jones, Scott Stone, Bruce Finch, Vernon Jones, Betty Wingfield

 

Staff Parish Relations:  Bob Pattison (chair), Gary Cornwell, Patty Milici, Clark Wyant, Michael Gough, Debbie Childs, Betty Wingfield

 

Committee on Lay Leadership:  Clark Wyant, Rosy Stone, Mary Hodges, Gary Cornwell, Jim Thornton

 

Finance Committee: Don Tuttle (chair), Gary Myers, Dale Crutchfield, Bob Pattison, Gary Cornwell, Jim Thornton, Keith Gearhart, Susan Brady, Betty Wingfield

 

Education/Nurture:  Sue Smith, Mary Blalock, Anda Webb, Kellie Lavin, Kathy Nelson, Bob Pattison, Leigh Ann Schiebel, Brian Hyde

 

Worship/Alter Guild:  Pat Toms (chair), Sheryl Hayes, Bass Mitchell, Patty Milici, Betty Wingfield, Mary Hodges, Kim Crater, Michelle Dalton-Hunt

 

Congretional Care:  Teddi Schrock, Maxene Patterson, Helen Kandle, Margaret Griffin, Rhiannon Pattison, Teresa Cornwell, Kathy Haugh, Myra Hammond

 

Parsonage:  Gleason Toms, Clark Wyant, Patsy Owens Jones, Dale Crutchfield

 

Cemetery Committee:  Sue Porter, Penny Ray, Clark Wyant, Dale Crutchfield, Gleason Toms

 

Planning Committee:  Mary Blalock, Betty Wingfield, Leigh Anne Schiebel, Bob Pattison, Pat Toms, Gary Myers, Claude Sandy, Rhiannon Pattison, Clark Wyant, Jim Thornton, Peg Tuttle, Paul Cantrell, Gary Cornwell

 

Bicentennial Committee:  Mary Blalock, Debbie Childs, Jessie and Theresa Cornwell, Michelle Dalton-Hunt, Carol Elliott, Mary Hodges, Patty Milici, Bob Pattison, Grant Quertermous, Penny Ray, Harold Schrock, Rosy Stone (chair), Clark Wyant

Upcoming Events

Prayer List

Please keep in your prayers

 

Andrea Leeds-Armstrong, Mary & Daryl Bixler, Pete Borelli, Bob Briesch, Andrew Cantrell, Baby Canyon, Michelle Cochran, Danielle Collier, Lou & Mary Lou Cornell, Tami Dennis, Douglas, Charles Durr, Margaret Griffin, Jim Gurlea, Richard Gurlea, Frances Haney, Tommy Harwood, Steve Herndon, Shanta Howard, Mary Jane, Kirk Family, Lauren Knight, Lennie Leake, Peter Loewenguth, Justin Lundholm, Terry Matthews, Patrick Mauney, Mark Moore, C.S. Morris, Madeline Morris, Sam Nixon, Faye Oliver, David Powell, George Richardson, Judy Richardson, John Roder, Emma Romera, Becky Shaw, Sherry, Ruth, Shifflett, Tucker Smith, Beverly & Steve Taylor, Tom & Laura, Gail Wade, Joy Warner & Family, Donald Wells, Eric Wilson, Catherine Wood, Dan Wood, Andrew Woodard, Charles Young, Dorothy Young, Frank Young.

When is the next newsletter?

Delivery Date

November 30, 2007

February 29, 2008

May 31, 2008

July 31, 2008

 

Deadline for Submissions

November 15, 2007

February 15, 2008

May 15, 2008

July 15, 2008

Anyone wishing to submit an article, please send them to Rosy Stone at Rosy Stone at .  I encourage each committee chair to submit meeting dates to cover the time until the next newsletter and reports on activities to keep the congregation informed.  The newsletter will appear on the web site and will be available in print form.  If you would like to receive the newsletter via e-mail, please send your e-mail address to Rosy. 

As I write this, my first Pastor’s Note for our newsletter, I have just finished packing our car with things for the move to the parsonage.  Our Trustees and Parsonage Committee and Evelyn have been hard at work making my study at church and the parsonage attractive and something the church can be proud of.  I should be moved in before the weekend.  This will be a good thing for me as I have felt somewhat “disconnected” from the community due to my commute home in Louisa each night.

