Wednesday, May 18, 2011

NSD Community Ministry Opportunities!

CONTENTS:
  1. BIG GIVE - SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM
  2. SOULS FOR SOLES – SHOE GIVEAWAY
  3. TORNADO RELIEF EFFORT

1) BIG GIVE - SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM
The Summer Lunch program is quickly approaching and we are still in need of MANY volunteers to help us out with this and ensure that we have enough lunches to feed all the kids that we will be serving.  I have listed the needs below.  If you are interested in volunteering or have any questions please let me know.  I will also be available after each service this Sunday to answer any questions you have.

Volunteers needed to bring in lunch items each Sunday
10 volunteers to make 20 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (mix PBJ together before putting it on the bread)
10 volunteers to bring 2 packs of juice boxes or Capri sun (unrefrigerated)
10 volunteers to bring 20 snack packs of chips
10 volunteers to bring 20 brownies (individually wrapped)
We would also like to provide a special treat for the kids each Friday so we will also be collecting gently used or new children’s books (ages 2-16)

We will be collecting everything starting this Sunday May 22nd except the sandwiches,  we will collect them starting Sunday June 5th.

 5 Volunteers needed to pack lunches each Sunday
We will be packing 200 lunches every Sunday immediately after the service.  Although we are only having one service during the summer nothing has changed from the original plan of packing during 2nd service.  We will still start around 11:00.

Packers and Checkers
Hope Church on Marietta Hwy from 9am- 12pm Mon-Fri.  This is the where all lunches will be dropped off and delivered from and we need lots of help during the week adding the sandwiches and making sure the lunches are packed properly.

Volunteer Drivers
There are a few driver volunteer spots open for Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.  This is a weekly commitment from @ 10:45-12:30 one day a week throughout the summer.  You will be the one who delivers the lunches to the children.  Each driver has to have a person ride with them and we can easily pair you up if you are interested. Your children are welcome to join you as long as they are over 10.  Every driver does have to have a background check through MUST Ministries ($4.95) and will need to bring me a copy of your license, registration, and insurance this Sunday May 22nd  so that I can get it to MUST and the background check gets back in time.

I look forward to working with all of you during our summer long BIG GIVE and first Paulding County Summer Lunch Program!!

Serving for Him,
Crystal Denman
NorthStar Dallas Community Outreach

2) SOULS FOR SOLES – SHOE GIVEAWAY
You will see bins in the worship center to put gently used, discarded shoes that you don’t want. It is hard to believe that there are people who will actually die today that a pair of our discarded shoes would save but the disease that can come from the places people are walking in third world countries is horrible. How would you feel if your child had to walk every day in the dump with no shoes? Some of these shoes will probably go to our neighbors in White or Ringgold as well.

Save one pair to wear on Barefoot Sunday (June 5) when we all take off our shoes and leave barefoot but start bringing in your other shoes this Sunday. This is such a simple way to make a difference, show love and compassion and bring dignity to people who are so much in need.

3) TORNADO RELIEF EFFORT
Here is a note from Marsha James (our Missions Director)

Hello,
I am sending you a report of disaster relief that has now begun at NorthStar.

Several of us went today to several churches and community centers today in Flat Rock, Sand Mountain, Trenton and Bryant, Alabama as well as Ringgold and White, Georgia.
The conditions were horrible. Homes were down to the foundations; businesses flattened and destroyed. Buildings painted with symbols of who lived there and how many were alive.
Most in the Sand Mountain area were not insured we were told because it was a choice of food on the table or insurance. They are left with nothing.
YET, there are those with huge hearts helping and loving on people. One piece of wood had scribbled on it: God is good. Another we love God. A sign hung on the steps of a church (the only thing left of the church) If you need help call this number      .

We will be going at least twice a week to help for many weeks. We are meeting at Carl Black at 8:00 this Thursday if you would like to help.

I am putting together a disaster relief trailer and if you have tools or equipment to donate for it, please let me know.
We are looking for donations from businesses as well that can really help in mass. We also need building materials, boxes, square head shovels, heavy rakes ( not leaf rakes)
Builders and roofers that can help would be a huge help.

If interested:
Here are small items we need brought to the church. Please drop them off at True North at the front desk to go to me.
·         cleaners, dishwashing liquid, detergent,
·         Ziploc bags, garbage bags, heavy duty garbage bags or mulch bags
·         Pop tarts, sugar, salt and pepper, flour, jelly, artificial sweetener, canned fruit, fruit cups, saltine crackers
                Little Debbie’s, Beanie Weenies, Tuna, Canned meat, Vienna Sausages
·         Roofing nails with rubber cap on top for nailing tarp paper, batteries, duct tape, large work gloves
·         Shampoo, conditioner, hand soap, lotion, hair brushes, sunscreen, Neosporin, eye drops, chapstick, Q-tips, Peroxide, alcohol
 ·         new pillows, bedding
·         The only clothes they needed were new socks, underwear and men’s jeans and boots.

 I will keep you updated on needs as they come.
Thanks for all you have done already and for the prayers for these people.
In His Hands,
Marsha (Marsha.James@northstarchurch.org)


Hope you can find some way to get plugged in!

