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Greetings!
In just 12 short days, Fairfax Circle Baptist
Church will
be welcoming 40 homeless guests from all around
Fairfax County.
In Matthew 25:40,
Jesus said whatever you did for one of the
least of these brothers of mine, you did for
me. Being part of this ministry is sure to
be a rewarding and eye-opening experience for
you, so please don't miss out on this
opportunity to serve!
| Sign up! |
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We still need the following people to sign
up for:
1. Morning Guest Services (4 - 8 am)
2. Evening Guest Services (5 - 11 pm)
3. Late Shift Guest Services (11 pm - 4
am)
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| Our budget |
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Thanks for all the financial support we have
received to date. Because of your
generosity, we are excited to share that as
of this past Sunday we have met our financial
goal! God is doing great things in this
ministry!
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| What is Morning Guest Services? |
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From our Morning Guest Services Guru, Jeff
Lindley:
We still need volunteers for the early
morning shift on
Tuesday 3/9 (one), Saturday 3/13 (one),
Sunday 3/14
(one), and Monday 3/15 (two). I thought
that some of
you may be reluctant to volunteer because you
don't
quite know what to expect.
Here's the scoop.
Between
4:00 and 5:15am, the four volunteers and one
member
of the FACETS staff are mostly just available
in case
something out of the ordinary happens, which
it rarely
does as our guests are almost all asleep at
that hour.
If you can't make it at 4:00, we generally
allow one or
two of the volunteers to come in at 5:00. At
about 5:15,
we begin to prepare fresh coffee and gather
up the
food and supplies for the continental
breakfast that we
serve and the items for sack lunches that we
provide.
Most of this is put together the day before,
so our job is
mostly to get everything organized and ready
to serve.
At 6:00, our guests are awakened and we make
sure
that all of the breakfast and sack lunch
items are
available and kept refreshed. We also have the
opportunity for fellowship with our guests as
they begin
their day. At 7:00, our guests leave and we
begin the
task of returning the breakfast and lunch
items to the
kitchen and cleaning the blue room, side
rooms, and
bathrooms so that these areas are ready for the
Child Development Center (CDC) program to
use. We generally
wrap
up by 7:45. That's about it.
If this sounds
like a way
you would be willing to serve, please sign up
on line or
send me an e-mail at j8j9c6h@cox.net.
If you
have any
questions, feel free to contact me at
703-319-3173.
Thanks for your support.
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| Work Day on Saturday 6 March |
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HRW kicks off on Sunday 7 March! Please join
us for a work day at the church on Saturday 6
March from 10AM 2PM to help organize, clean
and get ready!
Here's what we need to accomplish:
- ensure kitchen and sleeping areas are
clean
- clean out the infant/toddler room
- setup the donation station
- setup registration desk
- have binder, sign-in roster and ID badges
setup in the office
- set our Fire Marshall and FACETS-required
signs
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| Hypothermia Training on 1 March |
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FACETS will share important information about
this years program, so whether youre an HRW
veteran or new to the ministry this year, all
volunteers are strongly encouraged to attend.
The training will begin promptly at 7 pm
Please make every effort to attend this
training. Old or new to the ministry there
is vital information to pass!
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Countdown! |
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Time is running out! We still need you to
sign up. Please
do so here: Sign
Up Roster
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