 

As I packed the car I remembered doing the same thing for our daughter and son as they went off to college.   It seemed a little strange doing it again for me, and Carol and I often smile at the surprising ways the Lord works in our lives.  He always seems to act in and through surprises.

 

The Lord has many surprises in store for all of us here at Ivy Creek.  I pray that we will remain open to his gentle and quiet promptings and warnings as we journey together.

 

I feel so blessed to be here as your pastor, and I am looking forward to getting to know and serve you.

 

                 Pastor Jim

Youth News

By Brian Hyde

The education committee met on July 19^th.  As you may know Sue Smith, who has served as the chair of this committee, has moved to Maine for a year long sabbatical.  It was decided that Brian Hyde would serve as the committee chair in Sue’s absence.  The committee also decided to omit the “Nurture Team” title associated with this committee as it seems to cause some confusion about what we do.  From this point forward we will be known as the Education Committee and our focus will continue to be developing and encouraging Christian Education initiatives for children, youth, and adults.  The committee will meet the third Thursday of each month (except December) at 7:00 PM.  Our meetings are open to all and we encourage anyone with an interest in Christian education to attend.

Church Office

The church office is open Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m..  All announcements (in writing please) that are to be included in the Sunday bulletin should reach the church office by 2 p.m. on Tuesday.  For your convenience, these notices may be sent via e-mail to the church e-mail address, , or delivered in person.

 

Church Leaders are encouraged to stop by and check their mail boxes.  The mail boxes for Pastor-Parish, Church Council, Trustees, and Evelyn are on the wall.  If you need forms for purchasing items and payment of bills, you will find them beside the mail boxes.

Pastor Jim’s office hours: 

Monday: 10 am—1 pm

Wednesday 1 pm—5 pm

Other times by appointment

Friday is my day of rest

P.S.  We are so fortunate to have a newsletter of this quality at Ivy Creek.  I urge you to use this very effective tool of communication to get the word out about what’s happening here to folks within and without our church family.

From the Education Committee

Sunday School News

Our new PowerXpress unit, “Signs of Faith,” kicks off on September 9^th.  PowerXpress is an exciting rotation based curriculum that uses engaging activity stations such as music, art, science, computers, movies, cooking, story, and games to teach biblical lessons and Christian values.  All children age 4 years old and older are welcome.

Beginning with the launch of this new unit, Sunday school we begin at 10:00AM and last until 10:45.  We ask that parents or another family member bring children to the classroom and meet them there at the conclusion of Sunday school.

Youth Group

New youth group meetings will begin in September using Cokesbury’s eMerge program.  This program is a dynamic blending of media, fun, spirituality, and relationships where teens emerge as disciples.  Meetings will be held every other Sunday after the 11:00 service.  The official start date and duration of meetings is still to be determined.

Report from Brazil Mission Trip

By Leigh Anne Schiebel

Twelve strangers assembled around noon on May 25, 2007 at the Richmond airport to begin our journey to Brazil.  We arrived in Manaus around 1:30am and after going through customs and reporting our 10 or so pieces of missing luggage, we boarded a bus and bounced through the city to arrive at our first stop at 4am—the Hotel Monaco.  Our lead interpreter, Phillip, and Pastor Maisa, from the Methodist Church in Manaus, greeted us at the airport.  Thus began our challenges on the trip.

 

After a few hours sleep, we assembled to do things like exchange money, visit a shopping mall for lunch, and walk around Manaus, where we saw a very large “March for Jesus”.  We had devotions and a strategy session in the evening to decide what to do if our luggage did not arrive, as several of us were missing everything.  This however, increased our bonding, as we had to borrow many things from our fellow team members.  We had dinner then a full night’s rest.

 

The next morning we awoke to our team leader, Judy Worthington, knocking on my door saying my luggage was downstairs—I was so excited!  Then we met for breakfast, devotions, and a meeting.  There was much joy as we now all had our belongings.  We went to church, where the service was oriented toward our trip, then went directly to the boat.  We heard the history of the Hospital Boat project and met all of our new Brazilian friends. We then left Manaus for a 16-hour ride down the Rio Negro to the Rio Madeira to dock at Canuma by early Monday morning.  However, the boat’s engine began to have problems a few hours into the trip.  We had to stop and wait for engine cooling and repairs a couple of times, which caused about a 6 hour delay.  I spent a couple of hours in the pharmacy getting familiar with the inventory and trying to get organized for our clinics. We had devotions on the upper deck of the boat and got to know one another a little better.