Brad Parkhurst
Campus Pastor
NorthStar Church, Dallas, GA
www.northstarchurch.org
Twitter: @BradParkhurst, @NSCDallas

Thursday, May 12, 2011

NSD UPDATE 5.12.11

Hey everyone – this one will be a tad lengthy, but please peruse to the end.  There is a lot of important info.

THIS SUNDAY
Our first-ever membership class!  The class is coming up this Sunday, May 15, 2011 from 9:30 am - 10:45 am in Room 112, NHEC. We want to be able to share with you what we believe and the direction that we are heading.  It is our basic introductory class that covers the following areas: Our Salvation, Our Statements, Our Strategy and Our Structure. It gives us the opportunity to explain what we believe, how we operate, and the history of NorthStar Church. We will not put any pressure on you to become a member of the NorthStar family, but if you would like to join, we will give you the opportunity to do so at this class. If you have children, they will be fine to stay in their classes during all of the Membership Class as our workers are aware there is a class and are prepared for them to stay on thru the 11:00 service if needed.
To Register: www.northstarchurch.org/firststeps

Sunday afternoon – we’re going to a Rome Braves baseball game!  We will be leaving from the school parking lot at 1:00 in order to caravan out and make a 2:00 game.  So, stick around after the service to help us tear down, then load the fam up and join us for a fun afternoon at a family-friendly ballpark!  Tickets will be $6 at the gate.  Wear your “I Heart” shirts!

SUMMER SCHEDULE
Beginning Sunday, May 29th, we will go to ONE SERVICE at 10:00AM for the summer!  This will give us an opportunity to all worship together, as we continue working toward our move and re-launch at Abney Elementary on August 7th!
Would you consider serving in one of preschool/children/youth or hospitality ministries 2 weeks this summer?  Even if you’re not involved year-round, we’d love some extra hands in those areas!
For more info:
Preschool: Rachel.Adair@northstarchurch.org
Elementary: Jason.Thompson@northstarchurch.org
MS and HS Students: Clay.Davis@northstarchurch.org
Setup and Teardown: Brad.Parkhurst@northstarchurch.org
Hospitality and Parking: Reggie.Abercrombie@tiptoppoultry.com

ANOTHER NSD BABY!
Congrats to Teri and Kayla Durden, who welcomed baby Kalliann on May 5!  Congrats also to big sis Ashlynn and grandparents Scott and Leah Durden!

COMMUNITY MINISTRY:
WOW!!! You did it again!  We collected around 100 packs of underwear, socks, and shirts for Shepherds Rest during our Undie Sunday Big Give!!!!  That is going to go a long way to help the families who are staying at the safe house, many of who showed up with nothing except the clothes on their back and their children’s back!  So THANK YOU for making Undie Sunday such a huge success!

 June 4th-Habitat for Humanity
NorthStar Dallas is helping to sponsor the Paulding County Habitat for Humanity House this year.  Our day to work on the house will be June 4th.  This is going to be an awesome day of service to work side by side other NSD members, others in our community and get to meet the family we are building the house for!  We do have to let them know how many volunteers we will have that day so please let us know ASAP if this is something you and your family (teens and older) would be interested in helping with.

BIG GIVE for May, June, July
We are partnering with MUST Ministries to help them with the first Paulding County Summer Lunch Program.  This wonderful program takes lunches to children in less fortunate areas every week day from the day school is out until the day it starts back in the fall.  So many children rely on school lunches as their only meal of the day so during school vacations many children go with little or nothing to eat.  MUST has had this program in other counties for many years but this is the first year they have extended it out to Paulding County and I am honored to say that they have asked NorthStar Dallas to work with them to help them start this program in Paulding.

NorthStar’s day is going to be on Monday so every Sunday From May 29th-July 31st we are going to be putting together 200 lunches and we really need your help to get it all done!  Here is where the Big Give comes in. Starting this Sunday we will be collecting items each week to make the lunches (list below) and starting May 29th we are also going to need volunteers to help each Sunday during teardown (at 11:00) to put the lunches together.  This is a great opportunity to meet other people from the church and make new friends.  If you are interested in participating whether its every Sunday or a couple of Sundays during the summer please let us know.  NSDCommunity@northstarchurch.org.

MUST has a set menu every week so that the kids get a different lunch and sandwich each day.  Our menu will always be:
-pretzels (individual size or separated in snack baggies)
-juice box or Capri sun (unrefrigerated)
-Brownies with no nuts due to allergies (may bake your own and bring in wrapped individually)
-Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (do not need until May 29th) These need to be made by mixing the peanut butter and jelly together to keep the jelly from making the bread soggy. Also the easiest thing to do after making the sandwiches is to put them in a sandwich bag and then fill the bread sleeve bag up with the bagged sandwiches.  This would be a great project to do Saturday evening as a family J
We are also going to need paper lunch bags each week to put the lunches in.  Feel free to decorate them or have your kids decorate them or add a little note to make them a little more fun for the kids receiving them.

 As always, contact Crystal at NSDCommunity@northstarchurch.org for more info.


See you Sunday!
Brad Parkhurst
Campus Pastor
NorthStar Church, Dallas, GA
www.northstarchurch.org
Twitter: @BradParkhurst, @NSCDallas