| Medical Clinic Update |
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The PCM Medical Clinic now has drywall on nearly every wall. The last few pieces will be hung this week. When the walls are finished, we will be ready for the floors.
If you are interested in volunteering or donating to help the Clinic provide medical care for the underserved in Lincoln, please call or check the website for opportunities.
Beth Vavrina, Clinic Manager
Ashley Gerlach, Clinic Volunteer Coordinator
clinic@peoplescitymission.org. |
| Help PCM win $5,000! |
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Union Bank is presenting five Lincoln-area non-profit organizations with a $5,000 grant through Community Choice. We're excited to announce that PCM is one of the 34 finalists!
The five recipients will be chosen by a community vote, which will be held online at ubt.com. Voting begins at 8:00am on February 24, ending at 12:00pm on March 20. The top five vote-getters will each receive a $5,000 grant and an opportunity to be featured on the local news.
Please take a moment to cast a vote for PCM using the link below. Thank you for your support!
http://www.ubt.com/about/ccc.html . |
| Free VOTA Band album |
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 Local Christian band, VOTA band, is promoting PCM at concerts throughout the country! At each concert, VOTA Band is encouraging concert attendees to go to www.peoplescitymission.org, donate $2 and in return receive a free downloadable VOTA album accessable on the PCM website. Many thanks to VOTA Band for supporting PCM. Go to our website homepage, click on the "VOTA Digital Album button, and check it out! |
| Run for the Homeless |
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On Sunday, April 19th, local high school and college students will run together as one city for one cause. Run for the Homeless is a competition between high school honor societies and college groups to see who can raise the most money for PCM.
Runners and volunteers are needed for the event. For more information, contact Renita at 475-1303 or rtyrance@peoplescitymission.org or download a registration form at
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Greetings!
"Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Let anyone with ears listen." Matthew 13:8-9
Here is an interesting and mostly unknown fact about Nebraska. When the American West first opened up, many people passed through what was then called the territory of Nebraska, searching for new farmland. As groups of people rode and walked across this area of the country they noticed two things about it. First, the dirt is rich and black (good), but second, there was no water anywhere (not good). As a result, Nebraska was deemed largely to be a wasteland. People went through it on the way to something better. One writer called Nebraska, "The Great America Desert" because people might die traveling through Nebraska for the lack of water. So why is Nebraska today one of the most important farming regions in the country? Writers now call it the breadbasket of America. There is more wheat and corn grown here than in almost any other state. What happened to change the country's perception of Nebraska?
What early settlers of the West failed to realize is under Nebraska's rich soil exists an underground lake; an aquifer that lies under 2/3's the state. It wasn't until someone got the bright idea to dig deeper into the soil for water, that the truth was realized. Nebraska had all the rich black dirt AND water needed to turn a "Great American Desert" into a great American breadbasket.
Sometimes, creating good soil is a matter of digging a little deeper. Jesus talks about us becoming the kind of soil that produces much fruit. Soil that is rich and fertile. But to become that may require we dig deeper into understanding who He is, how much He loves us, and what He wants us to be. Remember, rich black dirt is still just dirt until it soaked with life giving water. Our lives are not worth much either until we encounter the Lord and His waters of life!
Blessings to you this week,
Pastor Tom Barber |
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"Children of Eden" to support the Barnabus Project
 Sheridan Lutheran Church (6955 Old Cheney Road, Lincoln) is pleased to present the 2009 Dinner Theatre production of Children of Eden. Performances will be held March 6th, 7th, 8th, 12th, 13th, and 14th. Freely based on the story of Genesis, Stephen Schwartz's Children of Eden, is a heartfelt and often humorous examination of the age-old conflict between parents and children and is an inspirational musical for the entire family to enjoy! Dinner will begin at 6:00 p.m. with the performance starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available by calling the church office at #402-423-4769, or by visiting us online at www.sheridanlutheran.org. Ticket prices are $15.00 for dinner and the show or $8.00 for the show only. Proceeds from the event will benefit The Barnabas Project and Sheridan Youth Mission Teams. We hope you and your family will join us! |
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Advisory Board Meeting
Please join Pastor Tom Barber and John Leonard Harris, Director of Church Relations, on Tuesday, March 3rd, at 7PM for the first 2009 Advisory Board Meeting. Each church in the PCM Benevolence Coalition is entitled to be represented on the PCM Advisory Board, the group that elects the Board of Directors for the People's City Mission Home. person attending will receive a free bag of Mission Bean Coffee. If you would like to serve on the Advisory Board, please contact John Harris at 475-1303 or jharris@peoplescitymission.org. |
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Dare 2 Share
 This past Saturday, February 21 2009, local youth gathered at Pershing Center to participate in Dare 2 Share. Dare 2 Share conferences are held each school year in key metropolitan cities across the United States to motivate and train students to reach out to those around them by living and giving the life-changing message of the gospel in a contagious epidemic of love and truth. Dare 2 Share's visit to Lincoln benefit's PCM every year. Thank you to all who participated in this event! | |
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Thank you for supporting People's City Mission.
And don't forget to join the "People's City Mission" group on Facebook!
Sincerely,
Staff of People's City Mission |
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Monday at the Mission