 

We finally arrived in Canuma in the early afternoon but unfortunately the dentist we were supposed to pick up was no longer there.  We remained docked all afternoon, because now Pr. Maisa was going to fly to meet us.  We were all feeling a little impatient with yet more delays, as we were eager to see patients.  However, God was at work, and another dentist from Canuma decided he would join us, despite his earlier refusal to go.  A small group took the speedboat to pick up Pr. Maisa but couldn’t find her so they returned just a few minutes ahead of a big thunderstorm.

 

The next morning we finally arrived in our first village, Aparecida, and somewhere along the way also picked up Pr. Maisa.   We all got to work and it was a bit chaotic, as we had to carry tables, chairs, and other equipment up to the village community building.  We prepackaged some acetaminophen and ibuprofen for the nurse practitioners to dispense quickly up in the village.  After lunch, we moved on to our second village, Barra Mansa, after another engine problem delay.  We had fresh Jaraki fish for dinner.  Part of the crew took the speedboat and obtained a part for the boat so now that problem was solved.  We quickly adopted “Be Flexible” as our motto.

 

On Wednesday and Thursday we held clinics in several more villages along the Rio Abacaxis (Pineapple River).  The “village people” set up a triage area in the village’s community center.  They screened the patients and examined and treated the more minor conditions right there.  We made 2 house calls, listened to a baby’s heart on a fetal monitor, and stitched up a piranha bite.  We gave out a lot of worm medicine and saw a couple of cases of pneumonia. We also had a couple of nurses who provided fluoride treatments, gave out toothbrushes, and gave tooth brushing lessons to many children.  We also had an evangelism team that played games and talked about Jesus with the villagers.  The rest of us were “boat people”—the dentist, the doctor, the pharmacist, 3 nurses, and an interpreter.  There were also nurses that served as runners to bring prescriptions to me and return them back to the village.  All prescriptions went in plastic bags, or their original packaging and the labels were handwritten on scraps of paper.  I had amassed a pretty good collection of Portuguese phrases to use on prescription labels by the end—I called it my computer.

 

On Friday, we held our last clinic in the village of Sao Sebastiao do Pindobal.  Then we spent a couple of hours traveling back to Canuma, where some of us were able to contact home.  We left there and spent the night docked at Novo Olinda do Norte, a village with motor vehicles.  We had not seen cars since leaving Manaus so it was a little startling.  We walked around a little in the town then had devotions and a birthday cake for our dentist, Max.

 

On Saturday, we spent the day traveling 16 hours back to Manaus.  The scenery on the rivers was incredibly beautiful, although the straw roofed huts on stilts that the villagers lived in did not look so nice, at least by our standards.  We saw flocks of parrots, dolphin fish jumping in and out of the water, and lots of little villages, cows, and people along the way.  We saw the “meeting of the waters” where black and brown water rivers meet but don’t mix.  At night, we saw the Southern Cross, the Milky Way, and the full moon reflecting on the water.

 

We shared Holy Communion on the rooftop during our last devotion time on the boat.   Many of the crew joined us also.   They took excellent care of us—watching out for our safety, feeding us abundantly, and keeping the boat very clean (and running).  We knew each other very well by then, as we had shared many tears and laughter.

 

Sunday morning found us back in Manaus, where we went on a short jungle cruise then checked into the Tropical Hotel and relaxed until time for evening church, which began at 6:30 and wasn’t finished until 9.  We saw some at-risk children dancing and shared Communion and they prayed with us for a safe journey home.  Monday we did some shopping and toured the Opera House, then ate at a Churrascaria (an all you can eat Brazilian steak house) as our final meal, followed by a trip to an ice cream shop.  Tuesday, we left the hotel at noon for the airport and 12 friends finally arrived, safe and with all luggage, in Richmond at 6pm on Wednesday, June 6^th.

 

The trip was a fantastic experience and I am so grateful to our congregation for the love and support.  Our group is having a reunion on September 1^st.  Please watch for announcements about a missions dinner, where you can hear more and see pictures.

 

Trip Statistics

 

Villages Visited – 6

Medical Patients – 170

Dental Patients – 90 (68 extractions, 57 restorations, total 125 procedures)

Dental Hygiene – 90

Total Patients  –  350

 

Approximately 130 of these people had never received any previous medical care.  We also had one person accept Jesus during the trip.

Mission Happenings

By Leigh Anne Schiebel

Several events are coming up at Ivy Creek.  Since we have had 2 members go on mission trips this summer, we are planning to have a missions dinner on September 28th.  We will be serving food from Belize and Brazil and will have presentations about the trips.  We will be accepting donations that will be used for future mission projects.

On October 20^th, First UMC will be hosting a Chocolate Festival at the Pavilion

on the Downtown Mall.  Ivy Creek has been invited to host a booth, because our Soup Kitchen Groups prepares lunch there once a month.  We need to prepare a lot of chocolate items to sell.  We should probably plan about 500 individual servings or 30-50 multiple serving items.  If you have a recipe or an idea, please let me know.  We will probably have a cooking/preparation session in mid-October.  We will keep all proceeds to fund the soup kitchen or another project.

 

We have committed to hosting the homeless men in the PACEM program for 2 weeks this year.  We are hosting November 17^th-24^th, and December 22^nd-29^th.  We will need much help with this effort.  Please watch the bulletin for information on ways you can participate.  We will need set up and take down crews on the 4 Saturdays, individuals or groups to prepare and serve meals, fellowship duties, laundry, overnighters, morning clean up crew, and food/clothing/toiletry donations.  We believe everyone can find a way to participate in housing and feeding the homeless during these holiday periods. This is the perfect time to show our love for Christ, as we celebrate his birth with people he surely would have reached out to serve.  We will be blessed by our service to these men.

 

We will also have an Angel Tree this year, with angels available after Thanksgiving.  This year, we will again provide gifts for 3 different groups.  We will continue to provide gifts for Hope House and since we will be hosting PACEM at Christmas, we will provide a gift for each of the men.  The third group will be decided upon shortly.

 

We also have several ongoing mission projects.  Altar rail donations left during communion are sent to Alliance for Interfaith Ministries (AIM), which is an organization that provides emergency assistance for rent, utilities, and medical care.  Our Soup Kitchen crew goes to First UMC and prepares lunch every 3^rd Monday.   There is a jar in the Narthex for contributions to offset the cost or you may place a check in the offering plate marked “Soup Kitchen”.  There is also a green tub in the Narthex to collect non-perishable items to be taken to the Emergency Food Bank.

 

To participate or find out more information about any of the projects, call or email me at leigh at schiebel dot us or 978-4638.

 

Blessings, Leigh Anne Schiebel

Alliance for Interfaith Ministries

 

There are several additional opportunities coming up this fall for individuals to help in a personal way: 

· AIM will be participating in the First Annual Chocolate Festival to be held in Lee Park.  Come buy delicious chocolate goodies from the AIM booth!  Sat. Oct. 20, 11-4.

· Bethlehem Bazaar at the Olivet Presbyterian Church:  Handmade items for sale in the AIM booth.  Sat. Nov. 17.

· Evening of Giving at the Fashion Square Mall:  A ticket purchased from a non-profit organization such as AIM will get you into the mall on an evening when the mall is usually closed.  There will be music, entertainment, food, special activities, and sales, etc.  AIM board members and volunteers will be selling the $10 tickets or you can call the AIM office.  Date:  Sun. Nov. 18, 6-9 p.m.

 

AIM has once again been approved to participate in the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC).  This is a workplace giving program that allows state employees to give to charities of their choice through a payroll deduction.  This applies to UVA employees, public school teachers, and many others who work for the state.  The campaign runs during October and November.  When signing up for it, be sure to indicate AIM’s code which is CVC #3966.

 

For 26 years now AIM has provided emergency assistance to families threatened with homelessness, loss of power or fuel, or other temporary financial emergencies.  This outreach is done on behalf of 40 congregations in the Charlottesville and Albemarle County area.  Your individual and congregational support means a lot to us as we seek to help these our neighbors.  For more information, you can check out the AIM website (AIM@ntelos.net) or call Drene DeGood at 972-1704. 

Greetings in the precious name of Jesus!

You see the logo and must be wondering what on earth is The Chocolate Festival?  It is my pleasure to build your excitement and paint a picture for you.  First United Methodist Church (FUMC) has a number of local

outreach ministries as well as a national ministry and three ongoing international ministries.  We are delighted that our church budget provides about 20% of its funds to these efforts; however, the scope of work we attempt to accomplish requires more funding. With the approval of our finance committee and church council we have been given the green light to have an annual fundraiser.  It is important to point out at this time that along with the go ahead for a fundraiser we were to ensure that this would be a community event.

 

After much consideration, the choice was a Chocolate Festival.  Had any of us done this before, did we have a clue?  The answer is NO!  Because this is a new venture many were reluctant to step forward to become the Chair so I suppose by default it fell to me.  In retrospect, I am so glad it did because many doors for ministry have been opened that I might not have otherwise found.  So, as Chair it became my role to come up with a design plan and to get our entire congregation excited and involved as well as our partners.

 

The plans are unfolding for this event featuring chocolate to take place in Lee Park in downtown Charlottesville on Saturday, October 20th.  Outreach ministries from FUMC and some of our partners will each have a booth where homemade chocolate confections will be sold.  Each booth will have a different item adding flavor and variety to the event. In addition to the sale of chocolate confections, there will be lots of activities for children, contests, music, and food concessions.  The concept has been designed to be invitational to the entire Charlottesville community and surrounding area.  It will be an opportunity to work with our partners, lend exposure to downtown Charlottesville as one of our partners and to say to the community that the church is alive and well.

 

The Ivy Creek Missions area has graciously accepted the invitation to participate and it is my hope that the Ivy Creek congregation will support this ministry effort.  You know it is a ministry as is every opportunity we have to interface with another individual.  We are expecting several hundred people and it will be an opportunity to meet and greet, introduce our respective churches and encourage participation in our ministries.

 

I thank you for stepping out in faith with us and I look forward to a joyous event on October 20th at Lee Park!

 

In His Service,

 

Evelyn Jones

 

Chocolate Festival Chair

Accepted by the Church Council, a new Facilities Use Agreement policy and form is in place.  The new policy clarifies some aspects of the agreement, and adjusts the fee structure for use of church facilities by non-members.  Church members will continue to have use of facilities for no fee.  The Trustees Committee requires that even members scheduling use of the church facilities should complete the Facilities Use Agreement form.  This will help us maintain a complete record of events, for insurance purposes and to prevent double-booking of the facilities.

Use of Ivy Creek Facilities

Trustees

All is well at the Alliance for Interfaith Ministries (AIM).  There continues to be a   steady flow of people coming in seeking help with their rent, utility bills, or other financial crisis because they are in an emergency situation.  Many people have been helped so far this year from Jan. through Aug: 425  clients representing households with 1002 members in them!  These folks could not have been helped without the support that your congregation has given to this local outreach.  THANK YOU!

IMPACT - Interfaith Movement Promoting Action by Congregations Together - will hold its Annual Assembly on Monday, October 15, 6:30 - 8:30pm at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.   This gathering of people of faith concerned about justice in our community will decide on focus areas for this year.  Those interested in attending can contact Rev. Jim Thornton or Dick Faris, 974-6970.

Nursery Volunteers Needed!

Nursery Volunteer needed during Sunday Services: The church needs several people to serve as regular volunteers in the nursery during Sunday services.  The volunteers will support our current nursery worker, to ensure that there are always two adults in the nursery.  Anyone at least 16 years old may volunteer, but age 18 and up is preferred.  The nursery volunteers will be added to the schedule of Sunday helpers (ushers, acolytes, greeters, etc.).  See Dale Crutchfield or Scott Stone of the Trustees committee if you would like to help in the nursery.

40 Days of Transformation

By The Transformation Committee

Beginning October 7th, Ivy Creek will begin a 40 day study of the book Treasures of the Transformed Life, by John Ed Mathison.   During the 40 Days of Transformation, each member of the congregation is encouraged to participate in the daily readings and to join a weekly discussion group.  Pastor Jim's sermons will also build upon each week's topics.  The focus of the transformation project is to examine and renew our commitment to prayer, presence, gifts, and service.  This is a wonderful opportunity to seek God's will for Ivy Creek as we move into our third century as a congregation.  Book distribution and discussion group sign-up will be Sunday, September 30 and Sunday, October 7.

My Prayer for The Church

By Gary Cornwell

Guide us Lord to a closer walk in you.  Keep us safe from harm as we go about our day and show us the way you would have us go. Help us be mindful of you through your Holy Spirit and steadfast love. Be with those who call out to you for healing and comfort; hear their prayer.  Lord in your mercy!  As we move forward and step out in faith give us reassurance and open the doors of our hearts to come closer to you and depend on you, all mighty God.  You have the answers to all the questions.  Thanks be to God.  Amen.

Perfected in Love

Most of my life has been a struggle but one thing holds true, I have a closer relationship with Christ.  My struggles have caused me to look deeper within myself.  God has helped me discover the gifts he has for me.  He has taken my fears away, fears that have haunted me most of my life.  The Lord has replaced my old heart (my old self) with a new one, a new way of thinking and living.  I look at my life and am thankful because god brought me to the point of hopelessness.  I was ready to receive him with my “whole heart.”  My eyes were opened and finally I understood scriptures in a new and exciting way because I was receiving His word and praying about applying the teachings of scripture.  The Holy Spirit is working overtime in me perfecting His love in me.

 

As scripture says, “I was once blind but now I see.”  I thank god for his saving grace and choosing me.  I look forward to each day, because each day is a gift in the life in Christ.  I know he is with me every step of the way in good times and bad.  You see, bad times aren’t necessarily bad, its god drawing us closer to him even in our suffering.  God is there when we fall because he cares so much, far more than we understand.  I am still searching and have questions unanswered but when the timing is perfect in God’s eyes the answers will come.

 

As Christians our lives are a gift and we want to be perfected in Christ so he can use us to further His kingdom and help others in whatever is God’s will.

Silent Auction

By Carol Elliott

Your Bicentennial Committee has been meeting since March. We are actively planning many events throughout the coming year — from March of 2008 to March of 2009. To help fund the celebration, we will be having a Silent Auction and Bake Sale on November 3^rd and 4^th and we need everyone's help.

Are you a crafter or artisan?
Do you have an antique or book collection you would like to donate?
Would you like to offer special services? Examples:

 

· Baking bread, rolls, cakes, pies, or cookies for delivery once a month

· Cooking dinner for 4 or more — roast beef, Mexican, etc.

· Yard work — raking, hauling trees, cleaning flower beds, mulching

· Car washing — 12 washes for a year

· Holiday gift wrapping

Can you obtain event tickets from Monticello, Ash Lawn, Paramount or any other venue?
Can you get a certificate from your fitness club?
Can you go to area stores and restaurants and ask for donations for this event? Merchant donation letters will be provided with the appropriate tax id number.

Together we can make this a huge success!

For further information or if you would like to make a monetary donation to the committee, please contact Carol Elliott.

Volunteers Needed!

By Scott Stone

Fall Clean-up Crews: The Trustees committee will be planning one or more fall work days, and many hands will make light the work.  Our wonderful oak trees shed millions of leaves, which present the biggest task.  Please let any of the trustees know if you are willing and able to help on a Saturday this fall.

PACEM volunteers: We are gearing up to host the PACEM shelter during the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Calendars are posted in the fellowship hall, listing the tasks needed each day.  Please sign up for an individual or group task:

 

Meal:               A hot, hearty evening meal for about 45-55 people (guests                       and volunteers).

Social:             spend time visiting with the guests, playing games, etc.

Overnight:      two men to spend the night, along with the professional                         PACEM worker.

Breakfast:       Set out a cold breakfast (cereal, juice, etc) for the guests.

Cleanup:         Several hands to clean up the fellowship hall each morning.

 

Ivy Creek will be assisted by a partner church, as well as volunteers from other churches.  We would like to see Ivy Creek well-represented in all aspects of the shelter work.